Chafee Leads Laffey and
Whitehouse is Ahead of Brown in Races for U.S. Senate Nominations
A
statewide survey of 449 Rhode Island voters conducted September 10-11, 2005 finds
that U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee leads Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey in the
campaign for the Republican Senatorial nomination, while former Rhode Island
Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse is ahead of Secretary of State Matt Brown
for the Democratic nomination.
The
survey was conducted September 10-11, 2005, at
If
the general election were held today, Senator Chafee has an advantage of 38 to
25 percent over Whitehouse (up from 41 to 36 percent in June). If Brown were the Democratic nominee,
Chafee’s lead grows to 41 to 18 percent (up from 44 to 29 percent in June).
If
the Republican nominee is Mayor Laffey, Whitehouse is ahead by 35 to 25 percent
(comparable to the 45 to 32 percent Whitehouse had in June). If the nominees are Laffey and Brown, Brown
has a slight advantage of 30 to 26 percent over Laffey (compared to 40 to 30
percent in June).
Governor
Donald Carcieri has a lead of 42 to 31 percent over Democratic Lieutenant
Governor Charles Fogarty. In June, Carcieri had a margin of 48 to 39 percent
over Fogarty.
Only
25 percent of state voters believe President George Bush is doing an excellent
or good job (about the same as his 24 percent in June). Sixty-eight percent of
When
asked about the job performance of state officials, 52 percent feel Carcieri is
doing a good job as governor (down from 57 percent in June). Thirty-eight percent believe Fogarty is doing
a good job as lieutenant governor (down from 52 percent). Forty-four percent
think Attorney General
Eleven
percent rate the job performance of Senate President Joseph Montelbano as good
or excellent (down from 16 percent) and 15 percent rate the performance of
House Speaker William Murphy as good or excellent, down from 24 percent. Sixty
percent say Providence Mayor David Cicilline is doing a good job, up from 59
percent. Forty-two percent indicate that Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey is doing
a good job, down from 44 percent in the last poll.
Forty-three
percent (the same as in June) believe the state is headed in the right
direction, while 40 percent feel it is headed on the wrong track.
When asked whether they have made a financial
contribution to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina that recently struck the
Gulf Coast, 79 percent indicated they had, 20 percent said they had not, and 1
percent were unwilling to answer the question.
We asked state voters how likely they thought a significant hurricane
would strike
John Robert has been nominated by President Bush to
serve as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Thirty-eight percent believe his nomination
should be approved by the U.S. Senate, 24 percent think it should be rejected,
and 38 percent are unsure.
For
more information, contact Darrell M. West at (401) 863-1163.
Survey
Questions and Responses
If the Republican primary for U.S. Senate were held
today, would you vote for: 44%
If the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate were held
today, would you vote for: 16% Matt Brown, 32% Sheldon Whitehouse, 52%
don't know or no answer
If
the U.S. Senate election were held today, would you vote for: 41% Republican
If
the U.S. Senate election were held today, would you vote for: 38% Republican
If
the U.S. Senate election were held today, would you vote for: 26% Republican
Stephen Laffey, 30% Democrat Matt Brown, 44% don’t know or no answer
If
the U.S. Senate election were held today, would you vote for: 25% Republican
Stephen Laffey, 35% Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, 40% don’t know or no answer
If
the governor’s election were held today, would you vote for: 42% Republican
Don Carcieri, 31% Democrat Charles Fogarty, 27% don’t know or no answer
How
would you rate the job George W. Bush is doing as president? 5% excellent,
20% good, 28% only fair, 44% poor, 3% don’t know or no answer
How
would you rate the job Jack Reed is doing as U.S. Senator? 23% excellent,
45% good, 14% only fair, 5% poor, 13% don’t know or no answer
How would
you rate the job Lincoln Chafee is doing as U.S. Senator? 10% excellent, 44%
good 25% only fair, 10% poor, 11% don’t know or no answer
How
would you rate the job Patrick Kennedy is doing as U.S. Representative? 13%
excellent, 36% good, 25% only fair, 12% poor, 14% don’t know or no answer
How
would you rate the job Jim Langevin is doing as U.S. Representative? 18%
excellent, 44% good, 18% only fair, 2% poor, 18% don’t know or no answer
How
would you rate the job Don Carcieri is doing as governor? 15% excellent, 37%
good, 27% only fair, 15% poor, 6% don’t know or no answer
How
would you rate the job Charles Fogarty is doing as lieutenant governor? 7%
excellent, 31% good, 20% only fair, 3% poor, 39% don’t know or no answer
How
would you rate the job
How
would you rate the job Matt Brown is doing as secretary of state? 4%
excellent, 29% good, 20% only fair, 3% poor, 44% don’t know or no answer
How
would you rate the job Paul Tavares is doing as general treasurer? 4%
excellent, 33% good, 14% only fair, 3% poor, 46% don’t know or no answer
How
would you rate the job Joseph Montelbano is doing as Senate President? 2%
excellent, 9% good, 20% only fair, 11% poor, 58% don’t know or no answer
How
would you rate the job William Murphy is doing as Speaker of the House? 1%
excellent, 14% good, 25% only fair, 17% poor, 43% don’t know or no answer
How
would you rate the job David Cicilline is doing as mayor of
How
would you rate the job Stephen Laffey is doing as mayor of
Generally
speaking, would you say things in
John Robert has been nominated by President Bush to
serve as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Do you think his nomination should be: 38%
approved, 24% rejected by the
Have you made a financial contribution to aid the
victims of Hurricane Katrina that recently struck the
How likely do you think it is that a significant
hurricane will strike
Have you prepared an emergency kit in case a hurricane
strikes