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C. And, even though the 2010 election for United States Senator, Governor and Congress is a long
ways off, how interested are you in voting in that election?
CORE GOP
77% 81% VERY LIKELY
23% 19% SOMEW HAT LIKELY
CORE GOP
3% 2% 18 - 24
13% 7% 25 - 34
29% 17% 35 - 44
16% 21% 45 - 54
17% 23% 55 - 64
21% 30% 65 AND ABOVE
1% * REFUSED
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E. Now , regardless of your present feelings about politics and current events, do the voter
registration records cu rrently show y ou to be reg istered as...
a Republican,
a Democrat,
...or something else?
CORE GOP
22% 59% STRONG REPUBLICAN
15% 41% NOT-SO-STRONG REPUBLICAN
2% -- LEAN REPUBLICAN
5% -- SOMETHING ELSE/INDEPENDENT
3% -- LEAN DEMOCRATIC
2% -- REFUSED
1. Now, generally speaking, would you say that things in the country are going in the right
direction, or have they pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?
CORE GOP
50% 23% RIGHT DIRECTION
44% 68% WRONG TRACK
5% 7% D ON ’T KN OW
2% 2% REFUSED
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2. Do you approve or disap prove of the job that Barack Obama is doing as President?
CORE GOP
41% 14% STRONGLY APPROVE
25% 22% SOMEWHAT APPROVE
11% 18% SOMEWHAT DISAPPROVE
20% 40% STRONGLY DISAPPROVE
2% 4% D ON ’T KN OW
1% 1% REFUSED
Now, I w ould like to read you some nam es of different people active in politics. For each one, please tell
me, first whether you've heard of the person; then, if so, please tell me whether you have a favorable or
unfavorable impression of that person. If I name someone you don't know too much about, just tell me
and we'll go on to the next one.
3. Arlen Specter
CORE 50% 40% 22% 29% 12% 28% 6% 3% --
GOP 30% 65% 14% 16% 15% 50% 4% 1% --
4. Pat Toomey
CORE 29% 13% 9% 20% 7% 6% 26% 32% 1%
GOP 42% 8% 19% 22% 6% 2% 27% 23% *
5. Tom Ridge
CORE 67% 18% 29% 38% 11% 7% 9% 6% *
GOP 80% 8% 41% 39% 5% 3% 9% 3% *
6. Peg Luksik
CORE 5% 3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 12% 79% 1%
GOP 9% 2% 2% 7% 2% * 17% 71% 1%
7. Joe Sestak, U.S. Congressman from Delaware and C hester Counties (CORE ONLY)
CORE 15% 3% 5% 10% 2% 1% 15% 66% 1%
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Thinkin g ahead to next year’s Rep ublican primary election for United States Sen ator...
If that election were being held today...
GOP ONLY
8. For whom would y ou vote if the candidates were...
Pat Toomey
Tom Ridge ...and...
Peg Luksik
1% DE FINITELY LUKSIK
2% PROB AB LY LUKSIK
1% LEAN TOOMEY
3% LEAN RIDGE
* LEAN LUKSIK
13% HARD UNDECIDED
* REFUSED
GOP ONLY
9. And, for whom would y ou vote if the candidates were...
Pat Toomey
... and ...
Tom Ridge
1% LEAN TOOMEY
12% HARD UNDECIDED/NOT SURE
4% LEAN RIDGE
1% REFUSED
Arlen Specter
... and ...
Joe Sestak
5% LEAN SPECTER
14% HARD UNDECIDED/NOT SURE
4% LEAN SESTAK
1% REFUSED
CORE ONLY
11. And, for whom would y ou vote for U.S. Senator if the candidates were...
2% LEAN TOOMEY
6% HARD UNDECIDED/NOT SURE
2% LEAN SPECTER
1% REFUSED
CORE ONLY
12. And, for whom would y ou vote for U.S. Senator if the candidates were...
2% LEAN RIDGE
6% HARD UNDECIDED/NOT SURE
3% LEAN SPECTER
1% REFUSED
Now, I have just a few m ore questions for statistical purp oses only ...
13. And, thinking a little about y our political attitudes... Do you consider yourself to be...
Conservative
Moderate
...OR ...
Liberal
CORE GOP
18% 32% VERY CONSERVATIVE
20% 27% SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE
40% 34% MODERATE
11% 5% SOMEWHAT LIBERAL
8% 1% VERY LIBERAL
2% 2% NOT SURE
* -- REFUSED
14. Other than being an American, what is your main racial or ethnic heritage?
CORE GOP
82% 96% CAUCASIAN OR WHITE
13% 1% AFRICAN-AMERICAN OR BLACK
1% 1% HISPANIC
1% 2% ASIAN
1% * OTHER
2% 1% REFUSED
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15. Regardless of how you may feel today...for which of the following candidates did you vote for
President...
CORE GOP
41% 73% John M cCain
52% 20% Barack Obama
1% 1% Ralph Nader
...OR ...
1% 1% Bob Barr
* * SOMEONE ELSE
2% 2% DID NOT VOTE
1% 1% DON’T KNOW/DON’T RECALL
2% 2% REFUSED
16. Gender. Are you employed outside of the home, are you a homemaker, or are you retired?
CORE GOP
31% 32% MALE/EMPLOYED
* * MALE/HOMEM AKER
13% 14% MALE/RETIRED
3% 3% MALE/NOT IN LABOR FORCE
* -- MALE REFUSED
* * FEMALE REFUSED