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Results of First Winthrop/ETV Poll Are In
urvery of 670 Randomly Selected Registered Voters in SC Finds a Commanding Lead for Clinton and Obama Among Dem. Candidates GOP Race is Anyone's Bet Among Top Tier
For Immediate Release
May 31, 2007
Questions for May 2007 Winthrop/ETV Poll: Questions 1–7
| Q1 Some people seem to follow what's going on in government and public affairs most of the time, whether there's an election or not. Others aren't that interested. How often would you say that you follow what is going on in government and public affairs: Most of the time, Some of the time, Only now and then, or Hardly at all?
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Most of the time |
62.2 |
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Some of the Time |
25.9 |
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Only now and then |
7.5 |
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Hardly at all |
3.9 |
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Don’t Know/Refused |
0.6 |
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Q2 How about the race for presidential nominations for the 2008 elections? Would you say you have been following the presidential primary races Very Closely, Somewhat Closely, Not Very Closely, or Not at all Closely? |
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All |
Democrats |
Independents |
Republicans |
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Very Closely |
27.2 |
28.6 |
25.1 |
27.4 |
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Somewhat Closely |
46.8 |
45.8 |
47.0 |
48.5 |
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Not Very Closely |
19.7 |
21.4 |
18.7 |
18.4 |
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Not At All Closely |
5.7 |
4.2 |
7.8 |
5.3 |
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Don’t Know/Refused |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
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Q3 With regard to the presidential primary elections to be held in South Carolina in January and February of 2008, would you say that you Almost Certainly will vote in this election, Will Probably vote in this election, May or May Not vote in this election, or are Unlikely to vote in this election? |
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All |
Democrats |
Independents |
Republicans |
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Almost Certainly |
72.8 |
78.0 |
67.6 |
74.1 |
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Will Probably |
17.2 |
12.5 |
18.3 |
19.2 |
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May or May Not |
4.8 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
2.6 |
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Unlikely to Vote |
4.5 |
3.6 |
6.4 |
3.4 |
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Don’t Know/Refused |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
Among Democrats |
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Q4.1 If the presidential primary election were held today, which of these candidates would you vote for? |
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Undecided/ Not Sure |
30.4 |
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Hillary Clinton |
29.2 |
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Barack Obama |
20.8 |
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John Edwards |
10.7 |
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Bill Richardson |
1.8 |
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Joe Biden |
0.6 |
Among Independents |
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Q4.2 If the presidential primary election were held today, which of these candidates would you vote for? |
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Undecided/ Not Sure |
29.7 |
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Rudy Giuliani |
12.3 |
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Hillary Clinton |
11.0 |
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John Edwards |
10.5 |
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John McCain |
9.1 |
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Barack Obama |
5.9 |
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Mitt Romney |
5.9 |
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Newt Gingrich |
4.1 |
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Fred Thompson |
2.3 |
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Ron Paul |
1.8 |
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Sam Brownback |
1.4 |
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Bill Richardson |
1.4 |
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Joe Biden |
0.9 |
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Mike Gravel |
0.9 |
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Mike Huckabee |
0.5 |
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Tom Tancredo |
0.5 |
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Tommy Thompson |
0.5 |
Among Republicans |
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Q4.3 If the presidential primary election were held today, which of these candidates would you vote for? |
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Undecided/ Not Sure |
29.9 |
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Rudy Giuliani |
18.6 |
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John McCain |
14.4 |
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Mitt Romney |
11.7 |
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Fred Thompson |
6.4 |
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Newt Gingrich |
3.4 |
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Sam Brownback |
1.5 |
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Duncan Hunter |
1.1 |
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Mike Huckabee |
0.8 |
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Tommy Thompson |
0.8 |
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Chuck Hagel |
0.4 |
Among Democrats |
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Q5.1 What is the one issue that you would most like to hear the candidates for president discuss? (top 5) |
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Iraq |
45.2 |
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Healthcare |
14.9 |
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Education |
8.3 |
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Economy |
6.5 |
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Price of Gas |
3.6 |
Among Independents |
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Q5.2 What is the one issue that you would most like to hear the candidates for president discuss? (top 5)
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Iraq |
34.7 |
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Illegal Immigration |
16.9 |
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Healthcare |
10.5 |
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Taxes |
7.3 |
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Economy |
4.1 |
Among Republicans |
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Q5.3 What is the one issue that you would most like to hear the candidates for president discuss? (top 5) |
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Iraq |
30.5 |
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Illegal Immigration |
18.4 |
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Healthcare |
6.0 |
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Terrorism (in general) |
6.0 |
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Economy |
5.3 |
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Q6 Regardless of what you think about any of the current presidential candidates, do you think the country will be ready for a female president in the next 12 years? |
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All |
Democrats |
Independents |
Republicans |
|
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Yes |
68.9 |
85.1 |
74.9 |
53.8 |
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No |
25.1 |
9.5 |
18.3 |
41.4 |
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Don’t Know/Refused |
6.0 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
4.9 |
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Q7 Regardless of what you think about any of the current presidential candidates, do you think the country will be ready for an African American president in the next 12 years? |
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All |
Democrats |
Independents |
Republicans |
|
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Yes |
79.1 |
83.3 |
79.0 |
77.8 |
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No |
15.1 |
11.3 |
15.1 |
17.3 |
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Don’t Know/Refused |
5.8 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
4.9 |
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