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Survey #5  
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Here is the final tabulation of the results from Survey 5:

{Closed 4 April 05}

 

Looking ahead from today: by the end of President Bush's second term do you think these issues facing our country will be better the same or worse?         
 

Better

Worse

About the same

Don’t know – No opinion

The economy will be…

16%

57%

26%

1%

 

The education system will be… 

7%

60%

32%

1%

 

U.S. safety from terror will be… 

15%

37%

46%

2%

 

The budget deficit will be… 

7%

83%

10%

0%

 

Seniors' prescription drug costs will be… 

11%

63%

25%

1%

 

Respect for U.S. from other nations will be… 

10%

68%

22%

0%

 

The Social Security System will be… 

11%

61%

26%

2%

Which of the following comes closer to your views: because the election was close Democrats in Congress should not compromise with Bush on major issues even if the result is nothing gets done on some of these issues; OR because Bush won the election Democrats in Congress should find ways to compromise with him on major issues even if the Democrats have to agree to some things they find objectionable.  
 

Total

Democrats SHOULD NOT compromise

51%

Democrats SHOULD find ways to compromise

45%

Don’t know – No opinion

4%

All in all considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting or not?  
 

Total

Yes, I STRONGLY feel it WAS worth fighting

19%

Yes, I SOMEWHAT feel it WAS worth fighting

13%

No, I SOMEWHAT feel it was NOT worth fighting

14%

No, I STRONGLY feel it was NOT worth

54%

Don’t know – No opinion

0%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Kenny Guinn is handling his job as Governor of Nevada?  
 

Total

Approve STRONGLY

6%

Approve SOMEWHAT

36%

Disapprove SOMEWHAT

38%

Disapprove STRONGLY

13%

Don’t know – No opinion

8%

From this list of possible candidates for Nevada’s Democratic Gubernatorial nomination in 2006 how likely would each person be to gain your support?          
 

Very Likely

Somewhat Likely

Not Very Likely

No Way!

Don't Know

Dina Titus Senate Minority Leader 

31%

28%

10%

16%

15%

Jim Gibson Mayor of Henderson

18%

36%

15%

13%

18%

Oscar Goodman Mayor of Las Vegas

22%

28%

24%

21%

5%

Barbara Buckley Assemblywoman 

13%

31%

21%

12%

23%

Terry Care State Senator 

14%

26%

18%

11%

31%

Richard Perkins Speaker of the Assembly 

16%

23%

23%

16%

22%

Danny Thompson Dir NV AFL-CIO 

5%

18%

26%

25%

26%

Pat Mulroy Mgr, So NV Water Authority

7%

13%

33%

17%

30%

 

 

 

 

 

From this list of possible candidates for Nevada’s Republican Gubernatorial nomination in 2006 how likely would each person be to gain your support?          
 

Very Likely

Somewhat Likely

Not Very Likely

No Way!

Don't Know

Brian Greenspun Editor Las Vegas Sun 

12%

27%

24%

20%

17%

Jim Gibbons U.S. Congressman 

12%

25%

19%

34%

10%

John Ensign U.S. Senator 

11%

17%

25%

38%

9%

Lorraine Hunt Lt. Governor 

7%

20%

23%

36%

14%

Bob Beers State Senator 

12%

10%

21%

44%

13%

Bruce James U.S. Public Printer

4%

8%

25%

23%

40%

Peter Ernaut Gov. Affairs Consultant 

3%

6%

25%

30%

36%

Randolph Townsend State Senator 

2%

8%

30%

29%

31%

Can you suggest someone who is not on one of these two lists who you think should be considered for Governor?

 

More than 50 individuals made recommenations of other choices:

Former Harrah’s Entertainment CEO Phil Satre received 8 nominations; while MGM MIRAGE’s Terry Lanni and Congresswoman Shelley Berkley got 4; Secretary of State/Congressional Candidate Dean Heller and State Treasurer/Lt. Gov. candidate Brian  Krolicki each received 3; former candidates Tom Gallagher & John Hunt received 2; and individual write-ins were cast for:  Aaron Russo, Angie G Cochran, Bob Forbuss, Frankie Sue Del Pappa, George Knapp, Glen Christensen, Harry Reid, James Bilbray, Lois Tarkanian, Mark Amodei, Mark Peplowski, Oscar Goodman, Peggy Maze Johnson, Punam Mather, Richard Fitzpatrick, Rory Reid, Roy Farrow, Scott Frost and Sig Rogich.

 

Please tell us what kind of priority you think Gov. Kenny Guinn and the State Legislature should give to capping increases in property tax assesments  

 

Total

 

 

 

 

The highest priority

33%