Tuesday, June 27, 2006 : Today's National Polls

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ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST
President Bush, Iraq, Guantanamo Bay

Conducted 6/22-25/06 by TNS; surveyed 1,000 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 6/26). 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?

Approve, strongly           20%
Approve, somewhat           18
Disapprove, somewhat        12
Disapprove, strongly        48
No opinion                   2

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling ________?

(Asked of Form A half-sample) The situation in Iraq:

Approve, strongly           21%
Approve, somewhat           17
Disapprove, somewhat        11
Disapprove, strongly        52
No opinion                   *

(Asked of Form A half-sample) The U.S. campaign against
 terrorism:

Approve                     51%
Disapprove                  47
No opinion                   2

(Asked of Form B half-sample) The economy:

Approve                     38%
Disapprove                  61
No opinion                   1

(Asked of Form B half-sample) The situation with
 Iran:

Approve                     41%
Disapprove                  57
No opinion                   2

If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2006 were being held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate in your congressional district? (If other, neither or don't know) Would you lean toward the Democratic candidate or toward the Republican candidate?

Democratic candidate        52%
Republican candidate        39
Other (vol.)                 1
Neither (vol.)               3
Will not vote (vol.)         1
No opinion                   4

What will be the single most important issue in your vote for Congress this year: the U.S. campaign against terrorism, the war in Iraq, the economy, immigration, gas prices, health care or something else? (rotated)

Iraq                        24%
Economy                     23
Health care                 14
Immigration                 13
Gas prices                   9
Terrorism                    8
Education                    1
All of them                  1
Other                        4
No opinion                   2

Overall, which party, the Democrats or the Republicans, do you trust to do a better job in coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next (rotated) few years?

Democrats                   48%
Republicans                 38
Both (vol.)                  1
Neither (vol.)              10
No opinion                   3

Which political party, the Democrats or the Republicans, do you trust to do a better job handling ________? (rotated)

(Asked of Form A half-sample) The situation in 
 Iraq:

Democrats                   47%
Republicans                 41
Both (vol.)                  1
Neither (vol.)               9
No opinion                   2

(Asked of Form A half-sample) The U.S. campaign 
 against terrorism:

Democrats                   39%
Republicans                 46
Both (vol.)                  2
Neither (vol.)              10
No opinion                   3

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Corruption in 
 Washington:

Democrats                   44%
Republicans                 30
Both (vol.)                  2
Neither (vol.)              22
No opinion                   2

(Asked of Form B half-sample) The economy:

Democrats                   52%
Republicans                 39
Both (vol.)                  1
Neither (vol.)               5
No opinion                   3

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Immigration issues:

Democrats                   45%
Republicans                 40
Both (vol.)                  1
Neither (vol.)               9
No opinion                   5

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?

Worth fighting, strongly                    25%
Worth fighting, somewhat                    15
Not worth fighting, somewhat                13
Not worth fighting, strongly                45
No opinion                                   2

Do you think the war with Iraq has or has not contributed to the long-term security of the United States?

Contributed, great deal     28%
Contributed, somewhat       22
Has not contributed         48
No opinion                   1

(Asked of a half-sample) Do you think the Bush administration does or does not have a clear plan for handling the situation in Iraq?

Does                        35%
Does not                    64
No opinion                   2

(Asked of a half-sample) Do you think the Democrats in Congress do or do not have a clear plan for handling the situation in Iraq?

Do                          24%
Do not                      71
No opinion                   5

Some people say the Bush administration should set a deadline for withdrawing U.S. military forces from Iraq in order to avoid further casualties. Others say knowing when the U.S. would pull out would only encourage the anti-government insurgents. Do you yourself think the United States should or should not set a deadline for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq?

Should set a deadline       47%
Should not set a deadline   51
No opinion                   1

(If "should set a deadline") When do you think the deadline should be for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq -- within six months, within a year, within two years or longer than that?

Six months                  46%
One year                    34
Two years                   12
Longer than that             3
Other                        2
No opinion                   3

(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          49
No opinion                                   2

(Asked of a half-sample) How confident are you that Iraq will have a stable, democratic government a year from now -- very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident or not confident at all?

Confident, very              3%
Confident, somewhat         36
Not too confident           30
Not at all confident        29
No opinion                   1

Do you think the war with Iraq has or has not ________?

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Contributed to
 long-term peace and stability in the Mideast:

Has, a great deal           15%
Has, somewhat               25
Has not                     58
No opinion                   2

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Damaged the United
 States' image in the rest of the world;

Has, a great deal           43%
Has, somewhat               30
Has not                     25
No opinion                   1

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Encouraged
 democracy in other Arab nations:

Has, a great deal           13%
Has, somewhat               36
Has not                     47
No opinion                   4

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Helped to improve
 the lives of the Iraqi people:

Has, a great deal           32%
Has, somewhat               36
Has not                     29
No opinion                   3

Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way U.S. military forces in Iraq are doing their jobs?

Approve, strongly           61%
Approve, somewhat           25
Disapprove, somewhat         5
Disapprove, strongly         6
No opinion                   2

Do you think the United States is doing all it reasonably can do to try to avoid civilian casualties in Iraq, or do you think it should do more?

U.S. doing all it can       58%
U.S. should do more         39
No opinion                   3

Some U.S. forces in Iraq have been accused of intentionally killing Iraqi civilians. Do you think this represents a few isolated cases, or do you think it's more widespread than that?

Represents a few isolated incidents         78%
More widespread than that                   20
No opinion                                   2

What's your own personal reaction to these alleged killings of Iraqi civilians -- would you say you're not concerned about it, concerned but not upset, upset but not angry or angry about it? (rotated)

Not concerned               12%
Concerned but not upset     36
Upset, but not angry        29
Angry                       20
No opinion                   4

Do you think the U.S. campaign against terrorism is going very well, fairly well, not too well or not well at all?

Very well                   13%
Fairly well                 44
Not too well                23
Not well at all             18
No opinion                   2

Compared to before September 11, 2001, do you think the country today is safer from terrorism or less safe from terrorism?

Much safer                  24%
Somewhat safer              35
Less safe                   33
No different (vol.)          7
No opinion                   1

Do you think of the war with Iraq as part of the war against terrorism, or as separate from the war against terrorism?

Part                        56%
Separate                    43
No opinion                   1

Do you support or oppose the federal government holding suspected terrorists without trial at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba?

Support                     57%
Oppose                      37
No opinion                   5

Some people say these prisoners should be given prisoner-of-war rights or charged with a crime so they can defend themselves at a trial. Others say P.O.W. status or criminal law don't apply to suspected terrorists because of the risk if they were released. What's your opinion -- do you think the prisoners at Guantanamo should be given P.O.W. status or charged with a crime, or should be (held without charges indefinitely? (rotated)

Given P.O.W. status or charged 
 with a crime                               71%
Held without charges indefinitely           25
No opinion                                   4

How confident are you that the United States is adequately protecting the rights of prisoners being held at Guantanamo -- very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident or not confident at all?

Very confident              21%
Somewhat confident          45
Not too confident           17
Not at all confident        14
No opinion                   2

Do you think holding prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay military prison has or has not ________? (If "has") Has it done that a great deal or somewhat?

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Damaged the United
 States' image in the rest of
 the world:

Has, great deal             21%
Has, somewhat               41
Has not                     35
No opinion                   3

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Made the United 
 States safer from terrorism:

Has, great deal             17%
Has, somewhat               34
Has not                     45
No opinion                   4