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CA — Current issues in general
CB — Economic issues
CC — Health and social welfare issues
CD — Foreign affairs
CE — Social issues
Direction of country
Schedule
B
Do you feel things in this country ...
1
Are generally going in the right direction
2
Have gotten off on the wrong track
999
Skipped
Most important issue
Schedule
Wave 2
Wave 3
Wave 4
B
All dates
6/11/08 – 8/29/08
All dates
In your opinion, what is the most important issue facing the US today?
1
Taxes
2
Education
3
War on terrorism
4
Situation in Iraq
5
Economy/jobs
6
Moral issues
7
Health care
8
Other, please specify (verbatim answer in CA02r8v)
999
Skipped
See also CA03.
Candidate who would do best job on most important issue
Schedule
Wave 2
Wave 3
All dates
6/11/08 – 8/29/08
Which candidate do you think would do the best job dealing with [most important issue facing the US in CA02]?
1
{Wave 2 : Hillary Clinton}
2
{Wave 2 1/1/08 – 1/29/08 : John Edwards}
3
{Wave 2 1/1/08 – 1/29/08 : Rudy Giuliani}
4
{Wave 2 1/1/08 – 3/5/08 : Mike Huckabee}
5
John McCain
6
{Wave 2 2/26/08 – 3/31/08; Wave 3 : Ralph Nader}
7
Barack Obama
8
{Wave 2 1/1/08 – 2/7/08 : Mitt Romney}
9
{Wave 2 1/1/08 – 1/21/08 : Fred Thompson}
10
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CA04r10v)
999
Skipped
Government should do more or less
Schedule
Wave 5
All dates
Which comes closer to your view?
1
Government should do more to solve problems.
2
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals.
999
Skipped
Bush spent enough time on domestic issues
Schedule
B
Do you think George W. Bush has spent too much time, not enough time, or the right amount of time dealing with this issue: domestic policy problems (i.e., problems in the US)?
1
Too much time
2
Not enough time
3
Right amount of time
999
Skipped
CBa — Economy overall
CBb — Taxes
CBc — Trade
Family finances better or worse than year ago
Schedule
Wave 2
Wave 3
Wave 4
Wave 5
All dates
All dates
All dates
All dates
Would you say that you and your family living here are better off, worse off, or just about the same financially as you were a year ago?
1
A lot better off
2
A little better off
3
A little worse off
4
A lot worse off
5
Just about the same
999
Skipped
National economy better or worse than year ago
Schedule
Wave 2
Wave 3
Wave 4
Wave 5
All dates
All dates
All dates
All dates
Thinking about the economy in the country as a whole, would you say that over the past year the nation's economy has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?
1
Gotten a lot better
2
Gotten a little better
3
Gotten a little worse
4
Gotten a lot worse
5
Stayed about the same
999
Skipped
Candidates who would do good job on economy
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
All dates
Are there any candidates who you think would do a particularly good job of handling the nation's economy? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CBa03rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CBa03rC
{Wave 1; Wave 3 4/2/08 – 6/10/08 : Hillary Clinton}
CBa03rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CBa03rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CBa03rM
John McCain
CBa03rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CBa03rO
Barack Obama
CBa03rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CBa03rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CBa03rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CBa03rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Candidates who would do bad job on economy
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
All dates
Are there any candidates who you think would do a particularly bad job of handling the nation's economy? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CBa04rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CBa04rC
{Wave 1; Wave 3 4/2/08 – 6/10/08 : Hillary Clinton}
CBa04rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CBa04rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CBa04rM
John McCain
CBa04rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CBa04rO
Barack Obama
CBa04rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CBa04rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CBa04rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CBa04rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Approve of Bush on economy
Schedule
B
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling this issue: the economy?
1
Approve
2
Disapprove
999
Skipped
Bush spent enough time on economy
Schedule
B
Do you think George W. Bush has spent too much time, not enough time, or the right amount of time dealing with this issue: economic problems?
1
Too much time
2
Not enough time
3
Right amount of time
999
Skipped
Own position on taxes
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
Wave 5
All dates
6/11/08 – 8/29/08
All dates
All dates
Which of the following options comes closest to your view on what we should be doing about federal income taxes?
1
Taxes should be cut.
2
Taxes should be kept pretty much as they are.
3
Taxes should be raised if necessary in order to maintain current federal programs and services.
999
Skipped
Candidates who would do good job on taxes
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
Are there any candidates who you think would do a particularly good job of handling taxes? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CBb02rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CBb02rC
{Wave 1 : Hillary Clinton}
CBb02rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CBb02rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CBb02rM
John McCain
CBb02rN
{Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CBb02rO
Barack Obama
CBb02rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CBb02rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CBb02rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CBb02rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Candidates who would do bad job on taxes
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
Are there any candidates who you think would do a particularly bad job of handling taxes? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CBb03rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CBb03rC
{Wave 1 : Hillary Clinton}
CBb03rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CBb03rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CBb03rM
John McCain
CBb03rN
{Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CBb03rO
Barack Obama
CBb03rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CBb03rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CBb03rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CBb03rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Approve of Bush on taxes
Schedule
B
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling this issue: taxes?
1
Approve
2
Disapprove
999
Skipped
Own position on free trade
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
Wave 5
All dates
All dates
All dates
11/5/08 – 11/14/08
Do you favor or oppose the federal government in Washington negotiating more free trade agreements like NAFTA?
1
Strongly favor
2
Somewhat favor
3
Somewhat oppose
4
Strongly oppose
999
Skipped
Candidates with views similar to own on free trade
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
All dates
Which presidential candidate's views are most like your own when it comes to trade agreements? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CBc02rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CBc02rC
{Wave 1; Wave 3 4/2/08 – 6/10/08 : Hillary Clinton}
CBc02rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CBc02rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CBc02rM
John McCain
CBc02rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CBc02rO
Barack Obama
CBc02rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CBc02rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CBc02rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CBc02rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Candidates with unacceptable views on free trade
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
All dates
Are there any presidential candidates whose views on trade agreements are unacceptable to you? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CBc03rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CBc03rC
{Wave 1; Wave 3 4/2/08 – 6/10/08 : Hillary Clinton}
CBc03rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CBc03rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CBc03rM
John McCain
CBc03rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CBc03rO
Barack Obama
CBc03rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CBc03rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CBc03rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CBc03rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
CCa — Health care
CCc — Education
Candidates who would do good job on health care
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
All dates
Are there any candidates who you think would do a particularly good job of handling the health care situation? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CCa01rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CCa01rC
{Wave 1; Wave 3 4/2/08 – 6/10/08 : Hillary Clinton}
CCa01rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CCa01rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CCa01rM
John McCain
CCa01rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CCa01rO
Barack Obama
CCa01rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CCa01rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CCa01rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CCa01rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Candidates who would do bad job on health care
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
All dates
Are there any candidates who you think would do a particularly bad job of handling the health care situation? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CCa02rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CCa02rC
{Wave 1; Wave 3 4/2/08 – 6/10/08 : Hillary Clinton}
CCa02rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CCa02rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CCa02rM
John McCain
CCa02rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CCa02rO
Barack Obama
CCa02rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CCa02rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CCa02rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CCa02rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Approve of Bush on health care
Schedule
B
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling this issue: health care policies?
1
Approve
2
Disapprove
999
Skipped
Approve of Bush on education
Schedule
B
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling this issue: education?
1
Approve
2
Disapprove
999
Skipped
CDa — Foreign affairs in general
CDb — Iraq
CDc — Homeland security
CDd — Immigration
Hawk or dove
Schedule
Wave 5
All dates
Do you mainly consider yourself ...
1
A "hawk" who believes military force should be used frequently to promote US policy
2
A "dove" who believes the US should rarely or never use military force
999
Skipped
Approve of Bush on foreign affairs
Schedule
B
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling this issue: foreign affairs?
1
Approve
2
Disapprove
999
Skipped
Bush spent enough time on foreign affairs
Schedule
B
Do you think George W. Bush has spent too much time, not enough time, or the right amount of time dealing with this issue: foreign policy problems?
1
Too much time
2
Not enough time
3
Right amount of time
999
Skipped
Own position on Iraq
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
Wave 5
All dates
All dates
All dates
All dates
Which of the following plans for United States policy in Iraq comes closest to your own position?
1
The US should withdraw all troops from Iraq as soon as possible, regardless of conditions in Iraq.
2
The US should set a deadline for withdrawing its troops if the Iraqi government doesn't show definite progress in training Iraqi forces and controlling violence on its own.
3
The US should keep its troops in Iraq as long as is needed until a stable democratic government is established there.
999
Skipped
Candidates with views similar to own on Iraq
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
All dates
Which presidential candidates' views are most like your own when it comes to a plan for Iraq? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CDb02rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CDb02rC
{Wave 1; Wave 3 4/2/08 – 6/10/08 : Hillary Clinton}
CDb02rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CDb02rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CDb02rM
John McCain
CDb02rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CDb02rO
Barack Obama
CDb02rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CDb02rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CDb02rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CDb02rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Candidates with unacceptable views on Iraq
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
All dates
Are there any presidential candidates whose views on Iraq are unacceptable to you? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CDb03rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CDb03rC
{Wave 1; Wave 3 4/2/08 – 6/10/08 : Hillary Clinton}
CDb03rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CDb03rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CDb03rM
John McCain
CDb03rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CDb03rO
Barack Obama
CDb03rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CDb03rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CDb03rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CDb03rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Approve of Bush on Iraq
Schedule
B
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling this issue: the situation in Iraq?
1
Approve
2
Disapprove
999
Skipped
Candidates who would do good job on homeland security
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
All dates
Are there any candidates who you think would do a particularly good job of handling homeland security? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CDc01rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CDc01rC
{Wave 1; Wave 3 4/2/08 – 6/10/08 : Hillary Clinton}
CDc01rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CDc01rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CDc01rM
John McCain
CDc01rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CDc01rO
Barack Obama
CDc01rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CDc01rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CDc01rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CDc01rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Candidates who would do bad job on homeland security
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
All dates
Are there any candidates who you think would do a particularly bad job of handling homeland security? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CDc02rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CDc02rC
{Wave 1; Wave 3 4/2/08 – 6/10/08 : Hillary Clinton}
CDc02rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CDc02rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CDc02rM
John McCain
CDc02rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CDc02rO
Barack Obama
CDc02rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CDc02rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CDc02rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CDc02rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Approve of Bush on homeland security
Schedule
B
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling this issue: homeland security?
1
Approve
2
Disapprove
999
Skipped
Bush spent enough time on homeland security
Schedule
B
Do you think George W. Bush has spent too much time, not enough time, or the right amount of time dealing with this issue: improving our security at home since the 9/11 attacks?
1
Too much time
2
Not enough time
3
Right amount of time
999
Skipped
Own position on citizenship for illegal aliens
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
Wave 5
All dates
All dates
All dates
11/5/08 – 11/14/08
Please indicate whether you favor or oppose the following proposal addressing immigration: provide a path to citizenship for some illegal aliens who agree to return to their home country for a period of time and pay substantial fines.
1
Strongly favor
2
Somewhat favor
3
Somewhat oppose
4
Strongly oppose
999
Skipped
Own position on border fence
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
Wave 5
All dates
All dates
All dates
11/5/08 – 11/14/08
Please indicate whether you favor or oppose the following proposal addressing immigration: increase border security by building a fence along part of the US border with Mexico.
1
Strongly favor
2
Somewhat favor
3
Somewhat oppose
4
Strongly oppose
999
Skipped
Candidates with views similar to own on immigration
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
All dates
Which presidential candidate's views are most like your own when it comes to immigration? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CDd03rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CDd03rC
{Wave 1; Wave 3 4/2/08 – 6/10/08 : Hillary Clinton}
CDd03rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CDd03rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CDd03rM
John McCain
CDd03rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CDd03rO
Barack Obama
CDd03rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CDd03rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CDd03rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CDd03rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Candidates with unacceptable views on immigration
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
All dates
Are there any presidential candidates whose views on immigration are unacceptable to you? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CDd04rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CDd04rC
{Wave 1; Wave 3 4/2/08 – 6/10/08 : Hillary Clinton}
CDd04rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CDd04rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CDd04rM
John McCain
CDd04rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CDd04rO
Barack Obama
CDd04rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CDd04rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CDd04rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CDd04rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
CEa — Abortion
CEb — Stem cell research
CEc — Gay rights
Own position on abortion
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
Wave 5
All dates
6/11/08 – 8/29/08
All dates
All dates
Which of the following options comes closest to your view on abortion?
1
Abortion should be available to anyone who wants it.
2
Abortion should be available, but with stricter limits than it is now.
3
Abortion should not be permitted except in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the woman is at risk.
4
Abortion should not be permitted under any circumstances.
999
Skipped
Candidates with views similar to own on abortion
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
6/11/08 – 8/29/08
All dates
Which presidential candidate's views are most like your own when it comes to abortion? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CEa02rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CEa02rC
{Wave 1 : Hillary Clinton}
CEa02rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CEa02rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CEa02rM
John McCain
CEa02rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CEa02rO
Barack Obama
CEa02rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CEa02rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CEa02rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CEa02rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Candidates with unacceptable views on abortion
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 3
Wave 4
All dates
6/11/08 – 8/29/08
All dates
Are there any presidential candidates whose views on abortion are unacceptable to you? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CEa03rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CEa03rC
{Wave 1 : Hillary Clinton}
CEa03rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CEa03rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CEa03rM
John McCain
CEa03rN
{Wave 3; Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CEa03rO
Barack Obama
CEa03rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CEa03rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CEa03rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CEa03rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Own position on stem cell research
Schedule
Wave 1
All dates
Which would you prefer the government do: place no restrictions on government funding of stem cell research, ease the current restrictions to allow more stem cell research, keep the current restrictions in place, or should the government not fund stem cell research at all?
1
Place no restrictions on government funding of stem cell research
2
Ease the current restrictions to allow more stem cell research
3
Keep the current restrictions in place
4
Not fund stem cell research at all
999
Skipped
Candidates with views similar to own on stem cell research
Schedule
Wave 1
All dates
Which presidential candidate's views are most like your own when it comes to stem cell research? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CEb02rC
Hillary Clinton
CEb02rE
John Edwards
CEb02rG
Rudy Giuliani
CEb02rM
John McCain
CEb02rO
Barack Obama
CEb02rR
Mitt Romney
CEb02rT
Fred Thompson
CEb02rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CEb02rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Candidates with unacceptable views on stem cell research
Schedule
Wave 1
All dates
Are there any presidential candidates whose views on stem cell research are unacceptable to you? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CEb03rC
Hillary Clinton
CEb03rE
John Edwards
CEb03rG
Rudy Giuliani
CEb03rM
John McCain
CEb03rO
Barack Obama
CEb03rR
Mitt Romney
CEb03rT
Fred Thompson
CEb03rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CEb03rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Own position on gay marriage
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 4
Wave 5
All dates
All dates
All dates
There has been much talk recently about whether gays and lesbians should have the legal right to marry someone of the same sex. Which of the following options comes closest to your position on this issue?
1
I support full marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples.
2
I support civil unions or domestic partnerships, but not gay marriage.
3
I do not support any form of legal recognition of the relationships of gay and lesbian couples.
999
Skipped
Candidates with views similar to own on gay marriage
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
Which presidential candidates' views are most like your own when it comes to gay marriage? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CEc02rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CEc02rC
{Wave 1 : Hillary Clinton}
CEc02rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CEc02rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CEc02rM
John McCain
CEc02rN
{Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CEc02rO
Barack Obama
CEc02rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CEc02rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CEc02rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CEc02rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped
Candidates with unacceptable views on gay marriage
Schedule
Wave 1
Wave 4
All dates
All dates
Are there any presidential candidates whose views on gay marriage are unacceptable to you? You can pick more than one candidate if you like, or "don't know enough to say" if you don't feel you know enough about them yet.
Multiple answers accepted:
CEc03rB
{Wave 4 : Bob Barr}
CEc03rC
{Wave 1 : Hillary Clinton}
CEc03rE
{Wave 1 : John Edwards}
CEc03rG
{Wave 1 : Rudy Giuliani}
CEc03rM
John McCain
CEc03rN
{Wave 4 : Ralph Nader}
CEc03rO
Barack Obama
CEc03rR
{Wave 1 : Mitt Romney}
CEc03rT
{Wave 1 : Fred Thompson}
CEc03rZ
Other, specify (verbatim answer in CEc03rZv)
1
Yes
2
No
3
No difference among candidates on this issue
4
Don't know enough to say
999
Skipped