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USA TODAY/CNN GALLUP POLL Results are based on telephone interviews with 818 national adults, aged 18+, conducted Sept. D The response to Hurricane Katrina Approve Disapprove No opinion 2005 Sep 16-18 41 57 2 2005 Sep 8-11 43 54 3 3 Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think it applies or doesn't apply to George W Bush. B Is a strong and decisive leader Applies Doesnt apply No opinion 2005 Sep 16-18 49 51 * 2005 Sep 8-11 52 47 1 2005 Aug 28-30 60 40 * 2005 Jul 22-24 62 37 1 2005 Jan 14-16 ^ 61 37 2 2004 Feb 16-17 65 33 2 2003 Nov 14-16 66 34 * 2003 Jun 27-29 75 24 1 2003 Apr 5-6 80 19 1 2003 Jan 10-12 ^ 76 23 1 2002 Jul 26-28 70 27 3 2002 Apr 29-May 1 77 21 2 2001 Oct 5-6 75 23 2 2001 Aug 10-12 55 43 2 2001 Jul 10-11 57 40 3 2001 Apr 20-22 60 37 3 2001 Feb 9-11 61 34 5 2000 Mar 10-12 63 30 7 2000 Feb 25-27 61 32 7 2000 Feb 20-21 58 33 9 2000 Feb 4-6 62 30 8 2000 Jan 17-19 66 24 10 1999 Mar 4 60 14 26 ^ Asked of a half sample. C Cares about the needs of people like you Applies Doesnt apply No opinion 2005 Sep 16-18 42 56 2 2005 Sep 8-11 48 51 1 2005 Aug 28-30 44 55 1 2005 Apr 1-2 53 46 1 2005 Jan 14-16 ^ 45 53 2 2003 Nov 14-16 49 50 1 2003 Jun 27-29 57 42 1 2003 Apr 5-6 65 34 1 2003 Jan 10-12 ^ 56 41 3 2002 Nov 8-10 60 38 2 2002 Jul 26-28 60 36 4 2002 Apr 29-May 1 66 31 3 2001 Oct 5-6 69 29 2 2001 Jul 10-11 57 40 3 2001 Apr 20-22 59 39 2 2001 Feb 9-11 56 39 5 2000 Mar 10-12 51 42 7 2000 Jan 17-19 56 33 11 1999 Sep 10-14 59 32 9 1999 Mar 12-14 59 32 9 ^ Asked of a half sample. Approve Disapprove No opinion 2005 Sep 16-18 45 27 28 5 How much confidence do you have in the Bush administrations ability to do each of the following a great deal, a moderate amount, not much, or none at all? Major sacrifices Minor sacrifices No sacrifices No opinion 2005 Sep 16-18 45 48 6 1 8 Would you, personally, be willing to make major sacrifices, minor sacr ifices or no sacrifices at all in your taxes or government benefits to a llow the government to spend money to address the problems caused by Hur ricane Katrina? Major sacrifices Minor sacrifices No sacrifices No opinion 2005 Sep 16-18 20 64 14 2 9 If you had to choose, which of the following would you say would be th e best way for the government to pay for the problems caused by Hurrican e Katrina? As you may know, some people have called for an investigation into th e problems the government had in responding to Hurricane Katrina. Who w ould you rather see conduct this investigation by an independent panel o r Congress? Independent panel Congress No opinion 2005 Sep 16-18 81 18 1 11. Just your best guess, do you think George W Bush has taken steps to help victims of Hurricane Katrina mostly because he sincerely cares abou t the victims, or mostly for political reasons? Sincerely cares about the victims Political reasons No opinion 2005 Sep 16-18 42 56 2 12. In view of the developments since we first sent our troops to Iraq, d o you think the United States made a mistake in sending troops to Iraq, or not? Which comes closest to your view about what the US should now do ab out the number of US troops in Iraq? As you may know, John Roberts is a federal judge who has been nominat ed to serve as chief justice on the Supreme Court. Would you like to se e the Senate vote in favor of Roberts serving as chief justice on the Su preme Court, or not? Yes, vote in favor No, would not No opinion 2005 Sep 16-18 ^ 60 26 14 2005 Sep 8-11 58 27 15 2005 Aug 28-30 ^ 52 26 22 2005 Aug 5-7 51 28 21 2005 Jul 22-24 59 22 19 ^ WORDING: As you may know, John Roberts is a federal judge who has been nominated to serve on the Supreme Court. Would you like to see the Sena te vote in favor of Roberts serving on the Supreme Court, or not? WORDING: As you may know, John Roberts is the person nominated to serve o n the Supreme Court. Would you like to see the Senate vote in favor of Roberts serving on the Supreme Court, or not? Results are based on telephone interviews with 818 national adults, aged 18+, conducted September 16-18, 2005. For results based on the total sa mple of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the margin of sampling error is 4 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficultie s in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
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