only doing one thing right?
by John at 4/25/2005 09:49:00 PM
From the Washington Post - ABC News poll, 4/21-24/05:
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way GWB is handling his job as president? Approve (Strongly) 47 (25) Disapprove (Strongly) 50 (38)
2) Do you approve or disapprove of the way GWB is handling:
a. Social Security? Approve 31 Disapprove 64
b. The situation in Iraq? Approve 42 Disapprove 56
c. The economy? Approve 40 Disapprove 57
d. The US campaign against terrorism? Approve 56 Disapprove 41 +
e. Energy policy? Approve 35 Disapprove 54
3) Which of these should be the highest priority for Bush and Congress this year: Terrorism 12 Iraq 22 Economy/Jobs 32 Health care 15 Social Security 11
4) Do you support or oppose a plan in which people who chose could invest some of their Social Security contributions in the stock market? Support 45 Oppose 51
6) Who do you trust to do a better job handling Social Security? Bush 32 Democrats in Congress 50
7) On another subject, all in all, considering the costs to the US versus the benefits to the US, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not? Worth it (Strongly) 44 (31) Not Worth It (Strongly) 54 (42)
8) Do you think the US has gotten bogged down in Iraq, or do you think the US is making good progress in Iraq? Bogged Down 58 Good Progress 39
9) How confident are you that Iraq will have a stable, democratic government a year from now?
Confident (Very) 39 (8) Not Confident (At all) 60 (31)
14) Do you think Bush does or does not understand the problems of people like you? Yes 40 No 58
15) Do you think Bush does or does not share your values? Yes 47 No 51
17) On another subject, do you favor or oppose the death penalty for a person convicted or murder? Favor 65 Oppose 29 *
18) Do you think same-sex couples should be allowed legally to marry, should be allowed legally to form civil unions, but not to marry, or should not be allowed to obtain legal recognition of their relationships? Allowed to marry 27 Civil Unions 29 No legal recognition 40
19) Would you support amending the US Constitution to make it illegal for homosexual couples to get married anywhere in the US or should each state make its own laws on homosexual marriage? Support amendment 39 State laws 56
21) Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases? Legal (All) 56 (20) Illegal (All) 42 (14)
20) Do you support or oppose embryonic stem-cell research? Support 63 Oppose 28
11) On another subject, would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Excellent 2 Good 35 Not so good 44 Poor 20
24) Which political party, the Democrats or the Republicans, do you think better suits your personal values? Dems 47 Reps 38 **
25) Generally speaking, which political party, the Democrats or the Republicans, do you think is more:
a. tolerant of different kinds of people and different points of view? Dems 63 Reps 24
b. sympathetic to religion and religious people? Dems 34 Reps 48
27) Do you think religious conservatives have too much influence, too little influence or about the right amount of influence over the Republican Party? Too much 40 Too little 17 About right 37
28) Do you think liberals have too much influence, too little influence or about the right amount of influence over the Democratic Party? Too much 35 Too little 21 About right 38
34) The Senate has confirmed 35 federal appeals courts judges nominated by Bush while Senate Democrats have blocked 10 others. Do you think Senate Democrats are right or wrong to block these nominations? Right (Strongly) 48 (22) Wrong (Strongly) 36 (17)
36) Would you support or oppose changing Senate rules to make it easier for the Republicans to confirm Bush's judicial nominees? Support 26 Oppose 66
901) Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as: Democrat 35 Republican 28 Independent 32
908a) Would you say your views on most political matters are liberal, moderate, or conservative? Liberal 20 Moderate 47 Conservative 30
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* you can't win them all
** Hell yeah! Take that, "values" voters
Update: + the Medium Lobster explains this result
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way GWB is handling his job as president? Approve (Strongly) 47 (25) Disapprove (Strongly) 50 (38)
2) Do you approve or disapprove of the way GWB is handling:
a. Social Security? Approve 31 Disapprove 64
b. The situation in Iraq? Approve 42 Disapprove 56
c. The economy? Approve 40 Disapprove 57
d. The US campaign against terrorism? Approve 56 Disapprove 41 +
e. Energy policy? Approve 35 Disapprove 54
3) Which of these should be the highest priority for Bush and Congress this year: Terrorism 12 Iraq 22 Economy/Jobs 32 Health care 15 Social Security 11
4) Do you support or oppose a plan in which people who chose could invest some of their Social Security contributions in the stock market? Support 45 Oppose 51
6) Who do you trust to do a better job handling Social Security? Bush 32 Democrats in Congress 50
7) On another subject, all in all, considering the costs to the US versus the benefits to the US, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not? Worth it (Strongly) 44 (31) Not Worth It (Strongly) 54 (42)
8) Do you think the US has gotten bogged down in Iraq, or do you think the US is making good progress in Iraq? Bogged Down 58 Good Progress 39
9) How confident are you that Iraq will have a stable, democratic government a year from now?
Confident (Very) 39 (8) Not Confident (At all) 60 (31)
14) Do you think Bush does or does not understand the problems of people like you? Yes 40 No 58
15) Do you think Bush does or does not share your values? Yes 47 No 51
17) On another subject, do you favor or oppose the death penalty for a person convicted or murder? Favor 65 Oppose 29 *
18) Do you think same-sex couples should be allowed legally to marry, should be allowed legally to form civil unions, but not to marry, or should not be allowed to obtain legal recognition of their relationships? Allowed to marry 27 Civil Unions 29 No legal recognition 40
19) Would you support amending the US Constitution to make it illegal for homosexual couples to get married anywhere in the US or should each state make its own laws on homosexual marriage? Support amendment 39 State laws 56
21) Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases? Legal (All) 56 (20) Illegal (All) 42 (14)
20) Do you support or oppose embryonic stem-cell research? Support 63 Oppose 28
11) On another subject, would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Excellent 2 Good 35 Not so good 44 Poor 20
24) Which political party, the Democrats or the Republicans, do you think better suits your personal values? Dems 47 Reps 38 **
25) Generally speaking, which political party, the Democrats or the Republicans, do you think is more:
a. tolerant of different kinds of people and different points of view? Dems 63 Reps 24
b. sympathetic to religion and religious people? Dems 34 Reps 48
27) Do you think religious conservatives have too much influence, too little influence or about the right amount of influence over the Republican Party? Too much 40 Too little 17 About right 37
28) Do you think liberals have too much influence, too little influence or about the right amount of influence over the Democratic Party? Too much 35 Too little 21 About right 38
34) The Senate has confirmed 35 federal appeals courts judges nominated by Bush while Senate Democrats have blocked 10 others. Do you think Senate Democrats are right or wrong to block these nominations? Right (Strongly) 48 (22) Wrong (Strongly) 36 (17)
36) Would you support or oppose changing Senate rules to make it easier for the Republicans to confirm Bush's judicial nominees? Support 26 Oppose 66
901) Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as: Democrat 35 Republican 28 Independent 32
908a) Would you say your views on most political matters are liberal, moderate, or conservative? Liberal 20 Moderate 47 Conservative 30
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* you can't win them all
** Hell yeah! Take that, "values" voters
Update: + the Medium Lobster explains this result
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