August 19, 2004 - Connecticut Voters Give New Gov Huge Approval, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Kerry Leads Bush 45 - 38 Percent Connecticut voters give their new Governor, Jodi Rell, a huge 73 - 4 percent approval rating, among the highest ever measured in any state surveyed by the Quinnipiac University poll. Results are consistent among Democrats, Republicans and independent voters, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Gov. Rell gets a 60 - 2 percent favorability rating, with 12 percent mixed and 25 percent who haven't heard enough to form an opinion. Looking at the U.S. Senate race, Democratic incumbent Christopher Dodd leads Republican challenger Jack Orchulli 64 - 20 percent. Sen. Dodd gets a 52 - 13 percent favorability, with 23 percent mixed and 11 percent who haven't heard enough to form an opinion. For Orchulli, 81 percent haven't heard enough to form an opinion. "Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell has gone from relative obscurity, where 59 percent of voters did not know enough about her to form an opinion in a June 30 poll, to being a superstar with one of the highest job approval ratings recorded in 11 years of Quinnipiac University surveys, " said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D. "Part of this could just be relief that the ordeal with former Gov. John Rowland is over." In the presidential race, Democratic Sen. John Kerry leads Republican President George W. Bush 45 - 38 percent, with 6 percent for independent candidate Ralph Nader. This compares to a 50 - 32 percent Kerry lead, with 9 percent for Nader in a June 30 Quinnipiac University poll. Voters disapprove 52 - 42 percent of the job President Bush is doing, compared to a 58 - 37 percent disapproval June 30. "A very popular Republican Governor may be helping President Bush in Connecticut, just as anti-Rowland feelings may have hurt Bush in the June 30 poll. Nonetheless, Kerry is maintaining a lead as expected in Connecticut," Dr. Schwartz said. Going to war in Iraq was the wrong thing to do, Connecticut voters say 49 - 43 percent. Given four choices, 35 percent of Connecticut voters say the economy is the most important issue in the presidential campaign, followed by 24 percent who say terrorism, 19 percent who say Iraq and 17 percent who say health care. Looking at how the candidates would handle key issues, voters say: 53 - 39 percent that Kerry would do a better job handling the economy; 48 - 41 percent that Bush would do a better job on terrorism; 46 - 44 percent that Kerry would do a better job on Iraq; 56 - 31 percent that Kerry would do a better job on health care. By a 42 - 35 percent margin, Connecticut voters have an unfavorable opinion of Bush, with 20 percent mixed. Kerry gets a 37 - 26 percent favorability rating, with 29 percent mixed. Laura Bush gets a 58 - 10 percent favorability rating, with 15 percent mixed. Teresa Heinz Kerry gets a 27 - 23 percent favorability, with 20 percent mixed. From August 12 - 17, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,079 Connecticut registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida and the nation as a public service and for research. For additional data -- www.quinnipiac.edu and quicklinks TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joseph Lieberman is handling his job as United States Senator? App Dis DK/NA Aug 19, 2004 65 21 13 Jun 30, 2004 66 22 12 Jun 4, 2004 63 24 14 Nov 20, 2003 52 36 12 Oct 10, 2003 54 34 12 Jul 31, 2003 51 33 17 May 1, 2003 53 25 22 Mar 14, 2003 60 28 12 Oct 2, 2002 58 29 13 Aug 1, 2002 64 26 10 Jul 31, 2002 64 26 10 May 23, 2002 65 23 12 Feb 14, 2002 64 21 15 Dec 19, 2001 71 19 10 Apr 19, 2001 71 22 7 Feb 21, 2001 71 20 9 Sep 21, 2000 80 14 6 Jul 20, 2000 74 15 11 Jun 21, 2000 72 14 14 Apr 13, 2000 71 14 14 Feb 18, 2000 73 14 13 Oct 14, 1999 73 16 11 Jun 24, 1999 71 19 10 May 5, 1999 67 19 14 Oct 22, 1998 70 16 14 Oct 2, 1998 71 17 12 Jun 25, 1998 68 16 16 Apr 2, 1998 69 16 15 Feb 19, 1998 69 16 15 Nov 19, 1997 69 17 13 Oct 9, 1997 71 18 11 Jul 15, 1997 72 14 15 Feb 25, 1997 66 18 16 Jul 3, 1996 68 18 14 Mar 27, 1996 66 17 17 Apr 20, 1995 63 19 18 Aug 22, 1994 55 23 22 Jul 19, 1994 58 16 26 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christopher Dodd is handling his job as United States Senator? App Dis DK/NA Aug 19, 2004 60 22 18 Jun 30, 2004 66 17 18 Jun 4, 2004 59 22 19 Nov 20, 2003 60 22 17 Oct 10, 2003 62 20 18 Jul 31, 2003 58 20 22 May 1, 2003 52 16 31 Mar 14, 2003 57 22 21 Oct 2, 2002 58 21 21 Aug 1, 2002 61 20 19 Jul 31, 2002 61 20 19 May 23, 2002 61 18 21 Feb 14, 2002 52 17 31 Dec 19, 2001 63 20 18 Apr 19, 2001 71 16 13 Feb 21, 2001 68 15 16 Sep 21, 2000 66 20 14 Jul 20, 2000 64 24 12 Jun 21, 2000 64 21 14 Apr 13, 2000 63 22 15 Feb 18, 2000 64 21 16 Oct 14, 1999 70 22 8 Jun 24, 1999 65 25 10 May 5, 1999 61 25 14 Nov 2, 1998 (LV) 62 31 7 Oct 22, 1998 62 27 11 Oct 2, 1998 60 27 12 Jun 25, 1998 61 27 11 Apr 2, 1998 60 27 13 Feb 19, 1998 59 30 11 Nov 19, 1997 57 31 12 Oct 9, 1997 56 34 10 Jul 15, 1997 62 27 12 Feb 25, 1997 54 30 16 Jul 3, 1996 56 26 18 Mar 27, 1996 58 30 13 Apr 20, 1995 60 26 15 Aug 22, 1994 56 27 17 TREND: Is your opinion of Jodi Rell favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about her? (* ...Lieutenant Governor Jodi Rell will be taking over as Governor. Is your opinion...?) (** Is your opinion of Lieutenant Governor Jodi Rell ...?) Hvn't Fav UnFav Mixed heard REFUSED Aug 19, 2004 60 2 12 25 1 Jun 30, 2004 * 34 1 6 59 1 Jan 7, 2004 ** 20 2 7 70 1 Apr 19, 2001 ** 31 3 12 53 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Connecticut today? Very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Very Smwht Smwht Very sat sat dis dis DK/NA Aug 19, 2004 7 50 29 12 3 Jun 30, 2004 3 48 31 16 2 Jun 4, 2004 3 43 36 18 1 Nov 21, 2003 4 43 33 19 1 Oct 9, 2003 4 38 34 23 1 Jul 31, 2003 4 34 37 24 1 Apr 30, 2003 4 40 38 18 1 Mar 13, 2003 4 32 34 29 1 Oct 2, 2002 10 57 24 8 1 Jul 31, 2002 7 58 26 8 1 May 23, 2002 9 62 21 7 1 Feb 14, 2002 11 63 21 5 1 Dec 19, 2001 14 63 18 3 1 Feb 22, 2001 13 60 20 6 1 Oct 21, 1998 21 62 14 3 - Oct 1, 1998 20 61 14 4 1 Jun 24, 1998 14 61 17 6 1 Apr 1, 1998 14 59 19 6 1 Feb 18, 1998 14 60 20 6 1 Nov 19, 1997 7 54 28 10 1 Oct 8, 1997 8 52 28 12 1 Apr 24, 1995 4 35 40 20 1 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President? App Dis DK/NA Aug 19, 2004 42 52 6 Jun 30, 2004 37 58 5 Jun 4, 2004 39 55 5 Nov 20, 2003 45 50 5 Oct 10, 2003 43 53 4 Jul 31, 2003 54 41 5 May 1, 2003 64 29 7 Mar 14, 2003 49 45 6 Oct 2, 2002 61 32 7 Jul 31, 2002 59 34 7 May 23, 2002 70 24 6 Feb 14, 2002 79 16 6 Dec 19, 2001 87 10 2 Apr 19, 2001 55 33 12 Feb 21, 2001 49 30 21 TREND: If the election for president were being held today, and the candidates were John Kerry the Democrat, and George W. Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote? JK GWB SmnEls Wld'tVt DK/NA Aug 19, 2004 48 40 2 2 9 Jun 30, 2004 55 34 2 2 7 Jun 4, 2004 50 38 2 3 7 TREND: If the election for president were being held today, and the candidates were John Kerry the Democrat, George W. Bush the Republican and Ralph Nader the Independent, for whom would you vote? JK GWB RN SmnEls Wld'tVt DK/NA Aug 19, 2004 45 38 6 1 2 8 Jun 30, 2004 50 32 9 1 1 7 Jun 4, 2004 46 36 8 1 2 7 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jodi Rell is handling her job as Governor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 73% 76% 72% 73% 70% 75% Disapprove 4 3 5 4 5 3 DK/NA 24 21 24 23 25 23 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Approve 61% 79% 68% 74% 78% Disapprove 7 2 7 3 2 DK/NA 32 19 25 23 20 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 42% 84% 10% 41% 48% 37% Disapprove 52 13 84 52 48 54 DK/NA 6 3 5 7 3 9 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Approve 46% 34% 53% 42% 45% Disapprove 46 61 44 51 49 DK/NA 7 5 4 7 6 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joseph Lieberman is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 65% 60% 72% 66% 64% 67% Disapprove 21 30 17 20 26 17 DK/NA 13 10 11 15 10 16 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Approve 63% 68% 56% 69% 62% Disapprove 21 18 23 22 25 DK/NA 16 14 21 9 13 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christopher Dodd is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 60% 47% 76% 59% 59% 61% Disapprove 22 35 10 22 26 18 DK/NA 18 18 14 19 15 21 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Approve 60% 60% 58% 62% 57% Disapprove 25 17 20 22 26 DK/NA 15 23 22 16 18 5. How much attention have you been paying to the election campaign for President -- a lot, some, only a little, or none at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom A lot 49% 54% 52% 44% 52% 46% Some 35 31 35 37 33 36 Only a little 13 12 10 14 12 14 None at all 4 3 3 4 4 4 DK/NA - - - - - - MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon A lot 52% 49% 42% 49% 46% Some 29 37 36 36 36 Only a little 11 10 21 14 13 None at all 7 3 1 1 5 DK/NA 1 1 - - - 6. If the election for president were being held today, and the candidates were John Kerry the Democrat and George W. Bush the Republican for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Kerry 48% 11% 83% 46% 46% 50% Bush 40 82 9 38 45 36 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - 1 3 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 - 3 3 1 DK/NA 9 6 7 10 6 11 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Kerry 41% 57% 44% 48% 45% Bush 44 32 51 40 42 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 - - 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 2 2 2 DK/NA 9 9 3 9 9 7. If the election for president were being held today, and the candidates were John Kerry the Democrat, George W. Bush the Republican, and Ralph Nader the Independent for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Kerry 45% 9% 81% 43% 42% 48% Bush 38 81 9 34 44 34 Nader 6 4 3 9 7 6 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 1 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 - 3 2 1 DK/NA 8 5 5 10 5 11 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Kerry 36% 57% 39% 45% 43% Bush 43 30 49 38 42 Nader 7 4 8 7 6 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - - - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 2 1 1 DK/NA 9 8 3 9 7 CAND CHOICE Q7 Kerry Bush Made up 86% 76% Might change 13 23 DK/NA 1 1 9a. (If Kerry voter q7) Is your vote more for Kerry or more against Bush? Kerry Vtr q7 For Kerry 42% Against Bush 53 DK/NA 5 9b. (If Bush voter q7) Is your vote more for Bush or more against Kerry? Bush Vtr q7 For Bush 76% Against Kerry 21 DK/NA 3 10. How much attention have you been paying to the election campaign for United States Senator from Connecticut - a lot, some, only a little, or none at all? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom A lot 9% 6% 12% 7% 7% 10% Some 25 26 28 24 26 24 Only a little 37 39 35 40 37 37 None at all 29 29 25 29 30 28 DK/NA - - - - - - MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon A lot 10% 12% 2% 7% 8% Some 27 26 17 22 31 Only a little 34 37 45 42 30 None at all 29 26 37 29 30 DK/NA - - - - - 11. If the election for senator were being held today, and the candidates were Christopher Dodd the Democrat and Jack Orchulli the Republican for whom would you vote? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Dodd 64% 37% 88% 65% 62% 66% Orchulli 20 48 3 17 24 17 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - - - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 - 3 2 1 DK/NA 14 14 8 15 12 15 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Dodd 61% 69% 54% 65% 63% Orchulli 25 17 24 20 19 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 2 2 2 DK/NA 12 14 20 13 15 12. Is your opinion of - George W. Bush favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 35% 72% 8% 33% 39% 31% Unfavorable 42 8 74 42 40 44 Mixed 20 20 16 24 19 22 Hvn't hrd enough 2 - 1 1 1 2 REFUSED 1 1 1 - - 1 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable 39% 26% 38% 34% 44% Unfavorable 38 47 35 45 38 Mixed 21 24 25 19 14 Hvn't hrd enough 1 3 - 2 3 REFUSED 1 - 2 - - 13. Is your opinion of - John Kerry favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 37% 12% 66% 32% 35% 38% Unfavorable 26 59 5 23 31 22 Mixed 29 23 20 37 29 29 Hvn't hrd enough 8 5 8 8 6 9 REFUSED 1 1 1 - - 1 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable 30% 46% 35% 38% 29% Unfavorable 29 22 29 27 28 Mixed 33 26 29 27 28 Hvn't hrd enough 7 6 6 7 14 REFUSED 1 - 1 1 - 14. Is your opinion of - Ralph Nader favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 15% 13% 11% 19% 18% 13% Unfavorable 35 37 43 29 36 33 Mixed 25 27 20 27 26 23 Hvn't hrd enough 23 20 24 23 18 28 REFUSED 2 3 2 2 2 2 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable 15% 16% 18% 14% 13% Unfavorable 35 36 47 29 37 Mixed 21 22 21 31 24 Hvn't hrd enough 27 21 13 24 25 REFUSED 1 4 1 2 1 15. Is your opinion of - Dick Cheney favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 28% 59% 8% 25% 33% 24% Unfavorable 40 9 66 41 39 41 Mixed 21 22 14 24 19 21 Hvn't hrd enough 10 9 11 9 8 12 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 - 1 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable 31% 23% 24% 28% 35% Unfavorable 32 45 35 43 42 Mixed 25 20 28 19 13 Hvn't hrd enough 10 12 12 9 10 REFUSED 1 - 1 1 - 16. Is your opinion of - John Edwards favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 36% 11% 59% 37% 32% 40% Unfavorable 16 39 3 11 21 11 Mixed 20 23 15 24 18 23 Hvn't hrd enough 28 28 23 28 29 26 REFUSED - - - 1 1 - MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable 32% 40% 34% 37% 35% Unfavorable 18 12 13 16 20 Mixed 25 17 31 20 16 Hvn't hrd enough 25 31 22 27 29 REFUSED 1 - - - - 17. Is your opinion of - Teresa Heinz Kerry favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 27% 9% 49% 22% 24% 29% Unfavorable 23 48 5 22 26 21 Mixed 20 19 18 23 19 21 Hvn't hrd enough 28 23 26 30 28 28 REFUSED 2 1 1 2 2 1 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable 28% 31% 20% 25% 26% Unfavorable 28 19 22 22 27 Mixed 20 21 24 20 19 Hvn't hrd enough 22 28 34 31 27 REFUSED 2 1 - 2 1 18. Is your opinion of - Laura Bush favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 58% 80% 37% 60% 57% 59% Unfavorable 10 3 20 8 10 10 Mixed 15 5 24 15 12 18 Hvn't hrd enough 14 11 15 14 17 12 REFUSED 2 - 4 3 4 1 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable 63% 49% 55% 59% 67% Unfavorable 10 10 10 13 7 Mixed 15 19 15 13 11 Hvn't hrd enough 10 21 15 13 12 REFUSED 3 1 5 2 3 19. Is your opinion of - Christopher Dodd favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 52% 37% 72% 51% 52% 52% Unfavorable 13 32 2 11 17 10 Mixed 23 25 17 26 20 26 Hvn't hrd enough 11 6 9 12 9 12 REFUSED 1 1 - 1 1 - MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable 54% 54% 36% 55% 49% Unfavorable 13 10 20 14 14 Mixed 20 23 34 21 26 Hvn't hrd enough 12 13 10 8 10 REFUSED 1 - - 1 1 20. Is your opinion of - Jack Orchulli favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 6% 12% 2% 5% 9% 3% Unfavorable 4 2 7 4 4 5 Mixed 8 11 7 7 8 8 Hvn't hrd enough 81 73 83 82 78 83 REFUSED 1 2 - 1 1 1 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable 8% 4% 3% 6% 6% Unfavorable 6 4 6 4 3 Mixed 10 7 4 8 10 Hvn't hrd enough 74 85 86 81 80 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 21. Is your opinion of - Jodi Rell favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 60% 65% 54% 63% 59% 61% Unfavorable 2 - 2 2 2 2 Mixed 12 10 16 11 14 11 Hvn't hrd enough 25 24 27 23 24 26 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Favorable 50% 67% 53% 59% 67% Unfavorable 3 1 4 1 2 Mixed 12 11 17 13 13 Hvn't hrd enough 34 20 26 26 18 REFUSED 1 1 - 1 - 22. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Connecticut today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Very satisfied 7% 12% 4% 5% 8% 6% Smwht satisfied 50 58 47 50 48 51 Smwht dissatisfied 29 23 31 30 28 29 Very dissatisfied 12 7 14 13 14 10 DK/NA 3 1 5 1 2 3 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Very satisfied 9% 6% 8% 4% 8% Smwht satisfied 47 50 53 54 46 Smwht dissatisfied 27 31 21 31 28 Very dissatisfied 17 12 11 8 14 DK/NA 1 1 6 4 4 23. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Very satisfied 6% 16% 0% 3% 7% 4% Smwht satisfied 36 60 16 37 43 31 Smwht dissatisfied 31 16 39 35 26 36 Very dissatisfied 26 6 44 24 23 28 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Very satisfied 5% 5% 4% 6% 7% Smwht satisfied 43 32 42 35 34 Smwht dissatisfied 26 33 28 33 35 Very dissatisfied 24 29 25 25 24 DK/NA 2 1 - 1 - 24. If you had to choose, which of the following issues will be most important to your vote for president the economy, the situation in Iraq, terrorism or health care? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Economy 35% 23% 36% 41% 39% 32% Iraq 19 15 27 18 17 22 Terrorism 24 44 12 21 25 23 Health care 17 14 20 15 16 17 DK/NA 5 3 6 5 4 6 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Economy 40% 37% 34% 33% 29% Iraq 18 19 33 17 22 Terrorism 27 20 25 26 24 Health care 9 19 4 20 21 DK/NA 6 5 4 4 4 25. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on health care, -- George W. Bush or John Kerry? MOST IMP ISSUE Q24 Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HealthCare Bush 31% 60% 10% 28% 35% 28% 24% Kerry 56 24 83 58 55 57 61 DK/NA 13 16 7 13 10 16 15 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Bush 32% 23% 38% 31% 40% Kerry 51 63 49 58 51 DK/NA 17 14 13 11 9 26. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy, -- George W. Bush or John Kerry? MOST IMP ISSUE Q24 Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Econonomy Bush 39% 77% 10% 36% 45% 33% 32% Kerry 53 16 84 54 48 57 59 DK/NA 9 7 6 10 8 10 10 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Bush 42% 30% 45% 39% 44% Kerry 48 61 47 53 48 DK/NA 10 9 8 8 9 27. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the situation in Iraq, -- George W. Bush or John Kerry? MOST IMP ISSUE Q24 Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Iraq Bush 44% 83% 12% 44% 50% 39% 30% Kerry 46 11 78 46 42 50 65 DK/NA 10 6 10 10 8 11 5 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Bush 47% 38% 52% 44% 48% Kerry 40 54 41 48 43 DK/NA 13 8 7 8 9 28. Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on terrorism, -- George W. Bush or John Kerry? MOST IMP ISSUE Q24 Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Terrorism Bush 48% 86% 19% 46% 54% 42% 74% Kerry 41 8 69 42 37 44 17 DK/NA 11 6 13 12 8 14 9 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Bush 51% 41% 50% 49% 50% Kerry 34 48 36 42 40 DK/NA 15 11 14 9 10 29. Do you think going to war with Iraq was the right thing for the United States to do or the wrong thing? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Right thing 43% 75% 16% 44% 48% 38% Wrong thing 49 17 76 50 46 52 DK/NA 8 8 7 6 6 10 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Right thing 48% 33% 43% 43% 51% Wrong thing 44 57 46 50 42 DK/NA 8 9 11 7 6 30. Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as: Excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Excellent 1% 3% 1% 1% 2% 1% Good 36 62 16 36 43 30 Not so good 44 26 57 45 37 49 Poor 18 7 25 18 17 18 DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 1 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Fairfld Hrtford Ltchfld NewHvn NewLon Excellent 2% 1% - 2% 1% Good 39 32 41 34 38 Not so good 39 49 40 45 42 Poor 19 17 19 18 17 DK/NA - 1 1 2 1
