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August 23, 2007 - Clinton Up Among Pennsylvania Dems As Obama Fades, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Romney Eats Into Thompson Support With Republicans

Word format New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has jumped to a 30-point lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama among Pennsylvania Democrats, taking 42 percent of the vote, with 13 percent for former Vice President Al Gore, 12 percent for Sen. Obama and 8 percent for former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
This compares to a 35 - 19 percent Clinton lead over Obama in an August 8 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN uh-pe-ack) University.
In this latest survey, Clinton squeaks past former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, the Republican frontrunner 46 - 44 percent. In other possible presidential matchups:
Clinton beats Arizona Sen. John McCain 47 - 41 percent. She also tops former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson 50 - 36 percent and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 50 -35 percent; Giuliani beats Obama 45 - 40 percent and edges Edwards 45 - 43 percent; Obama tops McCain 43 - 40 percent. He also beats Thompson 46 - 34 percent and Romney 46 - 31 percent; Edwards bests McCain 46 - 38 percent, Thompson 51 - 32 percent and Romney 53 - 29
percent.
"Sen. Clinton is gaining ground while Sen. Obama is slipping a little. In the past few weeks Mrs. Clinton has appeared more experienced and more presidential while the excitement over the Obama candidacy may be peaking," said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Sen. Clinton and fellow New Yorker Rudolph Giuliani have been running neck and neck in the Keystone State for months."
In a Republican primary, Giuliani gets 31 percent, with 13 percent for McCain, 9 percent for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, 8 percent for Thompson, down from 14 percent August 8, and 7 percent for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, up from 3 percent.
"Mitt Romney has received a mini-boost from his Iowa straw poll win, mostly at the expense of fellow conservative Fred Thompson. But Pennsylvania is still Rudy Giuliani territory, with Sen. John McCain running second thanks to the support of the state's large veteran population," Richards said.
Pennsylvania voters give Giuliani a 52 - 28 percent favorability rating. Favorability ratings for other contenders are:
51 - 41 percent for Clinton; 48 - 42 percent for Gore; 46 - 30 percent for McCain; 46 - 23 percent for Obama; 51 - 30 percent for Edwards; 55 percent haven't heard enough about Thompson to form an opinion; For Romney, 50 percent haven't heard enough to form an opinion. President Bush's Approval
Pennsylvania voters disapprove 67 - 30 percent of the job President George W. Bush is doing, matching his 67 - 29 percent lowest score ever in the state.
Voters disapprove 67 - 28 percent of the President's handling of the war in Iraq and support 54 - 42 percent Congress setting a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.
From August 14 - 20, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,160 Pennsylvania voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points. The survey includes 477 Republicans, with a margin of error of +/- 4.5 percentage points, and 524 Democrats, with a margin of error of +/- 4.3 percentage points.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research.
For more data -- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x271.xml, or call (203) 582-5201.
1. (If registered Democrat) If the 2008 Democratic primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Al Gore, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson, for whom would you vote?
REGISTERED DEMOCRATS Tot Men Wom Biden 4% 6% 2% Clinton 42 32 49 Dodd - 1 - Edwards 8 9 7 Gore 13 18 9 Gravel - - - Kucinich 1 1 1 Obama 12 13 12 Richardson 1 1 1 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 4 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 DK/NA 16 14 17
TREND: (If registered Democrat) If the 2008 Democratic primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Al Gore, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson, for whom would you vote? na = not asked
REGISTERED DEMOCRATS................................. Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Biden 4 2 5 3 2 4 3 Clark na na na - - - - Clinton 42 35 32 33 36 36 29 Dodd - - 1 - - - - Edwards 8 10 7 11 13 9 11 Gore 13 12 16 16 14 13 16 Gravel - - - - - - na Kucinich 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 Obama 12 19 18 13 14 17 18 Richardson 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 DK/NA 16 15 15 16 16 16 16
2. (If registered Republican) If the 2008 Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Sam Brownback, Newt Gingrich, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo and Fred Thompson, for whom would you vote?
REGISTERED REPUBLICANS Tot Men Wom Brownback 2% 2% 2% Gingrich 9 13 4 Giuliani 31 32 31 Huckabee 2 2 1 Hunter - - - McCain 13 12 14 Paul 2 3 1 Romney 7 7 7 Tancredo 1 - 1 Thompson 8 12 3 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 2 DK/NA 23 16 30
TREND: (If registered Republican) If the 2008 Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Sam Brownback, Newt Gingrich, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, and Fred Thompson, for whom would you vote? na = not asked
REGISTERED REPUBLICANS............................... Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Brownback 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Gilmore na - 1 - - - - Gingrich 9 9 5 8 10 7 8 Giuliani 31 29 29 28 29 33 43 Hagel na na na - 1 - 1 Huckabee 2 1 1 1 2 - - Hunter - 1 - - - 1 - McCain 13 16 15 11 17 18 17 Pataki na na na 1 1 1 1 Paul 2 3 - 1 - - - Romney 7 3 3 9 5 5 6 Tancredo 1 - - 1 - - - Thompson, F. 8 14 15 10 6 6 na Thompson, T. na 1 1 - 1 - - SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 4 3 3 3 1 3 DK/NA 23 16 24 23 21 22 18
3. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Rudy Giuliani the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Clinton 46% 7% 77% 46% 40% 51% Giuliani 44 84 16 40 47 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 2 5 4 2 DK/NA 6 4 5 7 6 6
TREND: If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Rudy Giuliani the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Clinton 46 45 45 43 43 42 40 Giuliani 44 44 45 47 47 46 51 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 DK/NA 6 6 5 6 6 9 7
4. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Rudy Giuliani the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Obama 40% 9% 67% 36% 36% 43% Giuliani 45 81 23 42 48 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 2 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 4 6 5 4 DK/NA 9 6 6 14 8 9
TREND: If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Rudy Giuliani the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Obama 40 39 43 40 41 39 36 Giuliani 45 45 44 45 45 46 48 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 DK/NA 9 10 9 10 12 12 11
5. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were John Edwards the Democrat and Rudy Giuliani the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Edwards 43% 9% 74% 38% 39% 47% Giuliani 45 82 18 46 50 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 2 8 4 3 DK/NA 7 5 5 8 6 8
TREND: If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were John Edwards the Democrat and Rudy Giuliani the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Aug 23 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 Edwards 43 39 35 Giuliani 45 48 52 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 2 DK/NA 7 9 9
6. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and John McCain the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Clinton 47% 8% 81% 44% 38% 54% McCain 41 81 12 39 48 35 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 4 1 5 4 3 DK/NA 7 4 5 9 7 7
TREND: If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and John McCain the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Aug 23 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 Feb 8 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Clinton 47 46 45 43 44 41 45 McCain 41 42 43 45 43 47 46 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 4 2 3 3 1 DK/NA 7 6 7 8 8 7 6
7. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and John McCain the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Obama 43% 10% 71% 41% 37% 47% McCain 40 73 15 38 44 35 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 2 2 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 5 4 5 5 4 DK/NA 11 9 8 14 10 11
TREND: If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and John McCain the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Aug 23 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 Feb 8 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Obama 43 44 41 43 42 38 39 McCain 40 39 42 41 42 43 46 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 4 5 2 3 4 2 DK/NA 11 11 11 13 12 13 11
8. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were John Edwards the Democrat and John McCain the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Edwards 46% 10% 80% 40% 38% 53% McCain 38 76 9 41 45 33 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 3 2 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 5 3 5 5 4 DK/NA 8 6 5 12 9 8
TREND: If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were John Edwards the Democrat and John McCain the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Aug 23 Mar 29 Mar 7 Feb 8 2007 2007 2007 2007 Edwards 46 41 38 42 McCain 38 42 44 47 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 4 2 DK/NA 8 12 12 8
9. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Fred Thompson the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Clinton 50% 8% 81% 53% 42% 57% Thompson 36 79 10 28 43 31 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 1 2 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 1 6 4 3 DK/NA 8 7 6 10 8 8
TREND: If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Fred Thompson the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Clinton 50 50 49 50 47 Thompson, F. 36 38 38 36 36 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 2 3 3 DK/NA 8 8 8 9 12
10. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Fred Thompson the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Obama 46% 12% 76% 44% 39% 53% Thompson 34 71 9 30 41 27 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 2 3 3 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 3 5 9 5 7 DK/NA 11 10 7 14 11 11
TREND: If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Fred Thompson the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Obama 46 44 50 47 45 Thompson, F. 34 36 33 32 33 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 3 3 4 2 DK/NA 11 14 13 16 17
11. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were John Edwards the Democrat and Fred Thompson the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Edwards 51% 15% 80% 49% 46% 55% Thompson 32 69 7 29 39 26 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 3 3 8 5 5 DK/NA 11 11 7 12 9 12
12. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Clinton 50% 9% 83% 52% 43% 56% Romney 35 77 8 28 42 29 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 5 1 6 4 4 DK/NA 9 8 7 11 8 9
TREND: If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Aug 23 Mar 29 Mar 7 Feb 8 2007 2007 2007 2007 Clinton 50 49 46 53 Romney 35 35 37 34 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 3 2 DK/NA 9 11 11 9
13. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Obama 46% 12% 74% 44% 39% 52% Romney 31 71 9 23 38 25 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 3 3 3 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 5 4 10 7 6 DK/NA 14 11 10 21 13 14
TREND: If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Aug 23 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 Obama 46 48 45 Romney 31 29 31 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 3 4 DK/NA 14 18 18
14. If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were John Edwards the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Edwards 53% 16% 84% 52% 49% 57% Romney 29 67 4 26 34 24 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 5 2 9 5 5 DK/NA 11 11 8 12 10 12
TREND: If the 2008 election for President were being held today, and the candidates were John Edwards the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Aug 23 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 Edwards 53 50 47 Romney 29 28 31 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 3 4 DK/NA 11 17 16
TREND:. Is your opinion of -- favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him/her? Score = %Favorable (%Haven't Heard Enough)
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Clinton, Hillary 51( 6) 51( 5) 48( 7) 50( 5) 48( 7) 47( 7) 44( 9) Edwards, John 51(17) 45(24) 43(26) 45(27) 49(27) 44(30) 42(30) Giuliani, Rudy 52(17) 54(17) 53(17) 53(17) 57(18) 56(17) 61(19) Gore, Al 48( 8) 44(10) 52( 9) 52( 7) 51(10) na na Huckabee, Mike 10(75) na na na na na na McCain, John 46(20) 37(25) 45(25) 44(25) 48(24) 49(26) 48(29) Obama, Barack 46(29) 47(27) 46(33) 44(34) 46(35) 43(40) 42(41) Romney, Mitt 25(50) 17(63) 19(60) 20(62) 13(73) 17(68) 16(71) Thompson, Fred 27(55) 28(55) 27(58) 25(63) 23(66) 13(80) na
15. Is your opinion of -- Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 51% 12% 81% 54% 44% 58% Unfavorable 41 83 12 37 49 33 Hvn't hrd enough 6 3 6 6 4 7 REFUSED 2 2 2 4 3 2
TREND: Is your opinion of -- Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 51 51 48 50 48 47 44 Unfavorable 41 40 42 44 42 44 45 Hvn't hrd enough 6 5 7 5 7 7 9 REFUSED 2 3 3 2 3 3 2
16. Is your opinion of -- John Edwards favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 51% 23% 74% 52% 45% 57% Unfavorable 30 59 10 26 36 24 Hvn't hrd enough 17 16 14 20 17 17 REFUSED 2 2 2 2 2 3
TREND: Is your opinion of -- John Edwards favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 51 45 43 45 49 44 42 Unfavorable 30 29 29 26 22 25 26 Hvn't hrd enough 17 24 26 27 27 30 30 REFUSED 2 2 2 1 2 2 2
17. Is your opinion of -- Rudy Giuliani favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 52% 73% 39% 48% 54% 50% Unfavorable 28 11 41 27 27 28 Hvn't hrd enough 17 14 17 20 14 19 REFUSED 4 3 3 5 5 2
TREND: Is your opinion of -- Rudy Giuliani favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 52 54 53 53 57 56 61 Unfavorable 28 25 27 28 22 25 18 Hvn't hrd enough 17 17 17 17 18 17 19 REFUSED 4 3 3 2 3 2 3
18. Is your opinion of -- Al Gore favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 48% 14% 74% 48% 46% 49% Unfavorable 42 77 17 41 48 38 Hvn't hrd enough 8 6 7 9 5 10 REFUSED 2 3 2 2 2 3
TREND: Is your opinion of -- Al Gore favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Feb 8 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 48 44 52 52 51 48 Unfavorable 42 42 38 40 38 45 Hvn't hrd enough 8 10 9 7 10 4 REFUSED 2 3 2 1 2 2
19. Is your opinion of -- John McCain favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 46% 61% 37% 45% 50% 42% Unfavorable 30 17 40 30 31 28 Hvn't hrd enough 20 17 20 22 15 25 REFUSED 4 5 3 3 4 4
TREND: Is your opinion of -- John McCain favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 46 37 45 44 48 49 48 Unfavorable 30 34 28 28 24 23 21 Hvn't hrd enough 20 25 25 25 24 26 29 REFUSED 4 3 3 2 4 2 2
20. Is your opinion of -- Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 46% 25% 61% 49% 42% 50% Unfavorable 23 42 12 18 26 20 Hvn't hrd enough 29 31 26 30 30 28 REFUSED 2 2 1 3 2 2
TREND: Is your opinion of -- Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 Feb 8 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 46 47 46 44 46 43 42 39 Unfavorable 23 23 20 19 17 16 16 15 Hvn't hrd enough 29 27 33 34 35 40 41 45 REFUSED 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1
21. Is your opinion of -- Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 25% 46% 13% 22% 31% 20% Unfavorable 23 11 32 21 24 21 Hvn't hrd enough 50 41 54 54 42 57 REFUSED 2 1 1 3 3 1
TREND: Is your opinion of -- Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 Mar 7 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 25 17 19 20 13 17 16 Unfavorable 23 19 19 17 13 14 12 Hvn't hrd enough 50 63 60 62 73 68 71 REFUSED 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
22. Is your opinion of -- Fred Thompson favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 27% 45% 14% 23% 35% 20% Unfavorable 17 8 24 17 19 14 Hvn't hrd enough 55 46 60 57 43 64 REFUSED 2 1 1 3 3 1
TREND: Is your opinion of -- Fred Thompson favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Aug 23 Aug 8 Jun 27 May 31 Apr 26 Mar 29 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 27 28 27 25 23 13 Unfavorable 17 15 14 11 10 7 Hvn't hrd enough 55 55 58 63 66 80 REFUSED 2 2 1 1 2 -
23. Is your opinion of -- Mike Huckabee favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Favorable 10% 19% 5% 8% 13% 7% Unfavorable 13 8 18 14 16 11 Hvn't hrd enough 75 71 76 77 68 81 REFUSED 2 2 1 1 3 1
TREND: Is your opinion of -- Mike Huckabee favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
Aug 23 Feb 8 2007 2007 Favorable 10 5 Unfavorable 13 8 Hvn't hrd enough 75 86 REFUSED 2 1
28. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 30% 71% 6% 20% 32% 29% Disapprove 67 26 92 76 64 69 DK/NA 3 4 1 4 4 2
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President?
Highest Lowest Approve Approve Aug 23 May 31 Mar 29 Feb 8 Aug 15 Jun 5 May 31 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2002 2007 Approve 30 29 33 33 33 73 29 Disapprove 67 67 62 62 64 21 67 DK/NA 3 4 5 4 3 6 4
44. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Approve 28% 65% 5% 20% 33% 25% Disapprove 67 28 93 75 66 69 DK/NA 4 6 2 4 2 7
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq?
Aug 23 May 31 Mar 29 Feb 8 Aug 15 Jun 21 May 11 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 Approve 28 26 30 29 31 35 29 Disapprove 67 70 66 66 64 62 67 DK/NA 4 4 5 5 5 3 4
45. 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 34% 71% 9% 32% 40% 29% Wrong thing 60 22 87 64 56 63 DK/NA 6 7 4 4 4 7
TREND: Do you think going to war with Iraq was the right thing for the United States to do or the wrong thing?
Aug 23 May 31 Mar 29 Feb 8 Aug 15 Jun 21 May 11 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 Right thing 34 34 38 37 36 38 38 Wrong thing 60 60 58 59 58 57 57 DK/NA 6 6 5 4 6 6 5
46. Do you support or oppose Congress setting a time-table for withdrawing all United States troops from Iraq?
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Support 54% 23% 77% 56% 46% 61% Oppose 42 75 19 38 51 34 DK/NA 4 3 4 6 3 5