Pew Research Center Poll: Politics
Creators: name: Pew Research Center
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2006

description: Direction of country (1); for whom did respondent vote in 2004 presidential election (2); vote was for candidate/against other candidate (1); important issues in deciding vote for president (24); when did respondent decide on candidate (1); satisfaction with choice of presidential candidates (2); did/did not learn enough about candidates and issues to make an informed choice between Bush and Kerry (1); presidential debates (19); conduct of certain groups during presidential campaign (9); candidates' commercials (1); discussion of issues compared to past presidential elections (1); mudslinging and negative campaigning compared to past presidential elections (1); news about presidential election campaign (22); influence of news organizations on outcome of this year's presidential election (2); press coverage of election campaigns (5); happy/unhappy that Republican party maintained control of U.S. Congress (1); feelings about George W. Bush winning election (9); more likely that George W. Bush will have successful/unsuccessful second term (1); voted on Election Day/by absentee ballot or other method (1); waiting in line at polling place (2); any problems or difficulties voting this year (1); ever voted before (2); any contact by candidates/campaigns/other groups urging respondent to vote in a particular way (6); did/did not volunteer to help a presidential election campaign (1); did/did not contribute money to a campaign (1); information on any campaign issues was/was not made available in respondent's place of worship (2); clergy/other religious groups did/did not urge respondent to vote a particular way in recent election (2); election returns on Tuesday night (3); news coverage on election night (2); confidence in votes being accurately counted (3); Democratic leaders in Washington next year should work with Republicans/stand up to Republicans (1); thought given to coming presidential election (1); George W. Bush and Dick Cheney vs. John Kerry and John Edwards vs. Ralph Nader and Peter Camejo (2); support candidate strongly/only moderately (2); choice is more a vote for one candidate/against other (2); chance of voting for John Kerry in November (1); chance of voting for George W. Bush in November (1); plans to vote in election this November (4); George W. Bush handling of security issues (1); John Kerry does/does not change his mind too much to be a good commander-in-chief (1); John Kerry would/would not give our allies too much say in U.S. foreign policy decisions (1); George W. Bush is/is not too inflexible in his thinking about foreign policy decisions (1); vice-presidential debate (1); phrases better describe John Kerry/George W. Bush (5); George W. Bush/John Kerry would do best job of handling certain issues (4); opinion of certain people (4); George W. Bush/John Kerry most likely to win coming presidential election (1); Iraq (7); war on terrorism (1); 2000 presidential election (1); how often vote (1); interest in government and public affairs (1); George W. Bush and Dick Cheney vs. John Kerry and John Edwards (1); main reason respondent would like to see candidate win presidential election (1); ballot initiatives/referendums/state constitutional amendments in respondent's state (10); George W. Bush and John Kerry take different/similar positions on issues (1); grade respondent would give to election campaigns (2); interest in presidential election campaign so far (1); statements about presidential election thus far (5); most newspaper reporters and TV journalists want to see John Kerry/Ge