We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you (and your family living there) are: 39% better off, 27% worse off financially than you were a year ago, 34% don't know or no answer

Now looking ahead--do you think that a year from now you (and your family living there) will be: 33% better off financially, 9% worse off, 49% just about the same as now, 9% don't know or no answer

Now turning to business conditions in the state as a whole--do you think that during the next twelve months we'll have: 41% good times financially, 31% bad times, 28% don't know or no answer

Looking ahead, which would you say is more likely--that in the state as a whole: 35% we'll have continuous good times during the next five years or so, 42% that we will have periods of widespread unemployment or depression, or what, 23% don't know or no answer

About the big things people buy for their homes--such as furniture, a refrigerator, stove, television, and things like that. Generally speaking, do you think now is a: 57% good, 22% bad time for people to buy major household items, 21% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Bill Clinton is doing as president? 7% excellent, 45% good, 34% only fair, 12% poor, 2% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job John Chafee is doing as U.S. Senator? 7% excellent, 45% good, 24% only fair, 7% poor, 17% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jack Reed is doing as U.S. Senator? 9% excellent, 38% good, 15% only fair, 5% poor, 33% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Patrick Kennedy is doing as U.S. Representative? 8% excellent, 39% good, 26% only fair, 11% poor, 16% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Robert Weygand is doing as U.S. Representative? 4% excellent, 22% good, 14% only fair, 5% poor, 55% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Lincoln Almond is doing as governor? 6% excellent, 33% good, 38% only fair, 14% poor, 9% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jeff Pine is doing as attorney general? 10% excellent, 40% good, 25% only fair, 10% poor, 15% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jim Langevin is doing as secretary of state? 9% excellent, 32% good, 19% only fair, 1% poor, 39% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Nancy Mayer is doing as general treasurer? 16% excellent, 44% good, 20% only fair, 4% poor, 16% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job John Harwood is doing as Speaker of the House? 0% excellent, 20% good, 23% only fair, 16% poor, 41% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Paul Kelly is doing as Senate Majority Leader? 1% excellent, 19% good, 23% only fair, 14% poor, 43% don't know or no answer

Generally speaking, would you say things in Rhode Island are going in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track? 51% right direction, 41% wrong track, 18% don't know or no answer

The Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation has proposed to acquire the Roger Williams Medical Center and create the state's first for-profit hospital. Should the state approve or disapprove this acquisition? 33% approve, 41% disapprove, 26% don't know or no answer

Do you support legislation that would bar a profit-making hospital from taking over a non-profit hospital in Rhode Island? 48% support, 33% oppose, 19% don't know or no answer

Would you support the construction in Rhode Island of a stadium for the New England Patriots if it were built primarily with private funds? 78% yes, 18% no, 4% don't know or no answer

Would you support the construction in Rhode Island of a stadium for the New England Patriots if some public funds were required? 42% yes, 46% no, 12% don't know or no answer

How important do you think it is that government records generally be accessible to the public and that meetings of public bodies be open to the public? 82% very important, 12% somewhat important, 1% not very important, 5% don't know or no answer

Do you think that secrecy in government currently is a problem in Rhode Island? 75% yes, 15% no, 10% don't know or no answer

Regardless of how you vote, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else? 13% Republican, 28% Democrat, 49% Independent, 5% Other, 5% don't know or no answer

We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you (and your family living there) are: 35% better off, 24% worse off financially than you were a year ago, 41% don't know or no answer

Now looking ahead--do you think that a year from now you (and your family living there) will be: 25% better off financially, 12% worse off, 56% just about the same as now, 7% don't know or no answer

Now turning to business conditions in the state as a whole--do you think that during the next twelve months we'll have: 48% good times financially, 28% bad times, 24% don't know or no answer

Looking ahead, which would you say is more likely--that in the state as a whole: 37% we'll have continuous good times during the next five years or so, 43% that we will have periods of widespread unemployment or depression, or what, 20% don't know or no answer

About the big things people buy for their homes--such as furniture, a refrigerator, stove, television, and things like that. Generally speaking, do you think now is a: 57% good, 20% bad time for people to buy major household items, 23% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Bill Clinton is doing as president? 7% excellent, 39% good, 37% only fair, 13% poor, 4% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job John Chafee is doing as U.S. Senator? 12% excellent, 38% good, 26% only fair, 9% poor, 15% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jack Reed is doing as U.S. Senator? 11% excellent, 36% good, 23% only fair, 5% poor, 25% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Patrick Kennedy is doing as U.S. Representative? 10% excellent, 37% good, 29% only fair, 15% poor, 9% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Robert Weygand is doing as U.S. Representative? 4% excellent, 31% good, 24% only fair, 4% poor, 37% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Lincoln Almond is doing as governor? 7% excellent, 33% good, 35% only fair, 20% poor, 5% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Bernard Jackvony is doing as lieutenant governor? 1% excellent, 19% good, 17% only fair, 4% poor, 59% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jeff Pine is doing as attorney general? 8% excellent, 42% good, 24% only fair, 14% poor, 12% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jim Langevin is doing as secretary of state? 5% excellent, 40% good, 18% only fair, 1% poor, 36% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Nancy Mayer is doing as general treasurer? 18% excellent, 41% good, 19% only fair, 2% poor, 20% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job John Harwood is doing as Speaker of the House? 1% excellent, 20% good, 25% only fair, 12% poor, 42% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Paul Kelly is doing as Senate Majority Leader? 2% excellent, 20% good, 26% only fair, 10% poor, 42% don't know or no answer

Generally speaking, would you say things in Rhode Island are going in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track? 52% right direction, 39% wrong track, 9% don't know or no answer

There is a bill pending in the General Assembly that would restrict for-profit health-care companies to purchasing no more than one non-profit hospital in Rhode Island. Do you approve or disapprove of this legislation? 58% approve, 30% disapprove, 12% don't know or no answer

How many times during the past year did you go to Downtown Providence for shopping? 70% zero times, 14% once or twice, 5% three or four times, 8% five times or more, 3% don't know or no answer

How many times during the past year did you go to Downtown Providence for dining or entertainment? 39% zero times, 22% once or twice, 14% three or four times, 25% five times or more, 0% don't know or no answer

How many times during the past year did you go to Downtown Providence for business reasons, such as seeing a banker, insurance agent, or stock broker? 64% zero times, 12% once or twice, 8% three or four times, 15% five times or more, 1% don't know or no answer

Compared to five years ago, would you say that Downtown Providence looks: 74% better off, 9% worse off, 17% don't know or no answer

Regardless of how you vote, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else? 15% Republican, 25% Democrat, 47% Independent, 8% Other, 5% don't know or no answer

We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you (and your family living there) are: 40% better off, 31% worse off financially than you were a year ago, 29% don't know or no answer

Now looking ahead--do you think that a year from now you (and your family living there) will be: 27% better off financially, 10% worse off, 55% just about the same as now, 8% don't know or no answer

Now turning to business conditions in the state as a whole--do you think that during the next twelve months we'll have: 49% good times financially, 24% bad times, 27% don't know or no answer

Looking ahead, which would you say is more likely--that in the state as a whole: 41% we'll have continuous good times during the next five years or so, 36% that we will have periods of widespread unemployment or depression, or what, 23% don't know or no answer

About the big things people buy for their homes--such as furniture, a refrigerator, stove, television, and things like that. Generally speaking, do you think now is a: 64% good, 15% bad time for people to buy major household items, 21% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Bill Clinton is doing as president? 12% excellent, 40% good, 35% only fair, 10% poor, 3% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job John Chafee is doing as U.S. Senator? 11% excellent, 42% good, 29% only fair, 8% poor, 10% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jack Reed is doing as U.S. Senator? 12% excellent, 41% good, 25% only fair, 5% poor, 17% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Patrick Kennedy is doing as U.S. Representative? 10% excellent, 34% good, 28% only fair, 15% poor, 13% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Robert Weygand is doing as U.S. Representative? 4% excellent, 30% good, 26% only fair, 5% poor, 35% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Lincoln Almond is doing as governor? 6% excellent, 38% good, 33% only fair, 17% poor, 6% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Bernard Jackvony is doing as lieutenant governor? 1% excellent, 19% good, 16% only fair, 2% poor, 62% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jeff Pine is doing as attorney general? 11% excellent, 41% good, 25% only fair, 10% poor, 13% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jim Langevin is doing as secretary of state? 9% excellent, 36% good, 18% only fair, 1% poor, 36% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Nancy Mayer is doing as general treasurer? 15% excellent, 44% good, 16% only fair, 4% poor, 21% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job John Harwood is doing as Speaker of the House? 2% excellent, 19% good, 25% only fair, 13% poor, 41% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Paul Kelly is doing as Senate Majority Leader? 1% excellent, 21% good, 23% only fair, 10% poor, 45% don't know or no answer

Generally speaking, would you say things in Rhode Island are going in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track? 59% right direction, 32% wrong track, 9% don't know or no answer

There has been a proposal to build a new stadium near downtown Providence. Do you favor the construction of this stadium? 41% favor, 47% oppose, 12% don't know or no answer

Would you favor construction of this stadium if it required state revenue bonds of $80 to 120 million, to be repaid with tax revenues generated by the stadium? 32% favor, 57% oppose, 11% don't know or no answer

Which of the following stadium aspects do you think should be publicly financed through state revenue bonds?

a) acquiring the land where the stadium would be built? 32% yes, 52% no, 16% don't know or no answer

b) building highway ramps to the stadium? 39% yes, 48% no, 13% don't know or no answer

c) demolishing existing buildings on the site? 25% yes, 64% no, 11% don't know or no answer

d) providing stadium parking? 30% yes, 61% no, 9% don't know or no answer

e) building a hotel and/or sports museum adjacent to the stadium? 18% yes, 71% no, 11% don't know or no answer

f) reimbursing the city of Providence for the costs of fire and safety protection? 44% yes, 46% no, 10% don't know or no answer

g) building some of the stadium itself? 29% yes, 60% no, 11% don't know or no answer

h) constructing luxury skyboxes at the stadium? 12% yes, 76% no, 12% don't know or no answer

How much do you think this new stadium would benefit the Rhode Island economy? 28% a lot, 29% some, 36% not very much, 7% don't know or no answer

If Rhode Island has a major league sports franchise, do you think it will make people in the state feel: 48% better about the state, 40% no different, 5% worse about the state, 7% don't know or no answer

Do you feel that the national media exposure that comes along with having a major league sports franchise will make the state more attractive to those from outside of Rhode Island? 69% yes, 24% no, 7% don't know or no answer

Would having a major league sports franchise in the state make you feel proud to be a Rhode Islander? 38% yes, 52% no, 10% don't know or no answer

Should this investment by the city and state be put to building this stadium or devoted to other purposes? 23% build stadium, 66% other purposes, 11% don't know or no answer

Do you believe the stadium proposal should be subject to approval by the General Assembly? 66% yes, 25% no, 9% don't know or no answer

Do you believe the stadium proposal should be subject to approval by voters in a referendum? 85% yes, 12% no, 3% don't know or no answer

How would you evaluate the job Governor Lincoln Almond has done in handling the stadium issue? 7% excellent, 33% good, 28% only fair, 20% poor, 12% don't know or no answer

How would you evaluate the job Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci has done in handling the stadium issue? 15% excellent, 28% good, 23% only fair, 18% poor, 16% don't know or no answer

Which of the following do you worry about in regard to having a new stadium in Providence?

a) traffic jams on Route 95? 77% yes, 18% no, 5% don't know or no answer

b) rowdy fans? 46% yes, 48% no, 6% don't know or no answer

c) loud noise? 39% yes, 55% no, 6% don't know or no answer

d) raising the state's longterm debt level? 72% yes, 17% no, 11% don't know or no answer

Regardless of how you vote, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else? 11% Republican, 28% Democrat, 50% Independent, 5% Other, 6% don't know or no answer

If the election for the first congressional district were held today, would you vote for the Republican Nancy Mayer or Democrat Patrick Kennedy? 30% Mayer, 51% Kennedy, 19% don't know or no answer (first district only)

If the election for the first congressional district were held today, would you vote for the Republican Ron Santa or Democrat Patrick Kennedy? 21% Santa, 60% Kennedy, 19% don't know or no answer (first district only)

If the election for governor were held today, would you vote for the Republican Lincoln Almond, Democrat Myrth York, or Cool Moose Robert Healey? 35% Almond, 37% York, 9% Healey, 19% don't know or no answer

If the election for governor were held today, would you vote for the Republican Lincoln Almond, Democrat Richard Oster, or Cool Moose Robert Healey? 39% Almond, 18% Oster, 12% Healey, 31% don't know or no answer

If the election for lieutenant governor were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Bernard Jackvony or Democrat Charles Fogarty? 21% Jackvony, 37% Fogarty, 42% don't know or no answer

If the election for lieutenant governor were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Bernard Jackvony or Democrat David Cicilline? 24% Jackvony, 32% Cicilline, 44% don't know or no answer

If the election for attorney-general were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Jeff Pine or Democrat Eva Mancuso? 59% Pine, 28% Mancuso, 13% don't know or no answer

If the election for attorney-general were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Jeff Pine or Democrat Bill Guglietta? 62% Pine, 18% Guglietta, 20% don't know or no answer

If the election for treasurer were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Christine Callahan or Democrat Paul Tavares? 28% Callahan, 28% Tavares, 44% don't know or no answer

If the election for treasurer were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Jim Bennett or Democrat Paul Tavares? 18% Bennett, 32% Tavares, 50% don't know or no answer

We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you (and your family living there) are: 45% better off, 21% worse off financially than you were a year ago, 34% don't know or no answer

Now looking ahead--do you think that a year from now you (and your family living there) will be: 35% better off financially, 6% worse off, 52% just about the same as now, 7% don't know or no answer

Now turning to business conditions in the state as a whole--do you think that during the next twelve months we'll have: 53% good times financially, 19% bad times, 28% don't know or no answer

Looking ahead, which would you say is more likely--that in the state as a whole: 47% we'll have continuous good times during the next five years or so, 32% that we will have periods of widespread unemployment or depression, or what, 21% don't know or no answer

About the big things people buy for their homes--such as furniture, a refrigerator, stove, television, and things like that. Generally speaking, do you think now is a: 71% good, 10% bad time for people to buy major household items, 19% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Bill Clinton is doing as president? 13% excellent, 46% good, 24% only fair, 14% poor, 3% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job John Chafee is doing as U.S. Senator? 13% excellent, 49% good, 28% only fair, 6% poor, 4% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jack Reed is doing as U.S. Senator? 17% excellent, 50% good, 17% only fair, 5% poor, 11% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Patrick Kennedy is doing as U.S. Representative? 10% excellent, 43% good, 23% only fair, 15% poor, 9% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Robert Weygand is doing as U.S. Representative? 8% excellent, 41% good, 21% only fair, 3% poor, 27% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Lincoln Almond is doing as governor? 7% excellent, 36% good, 36% only fair, 16% poor, 5% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Bernard Jackvony is doing as lieutenant governor? 3% excellent, 25% good, 24% only fair, 4% poor, 44% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jeff Pine is doing as attorney general? 15% excellent, 49% good, 19% only fair, 10% poor, 7% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jim Langevin is doing as secretary of state? 14% excellent, 40% good, 14% only fair, 2% poor, 30% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Nancy Mayer is doing as general treasurer? 15% excellent, 53% good, 13% only fair, 4% poor, 15% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job John Harwood is doing as Speaker of the House? 2% excellent, 24% good, 23% only fair, 9% poor, 42% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Paul Kelly is doing as Senate Majority Leader? 3% excellent, 28% good, 22% only fair, 9% poor, 38% don't know or no answer

Generally speaking, would you say things in Rhode Island are going in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track? 63% right direction, 26% wrong track, 11% don't know or no answer

As far as you are concerned, what is the most important problem facing the state of Rhode Island today? responses coded as: 23% jobs and unemployment, 10% education, 7% ethics and corruption, 6% taxes, 6% budget and government finances, 5% the economy, 4% politics and politicians, and 4% business climate. All other items named were under 3%

Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? 49% favor, 34% oppose, 17% don't know or no answer

Regardless of how you vote, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else? 11% Republican, 29% Democrat, 53% Independent, 4% Other, 3% don't know or no answer

If the election for the first congressional district were held today, would you vote for the Republican Ron Santa or Democrat Patrick Kennedy? 19% Santa, 59% Kennedy, 22% don't know or no answer (first district only)

If the election for the second congressional district were held today, would you vote for Republican John Matson, Democrat Robert Weygand, or the Reform party candidate Tim Miller? 13% Matson, 54% Weygand, 5% Miller, 28% don't know or no answer (second district only)

If the election for governor were held today, would you vote for the Republican Lincoln Almond, Democrat Myrth York, Cool Moose party candidate Robert Healey, or Reform party candidates Don Gil or John Devine? 40% Almond, 32% York, 9% Healey, 1% Gil or Devine, 18% don't know or no answer

If the election for lieutenant governor were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Bernard Jackvony or Democrat Charles Fogarty? 29% Jackvony, 39% Fogarty, 38% don't know or no answer

If the election for attorney-general were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Nancy Mayer or Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse? 51% Mayer, 28% Whitehouse, 21% don't know or no answer

If the election for attorney-general were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Nancy Mayer or Democrat Eva Mancuso? 58% Mayer, 20% Mancuso, 22% don't know or no answer

If the election for attorney-general were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Nancy Mayer or Democrat Bill Guglietta? 63% Mayer, 11% Guglietta, 26% don't know or no answer

If the election for secretary of state were held today, would you vote for Republican Edward Lopez or Democrat James Langevin? 15% Lopez, 59% Langevin, 26% don't know or no answer

If the election for treasurer were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Christine Callahan, Democrat Paul Tavares, or Reform party candidate Victor Moffitt? 26% Callahan, 24% Tavares, 7% Moffitt, 43% don't know or no answer

If the election for treasurer were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Jim Bennett, Democrat Paul Tavares, or Reform party candidate Victor Moffitt? 20% Bennett, 26% Tavares, 8% Moffitt, 46% don't know or no answer

We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you (and your family living there) are: 46% better off, 21% worse off financially than you were a year ago, 33% don't know or no answer

Now looking ahead--do you think that a year from now you (and your family living there) will be: 30% better off financially, 9% worse off, 55% just about the same as now, 6% don't know or no answer

Now turning to business conditions in the state as a whole--do you think that during the next twelve months we'll have: 63% good times financially, 16% bad times, 21% don't know or no answer

Looking ahead, which would you say is more likely--that in the state as a whole: 54% we'll have continuous good times during the next five years or so, 26% that we will have periods of widespread unemployment or depression, or what, 20% don't know or no answer

About the big things people buy for their homes--such as furniture, a refrigerator, stove, television, and things like that. Generally speaking, do you think now is a: 70% good, 9% bad time for people to buy major household items, 21% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Bill Clinton is doing as president? 18% excellent, 46% good, 21% only fair, 12% poor, 3% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job John Chafee is doing as U.S. Senator? 16% excellent, 53% good, 20% only fair, 3% poor, 8% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jack Reed is doing as U.S. Senator? 15% excellent, 55% good, 16% only fair, 4% poor, 10% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Patrick Kennedy is doing as U.S. Representative? 12% excellent, 46% good, 19% only fair, 14% poor, 9% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Robert Weygand is doing as U.S. Representative? 8% excellent, 54% good, 16% only fair, 2% poor, 20% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Lincoln Almond is doing as governor? 8% excellent, 46% good, 30% only fair, 12% poor, 4% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Bernard Jackvony is doing as lieutenant governor? 3% excellent, 30% good, 24% only fair, 4% poor, 39% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jeff Pine is doing as attorney general? 17% excellent, 52% good, 16% only fair, 7% poor, 8% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jim Langevin is doing as secretary of state? 19% excellent, 43% good, 12% only fair, 1% poor, 25% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Nancy Mayer is doing as general treasurer? 25% excellent, 53% good, 9% only fair, 1% poor, 12% don't know or no answer

Generally speaking, would you say things in Rhode Island are going in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track? 70% right direction, 21% wrong track, 9% don't know or no answer

There has been a proposal by the Narragansett Indian tribe to build a gambling casino in Providence. Do you favor or oppose the construction of this gambling casino? 42% favor, 53% oppose, 5% don't know or no answer

Do you believe a gambling casino:

a) would benefit the Rhode Island economy? 55% yes, 39% no, 6% don't know or no answer

b) hurt Rhode Island's image outside the state? 30% yes, 63% no, 7% don't know or no answer

c) boost tourism in the state? 65% yes, 29% no, 6% don't know or no answer

d) increase crime rates? 53% yes, 40% no, 7% don't know or no answer

e) create meaningful jobs? 58% yes, 37% no, 5% don't know or no answer

f) cause people to bet money they can't afford to bet? 75% yes, 20% no, 5% don't know or no answer

g) help reduce taxes? 50% yes, 37% no, 13% don't know or no answer

h) reduce revenues the state gets from its Lottery? 41% yes, 41% no, 18% don't know or no answer

i) create more gambling addicts? 68% yes, 28% no, 14% don't know or no answer

j) improve funding for education? 40% yes, 44% no, 16% don't know or no answer

k) raise the level of organized crime activity in the state? 51% yes, 41% no, 8% don't know or no answer

l) is morally wrong? 24% yes, 67% no, 9% don't know or no answer

Would it worry you if an out-of-state corporation in the gambling industry financed the construction of this casino? 47% yes, 43% no, 10% don't know or no answer

Regardless of how you vote, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else? 15% Republican, 26% Democrat, 49% Independent, 6% Other, 4% don't know or no answer

If the election for the first congressional district were held today, would you vote for the Republican Ron Santa, Democrat Patrick Kennedy, Reform party candidate James Sheehan, or Legalized Freedom party candidate Charles Picerno? 11% Santa, 64% Kennedy, 3% Sheehan, 3% Picerno 19% don't know or no answer (first district only)

If the election for the second congressional district were held today, would you vote for Republican John Matson, Democrat Robert Weygand, or the Reform party candidate Tim Miller? 11% Matson, 61% Weygand, 2% Miller, 26% don't know or no answer (second district only)

If the election for governor were held today, would you vote for the Republican Lincoln Almond, Democrat Myrth York, Cool Moose party candidate Robert Healey, or Reform party candidate John Devine? 41% Almond, 35% York, 9% Healey, 2% Devine, 13% don't know or no answer

If the election for lieutenant governor were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Bernard Jackvony, Democrat Charles Fogarty, Green party candidate Jeff Johnson, or Reform party candidate John Carlevale? 26% Jackvony, 34% Fogarty, 4% Johnson, 2% Carlevale, 34% don't know or no answer

If the election for attorney-general were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Nancy Mayer or Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse? 40% Mayer, 46% Whitehouse, 14% don't know or no answer

If the election for secretary of state were held today, would you vote for Republican Edward Lopez or Democrat James Langevin? 13% Lopez, 59% Langevin, 28% don't know or no answer

If the election for treasurer were held today, would you vote for the Republican
Jim Bennett, Democrat Paul Tavares, or Reform party candidate Victor Moffitt? 18% Bennett, 35% Tavares, 7% Moffitt, 40% don't know or no answer

We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you (and your family living there) are: 56% better off, 16% worse off financially than you were a year ago, 28% don't know or no answer

Now looking ahead--do you think that a year from now you (and your family living there) will be: 36% better off financially, 6% worse off, 47% just about the same as now, 11% don't know or no answer

Now turning to business conditions in the state as a whole--do you think that during the next twelve months we'll have: 53% good times financially, 18% bad times, 29% don't know or no answer

Looking ahead, which would you say is more likely--that in the state as a whole: 50% we'll have continuous good times during the next five years or so, 24% that we will have periods of widespread unemployment or depression, or what, 26% don't know or no answer

About the big things people buy for their homes--such as furniture, a refrigerator, stove, television, and things like that. Generally speaking, do you think now is a: 72% good, 9% bad time for people to buy major household items, 19% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Bill Clinton is doing as president? 22% excellent, 45% good, 17% only fair, 13% poor, 3% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job John Chafee is doing as U.S. Senator? 14% excellent, 49% good, 22% only fair, 5% poor, 10% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jack Reed is doing as U.S. Senator? 16% excellent, 48% good, 19% only fair, 4% poor, 13% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Patrick Kennedy is doing as U.S. Representative? 14% excellent, 46% good, 19% only fair, 9% poor, 12% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Robert Weygand is doing as U.S. Representative? 9% excellent, 46% good, 17% only fair, 4% poor, 24% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Lincoln Almond is doing as governor? 15% excellent, 43% good, 27% only fair, 10% poor, 5% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Bernard Jackvony is doing as lieutenant governor? 4% excellent, 32% good, 20% only fair, 4% poor, 40% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jeff Pine is doing as attorney general? 14% excellent, 44% good, 23% only fair, 11% poor, 8% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Jim Langevin is doing as secretary of state? 16% excellent, 42% good, 13% only fair, 2% poor, 27% don't know or no answer

How would you rate the job Nancy Mayer is doing as general treasurer? 17% excellent, 45% good, 20% only fair, 5% poor, 13% don't know or no answer

Generally speaking, would you say things in Rhode Island are going in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track? 72% right direction, 17% wrong track, 11% don't know or no answer

President Clinton has been accused of personal misconduct in regard to an affair with Monica Lewinsky. Do you believe that he:

a) misled the general public about this affair? 69% yes, 15% no, 16% don't know or no answer

b) lied to the grand jury? 62% yes, 15% no, 23% don't know or no answer

c) committed perjury in his testimony? 53% yes, 22% no, 25% don't know or no answer

d) engaged in conduct unbecoming of a president? 69% yes, 21% no, 10% don't know or no answer

Based on his behavior, do you think President Clinton should:

a) resign from office? 31% yes, 60% no, 9% don't know or no answer

b) be impeached? 17% yes, 75% no, 8% don't know or no answer

c) be censured or reprimanded by Congress? 63% yes, 26% no, 11% don't know or no answer

If President Clinton comes to Rhode Island this Fall to campaign for state Democratic candidates, would he be: 38% an asset, 38% a liability, 24% don't know or no answer

Do you believe that Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr used unfair tactics in his search for information about the President? 65% yes, 23% no, 12% don't know or no answer

Do you feel the Starr Report provided unnecessary sexually explicit material? 76% yes, 16% no, 8% don't know or no answer

Regardless of how you vote, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or something else? 11% Republican, 31% Democrat, 46% Independent, 6% Other, 6% don't know or no answer