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Washington Post-ABC News Poll The Washington Post Tuesday, May 16, 2006 This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone May 11-15, 2006 among 1,103 randomly selected adults nationwide. Margin of sampling error for overall results is plus or minus three percentage points. Sampling error is only one of many sources of error in this or any other public opinion poll. a The situation in Iraq 32 66 1 b Protecting Americans' privacy rights as the government investigates terrorism 52 45 3 c The US campaign against terrorism 53 43 4 d The economy 38 60 2 e Ethics in government 39 54 7 f Taxes 42 54 4 g Immigration issues 34 56 10 h The situation with gas prices 20 76 4 i The federal budget deficit 27 67 6 *Item a-b asked of full sample. Items c-f asked of half sample, items g-i asked of other half sample. c The US campaign against terrorism -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opin.
If the election for the US House of Representatives in November 2006 were being held today, would you vote for (the Democratic candidate) or (the Republican candidate) in your congressional district? Net Leaned Vote: Dem Rep Other Neither Will not No cand.
Will one reason for your vote for Congress be to express (support for Bush), to express (opposition to Bush), or is Bush not a factor in your choice? Support Opposition Not a factor No opinion 5/15/06 12 30 58 1 11/4/02 LV 29 15 55 1 11/3/02 LV 29 17 52 1 11/2/02 LV 30 15 54 1 10/27/02 LV 33 18 49 1 Compare to: Is one of the reasons you support this candidate to express support for Bill Clinton, to express opposition to Clinton, or would you say that Clinton is not a factor? Support Opposition Not a factor No opinion 11/1/98 13 9 77 1 11/1/98 LV 10 13 77 * 10/25/98 14 10 72 4 10/25/98 LV 15 15 70 1 10/18/98 13 9 75 3 10/18/98 LV 12 12 76 1 9/28/98 14 13 71 2 9/28/98 LV 14 18 67 1 11. Do you think things in this country (are generally going in the right direction) or do you feel things (have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track)? How do you personally feel about the Bush administration's policies - (enthusiastic, satisfied but not enthusiastic, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry)? Do you approve or disapprove of the way the US Congress is doing its job? Do you approve or disapprove of the way (ITEM) are doing their job? Do you approve or disapprove of the way your own representative to the US House of Representatives in Congress is handling his or her job? Approve Disapprove No opinion 5/15/06 62 31 7 4/9/06 59 34 6 1/26/06 64 30 6 12/18/05 65 29 6 11/2/05 60 33 7 6/5/05 61 32 8 9/26/02 64 27 9 7/15/02 68 23 9 11/1/98 72 20 8 11/1/98 LV 73 23 5 10/18/98 68 20 11 10/18/98 LV 67 25 9 9/28/98 70 21 10 9/28/98 LV 71 23 6 7/12/98 70 18 12 1/19/98 74 19 7 4/5/95 65 25 9 10/31/94 51 38 11 10/23/94 49 43 8 9/11/94 53 35 12 6/26/94 59 31 10 3/27/94 62 26 12 1/17/93 60 29 11 4/9/92 47 39 13 3/18/92 49 40 11 2/2/92 56 32 12 12/15/91 60 28 12 10/21/91 64 27 9 6/2/91 61 26 14 10/14/90 64 29 7 5/23/89 71 18 11 18. Regardless of your local contest, which party would you like to see in control of Congress after the congressional elections in November, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans)? Right now, are you inclined to vote to re-elect your representative in Congress in the next election or are you inclined to look around for someone else to vote for? Overall, which party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job in coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next few years? Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job handling (ITEM)? a The situation in Iraq 50 36 2 10 3 b Protecting Americans' privacy rights as the government investigates terrorism 52 37 2 6 3 c Gasoline prices 54 23 1 17 2 d The economy 52 34 3 9 2 e Immigration issues 48 34 1 14 4 f The US campaign against terrorism 46 41 2 8 3 g Health care 61 28 1 7 2 h Education 56 33 3 6 3 i Taxes 52 38 1 5 2 j The federal budget 54 34 1 8 3 *Items a-b asked of full sample. Items c-f asked of half sample, items g-j asked of other half sample. Whether or not you agree with them, do you think the Democrats are or are not offering the country a clear direction that's different from the Republicans? All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not? Again thinking about the goals versus the costs of the war, so far in your opinion has there been an acceptable or unacceptable number of US military casualties in Iraq? Acceptable Unacceptable No opinion 5/15/06 22 76 2 11/2/05 25 73 2 8/28/05 30 68 3 6/26/05 29 69 2 6/5/05 25 73 2 3/13/05 27 70 3 12/19/04 27 70 3 6/20/04 29 71 1 4/18/04 33 65 2 1/18/04 34 62 4 12/21/03 37 60 4 11/16/03 33 64 3 10/29/03 35 62 3 10/13/03 37 60 3 9/13/03 43 55 2 9/7/03 38 57 5 8/11/03 42 53 5 7/10/03 44 52 3 6/22/03 51 44 5 4/9/03 66 28 6 4/3/03 62 32 5 3/27/03 58 34 9 25. Do you think the war with Iraq has or has not contributed to the long-term security of the United States? IF YES: Has it contributed to the long-term security of the United States a great deal, or somewhat? Do you think the number of US military forces in Iraq should be (increased), (decreased), or kept about the same? Kept about No Increased Decreased the same opinion 5/15/06 15 54 27 4 4/9/06 13 54 31 2 3/5/06 11 52 34 3 12/18/05 9 52 36 3 11/2/05 15 47 36 3 8/28/05 21 41 35 4 6/26/05 16 38 44 2 3/13/05 15 44 36 4 27. Withdrawn Decreased but not No immediately withdrawn immediately opinion 5/15/06 31 68 1 4/9/06 28 72 1 3/5/06 33 67 * 12/18/05 23 77 0 11/2/05 38 61 * 8/28/05 33 66 1 6/26/05 34 66 1 3/13/05 27 72 1 26/27 NET: -------------- Decreased -------------- Kept about No Increased NET All/immed. Considering everything, do you think the United States did the right thing in going to war with Iraq or do you think it was a mistake? In making its case for war with Iraq, do you think the Bush administration (told the American public what it believed to be true), or (intentionally misled the American public)? Told the American public Intentionally misled No what it believed to be true the American public opin. How satisfied would you say you are with your life overall at the present time - very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied? Would you say you are optimistic or pessimistic about your own personal future? Optimistic Pessimistic No opinion 5/15/06 89 10 2 9/8/02 86 13 1 5/6/96 89 8 3 12/18/83 82 13 5 32. Would you say that you are optimistic or pessimistic about the future of this country? Optimistic Pessimistic No opinion 5/15/06 65 34 1 9/8/02 79 18 3 5/6/96 70 27 3 12/18/83 73 21 5 33. Thinking about the next 12 months, would you say you feel (optimistic) or (pessimistic) about (ITEM)? Thinking about how much driving you do, would you say that in the weeks ahead you'll be driving more, less, or about the same amount as you usually do? IF LESS: Is that because of the price of gasoline, to conserve the country's gasoline supply or for some other reason? Have recent price increases in gasoline caused any financial hardship for you or others in your household, or not? IF YES: Has that been a serious hardship, or not serious? Do you think there's anything the Bush administration reasonably can do to reduce gasoline prices, or do you think gas prices have risen because of factors beyond the administration's control? Can do something Beyond their control No opinion 5/15/06 62 35 3 8/28/05 60 36 4 43. As it conducts the war on terrorism, do you think the United States government is or is not doing enough to protect the rights of American citizens? What do you think is more important right now - (for the federal government to investigate possible terrorist threats, even if that intrudes on personal privacy); or (for the federal government not to intrude on personal privacy, even if that limits its ability to investigate possible terrorist threats)? It's been reported that the National Security Agency has been collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of ...
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