November 2007 DecisionMaker Poll

Civitas Staff | November 28, 2007

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

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