Special to the Journal
Following are the results of a three-day poll of 800 likely Georgia voters conducted by Strategic Vision, LLC Sept. 22-24.
The poll has a margin of error of ±3 percentage points. In the poll, 350 (44 percent) Democratic voters were surveyed; with 330 (41 percent) Republican voters surveyed; and 120 (15 percent) Independents and other party affiliation polled.
The poll found that 55 percent of respondents approved of Gov. Sonny Perdue’s job performance, with 34 percent disapproving, and 11 percent undecided.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss received a 51 percent approval rating with 37 percent disapproving, and 12 percent undecided. Sen. Johnny Isakson received a 55 percent approval rating, with 30 percent disapproving, and 15 percent undecided.
President Bush’s overall approval was 46 percent approving, 42 percent disapproving, and 12 percent undecided. When asked if they approved of the President’s handling of the economy, 43 percent approved; 46 percent disapproved; and 11 percent were undecided. When asked if they approved of the President’s handling of the Iraq War, 45 percent approved; 45 percent disapproved; and 10 percent were undecided. When Asked if they approved of the President’s handling of the war on terrorism, 55 percent said approved; 38 percent disapproved; and 7 percent were undecided.
When asked if they approved of the President’s handling of the immigration issue, 39 percent approved; 52 percent disapproved; and 9 percent were undecided.
When Republicans were asked if they viewed President Bush as a conservative in the mode of Ronald Reagan, 29 percent said yes; 55 percent said no; and 16 percent were undecided.
When asked if they thought Georgia was headed in the right direction or wrong direction, 56 percent said right direction; 32 percent said wrong direction; and 12 percent were undecided.
When asked if they would like to see the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, 55 percent said yes; 34 percent said no; and 11 percent were undecided.
When asked if they expected another terrorist attack in the United States in the next six months, 84 percent said yes; 5 percent said no; and 11 percent were undecided.
When asked if they favored an immediate withdrawal of United States military forces from Iraq within 6 months, 35 percent said yes; 57 percent said no; and 8 percent were undecided.
When asked if they favored granting amnesty to illegal immigrants currently in the United States, 7 percent said yes; 82 percent said no; and 11 percent were undecided.
When respondents were asked if they favored building a wall along the southern border of the United States to stop illegal immigration, 85 percent said yes; 8 percent said no; and 7 percent were undecided.
Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor received a 52 percent job approval rating; with 34 percent disapproval; and 14 percent undecided.
In a match-up between Governor Perdue, Lt. Governor Taylor, and Libertarian candidate, Garrett Hayes, the results were Perdue 51 percent; Taylor 38 percent; Hayes 4 percent; and 7 percent undecided. In the race for Lieutenant Governor, the results were Republican Casey Cagle 43 percent; Democrat Jim Martin 37 percent; Libertarian Allen Buckley 5 percent; and 15 percent undecided.
When Republicans were polled on whom they would support in 2008 for the Republican Presidential nomination, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani received 33 percent; Senator John McCain received 19 percent; Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich 14 percent;; Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney received 7 percent; Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist received 3 percent; Virginia Senator George Allen received 1 percent; Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum received 1 percent; New York Governor George Pataki received 1 percent; Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel received 1 percent; and 20 percent were undecided.
On the Democratic side, New York Senator Hillary Clinton led with 32 percent; former Vice President Al Gore received 22 percent; former North Carolina Senator John Edwards received 13 percent; Virginia Governor Mark Warner received 5 percent; former General Wesley Clark received 3 percent; Massachusetts Senator John Kerry received 3 percent; Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold received 2 percent; Delaware Senator Joseph Biden received 1 percent; Indiana Senator Evan Bayh received 1 percent; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson received 1 percent; Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell received 1 percent; Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack received 1 percent; Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd received 1 percent; and 14 percent were undecided.
