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Monday, January 3, 2005
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Today's National Polls
Today's polls are compiled by NationalJournal.com staff President Bush, Iraq, Social Security Conducted 12/16-19/04; surveyed 1,004 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 12/20). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling -- ?Approve strongly 27% Approve somewhat 21 Disapprove somewhat 12 Disapprove strongly 38 No opinion 2 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Rumsfeld is handling his job as secretary of Defense?The economy: Approve 46% Disapprove 51 No opinion 3 The situation in Iraq: Approve 42% Disapprove 57 No opinion 1 The U.S. campaign against terrorism: Approve 53% Disapprove 43 No opinion 3 Social Security: Approve 38% Disapprove 52 No opinion 9 Health care: Approve 37% Disapprove 56 No opinion 7 Do you think Rumsfeld should continue as secretary of Defense in Bush's second term, or do you think Bush should replace Rumsfeld with a new secretary of Defense?Approve 35% Disapprove 53 No opinion 12 All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?Rumsfeld should continue 36% Bush should replace Rumsfeld 52 No opinion 11 Again thinking about the goals versus the costs of the war, so far in your opinion has there been an acceptable or unacceptable number of U.S. military casualties in Iraq?Strongly worth fighting 31% Somewhat worth fighting 11 Somewhat not worth fighting 10 Strongly not worth fighting 47 No opinion 2 Do you think the United States should keep its military forces in Iraq until civil order is restored there, even if that means continued U.S. military casualties; or do you think the United States should withdraw its military forces from Iraq in order to avoid further U.S. military casualties, even if that means civil order is not restored there?Acceptable 27% Unacceptable 70 No opinion 3 Do you think the war with Iraq has or has not contributed to the long-term security of the United States? (If yes) Has it contributed to the long-term security of the United States a great deal or somewhat?Keep forces 58% Withdraw forces 39 No opinion 3 (Asked of a half sample) Do you think the United States is or is not making significant progress in establishing a democratic government in Iraq?Contributed a great deal 27% Contributed somewhat 23 Has not contributed 46 No opinion 4 (Asked of a half sample) Do you think the United States is or is not making significant progress toward restoring civil order in Iraq?Is making significant progress 48% Is not making significant progress 44 No opinion 8 As you may know, elections for a new national government in Iraq are scheduled for late January. Do you think Iraq is or is not ready for these elections to be held?Is making significant progress 44% Is not making significant progress 49 No opinion 7 Do you think the Iraqi elections should be held as scheduled or put off until a later date?Ready 34% Not ready 58 No opinion 8 Do you think these will be honest elections with a fair and accurate vote count or not?Held as scheduled 60% Put off until a later date 34 No opinion 6 How confident are you that these elections will produce a stable government that can rule Iraq effectively--very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident or not confident at all?Honest 36% Not honest 54 No opinion 10 As you may know, the federal government has enacted legislation to restructure the U.S. intelligence gathering agencies under a new director of national intelligence. Just your best guess, do you think this new system will or will not improve U.S. intelligence-gathering operations? (If yes) Do you think it will improve them a great deal or somewhat?Very confident 6% Somewhat confident 38 Not too confident 29 Not at all confident 25 No opinion 2 (Asked of a half sample) On another subject, how confident are you that the votes for president across the country were accurately counted this year -- very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident or not confident at all?Yes, a great deal 18% Yes, somewhat 50 No, will not improve 23 No opinion 9 (Asked of a half sample of respondents who voted) On another subject, how confident are you that your own vote for president was accurately counted this year -- very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident or not confident at all?Very confident 43% Somewhat confident 28 Not too confident 16 Not at all confident 13 On another subject, what do you think of the nation's Social Security system? Do you think that by the time you retire there will be enough money in the system to pay you the benefits you are entitled to, or do you think there will not be enough money left to pay you benefits?Very confident 56% Somewhat confident 25 Not too confident 9 Not at all confident 10 No opinion 1 Which of the following four statements comes closest to your own view of the Social Security program -- would you say the program is in crisis, the program has major problems but is not in crisis, the program has minor problems or the program has no problems?Enough 32% Not enough 63 Not covered (vol.) 1 No opinion 4 Would you support or oppose a plan in which people who chose to could invest some of their Social Security contributions in the stock market?Crisis 25% Major problems 49 Minor problems 23 No problems 1 No opinion 1 (Asked of those who said "support" in the previous question) What if setting up a stock-market option for Social Security the government has to borrow as much as two trillion dollars to set it up, with that money to be paid back over time through cost savings from the current system? Would you support or oppose the stock-market option for Social Security if this borrowing was necessary to set it up?Support 53% Oppose 44 No opinion 3 People in a plan like this would get higher Social Security benefits if stock market went up but lower Social Security benefits if the stock market went down. Knowing that, would you personally put some of your Social Security money in the stock market or not?Support 46% Oppose 47 No opinion 7 (Asked of those who said "yes" in the previous question) How much of your Social Security money would you put in the stock market -- all of it, most of it, some of it or just a little of it?Yes 37% No 62 No opinion 1 On another subject, do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases?All 7% Most 11 Some 57 Just a little 23 No opinion 1 How important is it to you that the next person nominated to join the U.S. Supreme Court agrees with your position on abortion -- is that extremely important to you, very important, somewhat important or less important than that?Legal in all cases 21% Legal in most cases 34 Illegal in most cases 25 Illegal in all cases 17 No opinion 3 When it comes time for Bush to nominate a new justice to the U.S. Supreme Court, do you think he should pick someone who is more of a liberal, moderate or conservative?Extremely important 26% Very important 28 Somewhat important 30 Less important 15 No opinion 1 As you may know, the Constitution gives the Senate the power to confirm the president's nominations to the federal courts. Would you say that the Senate should only consider a judge's background, experience and qualifications, or should the Senate also consider a judge's views on such issues as abortion, gun control and affirmative action?Liberal 21% Moderate 43 Conservative 33 No opinion 3 Looking ahead to the next year, are you more hopeful or more fearful about what the year 2005 holds i store for you personally?Background, experience, qualifications 35% Views on issues 60 No opinion 5 How about for the world in general? Are you more hopeful or more fearful about what the year 2005 holds in store for the world in general?More hopeful 66% More fearful 30 No opinion 4 Thinking about the next 12 months, would you say you feel optimistic or pessimistic about:More hopeful 54% More fearful 43 No opinion 2 The way things are going in this country: Optimistic 57% Pessimistic 41 No opinion 2 The situation in Iraq: Optimistic 46% Pessimistic 51 No opinion 2 The state of the national economy: Optimistic 58% Pessimistic 40 No opinion 2 The country's ability to defend itself against terrorist attacks: Optimistic 66% Pessimistic 30 No opinion 4 Your own family's financial situation: Optimistic 75% Pessimistic 23 No opinion 2 The policies Bush will pursue in his second term in office: Optimistic 51% Pessimistic 45 No opinion 5
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