1. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Don't Know
Current Total
30%
61%
9%
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2. Now thinking ahead to the next presidential election? In general, would you rather see a Republican or a Democrat elected as our next president in 2008?
Republican
Democrat
Other party
Don't Know
Current Total
28%
49%
3%
20%
Republicans
78%
4%
*
18%
Democrats
3%
90%
0%
7%
Independents
19%
42%
8%
31%
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3. Suppose you had to choose between Hillary Clinton, the Democrat, and John McCain, the Republican. Who would you be more likely to vote for?
Total Clinton
Total McCain
Undec./Other
Current Total
50%
44%
6%
Republicans
9%
87%
4%
Democrats
86%
12%
2%
Independents
43%
47%
10%
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4. Suppose you had to choose between Barack Obama, the Democrat, and John McCain, the Republican. Who would you be more likely to vote for?
Total Obama
Total McCain
Undec./Other
Current Total
48%
42%
10%
Republicans
9%
86%
5%
Democrats
78%
14%
8%
Independents
47%
40%
13%
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5. Suppose you had to choose between John Edwards, the Democrat, and John McCain, the Republican. Who would you be more likely to vote for?
Total Edwards
Total McCain
Undec./Other
Current Total
48%
44%
8%
Republicans
10%
86%
4%
Democrats
82%
13%
5%
Independents
44%
45%
11%
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6. Suppose you had to choose between Hillary Clinton, the Democrat, and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican. Who would you be more likely to vote for?
Total Clinton
Total Giuliani
Undec./Other
Current Total
49%
46%
5%
Republicans
9%
88%
3%
Democrats
85%
12%
3%
Independents
42%
50%
8%
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7. Suppose you had to choose between Barack Obama, the Democrat, and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican. Who would you be more likely to vote for?
Total Obama
Total Giuliani
Undec./Other
Current Total
47%
44%
9%
Republicans
7%
87%
6%
Democrats
78%
15%
7%
Independents
45%
43%
12%
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8. Suppose you had to choose between John Edwards, the Democrat; and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican. Who would you be more likely to vote for?
Total Edwards
Total Giuliani
Undec./Other
Current Total
46%
47%
7%
Republicans
10%
86%
4%
Democrats
75%
20%
5%
Independents
44%
46%
10%
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9. Suppose you had to choose between Hillary Clinton, the Democrat; and Mitt Romney, the Republican. Who would you be more likely to vote for?
Total Clinton
Total Romney
Undec./Other
Current Total
56%
37%
7%
Republicans
16%
76%
8%
Democrats
92%
6%
2%
Independents
49%
40%
11%
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10. Suppose you had to choose between Barack Obama, the Democrat; and Mitt Romney, the Republican. Who would you be more likely to vote for?
Total Obama
Total Romney
Undec./Other
Current Total
56%
30%
14%
Republicans
18%
68%
14%
Democrats
83%
7%
10%
Independents
56%
26%
18%
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11. Suppose you had to choose between John Edwards, the Democrat; and Mitt Romney, the Republican. Who would you be more likely to vote for?
Total Edwards
Total Romney
Undec./Other
Current Total
60%
26%
14%
Republicans
19%
67%
14%
Democrats
87%
3%
10%
Independents
64%
22%
14%
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12. Suppose the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2008 comes down to a choice between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Who would you most like to see nominated?
BASED ON REGISTERED DEMOCRATS AND DEMOCRATIC LEANERS
55%
Total Clinton
35%
Total Obama
10%
Undecided/Other
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13. Suppose the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2008 comes down to a choice between Hillary Clinton and John Edwards. Who would you most like to see nominated?
BASED ON REGISTERED DEMOCRATS AND DEMOCRATIC LEANERS
62%
Total Clinton
29%
Total Edwards
9%
Undecided/Other
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14. Suppose the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2008 comes down to a choice between Barack Obama and John Edwards. Who would you most like to see nominated?
BASED ON REGISTERED DEMOCRATS AND DEMOCRATIC LEANERS
46%
Total Obama
39%
Total Edwards
15%
Undecided/Other
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15. Suppose the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination in 2008 comes down to a choice between John McCain and Rudy Giuliani. Who would you most like to see nominated?
BASED ON REGISTERED REPUBLICANS AND REPUBLICAN LEANERS
44%
Total McCain
48%
Total Giuliani
8%
Undecided/Other
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16. Suppose the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination in 2008 comes down to a choice between John McCain and Mitt Romney. Who would you most like to see nominated?
McCain or Romney?
BASED ON REGISTERED REPUBLICANS AND REPUBLICAN LEANERS
69%
Total McCain
19%
Total Romney
12%
Undecided/Other
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17. Suppose the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination in 2008 comes down to a choice between Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney. Who would you most like to see nominated?
BASED ON REGISTERED REPUBLICANS AND REPUBLICAN LEANERS
72%
Total Giuliani
17%
Total Romney
11%
Undecided/Other
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18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Approve
Disapprove
Don't Know
Current Total
30%
64%
6%
The NEWSWEEK poll, conducted Jan. 24-25, has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. In conducting the poll, Princeton Survey Research Associates International interviewed 1,003 adults aged 18 and older.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16829011/site/newsweek/There is some more interesting stuff in the poll that I didn't have room to include here.
