New Strategic Vision Polls - Michigan and Pennsylvania

Strategic Vision ^ | 4/20/07

[areafiftyone]

PENNSYLVANIA POLL

Below are the poll results based on telephone interviews with 1200 likely voters in Pennsylvania, aged 18+, and conducted April 13-15, 2007. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

1. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance?
Approve 26%
Disapprove 65%
Undecided 9%

2. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy?

Approve 24%
Disapprove 68%
Undecided 8%

3. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq?
Approve 21%
Disapprove 70%

Undecided 9%

4. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war on terrorism?
Approve 48%
Disapprove 42%
Undecided 10%

5. Do you view President Bush as a conservative in the mode of Ronald Reagan? (Republicans Only)

Yes 7%
No 69%
Undecided 24%

6. Would you like to see the United States withdraw all troops immediately from Iraq within the next six months?
Yes 49%
No 40%

Undecided 11%

7. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Ed Rendell's job performance?
Approve 54%
Disapprove 35%
Undecided 11%

8. Do you approve or disapprove of United States Senator Arlen Specter's job performance?

Approve 53%
Disapprove 34%
Undecided 13%

9. Do you approve or disapprove of United States Senator Bob Casey's job performance?
Approve 46%
Disapprove 31%

Undecided 23%

10. Who is your choice for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2008? (Republicans only)
Rudy Giuliani 44%
John McCain 17%
Fred Thompson 10%
Newt Gingrich 5%

Mitt Romney 3%
Sam Brownback 2%
Tom Tancredo 2%
Mike Huckabee 1%
Tommy Thomspon 1%
Jim Gilmore 1%

Duncan Hunter 1%
Ron Paul 1%
Chuck Hagel 1%
Undecided 11%

11. How important is it for the Republican presidential candidate to be a conservative Republican in the mode of Ronald Reagan, very important, somewhat important, not very important, not important, undecided? (Republicans Only)
Very Important 37%

Somewhat Important 20%
Not Very Important 7%
Not Important 12%
Undecided 24%

12. Who is your choice for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2008? (Democrats only)
Hillary Clinton 33%

Barack Obama 23%
John Edwards 19%
Joseph Biden 3%
Bill Richardson 3%
Christopher Dodd 1%
Dennis Kucinich 1%

Undecided 17%

13. When making your selection for a presidential candidate, what are you looking for most in the candidate, charisma, experience, or ideology? (Democrats Only)
Ideology 36%
Experience 30%
Charisma 20%
Undecided 14%

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MICHIGAN POLL

Below are the results of a three-day poll of likely voters in the state of Michigan. Results are based on telephone interviews with 1200 likely voters in Michigan, aged 18+, and conducted April 13-15, 2007. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance? Approve 25% Disapprove 66% Undecided 9% 2. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy? Approve 18% Disapprove 71% Undecided 11% 3. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the Iraq War? Approve 24% Disapprove 67% Undecided 9% 4. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war on terrorism? Approve 49% Disapprove 43% Undecided 8% 5. Do you favor an immediate withdrawal of the United States military forces from Iraq, within the six months? Yes 49% No 41% Undecided 10% 6. Do you view President Bush as a conservative in the mode of Ronald Reagan? (Republicans Only) Yes 9% No 71% Undecided 20% 7. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Jennifer Granholm's job performance? Approve 44% Disapprove 41% Undecided 15% 8. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Carl Levin's job performance? Approve 50% Disapprove 33% Undecided 17% 9. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Debbie Stabenow's job performance? Approve 45% Disapprove 34% Undecided 21% 10. For the 2008 Republican Presidential Nomination whom would you support? (Republicans Only) Rudy Giuliani 26% John McCain 22% Mitt Romney 10% Fred Thompson 9% Newt Gingrich 4% Sam Brownback 3% Tom Tancredo 2% Tommy Thompson 1% Mike Huckabee 1% Chuck Hagel 1% Ron Paul 1% Duncan Hunter 1% Jim Gilmore 1% Undecided 18% 11. How important is it for the Republican presidential candidate to be a conservative Republican in the mode of Ronald Reagan, very important, somewhat important, not very important, not important, undecided? (Republicans Only) Very Important 39% Somewhat Important 19% Not Very Important 9% Not Important 15% Undecided 18% 12. For the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination whom would you support? (Democrats Only) Hillary Clinton 29% Barack Obama 24% John Edwards 22% Joseph Biden 3% Bill Richardson 3% Christopher Dodd 1% Dennis Kucinich 1% Undecided 17% 13. When making your selection for a presidential candidate, what are you looking for most in the candidate, charisma, experience, or ideology? (Democrats Only) Ideology 34% Experience 27% Charisma 18% Undecided 21%

[areafiftyone]

(((([PING)))))

[Brilliant]

The bottom line is that no one likes Bush.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

What were Carter’s numbers like toward the end of his Presidency?

[Alter Kaker]

5. Do you view President Bush as a conservative in the mode of Ronald Reagan? (Republicans Only)

Yes 7%
No 69%
Undecided 24%

Ouch!

[bikerMD]

Just proves what Forrest’s momma used to say. Stupid is as stupid does.

[Miztiki]

7. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Jennifer Granholm's job performance?

Approve 44%

Disapprove 41%

Undecided 15%

8. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Carl Levin's job performance?

Approve 50%

Disapprove 33%

Undecided 17%

9. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Debbie Stabenow's job performance?

Approve 45%

Disapprove 34%

Undecided 21%

Unbelievable. Who are these people?

[bikerMD]

The pollsters neglected to publish the results of the last question on the poll.

14. When making your selection for a presidential candidate, are you studying the issues, voting party loyalty, flipping a coin, or are you clueless waiting for Rosie O’Donnell to tell you who to vote for?

Studying the issues 0%
Voting Party Line 5%
Flipping Coin 5%
Clueless 90%

[sergeantdave]

This doesn’t surprise me. Conservatives are leaving Michigan by the tens of thousands. And the latest FBI numbers show that crime is increasing in Michigan.

A recent study showed that the most productive citizens in the 18 to 34 year old demographic (the future), are fleeing the state.

What remains in the state are retirees living off social security or private pensions, welfare cases, people collecting social security disability and retired bureaucrats and teachers collecting state pensions. You can’t build a vibriant and growing economy with these numbers.

The above are liberal demographic statistics. No Republican presidential candidate will win Michigan. The numbers for a Republican win are packing and leaving.

Need proof? The majority of Michigan citizens voted back into office by 57% a communist governor who created the highest unemployment numbers in the nation.

[areafiftyone]

I think more people are frustrated more than not liking him.

[battleax]

All this proves is that they polled where they KNEW they would get the numbers they wanted.

[quantim]

That's a funny coincidence - just posted the exact same thing on the state board. Unbelievable.

The state of MI is a bad nightmare in a single-state recession. But it is easy to explain, those who can get out are doing so, and all that is left behind are residual socialists, unionists, marxists, and a bunch of democrats.

I saw a bumper sticker yesterday (on a Volvo SUV) that actually said "Capitalism Is A Crime." 

[DarthVader]

Michigan is a state with 7.4% unemployment and 2 miilion people on food stamps. When will they wake up and smell the coffee?

[bmwcyle]

Michigan are spending all that money to draw business to the state. How could this happen? /sarcasm

[Miztiki]

I left Michigan years ago. I love the state itself (land, water, wildlife, etc.) but hate the politics and the mindset that comes with it.

So I’ll eventually retire in Alaska I suppose. Dang Socialists took over my state. :-(

[drjimmy]

I’m surprised it took all the way to post #11 before someone trotted out the “I don’t like the results of the poll therefore it is a bogus poll” line. FYI, Strategic Vision is a Republican polling firm. And if you believe that “the only poll that counts is the one on election day,” the results of the most recent election pretty much support these numbers. Burying your head in the sand won’t change reality; everyone has to do their part to find and support candidates grounded in reality and able to bring about change.

[RckyRaCoCo]

Here's one they don't show...

When a pollster calls your house you normally(Republicans only)

A) Tell them your opinions......1%

B) Politely tell them "no thanks".....50%

C) Tell them to go $#^@ a duck, it's none of their business....49%

[ClaireSolt]

By what easure would anyone call the 18=34 the most productive? They are still whippersnappers, wet behind the ears.

[Midtowngirl]

I can’t believe their answers to the questions on the economy. Who are these morons?

[ClaireSolt]

The stock market hists a historic high and people don’t like Bush’s handling of the economy. Go figure.