Posted on 02/07/2004 11:33:44 AM PST by Political Numbers Guy
Currently we are behind on 15-81 on Bush vs. Kerry and 36-46 on whether there should be gay marriage.
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Suppose the next GENERAL ELECTION for president were being held TODAY and you had to choose between George W. Bush, the Republican, and John Kerry, the Democrat. Who would you vote for? * 238 web responses
RESPONSES WEB Newsweek Magazine
Bush 15% 45% Kerry 81% 50% Undecided/Other 4% 5%
Do you think there should or should NOT be legally-sanctioned gay marriages? * 235 web responses
RESPONSES WEB Newsweek Magazine
Should 46% 33% Should not 36% 58% Don't know 18% 9%
Do you think there should or should NOT be legally-sanctioned gay and lesbian unions or partnerships? * 239 web responses
RESPONSES WEB Newsweek Magazine
Should 71% 41% Should not 19% 51% Don't know 10% 9%
Would you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in all states? * 237 web responses
RESPONSES WEB Newsweek Magazine
Favor strongly 13% 47% Favor somewhat 7% 43% Oppose strongly 65% 4% Oppose somewhat 10% 45% Don't know 5% 35%
Thinking about the last four American first ladies, who comes closest to your image of what a first lady should be? * 237 web responses
RESPONSES WEB Newsweek Magazine
Hillary Clinton 55% 31% Laura Bush 12% 20% Barbara Bush 8% 20% Nancy Reagan 8% 20% Don't know 17% 9%
64% believe there should be legally sanctioned gay partnerships.
| Would you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in all states? * 384 web responses | |||||
| RESPONSES | WEB | Newsweek Magazine | |||
| Favor strongly | 22% | 47% | |||
| Favor somewhat | 10% | 43% | |||
| Oppose strongly | 55% | 4% | |||
| Oppose somewhat | 8% | 45% | |||
| Don't know | 5% | 35% | |||
| * Percentages may not total to 100% for each question due to non-responses | |||||
| Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? * 619 web responses | |||||
| RESPONSES | WEB | Newsweek Magazine | |||
| Approve | 37% | 48% | |||
| Disapprove | 63% | 45% | |||
| Don't Know | 0% | 7% | |||
| In general, would you like to see George W. Bush re-elected to another term as president, or not? * 620 web responses | |||||
| RESPONSES | WEB | Newsweek Magazine | |||
| Yes | 36% | 45% | |||
| No | 64% | 50% | |||
| Don't know | 0% | 5% | |||
| Suppose the next GENERAL ELECTION for president were being held TODAY and you had to choose between George W. Bush, the Republican, and John Kerry, the Democrat. Who would you vote for? * 619 web responses | |||||
| RESPONSES | WEB | Newsweek Magazine | |||
| Bush | 36% | 45% | |||
| Kerry | 61% | 50% | |||
| Undecided/Other | 3% | 5% | |||
| Do you think there should or should NOT be legally-sanctioned gay marriages? * 616 web responses | |||||
| RESPONSES | WEB | Newsweek Magazine | |||
| Should | 37% | 33% | |||
| Should not | 50% | 58% | |||
| Don't know | 13% | 9% | |||
| Do you think there should or should NOT be legally-sanctioned gay and lesbian unions or partnerships? * 615 web responses | |||||
| RESPONSES | WEB | Newsweek Magazine | |||
| Should | 57% | 41% | |||
| Should not | 33% | 51% | |||
| Don't know | 10% | 9% | |||
| Would you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in all states? * 616 web responses | |||||
| RESPONSES | WEB | Newsweek Magazine | |||
| Favor strongly | 30% | 47% | |||
| Favor somewhat | 8% | 43% | |||
| Oppose strongly | 49% | 4% | |||
| Oppose somewhat | 8% | 45% | |||
| Don't know | 5% | 35% | |||
| Thinking about the last four American first ladies, who comes closest to your image of what a first lady should be? * 616 web responses | |||||
| RESPONSES | WEB | Newsweek Magazine | |||
| Hillary Clinton | 44% | 31% | |||
| Laura Bush | 29% | 20% | |||
| Barbara Bush | 11% | 20% | |||
| Nancy Reagan | 6% | 20% | |||
| Don't know | 10% | 9% | |||
| The percentages labeled Newsweek Magazine represent the results of the national poll, not including your responses. The percentages labeled WEB are results from this online poll and include your responses. The NEWSWEEK poll was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, which interviewed 1,004 adults by telephone on Feb. 5 - 6. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points. For those questions which surveyed registered voters, 822 people were interviewed, and the margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points. For those questions which surveyed Democrats and Democratic leaners, 383 people were interviewed and the margin of error is plus or minus 5 percentage points. Internet surveys are not scientific polls. | |||||
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