FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll 18 November 04 Polling was conducted by telephone November 16-17, 2004 in the evenings. The total sample is 900 registered voters nationwide with a margin of error of ±3 percentage points. Results are of registered voters, unless otherwise noted. LV = likely voters *** Job Ratings Summary Chart *** Powell 77% 14 9 Rice 57% 24 19 Bush 53% 40 7 Ridge 52% 22 26 Cheney 50% 38 12 Ashcroft 49% 29 22 Rumsfeld 46% 38 16 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president? 16-17 Nov 04 RV 53% 40 7 3-4 Aug 04 44% 48 8 30-31 Oct 04 RV 47% 46 7 20-21 Jul 04 47% 45 8 30-31 Oct 04 LV 48% 46 6 22-23 Jun 04 49% 44 7 29-30 Oct 04 RV 47% 47 6 8-9 Jun 04 48% 45 7 29-30 Oct 04 LV 48% 46 6 18-19 May 04 48% 43 9 28-29 Oct 04 RV 47% 47 6 4-5 May 04 49% 43 8 28-29 Oct 04 LV 47% 47 6 21-22 Apr 04 50% 44 6 27-28 Oct 04 RV 48% 47 5 6-7 Apr 04 49% 44 7 27-28 Oct 04 LV 49% 46 5 23-24 Mar 04 47% 44 9 17-18 Oct 04 LV 49% 44 7 3-4 Mar 04 48% 44 8 3-4 Oct 04 LV 53% 43 4 18-19 Feb 04 48% 41 11 21-22 Sep 04 LV 50% 45 5 4-5 Feb 04 53% 41 6 7-8 Sep 04 LV 49% 44 7 21-22 Jan 04 53% 39 8 24-25 Aug 04 LV 51% 43 6 7-8 Jan 04 58% 31 11 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Dick Cheney is doing as vicepresident? 16-17 Nov 04 50% 38 12 3-4 Dec 02 53% 23 24 21-22 Apr 04 46% 42 12 28-29 Nov 01 73% 10 17 14-15 Oct 03 50% 32 18 14-15 Mar 01 54% 11 35
3. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Condoleezza Rice is doing as national security advisor? 16-17 Nov 04* 57% 24 19 14-15 Oct 03 53% 22 25 21-22 Apr 04 58% 30 12 16-17 Apr 02 50% 11 39 6-7 Apr 04 47% 26 27 28-29 Nov 01 61% 4 35 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Rumsfeld is doing as secretary of defense? 16-17 Nov 04 46% 38 16 8-9 Sep 02 63% 17 20 21-22 Apr 04 49% 39 12 30-31 Jan 02 77% 9 14 14-15 Oct 03 54% 29 17 12-13 Dec 01 78% 6 16 22-23 Apr 03 67% 19 14 28-29 Nov 01 80% 4 16 25-26 Mar 03 71% 16 13 14-15 Nov 01 78% 5 17 29-30 Jan 03 58% 20 22 17-18 Oct 01 75% 7 18 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tom Ridge is doing as director of homeland security? 16-17 Nov 04 52% 22 26 12-13 Mar 02 48% 9 43 29-30 Jan 03 43% 15 42 30-31 Jan 02 47% 10 43 9-10 Jul 02 47% 14 39 31 Oct-1 Nov 01 41% 8 51 6. Do you approve or disapprove of the job John Ashcroft has done as attorney general? 16-17 Nov 04* 49% 29 22 4-5 Jun 02 59% 18 23 21-22 Apr 04 48% 32 20 12-13 Dec 01 69% 12 19 14-15 Oct 03 49% 27 24 28-29 Nov 01 69% 8 23 8-9 Sep 02 60% 17 23 *Previously is doing 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Colin Powell has done as secretary of state? 16-17 Nov 04* 77% 14 9 29-30 Jan 03 77% 10 13 21-22 Apr 04 68% 21 11 8-9 Sep 02 80% 9 11 14-15 Oct 03 74% 14 12 16-17 Apr 02 82% 7 11 22-23 Apr 03 82% 11 7 17-18 Oct 01 87% 5 8 *Previously is doing 8. President Bush has nominated National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice to takeover the job of secretary of state when Colin Powell leaves. Do you think Condoleezza Rice will make a good secretary of state? 1. Yes 54% 2. No 27 3. (Not sure) 19
9. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the outcome of this year s presidential election? Is that very or only somewhat? 1. Very satisfied 43% 10% 83% 34% 2. Somewhat satisfied 13 9 11 24 3. Somewhat dissatisfied 8 13 2 9 4. Very dissatisfied 33 65 3 30 5. (Not sure) 3 3 1 3 10. Would you say that you are proud of your vote for president or not? Yes No (Not sure) 16-17 Nov 04 94% 4 2 Bush voters 97% 3 - Kerry voters 92% 6 2 29-30 Nov 00 89% 7 4 Bush voters 94% 3 3 Gore voters 84% 10 6 11. During President George W. Bush s second term, do you think he should: 1. Focus on fulfilling the promises he made to his voters, or 52% 32% 76% 47% 2. Also work on the promises John Kerry made to his voters? 35 54 16 36 3. (Not sure) 13 14 8 17 12. Do you think voters that supported George W. Bush in this year s election would have a right to be angry if he decided to compromise and implement some of John Kerry s policies? 1. Yes 30% 28% 33% 28% 2. No 56 60 50 61 3. (Not sure) 14 12 17 11 13. If John Kerry had won the election, do you think he and other Democrats would feel obligated to implement some of George W. Bush s policies? 1. Yes 38% 49% 26% 41% 2. No 50 39 64 44 3. (Not sure) 12 12 10 15 14. What do you think should be President Bush s top priority in his second term? (OPEN ENDED DO NOT READ) (The situation in Iraq) 39% (The economy/jobs) 19 (Terrorism/Security) 15 (Health care) 8 (Social Security) 3 (Foreign policy) 3 (Middle East) 2 (Education) 1 (Abortion) 1 (Taxes) 1 (Gay marriage) - (Stem cell research) - (Environment) - (Supreme Court) -
(Other) 4 (Don t know) 4 15. How comfortable are you with George W. Bush selecting the next U.S. Supreme Court nominee? SCALE: Very comfortable 2. Somewhat comfortable 3. Not very comfortable 4. Not at all comfortable 5. (Not sure) -- Comfortable -- - Uncomfortable - TOTAL Vry Smwht TOTAL Ntvry Nt (NS) 16-17 Nov 04 59% 39 20 34 10 24 7 Democrats 29% 11 18 63 14 49 8 Republicans 92% 71 21 4 3 1 4 Independents 58% 31 27 32 11 21 10 30 Jun 1 Jul 03* 59% 32 27 34 14 20 7 * Given President Bush's appointments in other areas, how 16. Which one of the current U.S. Supreme Court Justices do you most admire or agree with? (OPEN ENDED DO NOT READ) 16-17 Nov 30 Jun-1 Jul 2004 2003 (Sandra Day O'Connor) 13% 11% (Clarence Thomas) 8 5 (William H. Rehnquist) 6 2 (Antonin Scalia) 5 6 (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) 5 3 (Anthony M. Kennedy) 1 2 (Stephen G. Breyer) 1 1 (David Souter) 1 - (John Paul Stevens) 1 - (Other names) 1 2 (Don't know any names) 58 68 17. If Chief Justice William Rehnquist were to resign, which U.S. Supreme Court Justice would you like to see elevated to chief justice? (READ LIST - RANDOMIZE) Sandra Day O'Connor 14% Clarence Thomas 8 Antonin Scalia 6 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 4 Anthony M. Kennedy 3 David Souter 2 Stephen G. Breyer 1 John Paul Stevens 1 (Not sure) 61
18. - 22. Thinking ahead to the next presidential election, if the 2008 presidential election were held today and the candidates were (insert choices), for whom would you vote? (What about if the candidates were (insert choices), for whom would you vote?) (ROTATE) 1. Democrat Hillary Clinton 38% 2. Republican Rudy Giuliani 49 3. (Other/not sure) 13 1. Democrat Hillary Clinton 37% 2. Republican John McCain 53 3. (Other/not sure) 10 1. Democrat John Kerry 41% 2. Republican Rudy Giuliani 49 3. (Other/not sure) 10 1. Democrat John Kerry 38% 2. Republican John McCain 50 3. (Other/not sure) 12 1. Democrat John Edwards 38% 2. Republican Rudy Giuliani 50 3. (Other/not sure) 12 23. Do you think Vice Presidential nominee John Edwards helped or hurt the Democratic ticket in this year s election? 1. Helped 44% 2. Hurt 26 3. (Mixed: helped in some ways, hurt in others) 11 4. (Neither) 10 5. (Not sure) 9