"Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast" -Oscar Wilde |
"The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth, shall be watered also himself." -- Proverbs 11:25 |
(Early December results are in parentheses)
1. Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?
-Right direction, 32 percent (33)
-Wrong track, 65 percent (64)
-Not sure, 3 percent (3)
2. Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
-Approve, 40 percent (42)
-Disapprove, 59 percent (57)
-Mixed feelings, 1 percent (1)
3. And when it comes to handling the economy, do you approve or disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling that issue?
-Approve, 39 percent (42)
-Disapprove, 59 percent (55)
-Mixed feelings, 2 percent (1)
4. And when it comes to domestic issues like health care, education and the environment, do you approve or disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling that issue?
-Approve, 35 percent (39)
-Disapprove, 62 percent (59)
-Mixed feelings, 2 percent (1)
-Not sure, X percent (1)
5. When it comes to handling foreign policy issues and the war on terrorism, do you approve or disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling that issue?
-Approve, 44 percent (45)
-Disapprove, 54 percent (53)
-Mixed feelings, 1 percent (2)
-Not sure, X percent (X)
6. When it comes to handling the situation in Iraq, do you approve or disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling that issue?
-Approve, 39 percent (41)
-Disapprove, 58 percent (58)
-Mixed feelings, 2 percent (1)
-Not sure, X percent (X)
7. When it comes to Social Security, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling that issue?
-Approve, 35 percent (38)
-Disapprove, 60 percent (57)
-Mixed feelings, 2 percent (3)
-Not sure, 3 percent (2)
8. Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way Congress is handling its job?
-Approve, 34 percent (31)
-Disapprove, 63 percent (65)
-Mixed feelings, 2 percent (3)
-Not sure, 1 percent (2)
9. And if the election for Congress were held today, would you want to see the Republicans or Democrats win control of Congress?
-Republicans, 36 percent
-Democrats, 49 percent
-Neither (VOLUNTEERED), 12 percent
-Not sure, 3 percent