November 2007 DecisionMaker Poll

Civitas Institute’s November 2007 DecisionMaker Poll.

Tel Opinion Research of Alexandria, Va. conducted the poll on October 9-14 with 800 registered voters who voted in the 2002 and 2004 general elections, were first time voters in the 2006 general election, or voted in 2004 and 2006 as newly registered voters. It has a margin of error of +-3.7 percent. (To print, see also attached pdf documents at bottom.)

NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 2007
JOHN WILLIAM POPE CIVITAS INSTITUTE
TEL OPINION RESEARCH

1. AFFILIATION

%

1. DEMOCRAT 48

2. REPUBLICAN 37

3. OTHER 15

2. DO YOU FEEL THINGS IN NORTH CAROLINA ARE GENERALLY HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR HAVE GOTTEN OFF ON THE WRONG TRACK?

%

1. RIGHT DIRECTION 47

2. WRONG TRACK 38

— NOT SURE 15

3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES OR PROGRAMS NEEDS THE MOST ATTENTION FROM STATE GOVERNMENT:

%

1. LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS 19

2. IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION 21

3. CREATE JOBS 13

4. HOLD DOWN TAXES 11

5. PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT 5

6. GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION 7

7. CONTROL IMMIGRATION 21

— NOT SURE 3

4. IF THE ELECTION FOR STATE LEGISLATURE WERE HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU BE VOTING:

%

1. REPUBLICAN 35

2. DEMOCRATIC 41

3. NEITHER 5

— NOT SURE 18

5. THINKING ABOUT NATIONAL ISSUES, DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE JOB GEORGE W. BUSH IS DOING AS PRESIDENT?

%

1. STRONGLY APPROVE 17

2. SOMEWHAT APPROVE 22

3. SOMEWHAT DISAPPROVE 13

4. STRONGLY DISAPPROVE 43

— NOT SURE 5

6. DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE JOB CONGRESS IS DOING?

%

1. STRONGLY APPROVE 6

2. SOMEWHAT APPROVE 19

3. SOMEWHAT DISAPPROVE 29

4. STRONGLY DISAPPROVE 35

— NOT SURE 11

7. IF THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT WERE HELD TODAY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DEMOCRATS WOULD YOU VOTE FOR:

%

1. HILLARY CLINTON 26

2. JOHN EDWARDS 17

3. BARACK OBAMA 14

4. BILL RICHARDSON 7

5. NONE MENTIONED 7

— NOT SURE 29

8. IF THE 2008 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT WERE HELD TODAY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REPUBLICANS WOULD YOU VOTE FOR:

%

1. RUDY GIULIANI 21

2. JOHN MCCAIN 12

3. MITT ROMNEY 9

4. FRED THOMPSON 12

5. MIKE HUCKABEE 12

6. NONE MENTIONED 5

— NOT SURE 29

9. DO YOU HAVE A STRONG ENOUGH NEGATIVE FEELING ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON THAT YOU WOULD NOT VOTE FOR HER REGARDLESS OF WHO THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WAS?

%

1. YES 40

2. NO 54

— NOT SURE 6

10. DO YOU THINK HILLARY CLINTON SAYS WHAT SHE BELIEVES MOST OF THE TIME, OR DOES SHE SAY WHAT SHE THINKS YOU WANT TO HEAR?

%

1. WHAT SHE BELIEVES 31

2. WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR 60

— NOT SURE 9

11. ARE SOCIAL ISSUES LIKE ABORTION AND SAME SEX MARRIAGE SO IMPORTANT TO YOU THAT YOU COULD NOT VOTE FOR A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO DID NOT SHARE YOUR VIEWS ON THESE ISSUES?

%

1. YES 43

2. NO 50

— NOT SURE 7

12. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU INTEND TO VOTE IN 2008, WHICH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE DO YOU THINK HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF WINNING THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER:

%

1. HILLARY CLINTON 48

2. BARACK OBAMA 13

3. JOHN EDWARDS 16

— NOT SURE 23

13. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU INTEND TO VOTE IN 2008, WHICH REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE DO YOU THINK HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF WINNING THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER:

%

1. RUDY GIULIANI 40

2. MITT ROMNEY 11

3. JOHN MCCAIN 13

4. FRED THOMPSON 6

— NOT SURE 30

14. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU INTEND TO VOTE IN 2008, WHICH CANDIDATE DO YOU THINK BEST UNDERSTANDS THE NEEDS AND THE PROBLEMS OF PEOPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA?

%

1. HILLARY CLINTON 11

2. BARACK OBAMA 6

3. JOHN EDWARDS 33

4. RUDY GIULIANI 7

5. MITT ROMNEY 5

6. FRED THOMPSON 7

7. JOHN MCCAIN 7

— NOT SURE 25

15. IF THE 2008 ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT WERE HELD TODAY AND THE CANDIDATES WERE DEMOCRAT HILLARY CLINTON AND REPUBLICAN RUDY GIULIANI, FOR WHOM WOULD YOU BE VOTING?

%

1. GIULIANI 45

2. CLINTON 41

— NOT SURE 13

16. IF THE 2008 ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT WERE HELD TODAY AND THE CANDIDATES WERE DEMOCRAT HILLARY CLINTON AND REPUBLICAN MITT ROMNEY, FOR WHOM WOULD YOU BE VOTING?

%

1. ROMNEY 43

2. CLINTON 42

— NOT SURE 16

17. IF THE 2008 ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT WERE HELD TODAY AND THE CANDIDATES WERE DEMOCRAT HILLARY CLINTON AND REPUBLICAN FRED THOMPSON, FOR WHOM WOULD YOU BE VOTING?

%

1. THOMPSON 42

2. CLINTON 43

— NOT SURE 16

18. IN DECIDING WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ELECTED PRESIDENT, WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU:

%

1. IMPROVING EDUCATION 10

2. FIGHT TERRORISM/SECURITY 15

3. IMPROVE ECON./CREATE JOBS 19

4. EXPAND AFFORD. HEALTH CARE 18

5. WINNING THE WAR IN IRA 13

6. LAWS/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION 13

7. ENVIRON/GLOBAL WARMING 5

— NOT SURE 7

— REFUSED

19. REGARDLESS OF THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU PREFER TO SEE A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN ELECTED? DO YOU FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THAT?

%

1. STRONGLY REPUBLICAN 19

2. REPUBLICAN 18

3. DEMOCRAT 22

4. STRONGLY DEMOCRAT 21

— NOT SURE 20

20. IF THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR UNITED STATES SENATE WERE HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU BE VOTING FOR:

%

1. KAY HAGAN 19

2. JIM NEAL 11

— NOT SURE 69

21. IF THE 2008 ELECTION FOR UNITED STATES SENATE WERE HELD TODAY AND THE CANDIDATES WERE REPUBLICAN ELIZABETH DOLE AND DEMOCRAT KAY HAGAN, FOR WHOM WOULD YOU BE VOTING?

%

1. DOLE 46

2. HAGAN 29

— NOT SURE 25

22. IF THE 2008 ELECTION FOR UNITED STATES SENATE WERE HELD TODAY AND THE CANDIDATES WERE REPUBLICAN ELIZABETH DOLE AND DEMOCRAT JIM NEAL, FOR WHOM WOULD YOU BE VOTING?

%

1. DOLE 47

2. NEAL 27

— NOT SURE 27

23. WOULD YOU BE MORE OR LESS LIKELY TO VOTE FOR A UNITED STATES SENATE CANDIDATE WHO WAS OPENLY GAY?

%

1. MUCH MORE 5

2. SOMEWHAT MORE 2

3. SOMEWHAT LESS 5

4. MUCH LESS 42

5. NO DIFFERENCE 37

— NOT SURE 8

— REFUSED

24. IF THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR WERE HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU BE VOTING FOR:

%

1. BEVERLY PERDUE 31

2. RICHARD MOORE 25

— NOT SURE 45

25. IF THE 2008 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR WERE HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU BE VOTING FOR:

%

1. BILL GRAHAM 19

2. BOB ORR 11

3. FRED SMITH 14

— NOT SURE 55

26. IN DECIDING WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ELECTED GOVERNOR, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES IS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU:

%

1. IMPROVE PRIM/SEC EDUCATION 19

2. LAWS/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION 22

3. IMPROVE/EXPAND HEALTH CARE 22

4. CREATE/SAVE JOBS 15

5. ROADS/TRANSPORTATION 4

6. PROTECTING MORAL VALUES 6

7. DEAL W/SCANDALS/CORRUPTION 5

— NOT SURE 7

27. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF ROBERT PITTENGER?

%

1. FAVORABLE 4

2. UNFAVORABLE 3

3. NO OPINION 25

4. NOT AWARE 68

28. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF WALTER DALTON?

%

1. FAVORABLE 4

2. UNFAVORABLE 2

3. NO OPINION 25

4. NOT AWARE 69

29. IF THE ELECTION FOR LT. GOVERNOR WERE HELD TODAY, WHICH CANDIDATE WOULD YOU SUPPORT:

%

1. REP ROBERT PITTENGER 17

2. DEM WALTER DALTON 19

— NOT SURE 64

30. IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION VOTERS IN SEVERAL COUNTIES APPROVED BONDS FOR PROJECTS SUCH AS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUNDING, SEWER AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS. HOW DO YOU THINK THESE BONDS WILL BE REPAID:

# %

1. BY RAISING TAXES 65

2. BY CUTTING SPENDING 10

3. GROWTH/EXPANDS TAX BASE 12

— NOT SURE 13

31. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE THE OFFICIAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR IN NORTH CAROLINA:

%

1. $21,000 OR LESS 44

2. $42,000 39

3. $63,000 6

4. $80,000 3

— NOT SURE 7

32. DO YOU BELIEVE THE REPORT IN THE NEWS AND OBSERVER THAT RECENTLY REPORTED THAT 49% OF THE STATE’S SCHOOL CHILDREN LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE?

%

1. YES 62

2. NO 27

— NOT SURE 11

33. DO YOU PERSONALLY HAVE AN OFFICIAL PHOTO ID, SUCH AS A DRIVER’S LICENSE, AN ID CARD FROM THE DMV, A MILITARY ID OR A U.S. PASSPORT?

%

1. YES 98

2. NO 2

— NOT SURE 0

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