Below are the results of a three-day poll of registered voters in the state of New York. Results are based on telephone interviews with 1200 registered voters in New York, aged 18+, and conducted December 2-4, 2005. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

1. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor George Pataki's job overall performance?
Approve 48%
Disapprove 40%
Undecided 12%

2. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Hillary Clinton's overall job performance?
Approve 57%
Disapprove 33%
Undecided 10%

3. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Chuck Shumer's overall job performance?
Approve 58%
Disapprove 28%
Undecided 14%

4. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance as President?
Approve 27%
Disapprove 66%
Undecided 7%

5. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy?
Approve 25%
Disapprove 65%
Undecided 10%

6. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq?
Approve 24%
Disapprove 63%
Undecided 13%

7. Do you view President Bush as a conservative in the Ronald Reagan mode? (Republicans only.)
Yes 23%
No 44%
Undecided 33%

8. Do you think New York is headed in the right direction or the wrong direction?
Right 28%
Wrong 59%
Undecided 13%

9. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's nomination of Samuel Alito to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the United States Supreme Court?
Approve 50%
Disapprove 36%
Undecided 14%

10. Would you like to see the United States Supreme Court overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that makes abortions legal in the United States?
Yes 23%
No 61%
Undecided 16%

11. Do you expect another terrorist attack within the United States in the next six months?
Yes 77%
No 7%
Undecided 16%

12. Do you favor an immediate withdrawal United States military forces from Iraq, within the next six months?
Yes 60%
No 22%
Undecided 18%

13. If the election for Governor were held today, whom would you vote for if the candidates were, Eliot Spitzer, the Democrat or William Weld, the Republican?
Eliot Spitzer 58%
William Weld 25%
Undecided 17%

14. If the election for Governor were held today, whom would you vote for if the candidates were, Eliot Spitzer, the Democrat or Tom Golisano, the Republican?
Eliot Spitzer 57%
Tom Golisano 35%
Undecided 8%

15. If the election for Governor were held today, whom would you vote for if the candidates were, Eliot Spitzer, the Democrat or Randy Daniels, the Republican?
Eliot Spitzer 57%
Randy Daniels 20%
Undecided 23%

16. If the election for Governor were held today, whom would you vote for if the candidates were, Eliot Spitzer, the Democrat or Michael Balboni, the Republican?
Eliot Spitzer 58%
Michael Balboni 17%
Undecided 25%

17. If the election for Governor were held today, whom would you vote for if the candidates were, Eliot Spitzer, the Democrat or Rudy Giuliani, the Republican?
Rudy Giuliani 54%
Eliot Spitzer 41%
Undecided 5%

18. If the election for Governor were held today, whom would you vote for if the candidates were, Eliot Spitzer, the Democrat or Michael Bloomberg, the Republican?
Eliot Spitzer 57%
Michael Bloomberg 32%
Undecided 11%

19. If the election for United States Senate was held today, whom would you vote for if the candidates were, Hillary Clinton, the Democrat or Jeanine Pirro, the Republican?
Hillary Clinton 58%
Jeanine Pirro 31%
Undecided 11%

20. If the election for United States Senate was held today, whom would you vote for if the candidates were, Hillary Clinton, the Democrat or John Spencer, the Republican?
Hillary Clinton 67%
John Spencer 20%
Undecided 13%

21. If the election for United States Senate was held today, whom would you vote for if the candidates were, Hillary Clinton, the Democrat or Bill Brenner, the Republican?
Hillary Clinton 68%
Bill Brenner 16%
Undecided 16%

22. If the election for United States Senate was held today, whom would you vote for if the candidates were, Hillary Clinton, the Democrat or Rudy Giuliani, the Republican?
Rudy Giuliani 47%
Hillary Clinton 46%
Undecided 7%

23. Do you believe that Senator Hillary Clinton will run for president in 2008?
Yes 63%
No 24%
Undecided 13%

24. Do you want Senator Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2008?
Yes 31%
No 57%
Undecided 12%

25. Do you want former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to run for president in 2008?
Yes 62%
No 18%
Undecided 20%

26. Do you want Governor George Pataki to run for president in 2008?
Yes 33%
No 49%
Undecided 18%

27. For the 2008 Republican Presidential Nomination whom would you support? (Republicans only, candidates' names read to respondent to select.)
Rudy Giuliani 49%
John McCain 14%
George Pataki 6%
Mitt Romney 5%
Newt Gingrich 4%
Bill Frist 3%
Rick Santorum 1%
George Allen 1%
Chuck Hagel 1%
Undecided 16%

28. Would you like to see Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice run for President in 2008? (Republicans only.)
Yes 38%
No 34%
Undecided 28%

29. If Condoleeza Rice were to run for President in 2008, whom would you support for the Republican nomination in 2008? (Republicans only, candidates' names read to respondent to select.)
Rudy Giuliani 48%
John McCain 10%
Condoleezza Rice 10%
George Pataki 6%
Mitt Romney 5%
Newt Gingrich 3%
Bill Frist 2%
Rick Santorum 1%
George Allen 1%
Chuck Hagel 1%
Undecided 13%

30. For the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination whom would you support? (Democrats only, candidates' names read to respondent to select.)
Hillary Clinton 43%
Al Gore 12%
John Edwards 10%
John Kerry 7%
Wesley Clark 6%
Joseph Biden 4%
Ed Rendell 1%
Evan Bayh 1%
Russ Feingold 1%
Tom Vilsak 1%
Mark Warner 1%
Bill Richardson 1%
Barbara Boxer 1%
Undecided 11%