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President Bush and the Bush Administration (p. 2)

Polls listed chronologically. All data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2005. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you think that, overall, the Bush Administration has been more or less honest and trustworthy than most other presidential administrations, or about the same?"
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		More	Less	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/29 - 12/1/05	17	34	48	1
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"President Bush's approval ratings in the past few months have been among the lowest of his presidency. Do you think that the President can recover from recent setbacks and regain his higher approval ratings in the final three years of his presidency, or is he not likely to recover?"
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		Can Recover	Not Likely To Recover	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/29 - 12/1/05	46	49	5

The Harris Poll. Nov. 8-13, 2005. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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"Do you think that the Bush Administration generally provides accurate information regarding current issues or do you think they generally mislead the public on current issues to achieve their own end?"
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		Accurate	Misleading	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	32	64	4
	Republicans	68	28	4
	Democrats	7	91	2
	Independents	25	73	2

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Nov. 10-11, 2005. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you think Bush can be an effective president during his last three years in office, or that he won't be able to get much done for the rest of his second term?"
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		Can Be Effective	Won't Get Much Done	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/10-11/05	36	56	8
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"Do you think the phrase 'is honest and ethical' describes George W. Bush, or not?"
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		Describes	Does Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/10-11/05	42	50	8
	1/22-23/04	57	38	5
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"Do you think the phrase 'is honest and ethical' describes Dick Cheney, or not?"
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		Describes	Does Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/10-11/05	29	55	16
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"Now thinking about the role Dick Cheney has played in the Bush Administration: Do you think Vice President Cheney has been given too much power by President Bush, not enough power, or about the right amount?"
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		Too Much	Not Enough	About Right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/10-11/05	34	10	45	11

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Nov. 8-9, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Overall, do you think the Bush Administration is more ethical, less ethical, or about as ethical as other recent presidential administrations?"
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		More	Less	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/8-9/05	29	39	28	5

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. Nov. 7-9, 2005. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"Now I'm going to read you some words that might be used to describe a person. As I read each word, please tell me whether you think the word describes George W. Bush or not . . . ."
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	Stubborn
	11/7-9/05	82	17	1
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	Decisive
	11/7-9/05	57	40	3
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	Strong
	11/7-9/05	54	46	-
	8/1-3/05	64	35	1
	1/10-12/05	65	34	1
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	Likeable
	11/7-9/05	52	47	1
	8/1-3/05	63	36	1
	1/10-12/05	66	33	1
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	Ethical
	11/7-9/05	47	51	2
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	Honest
	11/7-9/05	42	57	1
	8/1-3/05	48	50	2
	1/10-12/05	53	45	2
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"Do you think the Bush Administration has high ethical standards or not?"
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		Does	Does Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/7-9/05	41	57	2

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll. Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2005. N=1,202 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults). Fieldwork by TNS.
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"Please tell me whether the following statement applies to Bush or not. . . ." Asked of half the sample
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		Applies	Doesn't Apply	Unsure
		%	%	%
	"He shares your values"
	10/30 - 11/2/05	40	58	2
	4/21-24/05	47	51	2
	1/12-16/05	54	45	1
	5/04	49	50	1
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"Please tell me how much confidence you, yourself, have in the Bush Administration: a great deal, quite a lot, some, or very little?"
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		A Great Deal	Quite a Lot	Some	Very Little	None (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/30 - 11/2/05	15	14	22	41	8
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"Would you say your confidence in the Bush Administration lately has been increasing, decreasing or has it remained the same?" Options rotated
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		Increasing	Decreasing	Same
		%	%	%
	10/30 - 11/2/05	2	49	48
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"How do you personally feel about the Bush Administration's policies: enthusiastic, satisfied but not enthusiastic, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry?" Options rotated
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		Enthusiastic	Satisfied	Dissat- isfied	Angry	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/30 - 11/2/05	8	30	37	25	1
	12/03	16	41	29	12	1
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"For each group I name, please tell me if you think it has too much influence in the Bush Administration, too little influence or about the right amount. . . ."
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		Too Much	Too Little	Right Amount	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	"People like you"
	10/30 - 11/2/05	1	71	26	1
	7/01	1	67	30	1
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	"Conservative religious groups"
	10/30 - 11/2/05	41	22	32	5
	7/01	32	23	42	4
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"How would you rate Bush's handling of ethics in government: excellent, good, only fair or poor?"
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		Excellent	Good	Only Fair	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/30 - 11/2/05	7	25	29	38	1
	10/28-29/05	11	23	29	35	2
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"Do you think the overall level of ethics and honesty in the federal government has risen, fallen or stayed the same with Bush as president?"
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		Risen	Fallen	Stayed the Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/30 - 11/2/05	17	43	39	1
	10/28-29/05	15	46	37	2

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Oct. 28-30, 2005. N=800 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Since the start of 2001 when George W. Bush became president, in general, would you say his presidency has been a success or failure?"
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		Success	Failure	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/28-30/05	42	55	3
	8/28-30/05	47	51	2
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"Now thinking ahead, do you think the remaining three years of George W. Bush's presidency will be a success or failure?"
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		Success	Failure	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/28-30/05	41	55	4

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Oct. 21-23, 2005. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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"Please tell me whether you agree or disagree that George W. Bush has the personality and leadership qualities a president should have."
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		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/21-23/05	49	50	1
	5/20-22/05	52	45	3
	10/22-24/04	57	41	2
	10/1-3/04	57	42	1
	9/3-5/04	59	41	-
	7/30 - 8/1/04	55	43	2
	7/19-21/04	55	44	1
	3/5-7/04	57	40	3
	1/9-11/04	66	33	1
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"Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with George W. Bush on the issues that matter most to you."
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		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/21-23/05	41	57	2
	5/20-22/05	40	57	3
	10/22-24/04	49	49	2
	10/1-3/04	50	49	1
	9/3-5/04	50	48	2
	7/30 - 8/1/04	48	51	1
	7/19-21/04	47	50	3
	3/5-7/04	48	49	3
	1/9-11/04	55	44	1
	9/03	46	51	3
	6/03	53	46	1
	1/02	71	25	4
	8/01	52	42	6
	6/01	49	47	4
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"Overall, how would you rate the ethical standards of top Bush Administration officials: excellent, good, not good, or poor?" Form A (N=512 adults, MoE ą 5)
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		Excellent	Good	Not Good	Poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/21-23/05	11	40	19	29	1
	7/22-24/05	8	47	24	18	3
	7/26-28/02	15	59	15	8	3

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 6-10, 2005. N=1,500 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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"In the long run, do you think George W. Bush will be a successful or unsuccessful president, or do you think it is too early to tell?"
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		Successful	Un- successful	Too Early To Tell	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/6-10/05	26	41	30	3
	1/05	36	27	35	2
	12/03	39	20	38	3
	10/02	40	15	44	1
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"All in all, what effect has George W. Bush had on politics and the way government works in Washington? Has he made things better, made things worse, or hasn't he had much of an effect?" Form 2 (N=742 adults, MoE ą 4)
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		Made Better	Made Worse	Not Much Of an Effect	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/6-10/05	21	41	32	6
	3/04	32	39	23	6
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"When it comes to national policy, who do you think George W. Bush is listening to more: conservative members of his party or moderate members of his party?" Options rotated. Form 2 (N=742 adults, MoE ą 4).
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		Conser- vative	Moderate	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/6-10/05	57	27	16
	7/05	53	23	24
	1/05	54	27	19
	5/03	49	32	19
	1/03	41	35	24
	1/02	38	40	22
	1/01	48	37	15
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"Looking ahead to the next presidential election, would you like to see a president who offers policies and programs similar to those of the Bush Administration, OR would you like to see a president who offers different policies and programs?"
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		Similar To Bush	Different	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	25	69	6
	Northeast	17	80	3
	Midwest	24	68	8
	South	28	64	8
	West	27	67	6

CBS News Poll. Oct. 3-5, 2005. N=808 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4 (for all adults).
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"How much do you think George W. Bush cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself: a lot, some, not much, or not at all?"
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		A Lot	Some	Not Much	Not At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/3-5/05	24	28	28	19	1
	9/9-13/05	25	30	24	20	1
	9/6-7/05	25	30	23	20	2
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	Trend, among registered voters:
	7/30 - 8/1/04	29	30	19	20	2
	6/23-27/04	27	30	22	20	1
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	Among ALL adults:
	2/12-15/04	27	35	20	18	0
	1/12-15/04	23	36	21	19	1
	1/03	28	38	20	13	1
	11/02	32	32	22	12	2
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"Do you think George W. Bush has the same priorities for the country as you have, or not?"
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		Same	Not the Same	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	32	65	3
	Republicans	69	27	4
	Democrats	11	87	2
	Independents	25	71	4
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	Trend:
	9/9-13/05	36	61	3
	6/10-15/05	35	61	4
	5/20-24/05	34	61	5
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	Among registered voters:
	10/9-11/04	50	47	3
	7/30 - 8/1/04	41	55	4
	6/23-27/04	41	55	4
	4/23-27/04	42	55	3
	3/10-14/04	45	52	3
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	Among ALL adults:
	2/12-15/04	44	50	6
	1/12-15/04	41	54	5
	9-10/03	41	56	3
	4/03	48	46	6
	1/03	45	52	3
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"How much confidence do you have in George W. Bush's ability to handle a crisis: a lot, some, a little, or none at all?"
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		A Lot	Some	A Little	None At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/3-5/05	27	25	24	23	1
	9/6-7/05	32	19	25	23	1
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"How much confidence do you have in George W. Bush's ability to appoint qualified people to jobs in his administration: a lot, some, a little, or none at all?"
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		A Lot	Some	A Little	None At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/3-5/05	22	30	27	20	1

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Sept. 29-30, 2005. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (among all adults).
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"And what about the current Bush Administration? Do you think it will turn out to be more subject or less subject to political corruption than previous administrations -- or about the same?"
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		More	Less	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	28	25	44	3
	Republicans	10	50	38	2
	Democrats	44	11	44	1
	Independents	28	18	51	3

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. Aug. 1-3, 2005. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"Now I'm going to read you some words that might be used to describe a person. As I read each word, please tell me whether you think the word describes George W. Bush or not . . . ."
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	Intelligent
	8/1-3/05	56	43	1
	1/10-12/05	62	37	1
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	Arrogant
	8/1-3/05	56	43	1
	1/10-12/05	49	50	1
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	Dependable
	8/1-3/05	55	43	2
	1/10-12/05	57	42	1

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. July 13-17, 2005. Adults nationwide.
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"As I read some pairs of opposite phrases, tell me which one best reflects your impression of George W. Bush so far. Does George W. Bush impress you as trustworthy or not trustworthy?" Form 2 (N=751 adults, MoE ą 4)
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		Trustworthy	Not Trustworthy	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/13-17/05	49	46	2	3
	9/03	62	32	2	4
	2/01	60	28	4	8
	10/99	63	29	2	6
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"As I read some pairs of opposite phrases, tell me which one best reflects your impression of George W. Bush so far. Does George W. Bush impress you as a strong leader or not a strong leader?" Form 2 (N=751 adults, MoE ą 4)
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		A Strong Leader	Not a Strong Leader	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/13-17/05	55	41	2	2
	9/03	68	29	1	2
	10/99	68	24	3	5

Zogby America Poll. June 27-29, 2005. N=905 likely voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.3 (for all likely voters).
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"Do you agree or disagree that if President Bush did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war with Iraq, Congress should consider holding him accountable through impeachment?"
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		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL likely voters	42	50	8
	Democrats	59	30	10
	Republicans	25	70	5
	Independents	43	49	8
	Libertarians	36	53	12

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll. June 2-5, 2005. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults). Fieldwork by TNS.
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"Do you feel Bush and the Republican leaders in Congress are making good progress on solving the nation's problems or not?"
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		Making Progress	Not Making Progress	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/2-5/05	37	61	2
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	Asked of those who answered "Not making progress": "Whose fault is that mainly: Bush and the Republicans, or the Democrats in Congress?" Options rotated
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		Bush/ Republicans	Democrats	Both Equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/2-5/05	67	13	17	2	1
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"Do you think Bush is doing a better job as president in his second term than in his first term, a worse job or what?"
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		Better	Worse	Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/2-5/05	30	38	30	2
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"Overall do you think Bush has done more to unite the country, or has done more to divide the country?" Options rotated
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		Unite	Divide	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/2-5/05	43	55	2
	4/04	50	48	2
	3/04	48	49	3
	12/03	58	36	6
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"Do you think Bush is mainly concentrating on things that are important to you personally, or on things that are not important to you personally?"
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		Important	Not Important	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/2-5/05	41	58	1
	12/02	52	45	3
	7/02	53	44	3
	7/01	45	53	2
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"How about the [see below]? Do you think they are mainly concentrating on things that are important to you personally, or on things that are not important to you personally?"
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			Important	Not Important	Unsure
			%	%	%
	Republicans in Congress		39	59	2
	Democrats in Congress		46	53	2

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 14-16, 2005. N=1,007 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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"Do you think the policies being proposed by George W. Bush would move the country in the right direction or the wrong direction?"
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		Right	Wrong	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/14-16/05	51	42	7
	1/15-16/01	56	36	8
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"What kind of president do you think George W. Bush will be in his second term: outstanding, above average, below average, or poor?"
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		Out- standing	Above Average	Average (vol.)	Below Average	Poor
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/14-16/05	17	35	5	23	19
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"Would you describe George W. Bush more as a uniter or a divider?" Options rotated
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		Uniter	Divider	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/14-16/05	49	49	2
	10/22-24/04	48	48	4
	1/15-16/01	58	36	6
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"Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think it applies or doesn't apply to George W. Bush. How about [see below]?" Form A (N=492 adults, MoE ą 5)
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		Applies	Doesn't Apply	No Opinion
		%	%	%
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	"Inspires confidence"
	1/14-16/05	50	49	1
	4/03	70	27	3
	1/03	65	34	1
	2/01	57	39	4
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	"Cares about the needs of people like you"
	1/14-16/05	45	53	2
	11/14-16/03	49	50	1
	6/03	57	42	1
	4/03	65	34	1
	1/03	56	41	3
	11/02	60	38	2
	7/02	60	36	4
	4-5/02	66	31	3
	10/01	69	29	2
	7/01	57	40	3
	4/01	59	39	2
	2/01	56	39	5
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	"Is a person you admire"
	1/14-16/05	45	54	1
	11/14-16/03	50	49	1
	6/03	54	45	1
	4-5/02	64	33	3
	2/01	49	47	4
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	"Is in touch with the problems ordinary Americans face in their daily lives"
	1/14-16/05	44	56	-
	11/14-16/03	42	57	1

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. Jan. 10-12, 2005. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do any of the following words describe your own feelings as you think ahead to President Bush's second term in office? . . ."
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	Hopeful	60	39	1
	Worried	47	53	-
	Excited	28	72	-
	Angry	21	79	-

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Nov. 18-21, 2004. N=885 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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"Do you think evangelical Christians have too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence on George W. Bush's decisions?"
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		Too Much	Too Little	Right Amount	Have No Influence (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	31	12	35	3	19
	Republicans	11	10	62	4	13
	Democrats	47	16	15	3	19
	Independents	33	9	32	3	23
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"In the next four years, do you think evangelical Christians will have more influence, less influence, or about the same amount of influence on George W. Bush's decisions as they did during his first term?"
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		More	Less	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	21	7	59	13
	Republicans	11	7	73	9
	Democrats	30	6	49	15
	Independents	19	8	58	15

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. Aug. 24-26, 2004. N=1,026 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Has George W. Bush done better than you expected as president, worse than you expected, or about as you expected, based on his campaign for president four years ago?"
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		Better	Worse	As Expected	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/24-26/04	26	29	42	3
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"Is George Bush today more moderate than you expected compared to what he said in the 2000 presidential campaign, more conservative, or about what you expected?"
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		More Moderate	More Con- servative	As Expected	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/24-26/04	9	19	63	9
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"Has George Bush been more of a UNITER of our country, that is, bringing people from different sides together, or more of a DIVIDER?"
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		Uniter	Divider	Neither (vol.)	Both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/24-26/04	39	50	2	1	8
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"Has George Bush pretty much kept his campaign promises of four years ago, or not?"
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		Has	Has Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/24-26/04	45	36	18

CBS News Poll. July 30-Aug. 1, 2004. N=881 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Whether or not you approve of his policies, do you think of George W. Bush as someone you would like personally?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/30 - 8/1/04	53	39	8
	4/23-27/04	57	37	6
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"Do you have confidence in George W. Bush's ability to deal wisely with an international crisis, or are you uneasy about his approach?"
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		Have Confidence	Uneasy	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/30 - 8/1/04	43	55	2
	4/23-27/04	44	53	3
	3/10-14/04	53	46	1
	2/24-27/04	49	48	3
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	Among ALL adults:
	2/12-15/04	52	45	3
	1/12-15/04	49	49	2
	9-10/03	45	50	5
	4/03	66	31	3
	3/03	55	42	4
	11/02	53	43	5
	6/01	42	52	6
	4/23-25/01	47	47	6
	4/4-5/01	48	46	6
	3/01	52	40	7
	2/01	43	45	12

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 23-27, 2004. N=856 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you think George W. Bush shares the moral values most Americans try to live by, or doesn't he?"
		Does	Does Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/23-27/04	68	25	7
	3/10-14/04	75	21	4
					.
"Do you think George W. Bush has a vision of where he wants to lead the country, or not?"
		Does	Does Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/23-27/04	77	19	4
	3/10-14/04	75	21	4

CBS News Poll. Feb. 12-15, 2004. N=1,221 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you have confidence in George W. Bush's ability to make the right decisions about the nation's economy, or are you uneasy about his approach?"
					.
		Have Confidence	Uneasy	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/12-15/04	45	52	3
	1/12-15/04	39	57	4
	9-10/03	40	56	4
	5/03	47	49	4
	4/03	54	42	4
	1/03	47	50	2
	11/02	47	48	5

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Feb. 5-6, 2004. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1 (total sample).
					.
"Do you think George W. Bush is a leader you can trust, or do you have some doubts and reservations?"
		Can Trust	Have Doubts	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	ALL adults	44	55	1
	Republicans	77	22	1
	Independents	38	61	1
	Democrats	18	82	-
	11/03	44	54	2
	7/03	47	51	2
	3/03	56	41	3
	12/02	50	48	2
	10/02	52	46	2
	1/02	62	36	2
	5/01	45	53	2

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Nov. 14-16, 2003. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think it applies or doesn't apply to George W. Bush. How about [see below]?"
		Applies	Doesn't Apply	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	"Generally agrees with you on issues you care about"
	11/03	48	51	1
	4-5/02	64	33	3
	2/01	53	43	4
					.
	"Can get the economy moving"
	11/03	48	50	2

CBS News Poll. Nov. 10-12, 2003. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"In general, do you think the policies of the Bush Administration favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or do they treat all groups the same?"
		Rich	Middle Class	Poor	All the Same	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/03	63	9	1	23	4
	9-10/03	60	10	1	26	3
	5/03	54	14	3	22	7
	1/03	58	10	1	26	5

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Sept. 3-4, 2003. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
						.
"Since becoming president, do you think George W. Bush has done more to unite the country or more to divide the country?"
		Unite	Divide	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	9/03	49	41	10
						.
"As you may know, during his campaign for president George W. Bush described himself as a compassionate conservative. Do you think the label 'compassionate conservative' describes George W. Bush, or don't you think it describes him?"
		Describes	Does Not Describe	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	9/03	44	50	6
						.
"In your view, is George W. Bush one of our greatest presidents, a good but not great president, an average president, or a poor president?"
		One of Our Greatest	Good	Average	Poor	Too Soon To Tell (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/03	9	28	39	23	1
	12/01	15	40	35	6	3
						.
"Do you think George W. Bush is honest and trustworthy or don't you think so?"
		He Is	Don't Think So	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	9/03	56	38	6

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 30-July 1, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"In general, do you think President Bush is honest and trustworthy?"
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6-7/03	69	25	6
	7/01	69	20	11

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. June 27-29, 2003. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think it applies or doesn't apply to George W. Bush. How about: has a clear plan for solving this country's problems?"
		Applies	Doesn't Apply	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	6/03	50	47	3

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. June 9-10, 2003. N=1,029 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you think the country was better off with Bill Clinton as president, or is better off with George W. Bush as president?" Options rotated
		Clinton	Bush	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	6/03	46	49	5

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Jan. 28, 2003. N=440 adults nationwide who watched the State of the Union address. MoE ą 5. Per Gallup: "Survey respondents were first interviewed as part of random national adult samples by Gallup between Jan. 20-27, 2003, at which time they indicated they planned to watch the Presidents 2003 State of the Union address and were willing to be re-interviewed by Gallup after the speech. . . . The sample consists of 40% of respondents who identify themselves as Republicans, 28% who identify themselves as Democrats, and 31% who identify themselves as independents."
						.
"What was your overall reaction to Bushs speech tonight: very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, or very negative?" Options were rotated
		Very Positive	Somewhat Positive	Somewhat Negative	Very Negative	Both/ Mixed (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/28/03	50	34	11	3	2
	1/29/02	74	20	3	2	1
	2/27/01	66	26	6	1	-
						.
"As a result of tonight's speech, do you have more confidence that the U.S. will be able to deal with the problems it has to face, about the same amount of confidence, or less confidence that the U.S. will be able to deal with the problems it has to face?" Options were rotated
		More	Less	Same	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	1/28/03	44	7	47	2
						.
"Do you think the policies being proposed by George W. Bush will move the country in the right direction or the wrong direction?"
		Right Direction	Wrong Direction	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	1/28/03	71	20	9
	1/23-27/03	52	40	8

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 19-22, 2003. N=997 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Do you think George W. Bush is in charge of what goes on in his Administration most of the time, or do you think other people are really running the government most of the time?"
		Bush in Charge	Others in Charge	Both Equal (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	1/03	53	41	2	4
	7/02	45	45	4	6
	6/02	43	46	4	7
	1/02	52	42	3	3
	4/01	43	52	1	4
	3/01	42	50	3	5
						.
"Are you generally optimistic or pessimistic about the next two years with George W. Bush as president?"
		1/03	1/02
		%	%
	Optimistic	64	75
	Pessimistic	31	18
	Don't know	5	7
						.
"Do you think big business has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence on the Bush Administration?"
		Too Much	Too Little	Right Amount	None (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/03	64	4	24	1	7
	7/02	66	6	18	0	10
						.
"Do you think the religious right has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Bush Administration?"
		Too Much	Too Little	Right Amount	None (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/03	21	21	44	3	11
	11/02	22	20	39	2	17

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Nov. 19-20, 2002. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Do you think President Bush's positions on the issues are too conservative, not conservative enough, or about right?"
		Too Con- servative	Not Con- servative Enough	About Right	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%
	11/02	20	11	55	14
	1/02	19	6	70	5
	6/01	29	13	48	10
	3/01	26	12	45	17

CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 13-16, 2002. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (total sample).
					.
"Do you think George W. Bush cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself?" Half sample (Form A)
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/02	68	27	5
	6/02	61	33	6
	1/02	68	25	7
					.
"Do you think most members of the President's Administration care about the needs and problems of people like yourself?" Half sample (Form B)
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/02	46	49	5
	6/02	45	48	7

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. April 29-May 1, 2002. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"Since he took office, do you think President Bush has or has not increased respect for the presidency?"
		%
	Has increased respect	79
	Has not increased respect	17
	No change (vol.)	1
	Has decreased respect (vol.)	1
	No opinion	2

Bloomberg News Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Jan. 8-13, 2002. N=1,201 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Thinking now about George W. Bush's work as president, would you say he has done a better job as president than you expected, has he done a worse job than you expected, or has he performed about as expected?"
		1/02	11/01	8/01
		%	%	%
	Better than expected	55	45	17
	Worse than expected	3	2	10
	About as expected	39	50	68
	Don't know	3	3	5
					.
"George W. Bush has been president for nearly one year. Would you say that Bush's first year in office has been very successful, somewhat successful, not too successful, or not at all successful?"
		%
	Very successful	39
	Somewhat successful	46
	Not too successful	9
	Not at all successful	4
	Don't know	2
					.
"Now thinking ahead to this year, do you think 2002 will be more successful for Bush than 2001, less successful, or will it be about the same?"
		%
	More successful	38
	Less successful	10
	About the same	46
	Don't know	6
					.
"During the 2000 presidential campaign, George W. Bush made a number of promises about the policies he would pursue as president. Overall, do you think President Bush is keeping most of his campaign promises or is he failing to keep his promises?"
		1/02	6/01	4/01
		%	%	%
	Keeping his promises	68	56	55
	Failing to keep his promises	18	28	27
	Don't know	14	16	18

*ABC News/Washington* Post Poll**. April 19-22, 2001. N=1,350 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.5. Field work by TNS Intersearch.
			.
"Would you say Bush is doing a better job as president than you expected, a worse job, or what?"
		%
	Better	39
	Worse	21
	About as expected	37
	No opinion	3
			.
"How confident are you that Bush has the experience and ability needed to meet the challenges of the presidency: very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?"
		%
	Very confident	31
	Somewhat confident	32
	Not too confident	20
	Not at all confident	16
			.
"Do you think Bush relies on his advisers too much, too little, or about the right amount?"
		%
	Too much	20
	Too little	11
	About right amount	62
	No opinion	6
			.
"Do you think Bush has reduced the political partisanship in Washington, or not?"
		%
	Yes	34
	No	54
	No opinion	11
			.
"Do you think Bush's views on most issues are too liberal for you, too conservative for you, or just about right?"
		%
	Too liberal	10
	Too conservative	31
	Just about right	55
	No opinion	3
			.
"Do you think Bush cares more about protecting the interests of ordinary working people or cares more about protecting the interests of large business corporations?"
		%
	Ordinary working people	28
	Large business corporations	60
	Both (vol.)	5
	Neither (vol.)	1
	No opinion	5

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 14-15, 2001. N=904 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
				.
"Overall, how would you rate the quality of the people President Bush has selected to be in his Cabinet?"
		3/01	1/01 *
		%	%
	Excellent	24	16
	Good	39	37
	Fair	21	22
	Poor	7	8
	Not sure	9	17
				.
	* Wording: "...President-elect Bush..."

Los Angeles Times Poll. March 3-5, 2001. N=1,449 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
“Overall, do you approve or disapprove of most of the people George W. Bush has appointed to his Cabinet?”
		%
	Approve	67
	Disapprove	18
	Don't know	15
			.
“George W. Bush has said that he wants to be a president who unites the country. Based on what you know about his Cabinet appointments, generally speaking, do you think Bush has chosen people who are likely to contribute to uniting the country, or has Bush chosen people who are likely to contribute to dividing the country?”
		%
	Unite country	59
	Divide country	24
	Don't know	17
			.
“Would you say that on political matters, George W. Bush is more conservative than you are, or more liberal than you are, or would you say that you and Bush think the same way about political matters?”
		%
	More conservative	45
	More liberal	16
	Same	28
	Don't know	11
			.
“Would you say that on social matters, George W. Bush is more conservative than you are, or more liberal than you are, or would you say that you and Bush think the same way about political matters?”
		%
	More conservative	42
	More liberal	16
	Same	31
	Don't know	11
			.
“Would you say that you have a good idea where George W. Bush wants to lead the country, or would you say his goals are not very clear?”
		%
	Have a good idea	56
	Goals are not very clear	36
	Don't know	8
			.
“George W. Bush lost the popular vote in the presidential election and won by a slim majority in the electoral college. Based on this, do you think President Bush has the mandate from the American people to push through many of his campaign promises on such issues as an across-the-board tax cut, school vouchers and privatizing a small portion of Social Security, or should he work to compromise with Democrats on many of these issues?”
		%
	Push through promises	27
	Compromise	64
	Don't know	9

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Feb. 27, 2001. N=399 adults nationwide who watched President Bush's Feb. 27 speech before Congress. MoE ą 5. These respondents were first interviewed by Gallup Feb. 25-26. The sample is 49% Republican, 28% Democratic, 23% independent.
				.
"What was your overall reaction to Bush's speech tonight: very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, or very negative?"
		%
	Very positive	66
	Somewhat positive	26
	Somewhat negative	6
	Very negative	1
	No opinion	1
				.
"Thinking about the policies of President Bush and his Administration, in your view, is George W. Bush leading the country in the right direction or in the wrong direction?"
		2/27	2/25-26
		%	%
	Right direction	84	73
	Wrong direction	12	12
	No opinion	4	15
				.
"Do you generally support or oppose the proposals that President Bush outlined tonight?"
		%
	Support	85
	Oppose	12
	No opinion	3

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Feb. 9-11, 2001. N=1,016 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Who do you want to have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next year: George W. Bush or the Democrats in Congress?"
		%
	Bush	48
	Democrats in Congress	41
	Both/Neither (vol.)	8
	No opinion	3
						.
"How important is it that the Bush Administration does each of the following? Is it a top priority, high priority, low priority, or not a priority at all?
		Top Priority	High Priority	Low Priority	Not a Priority	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Improving education"	49	44	6	1	-
						.
	"Keeping America prosperous"
		43	50	5	1	1
						.
	"Dealing with the energy problems facing the nation"
		38	48	10	3	1
						.
	"Keeping the federal budget balanced"
		36	50	11	2	1
						.
	"Providing military security for the country"
		36	46	15	2	1
						.
	"Cutting federal income taxes"
		28	39	25	7	1

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Feb. 8-9, 2001. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"From what you've seen or heard in the news about President Bush's first three weeks in office, is he doing a better job or a worse job than you expected -- or is his performance about what you expected?"
		%
	Better	24
	Worse	7
	As expected	61
	Don't know	8
					.
"From what you've seen or heard in the news, please tell me whether you approve or disapprove of each of the following. What about . . . ?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	"Bush's education reform proposals, which would require regular student testing in math and English and reward schools that show improved test scores with increased federal funding"
		73	22	5
					.
	"Bush's plan to reduce federal income tax rates across the board"
		67	28	5
					.
	"Bush's proposal to use federal funds to support social service programs like day care and drug rehabilitation run by churches and other faith-based organizations"
		65	28	7
					.
	"Bush's proposal to develop a high-tech anti-missile shield to protect the U.S. from nuclear attack"
		60	29	11
					.
	"Bush's proposal to open up some protected Alaskan wilderness areas for oil exploration"
		43	48	9
					.
	"Bush's executive order blocking all U.S. funding to overseas family planning groups that offer abortion counseling"
		42	50	8
					.
	"The Bush Administration's indications that they will close the White House offices on AIDS and race relations that Bill Clinton had created, shifting their responsibilities elsewhere"
		30	53	17
					.
"From what you've seen or heard in the news, how do you think congressional Democrats have responded to the new Bush Administration so far? Have they been too confrontational and partisan, not confrontational enough in standing up for the interests and values of the people they represent, or has their response been about right?"
		%
	Too confrontational	21
	Not confrontational enough	23
	About right	47
	Don't know	9

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Jan. 10-12, 2001. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (total sample).
						.
"In general, do you approve or disapprove of Bush's choices to fill Cabinet-level positions in his new Administration?"
		%
	Approve	57
	Disapprove	28
	Don't know	15
						.
"In making appointments to Cabinet-level positions, do you think George W. Bush has sacrificed quality and competency in favor of conservative ideology, has sacrificed quality and competency in favor of racial and ethnic diversity, or has NOT sacrificed quality and competency?"
		%
	Has sacrificed for ideology	22
	Has sacrificed for diversity	12
	Has sacrificed for both (vol.)	1
	Has not sacrificed	50
	Don't know	15
						.
"Has the number of women and minorities Bush has picked for his Cabinet made you personally think better of him, or not?"
		ALL	Men	Women	Whites	Non- whites
		%	%	%	%	%
	Yes	35	39	31	39	23
	No	51	48	54	47	64
	Don't know	14	13	15	14	13
						.
"Do you think Congress should approve Bush's choice of John Ashcroft for Attorney General, or reject Ashcroft as too far to the right on issues like abortion, drugs, and gun control to be an effective Attorney General?"
		%
	Should approve	37
	Should reject	41
	Don't know	22
						.
"Do you think the Democrats in Washington have been too partisan in their early opposition to Bush appointments OR that they have been correctly representing the views of half the public that did NOT support Bush for president?"
		%
	Too partisan	42
	Correctly representing views	40
	Don't know	18
						.
"Do you think George W. Bush is as personally involved as he should be in making decisions about his Cabinet and other aspects of his new Administration OR that he is leaving too many of these decisions to Vice President-elect Dick Cheney and other advisers?"
		%
	As involved as he should be	50
	Leaving too much to others	36
	Don't know	14
						.
"Do you think Bush should scale back his political agenda because he lost the popular vote nationwide and has such a narrow margin in the Electoral College, OR that he should go ahead and pursue his plans for the country regardless of these factors?"
		%
	Should scale back	26
	Should pursue plans	68
	Don't know	6

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Jan. 10-11, 2001. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"Do you think the scrutiny of President-elect Bush's Cabinet nominees is being done fairly, and with sincere concern for the high-level of office the nominees will hold, or is it being done in a partisan fashion in an effort to gain political advantage and harm Bush?"
		%
	Fairly	39
	Partisan fashion	39
	Not sure	22
			.
"Do you think President-elect Bush's Cabinet selections are too conservative, too liberal, or pretty much in the mainstream?"
		%
	Too conservative	21
	Too liberal	3
	Mainstream	49
	Too soon to tell (vol.)	15
	Not sure	12
			.
"Based on Bush's Cabinet selections and his other appointees so far, do you think the Bush Administration will be more effective or less effective than the Clinton Administration?"
		%
	More effective	42
	Less effective	29
	Same (vol.)	7
	Too soon to tell (vol.)	13
	Not sure	9
			.
"Based on Bush's Cabinet selections and his other appointees so far, do you think the Bush Administration will be more ethical or less ethical than the Clinton Administration?"
		%
	More ethical	59
	Less ethical	16
	Same (vol.)	7
	Too soon to tell (vol.)	7
	Not sure	11

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