Connecticut (CT) Poll * June 30, 2004 * New Governor Will Be Effective - Quinnipiac University

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June 30, 2004 - New Governor Will Be Effective, Restore Trust, Connecticut Voters Tell Quinnipiac University Poll; Federal Probe Of Rowland Should Go On, Voters Say

By a 76 - 4 percent margin, with 21 percent undecided, Connecticut voters believe incoming Gov. Jodi Rell will be able to govern effectively, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Even Democrats say 71 - 5 percent that she can govern effectively.
By a 68 - 13 percent margin, voters tell the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe- ack) University poll that Gov. Rell will be able to restore public trust in state government.
When asked to name the incoming governor, 64 percent of voters said Rell, while 36 percent had no answer or a wrong answer.
Voters give Rell a 34 -1 percent favorability rating, with 6 percent mixed and 59 percent who haven't heard enough to form an opinion.
"The poll results are good news for incoming governor Jodi Rell. Although most voters haven't heard enough about her to form an opinion, voters are overwhelmingly optimistic that she will be able to govern effectively and restore public trust in state government," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D.
"Among those voters who have an opinion of her, it is overwhelmingly favorable. She has virtually no negatives, with only one percent having an unfavorable opinion of her. We've never seen such a low unfavorable number."
The federal investigation into outgoing Gov. John Rowland should continue, Connecticut voters say 67 - 30 percent. Republicans say 55 - 41 percent the investigation should continue.
Voters disapprove 66 - 27 percent of the job John Rowland did as Governor.
Jodi Rell was not aware of the alleged corruption involving Rowland, voters say 46 - 35 percent, with 19 percent undecided. Her 10-year association with Rowland does not hurt her ability to be an effective governor, voters say 79 - 15 percent.
"Jodi Rell comes into office unencumbered by Gov. Rowland's alleged wrongdoing, and voters want to give her a chance to straighten things out. Her 10 years as Governor Rowland's Lieutenant Governor has not hurt Rell. Nearly 8 in 10 say that her association with Rowland will not affect her ability to be an effective governor," Dr. Schwartz said.
Only 24 percent of Connecticut voters could name Kevin Sullivan as the incoming Lieutenant Governor. Presidential Race
Democratic challenger John Kerry has almost doubled his Connecticut lead over Republican President George W. Bush in less than a month. Sen. Kerry has a 50 - 32 percent lead over President Bush, with 9 percent for independent candidate Ralph Nader. This compares to a 46 - 36 percent Kerry lead, with 8 percent for Nader in a June 4 Quinnipiac University poll.
From June 27 - 28, Quinnipiac University surveyed 929 Connecticut registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.2 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.
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TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Rowland is handling his job as Governor? (*Jun 30, 2004 ...the way John Rowland handled his job as Governor?)
App Dis DK/NA Jun 30, 2004 * 27 66 7 Jun 3, 2004 25 66 9 Apr 1, 2004 25 67 8 Feb 19, 2004 24 69 7 Jan 21, 2004 24 68 8 Jan 7, 2004 28 62 9 Dec 17, 2003 30 61 8 Nov 21, 2003 37 52 12 Oct 9, 2003 35 55 10 Jul 31, 2003 31 58 11 Apr 30, 2003 33 54 13 Mar 13,2003 33 57 10 Oct 2, 2002 58 31 11 Jul 31, 2002 54 32 14 May 23, 2002 63 24 13 Feb 14, 2002 65 21 14 Dec 19, 2001 78 14 8 Apr 19, 2001 70 20 10 Feb 21, 2001 66 20 14 Jul 20, 2000 68 23 10 Jun 21, 2000 66 23 10 Apr 13, 2000 66 23 11 Feb 18, 2000 67 22 11 Oct 14, 1999 63 25 12 Jun 24, 1999 67 26 7 May 4, 1999 63 26 11 Oct 21, 1998 76 17 7 Oct 1, 1998 75 17 9 Jun 24, 1998 69 23 8 Apr 1, 1998 69 23 8 Feb 18, 1998 71 21 7 Nov 19, 1997 61 30 8 Oct 8, 1997 61 32 8 Jul 16, 1997 56 34 10 Feb 25, 1997 63 28 8 Nov 1, 1996 60 26 14 Oct 6, 1996 61 25 14 Jul 3, 1996 56 30 14 Mar 27, 1996 51 34 15
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President?
App Dis DK/NA 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: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joseph Lieberman is handling his job as United States Senator?
App Dis DK/NA 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 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: 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 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: Is your opinion of Lieutenant Governor Jodi Rell favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about her? (*Jun 30, 2004 ...Lieutenant Governor Jodi Rell will be taking over as Governor. Is your opinion...?)
Hvn't Fav UnFav Mixed heard REFUSED 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: 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 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 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 John Rowland handled his job as Governor?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Approve 27 49 14 24 31 23 22 Disapprove 66 44 81 68 62 69 73 DK/NA 7 8 5 8 7 7 5
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Approve 37 74 13 34 41 33 29 Disapprove 58 22 83 60 54 62 68 DK/NA 5 4 4 6 5 5 3
3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joseph Lieberman is handling his job as United States Senator?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Approve 66 65 66 67 63 68 70 Disapprove 22 25 20 22 25 19 22 DK/NA 12 10 14 11 12 13 9
4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christopher Dodd is handling his job as United States Senator?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Approve 66 55 71 68 60 71 66 Disapprove 17 29 11 15 23 11 19 DK/NA 18 17 17 17 17 18 15
5. 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?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Very satisfied 3 9 1 1 3 2 - Smwht satisfied 48 58 43 45 48 49 47 Smwht dissatisfied 31 20 35 36 32 30 35 Very dissatisfied 16 12 19 16 16 17 17 DK/NA 2 2 2 1 1 2 1
6. As you may know, Governor Rowland will be resigning on July first. Do you happen to know the name of the person who will be taking over as Governor? IF NEEDED: Who?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Yes/Jodi Rell 64 67 60 67 61 66 70 No/Wrong answer 34 30 37 31 37 32 27 REFUSED 2 2 3 1 3 2 3
7. Lieutenant Governor Jodi Rell will be taking over as Governor. Is your opinion of Jodi Rell favorable, unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about her?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Favorable 34 46 32 30 32 35 32 Unfavorable 1 - 1 1 1 - - Mixed 6 3 6 6 7 5 7 Hvn't hrd enough 59 50 61 62 58 59 60 REFUSED 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
8. Do you think that incoming governor Jodi Rell will or will not be able to govern the state effectively?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Yes/Will 76 85 71 77 74 77 79 No/Will not 4 3 5 2 7 1 3 DK/NA 21 12 24 21 19 22 19
9. Do you think that incoming governor Jodi Rell will or will not be able to restore public trust in state government?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Yes/Will 68 77 69 66 62 73 67 No/Will not 13 10 14 11 18 9 12 DK/NA 19 13 17 23 20 18 21
10. Jodi Rell was Governor Rowland's Lieutenant Governor for about 10 years. Does Jodi Rell's association with John Rowland hurt her ability to be an effective governor or not?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Yes/Hurts abiltiy 15 12 17 15 19 11 20 No/Does not 79 88 75 81 77 82 74 DK/NA 6 1 8 4 5 7 7
11. Do you think Jodi Rell was aware of the alleged corruption involving Governor Rowland or not?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Yes 35 26 36 38 37 33 35 No 46 60 44 42 48 45 43 DK/NA 19 14 20 20 16 22 22
12. Do you think the federal investigation of Governor Rowland should continue or do you think his resignation should close the case?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Yes/Should continue 67 55 71 72 70 64 77 No/Close the case 30 41 27 25 28 32 22 DK/NA 3 4 3 3 2 4 1
13. Do you happen to know the name of the person who will be taking over as Lieutenant Governor on July first? IF NEEDED: Who?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Yes/Kevin Sullivan 24 25 22 27 22 26 26 No/Wrong answer 72 70 74 70 73 71 71 REFUSED 4 5 5 3 5 3 3
14. How much attention have you been paying to the election campaign for President -- a lot, some, only a little, or none at all?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds A lot 39 48 39 36 43 35 33 Some 36 32 37 37 33 39 35 Only a little 21 18 22 22 20 22 27 None at all 4 2 3 5 4 3 5 DK/NA - 1 - - - - -
15. 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?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Kerry 55 12 85 53 54 56 66 Bush 34 78 8 32 38 30 26 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 DK/NA 7 6 5 11 3 11 5
16. 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?
Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHlds Kerry 50 12 81 45 47 52 60 Bush 32 78 8 28 35 29 25 Nader 9 4 5 14 12 8 7 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 1 1 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 DK/NA 7 4 5 11 3 10 6