Bradley in DC
06-27-2007, 09:53 PM
Romney leads GOP (http://www.suffolk.edu/20780.html)
In the Republican Primary, Mitt Romney (26 percent) led Rudy Giuliani (22 percent), John McCain (13 percent), and Fred Thompson (13 percent), with 17 percent undecided. Romney’s first-place showing contrasts sharply to his third-place finish (17 percent) in a March Suffolk University Republican ballot test, where he trailed Giuliani and McCain. Romney’s current surge is fueled by younger voters (ages 18-45), where Romney bested Giuliani, 41 percent-to-25 percent.
More than half of Republican Primary voters (56 percent) said that a president’s religion should never affect his or her policy making. This suggests that the Catholic Church’s stance against Giuliani’s pro-choice position may have less impact than some experts have predicted.
With speculation swirling around the possibility of an independent presidential bid by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the 7NEWS-Suffolk University poll finds Democrats benefiting from him entering the race. Bloomberg recorded 6 percent-to-8 percent of likely New Hampshire voters and was tested in six different General Election matchups. In all six scenarios, the Democratic nominees improved or maintained their margins with the independent in the race.
Iraq the lead issue
The most important issue to New Hampshire voters was the Iraq war (34 percent), followed by Homeland Security/terrorism (19 percent), health care (15 percent), economy/jobs (8 percent), education (7 percent), and the environment (7 percent).
The 7NEWS-Suffolk University poll was conducted from June 20 to June 24, 2007. The margin of error is +/- 4.38 percent at a 95 percent level of confidence. The 500 respondents statewide were all likely voters in the New Hampshire Primary. Marginals and 600 pages of cross-tabulation data area available on the Suffolk University Web site.
In the Republican Primary, Mitt Romney (26 percent) led Rudy Giuliani (22 percent), John McCain (13 percent), and Fred Thompson (13 percent), with 17 percent undecided. Romney’s first-place showing contrasts sharply to his third-place finish (17 percent) in a March Suffolk University Republican ballot test, where he trailed Giuliani and McCain. Romney’s current surge is fueled by younger voters (ages 18-45), where Romney bested Giuliani, 41 percent-to-25 percent.
More than half of Republican Primary voters (56 percent) said that a president’s religion should never affect his or her policy making. This suggests that the Catholic Church’s stance against Giuliani’s pro-choice position may have less impact than some experts have predicted.
With speculation swirling around the possibility of an independent presidential bid by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the 7NEWS-Suffolk University poll finds Democrats benefiting from him entering the race. Bloomberg recorded 6 percent-to-8 percent of likely New Hampshire voters and was tested in six different General Election matchups. In all six scenarios, the Democratic nominees improved or maintained their margins with the independent in the race.
Iraq the lead issue
The most important issue to New Hampshire voters was the Iraq war (34 percent), followed by Homeland Security/terrorism (19 percent), health care (15 percent), economy/jobs (8 percent), education (7 percent), and the environment (7 percent).
The 7NEWS-Suffolk University poll was conducted from June 20 to June 24, 2007. The margin of error is +/- 4.38 percent at a 95 percent level of confidence. The 500 respondents statewide were all likely voters in the New Hampshire Primary. Marginals and 600 pages of cross-tabulation data area available on the Suffolk University Web site.