Compared to prior presidential elections, are you more enthusiastic or less enthusiastic about voting this year? |
More enthusiastic:
58%
Less enthusiastic:
19%
About the same:
23%
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Democrats | Republicans |
More enthusiastic:
74%
Less enthusiastic:
9%
About the same:
17%
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More enthusiastic:
30%
Less enthusiastic:
38%
About the same:
33%
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Have you been paying greater attention to this year's presidential campaign than you have in prior elections?
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Yes:
50%
No:
5%
About the same:
44%
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How would you compare the overall tone of this year's presidential election to prior ones? |
This campaign has generally been more positive:
30%
This campaign has generally been more negative:
23%
This campaign has been about the same as most of the others:
47%
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Do you think that a candidate for president who is better than the three remaining major party candidates has already dropped out of the race? |
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Which quality is more important to you in a presidential candidate, having the right experience or having fresh ideas? |
Right experience:
53%
Fresh ideas:
47%
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Do you think the voters in this country are ready to elect a qualified person over age seventy as president? |
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Do you think the voters in this country are ready to elect a qualified African American as president? |
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Do you think the voters in this country are ready to elect a qualified woman as president? |
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Which do you think the voters in this country will elect as president first, a person over age seventy, an African American, or a woman? |
A person over age seventy:
33%
An African American:
44%
A woman:
16%
A person who has more than one of those characteristics at the same time:
6%
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Would you personally vote for a presidential candidate who is older than 70, an African American, or a woman? |
I would have no problem voting for a candidate who is any of those things:
71%
I'm OK on race and gender, but not on age:
22%
I'm OK on gender and age, not on race:
2%
I'm OK on age and race, but not on gender:
1%
I'm OK on age, but not on race and gender:
1%
I'm OK on race, but not on gender and age:
0%
I'm OK on gender, but not on age and race:
0%
Nope:
2%
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If your choice for president were between your least favorite candidate among the current frontrunners Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama and another term of George W. Bush, which one would you choose? |
I'd vote for the least favorite of the three frontrunners:
74%
I'd vote for George W. Bush:
26%
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In general, what is the best age for a president of the United States: in their 30s, in their 40s, in their 50s, in their 60s, or in their 70s? |
30s:
1%
40s:
12%
50s:
64%
60s:
23%
70s:
0%
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What do you think should be done with the disqualified Democratic convention delegates from the primaries in Florida and Michigan? |
Seat the delegates from Florida and Michigan that voters already elected:
29%
Don't seat any delegates from Florida and Michigan:
24%
Hold new primary elections in Florida and Michigan to allocate the delegates:
19%
Hold caucuses in Florida and Michigan to allocate the delegates:
10%
Split the Florida and Michigan delegates in half and seat them:
18%
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Do you think the eventual winner of the presidency will also carry the state of Missouri in November? |
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Do you think that the president of the United States and the governor of Missouri will belong to the same political party in February 2009? |
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In recent national elections, have you found yourself more often voting for Democrats or for Republicans? |
Democrats:
66%
Republicans:
36%
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