Poll Results - PA

Below are the poll results based on telephone interviews with 1200 likely voters in Pennsylvania, aged 18+, and conducted December 16-18, 2005. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

1. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance?
Approve 38%
Disapprove 55%
Undecided 7%

2. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy?
Approve 35%
Disapprove 57%
Undecided 8%

3. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq?
Approve 41%
Disapprove 50%
Undecided 9%

4. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's nomination of Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court to replace Sandra Day O'Connor?
Approve 56%
Disapprove 35%
Undecided 9%

5. Do you consider President Bush to be a conservative in the mode of Ronald Reagan? (Republicans only)
Yes 40%
No 47%
Undecided 13%

6. Would you like to see the United States Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade?
Yes 35%
No 55%
Undecided 10%

7. Would you like to see the United States withdraw all troops immediately from Iraq?
Yes 34%
No 52%
Undecided 14%

8. Do you expect another terrorist attack in the United States within the near future?
Yes 65%
No 15%
Undecided 20%

9. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Ed Rendell's job performance?
Approve 45%
Disapprove 37%
Undecided 18%

10. If the Republican primary were today, whom would you vote for? (Republicans only)
Lynn Swann 39%
Bill Scranton 36%
Jeff Piccola 15%
Jim Panyard 5%
Undecided 5%

11. If the election for Governor was held today, and the choice was between Ed Rendell, the Democrat and Lynn Swann, the Republican, whom would you vote for?
Ed Rendell 45%
Lynn Swann 41%
Undecided 14%

12. If the election for Governor was held today, and the choice was between Ed Rendell, the Democrat and Bill Scranton, the Republican, whom would you vote for?
Ed Rendell 45%
Bill Scranton 42%
Undecided 13%

13. If the election for Governor was held today, and the choice was between Ed Rendell, the Democrat and Jeff Piccola, the Republican, whom would you vote for?
Ed Rendell 47%
Jeff Piccola 35%
Undecided 18%

14. If the election for Governor was held today, and the choice was between Ed Rendell, the Democrat and Jim Panyard, the Republican, whom would you vote for?
Ed Rendell 50%
Jim Panyard 23%
Undecided 27%

15. Do you approve or disapprove of United States Senator Rick Santorum's job performance?
Approve 40%
Disapprove 47%
Undecided 13%

16. If the election for United States Senate were held today, and the choice was between Robert Casey, Jr., the Democrat and Rick Santorum, the Republican, whom would you vote for?
Robert Casey 50%
Rick Santorum 39%
Other 1%
Undecided 10%

17. Do you approve or disapprove of United States Senator Arlen Specter's job performance?
Approve 55%
Disapprove 34%
Undecided 11%

18. Do you approve or disapprove of the Pennsylvania legislature's job performance?
Approve 18%
Disapprove 64%
Undecided 18%

19. Would you like to see Governor Ed Rendell run for President in 2008?
Yes 9%
No 60%
Undecided 31%

20. Would you like to see Senator Rick Santorum run for President in 2008?
Yes 7%
No 63%
Undecided 30%

21. Who is your choice for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2008? (Democrats only)
Hillary Clinton 33%
Al Gore 12%
John Edwards 10%
John Kerry 7%
Joseph Biden 5%
Wesley Clark 5%
Mark Warner 5%
Russ Feingold 3%
Ed Rendell 2%
Evan Bayh 1%
Bill Richardson 1%
Tom Vilsak 1%
Barbara Boxer 1%
Undecided 14%

22. Who is your choice for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2008? (Republicans only)
Rudy Guliani 40%
John McCain 31%
Newt Gingrich 7%
Bill Frist 2%
Mitt Romney 2%
Rick Santorum 2%
George Pataki 2%
George Allen 2%
Chuck Hagel 1%
Undecided 11%

23. Would you like Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to run for President in 2008? (Republicans Only)
Yes 45%
No 30%
Undecided 25%

24. Who is your choice for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2008 with Condoleezza Rice included? (Republicans only)
Rudy Guliani 35%
John McCain 20%
Condoleezza Rice 12%
Newt Gingrich 7%
Rick Santorum 2%
George Pataki 1%
Bill Frist 1%
Mitt Romney 1%
George Allen 1%
Chuck Hagel 1%
Undecided 19%

25. Do you think Pennsylvania is headed in the right direction or wrong direction?
Right 32%
Wrong 55%
Undecided 13%

       
   
sv home | political home | services | portfolio | clients | contact us
 
© Copyright 2001 - 2008 Strategic Vision, LLC, All Rights Reserved.