As you may know, the governor of New York will need to appoint someone to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. senate once she becomes secretary of state in January. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, has been ment BY total + Sex + Age + Sex/Age total
Sex
Age
Sex/Age
total
Male
Female
18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
Male 18-49
Male 50+
Unweighted N
1000
491
509
101
303
289
307
207
284
197
312
Weighted N
1004
475
529
194
379
247
182
281
194
293
236
Like to see Kennedy appointed
448 44.7%
198 41.8%
250 47.2%
95 48.9%
150 39.5%
124 50.1%
79 43.5%
111 39.4%
88 45.2%
134 45.8%
116 49.0%
Like to see someone else appointed
363 36.1%
189 39.9%
173 32.8%
51 26.3%
143 37.6%
91 36.7%
78 42.8%
103 36.7%
86 44.4%
91 31.0%
83 35.0%
(DK)
174 17.3%
77 16.3%
97 18.3%
41 21.3%
82 21.5%
27 11.0%
24 13.0%
62 22.0%
15 7.9%
61 20.8%
36 15.1%
19 1.9%
10 2.1%
9 1.7%
7 3.6%
5 1.4%
5 2.2%
1 .7%
5 1.8%
5 2.5%
7 2.4%
2 .8%
Total
(Refused)
Female 18-49 Female 50+
As you may know, the governor of New York will need to appoint someone to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. senate once she becomes secretary of state in January. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, has been ment BY total + Region + Race 1 + Race 2 + Hispanic total Total
Region
Race 1
Race 2
East
Midwest
South
West
White
Non-white
Black
Non-black
Yes
No
Unweighted N
1000
239
224
305
232
808
192
52
948
79
912
Weighted N
1004
218
226
320
241
721
283
99
904
126
871
Like to see Kennedy appointed
448 44.7%
83 38.0%
107 47.2%
147 46.1%
111 46.3%
288 39.9%
161 56.8%
76 76.1%
372 41.2%
63 49.7%
384 44.1%
Like to see someone else appointed
363 36.1%
93 42.6%
70 31.1%
119 37.2%
81 33.7%
290 40.3%
72 25.6%
13 13.4%
349 38.6%
36 28.9%
324 37.1%
(DK)
174 17.3%
38 17.4%
46 20.2%
51 15.9%
39 16.4%
128 17.8%
46 16.1%
8 8.5%
165 18.3%
26 20.9%
145 16.7%
19 1.9%
4 2.0%
3 1.4%
3 .8%
9 3.7%
15 2.0%
4 1.5%
2 2.0%
17 1.9%
1 .5%
18 2.1%
As you may know, the governor of New York will need to appoint someone to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. senate once she becomes secretary of state in January. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, has been ment BY total + Education + College graduate + Monthly Income total total Total
Education College grad H.S. or less Some college only
College graduate Post Grad
Yes
No
.
Monthly Income $2,000-$4,99 $5,000-$7,49 Under $2,000 9 9
$7,500 or more
Unweighted N
1000
278
302
237
177
414
580
137
309
136
181
Weighted N
1004
429
280
173
119
292
708
176
323
137
151
Like to see Kennedy appointed
448 44.7%
225 52.5%
124 44.3%
60 34.4%
39 32.8%
99 33.8%
349 49.3%
112 63.6%
147 45.7%
53 38.7%
49 32.3%
Like to see someone else appointed
363 36.1%
133 31.1%
96 34.4%
75 43.1%
56 46.9%
130 44.6%
230 32.4%
38 21.7%
114 35.4%
59 42.6%
81 53.9%
(DK)
174 17.3%
65 15.3%
55 19.8%
31 18.1%
22 18.2%
53 18.1%
121 17.1%
25 14.4%
55 17.1%
22 16.0%
19 12.4%
19 1.9%
5 1.1%
4 1.5%
8 4.4%
3 2.1%
10 3.5%
9 1.3%
1 .3%
6 1.8%
4 2.8%
2 1.4%
(Refused)
.
Hispanic
total
(Refused)
.
.
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As you may know, the governor of New York will need to appoint someone to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. senate once she becomes secretary of state in January. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, has been ment BY total + Party Id + Party Id + Party Id + Party Id + Ideology total
Total
Party Id
Party Id
Independent Republican
Party Id
Dem/Lean Dem
total
Democrat
Unweighted N
1000
363
289
332
477
79
Weighted N
Party Id
Ind/No Lean Rep/Lean rep
Ideology Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
430
195
383
407
1004
398
294
295
515
88
384
220
393
375
Like to see Kennedy appointed
448 44.7%
250 62.9%
113 38.4%
83 28.3%
297 57.6%
40 45.6%
111 28.9%
132 60.0%
184 46.8%
132 35.3%
Like to see someone else appointed
363 36.1%
80 20.1%
110 37.5%
166 56.3%
118 22.8%
26 29.7%
214 55.7%
46 21.2%
126 32.1%
186 49.7%
(DK)
174 17.3%
61 15.3%
62 21.1%
42 14.2%
90 17.4%
19 21.3%
55 14.2%
36 16.3%
74 19.0%
52 13.9%
19 1.9%
7 1.6%
9 3.0%
4 1.2%
11 2.2%
3 3.4%
5 1.3%
6 2.6%
8 2.2%
4 1.0%
(Refused)
As you may know, the governor of New York will need to appoint someone to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. senate once she becomes secretary of state in January. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, has been ment BY total + Party ID and Ideology + Employed for pay + Employed for pay total
Total
Liberal/moder Conservative ate Republican Republican
total
Liberal Democrat
Moderate Democrat
Unweighted N
1000
167
223
86
79
131
Weighted N
Yes
No
298
561
439
1004
179
233
102
88
137
247
611
392
Like to see Kennedy appointed
448 44.7%
108 60.5%
122 52.1%
67 65.8%
40 45.6%
55 40.1%
56 22.8%
272 44.5%
176 44.8%
Like to see someone else appointed
363 36.1%
40 22.6%
54 23.3%
23 22.3%
26 29.7%
65 47.4%
149 60.5%
223 36.4%
140 35.7%
(DK)
174 17.3%
25 13.8%
53 22.8%
12 11.6%
19 21.3%
16 11.5%
38 15.3%
107 17.5%
67 17.1%
19 1.9%
6 3.2%
4 1.8%
0 .4%
3 3.4%
1 1.0%
4 1.4%
10 1.6%
9 2.4%
(Refused)
As you may know, the governor of New York will need to appoint someone to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. senate once she becomes secretary of state in January. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, has been ment BY total + Religion Important + Church Attendance + Religious Preference + White Protestant total
Religion Important
total
Yes
No
Weekly
Unweighted N
1000
678
318
338
202
451
Weighted N
1004
681
316
313
212
468
Like to see Kennedy appointed
448 44.7%
312 45.8%
133 42.2%
127 40.6%
95 44.5%
Like to see someone else appointed
363 36.1%
251 36.8%
111 35.2%
121 38.8%
(DK)
174 17.3%
107 15.8%
63 20.0%
19 1.9%
11 1.6%
8 2.6%
Total
(Refused)
.
Employed for Employed for pay pay
Party ID and Ideology Conservative Pure Democrat Independent
.
Church Attendance
White Protestant
Religious Preference
Nearly Seldom/neve Protestant/ weekly/mont Other r hly Christian
.
Catholic
None
Yes
575
220
116
479
568
212
136
422
225 48.0%
247 43.4%
113 53.0%
56 41.4%
154 36.6%
87 40.9%
149 31.9%
214 37.7%
68 31.9%
46 34.1%
182 43.1%
60 19.1%
29 13.7%
82 17.5%
101 17.7%
28 13.3%
26 19.5%
81 19.2%
5 1.5%
2 .9%
12 2.6%
6 1.1%
4 1.7%
7 5.0%
5 1.1%
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As you may know, the governor of New York will need to appoint someone to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. senate once she becomes secretary of state in January. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, has been ment BY total + Married + Married by gender + Children under 18 + Married with child under 18 total
Married
Married by gender
Children under 18
Married with child under 18
total
Yes
No
Married man
Unmarried man
Married woman
Unmarried woman
Yes
No
Yes
No
Unweighted N
1000
605
392
340
149
265
243
307
691
232
768
Weighted N
1004
557
445
286
188
271
257
390
613
258
745
Like to see Kennedy appointed
448 44.7%
217 38.9%
232 52.1%
100 34.9%
99 52.4%
117 43.0%
133 51.8%
177 45.3%
271 44.3%
97 37.6%
351 47.1%
Like to see someone else appointed
363 36.1%
231 41.4%
130 29.3%
129 45.1%
59 31.6%
102 37.6%
71 27.6%
121 31.1%
240 39.2%
99 38.4%
263 35.3%
(DK)
174 17.3%
97 17.5%
76 17.2%
48 16.7%
29 15.6%
50 18.3%
47 18.3%
84 21.4%
90 14.7%
57 21.9%
117 15.7%
19 1.9%
12 2.2%
7 1.5%
9 3.2%
1 .3%
3 1.1%
6 2.4%
8 2.1%
11 1.7%
5 2.0%
14 1.8%
Total
(Refused)
As you may know, the governor of New York will need to appoint someone to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. senate once she becomes secretary of state in January. Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, has been ment BY total + Current economic conditions + Economic momentum + Worried about money yesterday + Respondent Type + Closely follow Illinois Senate controversy total
Current economic conditions
Economic momentum
Worried about money yesterday
Respondent Type
total Unweighted N
1000
62
166
264
93
368
161
331
939
61
266
414
319
Weighted N
1004
60
161
270
95
363
187
304
855
149
213
378
412
Like to see Kennedy appointed
448 44.7%
21 34.8%
57 35.3%
133 49.3%
45 47.0%
155 42.6%
103 55.1%
108 35.5%
385 45.1%
63 42.2%
88 41.3%
172 45.5%
188 45.5%
Like to see someone else appointed
363 36.1%
25 41.5%
78 48.7%
89 32.9%
35 36.5%
141 38.7%
52 27.7%
139 45.9%
320 37.4%
43 29.0%
100 46.9%
155 40.9%
108 26.3%
(DK)
174 17.3%
13 22.6%
23 14.4%
45 16.8%
15 15.4%
63 17.3%
30 15.8%
53 17.4%
133 15.6%
41 27.4%
21 10.1%
48 12.6%
105 25.4%
19 1.9%
1 1.0%
3 1.6%
3 1.0%
1 1.0%
5 1.4%
3 1.4%
3 1.1%
17 2.0%
2 1.4%
4 1.8%
4 1.0%
12 2.8%
(Refused)
Only Fair
Poor
Getting better
Getting worse
Yes
No
Landline
Cell Phone
Very close
Somewhat close
Not close
Next, as you may know, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich [blu-GOY-uh-VICH] has been charged with trying to illegally profit from naming Barack Obama's replacement to the U.S. Senate. Despite the controversy, last week Blagojevich appointed former BY total + Sex + Age + Sex/Age total
Total
Sex
.
Closely follow Illinois Senate controversy
Excellent/goo d
Total
.
Age
.
Sex/Age
total
Male
Female
18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
Male 18-49
Male 50+
Female 18-49
Female 50+
Unweighted N
1000
491
509
101
303
289
307
207
284
197
312
Weighted N
1004
475
529
194
379
247
182
281
194
293
236
Very closely
213 21.2%
121 25.5%
92 17.3%
16 8.1%
64 16.8%
82 33.2%
51 28.0%
57 20.1%
64 33.3%
23 7.9%
69 29.1%
Somewhat closely
378 37.7%
166 35.0%
212 40.1%
51 26.2%
149 39.3%
101 40.7%
77 42.5%
83 29.6%
83 42.8%
117 39.9%
95 40.3%
Not too closely, OR
247 24.7%
110 23.1%
138 26.1%
60 31.0%
110 29.0%
43 17.5%
34 18.5%
77 27.4%
33 16.9%
93 31.9%
44 18.8%
Not at all
158 15.7%
75 15.8%
83 15.7%
65 33.2%
57 14.9%
18 7.4%
19 10.2%
62 21.9%
14 7.0%
59 20.3%
23 9.9%
(DK)
7 .7%
3 .6%
4 .7%
3 1.4%
0 .0%
3 1.3%
1 .3%
3 1.0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
4 1.6%
(Refused)
1 .1%
0 .0%
1 .1%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .4%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .3%
.
Page 3
Next, as you may know, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich [blu-GOY-uh-VICH] has been charged with trying to illegally profit from naming Barack Obama's replacement to the U.S. Senate. Despite the controversy, last week Blagojevich appointed former BY total + Region + Race 1 + Race 2 + Hispanic total Total
Region
Race 1
Race 2
Hispanic
total
East
Midwest
South
West
White
Non-white
Black
Non-black
Yes
No
Unweighted N
1000
239
224
305
232
808
192
52
948
79
912
Weighted N
1004
218
226
320
241
721
283
99
904
126
871
Very closely
213 21.2%
40 18.3%
67 29.5%
61 19.0%
45 18.9%
166 23.1%
47 16.5%
23 22.8%
190 21.0%
13 10.3%
199 22.8%
Somewhat closely
378 37.7%
77 35.5%
86 37.9%
136 42.4%
79 33.0%
282 39.1%
96 34.0%
47 47.5%
331 36.6%
28 22.4%
348 39.9%
Not too closely, OR
247 24.7%
53 24.2%
48 21.4%
75 23.6%
71 29.6%
168 23.3%
80 28.2%
16 16.5%
231 25.6%
47 37.1%
200 23.0%
Not at all
158 15.7%
45 20.7%
23 10.2%
46 14.4%
44 18.2%
102 14.2%
56 19.8%
13 13.2%
145 16.0%
34 27.2%
122 14.0%
(DK)
7 .7%
3 1.3%
2 .9%
2 .5%
0 .0%
2 .3%
4 1.6%
0 .0%
7 .7%
4 3.1%
3 .3%
(Refused)
1 .1%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .3%
1 .1%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .1%
0 .0%
1 .1%
Next, as you may know, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich [blu-GOY-uh-VICH] has been charged with trying to illegally profit from naming Barack Obama's replacement to the U.S. Senate. Despite the controversy, last week Blagojevich appointed former BY total + Education + College graduate + Monthly Income total total Total
Education College grad H.S. or less Some college only
College graduate Post Grad
Yes
No
.
.
Monthly Income $2,000-$4,99 $5,000-$7,49 Under $2,000 9 9
$7,500 or more
Unweighted N
1000
278
302
237
177
414
580
137
309
136
181
Weighted N
1004
429
280
173
119
292
708
176
323
137
151
Very closely
213 21.2%
74 17.3%
55 19.8%
37 21.5%
45 37.6%
82 28.1%
130 18.3%
29 16.3%
62 19.2%
29 21.2%
46 30.7%
Somewhat closely
378 37.7%
139 32.3%
113 40.4%
85 49.2%
40 33.9%
125 42.9%
252 35.5%
70 39.7%
127 39.2%
55 40.2%
64 42.4%
Not too closely, OR
247 24.7%
122 28.4%
67 23.9%
34 19.9%
24 19.8%
58 19.9%
188 26.6%
43 24.6%
79 24.5%
33 24.1%
29 19.1%
Not at all
158 15.7%
88 20.4%
44 15.7%
16 9.4%
10 8.7%
27 9.1%
131 18.6%
31 17.4%
55 17.1%
20 14.5%
12 7.8%
(DK)
7 .7%
6 1.4%
1 .2%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
7 .9%
3 1.6%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
(Refused)
1 .1%
1 .2%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .1%
1 .4%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
.
Page 4
Next, as you may know, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich [blu-GOY-uh-VICH] has been charged with trying to illegally profit from naming Barack Obama's replacement to the U.S. Senate. Despite the controversy, last week Blagojevich appointed former BY total + Party Id + Party Id + Party Id + Party Id + Ideology total
Party Id
Party Id
total
Democrat
Unweighted N
1000
363
289
332
477
79
Weighted N
1004
398
294
295
515
88
Very closely
213 21.2%
89 22.4%
56 19.2%
62 21.2%
107 20.7%
Somewhat closely
378 37.7%
153 38.6%
85 28.9%
134 45.6%
Not too closely, OR
247 24.7%
97 24.5%
89 30.3%
Not at all
158 15.7%
54 13.6%
(DK)
7 .7%
(Refused)
1 .1%
Total
Independent Republican
Party Id
Dem/Lean Dem
Party Id
Ind/No Lean Rep/Lean rep
Ideology Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
430
195
383
407
384
220
393
375
13 14.8%
90 23.4%
41 18.8%
73 18.5%
95 25.3%
193 37.5%
21 23.5%
160 41.5%
81 37.0%
148 37.8%
144 38.4%
59 20.0%
132 25.6%
30 34.2%
83 21.7%
60 27.3%
101 25.7%
83 22.2%
61 20.6%
39 13.2%
77 14.9%
24 27.5%
51 13.4%
33 15.1%
69 17.5%
52 13.8%
3 .8%
3 .9%
0 .0%
6 1.2%
0 .0%
0 .0%
4 1.8%
2 .5%
0 .0%
1 .2%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .1%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .2%
Next, as you may know, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich [blu-GOY-uh-VICH] has been charged with trying to illegally profit from naming Barack Obama's replacement to the U.S. Senate. Despite the controversy, last week Blagojevich appointed former BY total + Party ID and Ideology + Employed for pay + Employed for pay total
.
Employed for Employed for pay pay
Party ID and Ideology Liberal/moder Conservative Conservative Pure ate Democrat Independent Republican Republican
total
Liberal Democrat
Moderate Democrat
Unweighted N
1000
167
223
86
79
131
Weighted N
1004
179
233
102
88
Very closely
213 21.2%
39 22.0%
39 16.9%
27 26.5%
Somewhat closely
378 37.7%
69 38.3%
95 40.7%
Not too closely, OR
247 24.7%
42 23.2%
Not at all
158 15.7%
(DK)
(Refused)
Total
.
Yes
No
298
561
439
137
247
611
392
13 14.8%
26 19.0%
64 25.9%
125 20.4%
88 22.4%
29 29.0%
21 23.5%
51 37.0%
109 44.2%
228 37.4%
150 38.1%
63 27.2%
27 26.5%
30 34.2%
37 26.8%
47 18.9%
161 26.4%
86 21.9%
26 14.4%
34 14.4%
18 17.3%
24 27.5%
24 17.2%
27 10.9%
94 15.3%
64 16.4%
7 .7%
4 2.2%
2 .9%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
3 .5%
4 1.0%
1 .1%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .7%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .2%
.
Page 5
Next, as you may know, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich [blu-GOY-uh-VICH] has been charged with trying to illegally profit from naming Barack Obama's replacement to the U.S. Senate. Despite the controversy, last week Blagojevich appointed former BY total + Religion Important + Church Attendance + Religious Preference + White Protestant total
Religion Important
total
Yes
No
Weekly
Unweighted N
1000
678
318
338
202
451
Weighted N
1004
681
316
313
212
468
Very closely
213 21.2%
144 21.1%
69 21.9%
76 24.2%
35 16.5%
Somewhat closely
378 37.7%
266 39.1%
108 34.2%
118 37.7%
Not too closely, OR
247 24.7%
169 24.8%
77 24.2%
Not at all
158 15.7%
97 14.2%
(DK)
7 .7%
(Refused)
1 .1%
Total
Church Attendance
White Protestant
Religious Preference
Nearly Seldom/neve Protestant/ weekly/month Other r ly Christian
Catholic
None
Yes
575
220
116
479
568
212
136
422
101 21.6%
124 21.7%
43 20.3%
28 20.7%
93 22.0%
98 46.2%
161 34.3%
238 41.8%
67 31.4%
36 26.9%
181 42.8%
71 22.7%
54 25.2%
120 25.5%
135 23.8%
57 26.7%
37 27.0%
104 24.6%
60 19.1%
44 14.2%
26 12.1%
84 17.9%
68 12.0%
42 19.7%
35 25.5%
42 9.9%
4 .7%
2 .7%
4 1.2%
0 .0%
2 .4%
3 .5%
4 1.8%
0 .0%
2 .5%
1 .1%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .1%
1 .1%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .2%
Next, as you may know, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich [blu-GOY-uh-VICH] has been charged with trying to illegally profit from naming Barack Obama's replacement to the U.S. Senate. Despite the controversy, last week Blagojevich appointed former BY total + Married + Married by gender + Children under 18 + Married with child under 18 total
Married
Married by gender
Children under 18
.
Married with child under 18
total
Yes
No
Married man
Unmarried man
Married woman
Unmarried woman
Yes
No
Yes
No
Unweighted N
1000
605
392
340
149
265
243
307
691
232
768
Weighted N
1004
557
445
286
188
271
257
390
613
258
745
Very closely
213 21.2%
124 22.3%
87 19.6%
81 28.3%
40 21.1%
43 16.0%
48 18.5%
63 16.1%
150 24.5%
42 16.2%
171 22.9%
Somewhat closely
378 37.7%
228 40.9%
150 33.6%
107 37.5%
58 31.0%
121 44.5%
91 35.6%
140 35.9%
238 38.8%
99 38.2%
279 37.5%
Not too closely, OR
247 24.7%
135 24.3%
112 25.2%
58 20.4%
51 27.3%
77 28.3%
61 23.7%
107 27.6%
139 22.7%
72 27.8%
176 23.6%
Not at all
158 15.7%
66 11.9%
92 20.6%
39 13.7%
36 19.2%
27 10.0%
56 21.7%
77 19.8%
81 13.2%
46 17.7%
112 15.1%
(DK)
7 .7%
3 .6%
3 .8%
0 .0%
3 1.5%
3 1.2%
1 .2%
3 .7%
4 .6%
0 .0%
7 .9%
(Refused)
1 .1%
0 .0%
1 .2%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .3%
0 .0%
1 .1%
0 .0%
1 .1%
Total
.
.
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Next, as you may know, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich [blu-GOY-uh-VICH] has been charged with trying to illegally profit from naming Barack Obama's replacement to the U. S. Senate. Despite the controversy, last week Blagojevich appointed former BY total + Current economic conditions + Economic momentum + Worried about money yesterday + Respondent Type + Closely follow Illinois Senate controversy total
Current economic conditions
Economic momentum
Worried about money yesterday
Respondent Type
total
Excellent/goo d
Only Fair
Poor
Getting better
Getting worse
Yes
No
Landline
Unweighted N
1000
62
166
264
93
368
161
331
Weighted N
1004
60
161
270
95
363
187
304
Very closely
213 21.2%
14 23.6%
25 15.7%
56 20.7%
24 25.6%
69 18.9%
26 13.8%
Somewhat closely
378 37.7%
22 37.4%
62 38.5%
123 45.6%
35 36.7%
159 43.9%
Not too closely, OR
247 24.7%
13 21.4%
43 26.7%
59 22.0%
16 16.4%
Not at all
158 15.7%
11 17.6%
31 19.0%
31 11.6%
(DK)
7 .7%
0 .0%
0 .0%
(Refused)
1 .1%
0 .0%
0 .0%
Total
Closely follow Illinois Senate controversy
Cell Phone
Very close
Somewhat close
Not close
939
61
266
414
319
855
149
213
378
412
69 22.6%
188 22.0%
25 16.8%
213 100.0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
87 46.6%
120 39.5%
337 39.5%
41 27.3%
0 .0%
378 100.0%
0 .0%
88 24.3%
45 24.1%
71 23.3%
207 24.3%
40 27.0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
247 60.1%
20 21.4%
46 12.7%
28 15.1%
44 14.6%
115 13.5%
43 28.9%
0 .0%
0 .0%
158 38.4%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
7 .8%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
7 1.6%
1 .3%
0 .0%
1 .2%
1 .4%
0 .0%
1 .1%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
0 .0%
As you may know, the senate reconvenes this week. How do you think the senate should handle the situation when Roland Burris arrives to fill the open Illinois senate seat? Should the senate [(If code 1 in QNSA, read 1-2)/(If code 2 in QNSA, read BY total + Sex + Age + Sex/Age total
Sex
Age
Male
Female
18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
Male 18-49
Male 50+
Female 18-49
Female 50+
Unweighted N
1000
491
509
101
303
289
307
207
284
197
312
Weighted N
1004
475
529
194
379
247
182
281
194
293
236
Allow Burris to fill the seat, (or)
273 27.2%
160 33.8%
112 21.3%
46 23.7%
112 29.6%
73 29.5%
41 22.7%
99 35.3%
61 31.7%
59 20.3%
53 22.5%
Block Burris from filling the seat, (or)
516 51.4%
246 51.9%
270 51.0%
106 54.5%
181 47.7%
134 54.1%
95 52.3%
137 48.8%
109 56.4%
150 51.1%
120 50.9%
(DK)
190 18.9%
58 12.2%
132 25.0%
39 20.1%
79 20.8%
31 12.7%
40 22.1%
40 14.4%
17 9.0%
78 26.5%
54 23.0%
25 2.5%
10 2.2%
14 2.7%
3 1.8%
7 1.8%
9 3.7%
5 2.9%
4 1.6%
6 3.0%
6 2.0%
8 3.6%
(Refused)
As you may know, the senate reconvenes this week. How do you think the senate should handle the situation when Roland Burris arrives to fill the open Illinois senate seat? Should the senate [(If code 1 in QNSA, read 1-2)/(If code 2 in QNSA, read BY total + Region + Race 1 + Race 2 + Hispanic total Total
Region
Race 1
Race 2
.
Hispanic
total
East
Midwest
South
West
White
Non-white
Black
Non-black
Yes
No
Unweighted N
1000
239
224
305
232
808
192
52
948
79
912
Weighted N
1004
218
226
320
241
721
283
99
904
126
871
Allow Burris to fill the seat, (or)
273 27.2%
58 26.9%
80 35.4%
73 22.9%
61 25.5%
194 27.0%
79 27.8%
32 31.8%
241 26.7%
24 19.1%
248 28.5%
Block Burris from filling the seat, (or)
516 51.4%
111 50.9%
108 48.0%
180 56.2%
118 48.8%
389 54.0%
127 44.9%
51 51.4%
465 51.4%
52 41.4%
461 52.9%
(DK)
190 18.9%
46 21.0%
32 14.3%
61 19.0%
51 21.2%
123 17.1%
67 23.6%
16 16.1%
174 19.2%
42 33.3%
146 16.7%
25 2.5%
3 1.2%
5 2.3%
6 1.9%
11 4.4%
14 2.0%
10 3.7%
1 .7%
24 2.6%
8 6.3%
17 1.9%
(Refused)
.
Sex/Age
total Total
.
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As you may know, the senate reconvenes this week. How do you think the senate should handle the situation when Roland Burris arrives to fill the open Illinois senate seat? Should the senate [(If code 1 in QNSA, read 1-2)/(If code 2 in QNSA, read BY total + Education + College graduate + Monthly Income total
Education
total Total
Monthly Income $2,000-$4,99 $5,000-$7,49 Under $2,000 9 9
$7,500 or more
Post Grad
Yes
No
237
177
414
580
137
309
136
181
173
119
292
708
176
323
137
151
78 27.8%
49 28.4%
41 34.6%
91 31.0%
182 25.7%
55 31.3%
75 23.3%
37 26.8%
47 31.0%
213 49.6%
147 52.4%
95 55.2%
60 50.3%
156 53.2%
359 50.7%
75 42.7%
185 57.4%
78 57.0%
82 54.6%
190 18.9%
103 24.0%
48 17.2%
24 13.6%
15 12.4%
38 13.1%
151 21.3%
44 24.8%
55 16.9%
17 12.1%
18 12.1%
25 2.5%
9 2.0%
7 2.6%
5 2.8%
3 2.7%
8 2.7%
16 2.3%
2 1.2%
8 2.3%
6 4.1%
3 2.3%
Unweighted N
1000
278
302
Weighted N
1004
429
280
Allow Burris to fill the seat, (or)
273 27.2%
104 24.3%
Block Burris from filling the seat, (or)
516 51.4%
(DK)
(Refused)
College graduate
College grad H.S. or less Some college only
As you may know, the senate reconvenes this week. How do you think the senate should handle the situation when Roland Burris arrives to fill the open Illinois senate seat? Should the senate [(If code 1 in QNSA, read 1-2)/(If code 2 in QNSA, read BY total + Party Id + Party Id + Party Id + Party Id + Ideology total
Total
Party Id
Party Id
Independent Republican
Party Id
Dem/Lean Dem
Party Id
Ind/No Lean Rep/Lean rep
total
Democrat
Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
1000
363
289
332
477
79
430
195
383
407
Weighted N
1004
398
294
295
515
88
384
220
393
375
Allow Burris to fill the seat, (or)
273 27.2%
119 29.8%
80 27.3%
72 24.6%
153 29.8%
16 17.8%
103 26.7%
65 29.6%
120 30.6%
87 23.2%
Block Burris from filling the seat, (or)
516 51.4%
194 48.6%
136 46.4%
181 61.4%
254 49.2%
35 40.2%
223 57.9%
104 47.5%
194 49.4%
214 57.1%
(DK)
190 18.9%
72 18.0%
73 24.8%
36 12.1%
92 17.8%
35 39.9%
53 13.8%
45 20.5%
68 17.3%
67 17.9%
25 2.5%
14 3.6%
4 1.5%
6 1.9%
16 3.1%
2 2.1%
6 1.6%
5 2.5%
11 2.7%
7 1.9%
As you may know, the senate reconvenes this week. How do you think the senate should handle the situation when Roland Burris arrives to fill the open Illinois senate seat? Should the senate [(If code 1 in QNSA, read 1-2)/(If code 2 in QNSA, read BY total + Party ID and Ideology + Employed for pay + Employed for pay total
Total
.
Employed for Employed for pay pay
Party ID and Ideology Liberal/mode Conservative Conservative Pure rate Democrat Independent Republican Republican
total
Liberal Democrat
Moderate Democrat
Unweighted N
1000
167
223
86
79
131
Weighted N
Yes
No
298
561
439
1004
179
233
102
88
137
247
611
392
Allow Burris to fill the seat, (or)
273 27.2%
56 31.4%
73 31.2%
24 23.9%
16 17.8%
44 32.0%
59 23.9%
163 26.6%
110 28.1%
Block Burris from filling the seat, (or)
516 51.4%
88 49.3%
117 50.0%
49 47.7%
35 40.2%
68 50.1%
154 62.4%
331 54.1%
186 47.3%
(DK)
190 18.9%
30 16.7%
35 14.9%
27 26.8%
35 39.9%
24 17.2%
29 11.6%
104 17.1%
85 21.8%
25 2.5%
5 2.5%
9 3.9%
2 1.6%
2 2.1%
1 .7%
5 2.1%
13 2.2%
11 2.9%
(Refused)
.
Ideology
Unweighted N
(Refused)
.
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As you may know, the senate reconvenes this week. How do you think the senate should handle the situation when Roland Burris arrives to fill the open Illinois senate seat? Should the senate [(If code 1 in QNSA, read 1-2)/(If code 2 in QNSA, read BY total + Religion Important + Church Attendance + Religious Preference + White Protestant
Total
total
Religion Important
Church Attendance
total
Yes
No
Weekly
Unweighted N
1000
678
318
338
202
451
Weighted N
White Protestant
Religious Preference
Nearly Seldom/neve Protestant/ weekly/mont Other r hly Christian
Catholic
None
Yes
575
220
116
479
1004
681
316
313
212
468
568
212
136
422
Allow Burris to fill the seat, (or)
273 27.2%
170 25.0%
102 32.4%
66 21.2%
58 27.3%
148 31.6%
151 26.5%
48 22.8%
47 34.5%
106 25.2%
Block Burris from filling the seat, (or)
516 51.4%
361 53.1%
154 48.9%
181 57.7%
115 54.4%
219 46.8%
301 53.0%
111 52.4%
59 43.7%
235 55.7%
(DK)
190 18.9%
127 18.7%
56 17.8%
52 16.7%
37 17.2%
94 20.0%
102 18.0%
46 21.5%
27 20.2%
69 16.4%
25 2.5%
22 3.2%
3 .9%
14 4.4%
2 1.1%
7 1.6%
14 2.5%
7 3.3%
2 1.5%
12 2.7%
(Refused)
As you may know, the senate reconvenes this week. How do you think the senate should handle the situation when Roland Burris arrives to fill the open Illinois senate seat? Should the senate [(If code 1 in QNSA, read 1-2)/(If code 2 in QNSA, read BY total + Married + Married by gender + Children under 18 + Married with child under 18 total
Married
Married by gender
Children under 18
Yes
No
Married man
Unmarried man
Married woman
Unmarried woman
Yes
No
Yes
No
Unweighted N
1000
605
392
340
149
265
243
307
691
232
768
Weighted N
1004
557
445
286
188
271
257
390
613
258
745
Allow Burris to fill the seat, (or)
273 27.2%
140 25.0%
133 30.0%
92 32.2%
68 36.4%
47 17.5%
65 25.3%
104 26.8%
169 27.5%
61 23.4%
212 28.5%
Block Burris from filling the seat, (or)
516 51.4%
307 55.0%
208 46.8%
156 54.7%
89 47.4%
150 55.4%
119 46.3%
194 49.8%
321 52.4%
139 54.0%
377 50.6%
(DK)
190 18.9%
94 16.9%
95 21.4%
28 9.9%
29 15.7%
66 24.4%
66 25.6%
83 21.2%
107 17.5%
50 19.3%
140 18.8%
25 2.5%
17 3.0%
8 1.8%
9 3.2%
1 .5%
7 2.7%
7 2.8%
9 2.2%
16 2.6%
9 3.3%
16 2.2%
(Refused)
As you may know, the senate reconvenes this week. How do you think the senate should handle the situation when Roland Burris arrives to fill the open Illinois senate seat? Should the senate [(If code 1 in QNSA, read 1-2)/(If code 2 in QNSA, read BY total + Current economic conditions + Economic momentum + Worried about money yesterday + Respondent Type + Closely follow Illinois Senate controversy total
Current economic conditions
Economic momentum
total
Excellent/goo d
Only Fair
Poor
Unweighted N
1000
62
166
264
93
Weighted N
1004
60
161
270
Allow Burris to fill the seat, (or)
273 27.2%
19 31.1%
31 19.2%
Block Burris from filling the seat, (or)
516 51.4%
29 48.0%
(DK)
190 18.9% 25 2.5%
Total
(Refused)
Worried about money yesterday
Respondent Type
.
Closely follow Illinois Senate controversy
Yes
No
Landline
Cell Phone
Very close
Somewhat close
Not close
368
161
331
939
61
266
414
319
95
363
187
304
855
149
213
378
412
73 27.0%
33 34.8%
82 22.5%
50 26.7%
73 23.9%
230 26.9%
43 28.8%
79 37.0%
101 26.7%
93 22.6%
90 56.0%
149 55.3%
34 35.8%
221 60.9%
96 51.5%
171 56.3%
450 52.6%
66 44.6%
122 57.4%
226 59.7%
169 40.9%
12 20.2%
35 21.7%
41 15.2%
24 25.2%
54 14.8%
33 17.6%
55 18.2%
152 17.7%
38 25.6%
10 4.6%
43 11.3%
137 33.2%
0 .7%
5 3.1%
7 2.5%
4 4.2%
6 1.7%
8 4.2%
5 1.6%
23 2.7%
1 1.0%
2 1.1%
9 2.4%
13 3.2%
Getting better Getting worse
.
Married with child under 18
total Total
.
.
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.
Which of the following would you like to see the state of Illinois do to fill the open senate seat? (Read 1-3) BY total + Sex + Age + Sex/Age total
Sex
Age
Sex/Age
total
Male
Female
18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
Male 18-49
Male 50+
Female 18-49
Female 50+
Unweighted N
1000
491
509
101
303
289
307
207
284
197
312
Weighted N
1004
475
529
194
379
247
182
281
194
293
236
Allow Roland Burris to serve until 2010 when the next election is scheduled
161 16.0%
112 23.6%
49 9.3%
22 11.2%
65 17.2%
47 19.0%
27 14.8%
73 25.8%
39 20.3%
14 4.9%
35 14.7%
Keep the seat open until the situation with Blagojevich is resolved and allow him or a new governor to appoint a senator
226 22.5%
109 22.9%
117 22.1%
50 25.7%
78 20.5%
60 24.4%
37 20.5%
66 23.6%
42 21.9%
62 21.1%
55 23.5%
Hold a special election as soon as possible to fill the seat
521 51.9%
219 46.2%
301 57.0%
92 47.2%
207 54.6%
129 52.3%
93 50.8%
117 41.7%
102 52.8%
182 62.1%
120 50.7%
(DK)
77 7.7%
28 6.0%
49 9.2%
28 14.5%
25 6.6%
8 3.3%
16 8.7%
25 9.0%
3 1.6%
28 9.5%
21 8.9%
(Refused)
19 1.9%
7 1.4%
12 2.3%
3 1.3%
4 1.1%
2 1.0%
9 5.2%
0 .0%
7 3.4%
7 2.3%
5 2.2%
Total
.
Which of the following would you like to see the state of Illinois do to fill the open senate seat? (Read 1-3) BY total + Region + Race 1 + Race 2 + Hispanic total Total
Region
Race 1
Race 2
Hispanic
total
East
Midwest
South
West
White
Non-white
Black
Non-black
Yes
No
Unweighted N
1000
239
224
305
232
808
192
52
948
79
912
Weighted N
1004
218
226
320
241
721
283
99
904
126
871
Allow Roland Burris to serve until 2010 when the next election is scheduled
161 16.0%
35 16.3%
48 21.2%
39 12.3%
38 16.0%
118 16.4%
43 15.1%
22 22.2%
139 15.4%
13 9.9%
148 17.0%
Keep the seat open until the situation with Blagojevich is resolved and allow him or a new governor to appoint a senator
226 22.5%
54 25.0%
49 21.5%
68 21.2%
55 22.9%
157 21.8%
68 24.2%
21 20.8%
205 22.7%
39 30.6%
185 21.3%
Hold a special election as soon as possible to fill the seat
521 51.9%
102 47.0%
108 47.7%
189 59.0%
123 50.9%
387 53.7%
134 47.3%
46 46.3%
475 52.5%
53 42.4%
465 53.3%
(DK)
77 7.7%
21 9.8%
14 6.2%
23 7.2%
19 7.9%
46 6.4%
31 11.0%
7 7.2%
70 7.7%
19 14.7%
58 6.6%
(Refused)
19 1.9%
4 2.0%
8 3.4%
1 .4%
6 2.3%
12 1.7%
7 2.4%
3 3.4%
15 1.7%
3 2.3%
16 1.8%
.
Which of the following would you like to see the state of Illinois do to fill the open senate seat? (Read 1-3) BY total + Education + College graduate + Monthly Income total
Education
College graduate
Monthly Income
College grad only
Post Grad
Yes
No
Under $2,000
Unweighted N
1000
278
302
237
177
414
580
137
309
136
181
Weighted N
1004
429
280
173
119
292
708
176
323
137
151
Allow Roland Burris to serve until 2010 when the next election is scheduled
161 16.0%
50 11.6%
56 20.0%
32 18.6%
23 19.2%
55 18.9%
105 14.9%
30 16.9%
40 12.3%
24 17.8%
31 20.7%
Keep the seat open until the situation with Blagojevich is resolved and allow him or a new governor to appoint a senator
226 22.5%
104 24.2%
60 21.6%
34 19.4%
28 23.2%
61 21.0%
164 23.1%
47 26.6%
60 18.7%
35 25.6%
35 23.2%
Hold a special election as soon as possible to fill the seat
521 51.9%
224 52.3%
139 49.7%
95 55.0%
61 51.0%
156 53.4%
363 51.3%
83 46.9%
192 59.5%
74 53.6%
75 49.5%
(DK)
77 7.7%
41 9.5%
20 7.3%
10 6.0%
5 4.2%
15 5.3%
61 8.7%
17 9.7%
23 7.1%
2 1.4%
7 4.9%
(Refused)
19 1.9%
10 2.4%
4 1.4%
2 .9%
3 2.3%
4 1.5%
14 2.0%
0 .0%
8 2.4%
2 1.6%
3 1.7%
total Total
H.S. or less Some college
$2,000-$4,99 $5,000-$7,49 9 9
$7,500 or more
.
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Which of the following would you like to see the state of Illinois do to fill the open senate seat? (Read 1-3) BY total + Party Id + Party Id + Party Id + Party Id + Ideology total
Party Id
Party Id
Party Id
Democrat
Unweighted N
1000
363
289
332
477
79
Weighted N
1004
398
294
295
515
Allow Roland Burris to serve until 2010 when the next election is scheduled
161 16.0%
81 20.2%
44 15.1%
36 12.1%
Keep the seat open until the situation with Blagojevich is resolved and allow him or a new governor to appoint a senator
226 22.5%
88 22.1%
66 22.5%
Hold a special election as soon as possible to fill the seat
521 51.9%
191 48.0%
(DK)
77 7.7%
(Refused)
19 1.9%
Total
Independent Republican
Dem/Lean Dem
total
Party Id
Ideology Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
430
195
383
407
88
384
220
393
375
96 18.7%
9 10.1%
55 14.4%
40 18.2%
67 17.1%
53 14.2%
69 23.5%
115 22.3%
22 25.1%
86 22.3%
59 26.7%
79 20.2%
83 22.3%
158 53.6%
165 56.2%
259 50.3%
42 47.9%
214 55.6%
94 42.8%
219 55.8%
203 54.1%
28 7.1%
23 7.9%
22 7.4%
34 6.7%
15 16.5%
25 6.4%
26 12.0%
22 5.5%
24 6.5%
10 2.6%
3 .9%
3 .9%
11 2.0%
0 .4%
5 1.2%
1 .4%
6 1.5%
11 2.9%
Ind/No Lean Rep/Lean rep
Which of the following would you like to see the state of Illinois do to fill the open senate seat? (Read 1-3) BY total + Party ID and Ideology + Employed for pay + Employed for pay total
Liberal/moder Conservative Conservative Pure ate Democrat Independent Republican Republican
Liberal Democrat
Moderate Democrat
Unweighted N
1000
167
223
86
79
131
Weighted N
1004
179
233
102
88
137
Allow Roland Burris to serve until 2010 when the next election is scheduled
161 16.0%
35 19.7%
47 20.3%
14 13.3%
9 10.1%
Keep the seat open until the situation with Blagojevich is resolved and allow him or a new governor to appoint a senator
226 22.5%
54 30.1%
40 17.3%
20 19.7%
Hold a special election as soon as possible to fill the seat
521 51.9%
75 42.1%
129 55.3%
(DK)
77 7.7%
14 7.7%
(Refused)
19 1.9%
1 .5%
Yes
No
298
561
439
247
611
392
17 12.4%
38 15.5%
98 16.1%
63 15.9%
22 25.1%
28 20.3%
58 23.6%
149 24.4%
77 19.6%
55 53.9%
42 47.9%
80 58.5%
134 54.3%
315 51.5%
206 52.5%
12 5.2%
8 8.2%
15 16.5%
11 8.2%
12 5.0%
42 6.9%
35 8.9%
5 2.0%
5 4.9%
0 .4%
1 .6%
4 1.6%
6 1.0%
12 3.1%
Which of the following would you like to see the state of Illinois do to fill the open senate seat? (Read 1-3) BY total + Religion Important + Church Attendance + Religious Preference + White Protestant total
Religion Important
total
Yes
No
Weekly
Unweighted N
1000
678
318
338
202
451
Weighted N
1004
681
316
313
212
468
Allow Roland Burris to serve until 2010 when the next election is scheduled
161 16.0%
89 13.1%
72 22.7%
35 11.2%
28 13.1%
Keep the seat open until the situation with Blagojevich is resolved and allow him or a new governor to appoint a senator
226 22.5%
167 24.5%
58 18.5%
85 27.3%
Hold a special election as soon as possible to fill the seat
521 51.9%
367 53.9%
153 48.3%
(DK)
77 7.7%
45 6.6%
(Refused)
19 1.9%
12 1.8%
Total
.
Employed for Employed for pay pay
Party ID and Ideology
total Total
.
Church Attendance
White Protestant
Religious Preference
Nearly Seldom/neve Protestant/ weekly/month Other r ly Christian
.
Catholic
None
Yes
575
220
116
479
568
212
136
422
97 20.8%
91 16.1%
33 15.3%
27 20.0%
64 15.1%
54 25.3%
86 18.4%
122 21.5%
60 28.4%
25 18.4%
94 22.3%
163 52.2%
123 57.8%
233 49.9%
307 54.0%
98 46.3%
69 50.8%
233 55.1%
29 9.2%
22 6.9%
4 2.0%
46 9.9%
35 6.2%
18 8.4%
13 9.9%
22 5.3%
4 1.3%
7 2.4%
4 1.7%
5 1.1%
13 2.3%
4 1.6%
1 .8%
9 2.2%
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Which of the following would you like to see the state of Illinois do to fill the open senate seat? (Read 1-3) BY total + Married + Married by gender + Children under 18 + Married with child under 18 total
Total
Married
Married by gender
Children under 18
Married with child under 18
total
Yes
No
Married man
Unmarried man
Married woman
Unmarried woman
Yes
No
Yes
No
Unweighted N
1000
605
392
340
149
265
243
307
691
232
768
Weighted N
1004
557
445
286
188
271
257
390
613
258
745
Allow Roland Burris to serve until 2010 when the next election is scheduled
161 16.0%
92 16.5%
69 15.6%
65 22.9%
47 24.8%
26 9.7%
23 8.8%
62 15.9%
99 16.2%
42 16.1%
119 16.0%
Keep the seat open until the situation with Blagojevich is resolved and allow him or a new governor to appoint a senator
226 22.5%
133 23.9%
92 20.7%
67 23.5%
41 21.8%
66 24.3%
51 19.9%
91 23.3%
134 21.8%
61 23.8%
164 22.0%
Hold a special election as soon as possible to fill the seat
521 51.9%
299 53.7%
220 49.6%
142 49.7%
77 40.9%
157 58.0%
144 55.9%
202 51.8%
319 52.1%
136 52.7%
385 51.6%
(DK)
77 7.7%
24 4.4%
53 11.9%
9 3.1%
19 10.3%
15 5.7%
33 13.0%
28 7.2%
49 8.0%
14 5.3%
63 8.5%
(Refused)
19 1.9%
9 1.6%
10 2.3%
2 .9%
4 2.2%
6 2.3%
6 2.3%
7 1.9%
11 1.9%
5 2.1%
13 1.8%
Which of the following would you like to see the state of Illinois do to fill the open senate seat? (Read 1-3) BY total + Current economic conditions + Economic momentum + Worried about money yesterday + Respondent Type + Closely follow Illinois Senate controversy total
Current economic conditions
total
Excellent/goo d
Only Fair
Poor
Unweighted N
1000
62
166
Weighted N
1004
60
Allow Roland Burris to serve until 2010 when the next election is scheduled
161 16.0%
Keep the seat open until the situation with Blagojevich is resolved and allow him or a new governor to appoint a senator Hold a special election as soon as possible to fill the seat
Economic momentum
Worried about money yesterday
Respondent Type
Yes
No
Landline
Cell Phone
Very close
Somewhat close
Not close
264
93
368
161
331
939
61
266
414
319
161
270
95
363
187
304
855
149
213
378
412
10 16.0%
17 10.5%
48 17.7%
18 18.9%
51 14.1%
22 11.6%
53 17.3%
137 16.0%
24 16.2%
55 25.9%
59 15.6%
47 11.3%
226 22.5%
10 16.6%
41 25.5%
65 24.1%
19 20.2%
89 24.5%
45 24.2%
71 23.3%
181 21.1%
45 30.3%
43 20.4%
82 21.8%
100 24.3%
521 51.9%
33 55.1%
78 48.6%
142 52.6%
52 54.0%
188 51.8%
104 55.7%
148 48.8%
455 53.2%
66 44.4%
112 52.5%
214 56.7%
194 47.1%
(DK)
77 7.7%
7 12.3%
17 10.5%
11 4.2%
7 6.9%
24 6.7%
8 4.5%
27 9.0%
64 7.5%
13 9.0%
1 .4%
18 4.7%
58 14.2%
(Refused)
19 1.9%
0 .0%
8 5.0%
4 1.3%
0 .0%
10 2.9%
7 4.0%
5 1.6%
19 2.2%
0 .0%
2 .7%
5 1.2%
13 3.1%
How much involvement do you think Barack Obama should have in attempts to fill his former U.S. senate seat? (Read 1-4) BY total + Sex + Age + Sex/Age total
Sex
Age
total
Male
Female
18-29
30-49
50-64
65+
Male 18-49
Male 50+
Female 18-49
Female 50+
1000
491
509
101
303
289
307
207
284
197
312
Weighted N
1004
475
529
194
379
247
182
281
194
293
236
A great deal
124 12.4%
45 9.4%
80 15.1%
26 13.6%
55 14.4%
26 10.5%
18 9.6%
26 9.3%
18 9.4%
55 18.7%
25 10.7%
A fair amount
175 17.4%
72 15.1%
103 19.5%
67 34.4%
61 16.1%
24 9.6%
23 12.7%
57 20.2%
15 7.7%
71 24.3%
32 13.5%
Not much, OR
163 16.2%
68 14.3%
95 18.0%
41 21.2%
70 18.5%
28 11.5%
23 12.7%
51 18.0%
18 9.1%
61 20.8%
34 14.4%
None at all
507 50.6%
280 58.9%
228 43.1%
60 30.8%
176 46.3%
166 67.0%
106 58.3%
140 49.8%
140 72.1%
95 32.6%
132 56.1%
27 2.7%
10 2.1%
17 3.3%
0 .0%
16 4.2%
3 1.0%
9 4.8%
8 2.7%
2 1.3%
8 2.9%
9 3.7%
7 .6%
1 .2%
6 1.1%
0 .0%
2 .5%
1 .5%
3 1.8%
0 .0%
1 .5%
2 .7%
4 1.5%
(DK)
(Refused)
.
Sex/Age
Unweighted N
Total
.
Closely follow Illinois Senate controversy
Getting better
Getting worse
Total
.
.
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How much involvement do you think Barack Obama should have in attempts to fill his former U.S. senate seat? (Read 1-4) BY total + Region + Race 1 + Race 2 + Hispanic total Total
Region
Race 1
Race 2
Hispanic
total
East
Midwest
South
West
White
Non-white
Black
Non-black
Yes
No
Unweighted N
1000
239
224
305
232
808
192
52
948
79
912
Weighted N
1004
218
226
320
241
721
283
99
904
126
871
A great deal
124 12.4%
27 12.5%
28 12.3%
42 13.0%
28 11.6%
61 8.4%
64 22.5%
25 25.2%
99 11.0%
33 26.3%
91 10.4%
A fair amount
175 17.4%
33 15.0%
43 18.9%
40 12.6%
59 24.6%
114 15.8%
61 21.5%
10 10.2%
165 18.2%
47 37.5%
126 14.5%
Not much, OR
163 16.2%
42 19.2%
34 15.1%
52 16.2%
35 14.7%
116 16.1%
47 16.6%
15 15.4%
148 16.3%
14 10.9%
149 17.1%
None at all
507 50.6%
110 50.7%
112 49.7%
171 53.5%
114 47.3%
408 56.6%
99 35.1%
48 47.9%
460 50.8%
22 17.6%
482 55.3%
27 2.7%
4 2.0%
7 3.2%
14 4.5%
1 .6%
17 2.4%
10 3.5%
1 1.3%
26 2.9%
8 6.3%
18 2.1%
7 .6%
1 .5%
2 .9%
1 .2%
3 1.2%
4 .6%
2 .8%
0 .0%
7 .7%
2 1.4%
5 .6%
(DK)
(Refused)
How much involvement do you think Barack Obama should have in attempts to fill his former U.S. senate seat? (Read 1-4) BY total + Education + College graduate + Monthly Income total
Total
Education
College graduate
College grad only
Post Grad
Yes
No
Under $2,000
$2,000-$4,99 $5,000-$7,49 9 9
total
H.S. or less
$7,500 or more
Unweighted N
1000
278
302
237
177
414
580
137
309
136
181
Weighted N
1004
429
280
173
119
292
708
176
323
137
151
124 12.4%
94 22.0%
24 8.4%
3 1.5%
4 3.2%
6 2.2%
118 16.6%
38 21.7%
35 11.0%
5 4.0%
5 3.1%
A fair amount
175 17.4%
80 18.6%
61 22.0%
25 14.3%
8 7.0%
33 11.3%
141 20.0%
43 24.3%
54 16.8%
25 18.2%
12 8.0%
Not much, OR
163 16.2%
53 12.4%
44 15.6%
43 24.7%
24 19.9%
66 22.7%
97 13.6%
20 11.1%
54 16.8%
24 17.1%
38 24.9%
None at all
507 50.6%
177 41.2%
147 52.5%
101 58.1%
81 68.1%
182 62.2%
323 45.7%
69 38.9%
166 51.4%
83 60.1%
96 63.3%
27 2.7%
21 5.0%
2 .8%
2 1.4%
2 1.3%
4 1.4%
23 3.3%
7 4.0%
10 3.1%
1 .6%
1 .4%
7 .6%
4 .9%
2 .7%
0 .0%
1 .5%
1 .2%
6 .8%
0 .0%
3 .8%
0 .0%
0 .3%
(Refused)
.
Monthly Income
Some college
A great deal
(DK)
.
.
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How much involvement do you think Barack Obama should have in attempts to fill his former U.S. senate seat? (Read 1-4) BY total + Party Id + Party Id + Party Id + Party Id + Ideology total
Total
Party Id
Party Id
Independent Republican
Party Id
Dem/Lean Dem
Party Id
Ind/No Lean Rep/Lean rep
Ideology
total
Democrat
Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
Unweighted N
1000
363
289
332
477
79
430
195
383
407
Weighted N
1004
398
294
295
515
88
384
220
393
375
A great deal
124 12.4%
64 16.0%
35 11.9%
24 8.1%
76 14.8%
18 20.0%
28 7.4%
31 14.0%
49 12.5%
42 11.3%
A fair amount
175 17.4%
75 18.8%
49 16.8%
44 14.8%
100 19.4%
16 18.1%
52 13.5%
40 18.4%
77 19.5%
51 13.6%
Not much, OR
163 16.2%
72 18.2%
59 20.1%
32 10.7%
98 19.0%
18 20.9%
47 12.2%
44 20.2%
82 20.9%
37 9.7%
None at all
507 50.6%
170 42.9%
140 47.7%
191 64.9%
221 43.0%
31 35.6%
251 65.4%
97 44.2%
174 44.4%
231 61.7%
27 2.7%
15 3.8%
8 2.9%
3 1.1%
17 3.3%
5 5.4%
5 1.2%
7 3.0%
10 2.4%
10 2.6%
7 .6%
2 .4%
2 .6%
1 .2%
3 .5%
0 .0%
1 .3%
0 .2%
1 .3%
4 1.2%
(DK)
(Refused)
How much involvement do you think Barack Obama should have in attempts to fill his former U.S. senate seat? (Read 1-4) BY total + Party ID and Ideology + Employed for pay + Employed for pay total
Total
Liberal/mode Conservative Conservative Pure rate Democrat Independent Republican Republican
total
Liberal Democrat
Moderate Democrat
Unweighted N
1000
167
223
86
79
131
Weighted N
Yes
No
298
561
439
1004
179
233
102
88
137
247
611
392
124 12.4%
23 12.7%
28 11.8%
26 25.2%
18 20.0%
19 13.8%
9 3.8%
51 8.4%
73 18.7%
A fair amount
175 17.4%
31 17.4%
45 19.1%
24 23.8%
16 18.1%
25 18.5%
27 10.8%
109 17.8%
66 16.8%
Not much, OR
163 16.2%
42 23.7%
50 21.4%
5 5.2%
18 20.9%
18 13.4%
29 11.6%
115 18.8%
48 12.3%
None at all
507 50.6%
76 42.3%
102 43.8%
43 41.9%
31 35.6%
74 54.4%
177 71.8%
320 52.4%
187 47.6%
27 2.7%
7 3.7%
8 3.3%
3 2.9%
5 5.4%
0 .0%
4 1.5%
15 2.5%
12 3.1%
7 .6%
0 .2%
1 .5%
1 1.1%
0 .0%
0 .0%
1 .5%
1 .1%
6 1.5%
(Refused)
.
Employed for Employed for pay pay
Party ID and Ideology
A great deal
(DK)
.
.
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How much involvement do you think Barack Obama should have in attempts to fill his former U.S. senate seat? (Read 1-4) BY total + Religion Important + Church Attendance + Religious Preference + White Protestant
Total
total
Religion Important
Church Attendance
total
Yes
No
Weekly
Unweighted N
1000
678
318
338
202
451
Weighted N
White Protestant
Religious Preference
Nearly Protestant/ Seldom/neve weekly/month Other r ly Christian
Catholic
None
Yes
575
220
116
479
1004
681
316
313
212
468
568
212
136
422
A great deal
124 12.4%
98 14.5%
26 8.2%
43 13.6%
28 13.2%
53 11.4%
61 10.7%
35 16.4%
17 12.7%
38 9.1%
A fair amount
175 17.4%
116 17.0%
55 17.5%
55 17.5%
34 15.8%
84 17.9%
82 14.4%
54 25.4%
24 17.8%
54 12.8%
Not much, OR
163 16.2%
103 15.1%
60 19.0%
53 16.9%
30 14.1%
80 17.1%
93 16.3%
24 11.4%
30 22.4%
70 16.6%
None at all
507 50.6%
337 49.5%
167 52.9%
157 50.0%
115 54.2%
234 49.9%
311 54.6%
91 42.9%
62 45.8%
242 57.4%
27 2.7%
22 3.2%
6 1.8%
3 1.0%
5 2.3%
15 3.2%
18 3.2%
7 3.5%
1 .8%
13 3.1%
7 .6%
5 .7%
2 .5%
3 1.0%
1 .5%
2 .5%
5 .8%
1 .5%
1 .5%
4 1.0%
(DK)
(Refused)
How much involvement do you think Barack Obama should have in attempts to fill his former U.S. senate seat? (Read 1-4) BY total + Married + Married by gender + Children under 18 + Married with child under 18 total
Married
Married by gender
Children under 18
Yes
No
Married man
Unmarried man
Married woman
Unmarried woman
Yes
No
Yes
No
Unweighted N
1000
605
392
340
149
265
243
307
691
232
768
Weighted N
1004
557
445
286
188
271
257
390
613
258
745
A great deal
124 12.4%
62 11.2%
62 13.9%
24 8.4%
20 10.7%
38 14.2%
42 16.2%
58 14.8%
67 10.9%
31 12.1%
93 12.5%
A fair amount
175 17.4%
80 14.4%
95 21.3%
31 10.8%
41 21.7%
49 18.1%
54 21.1%
89 22.9%
85 13.9%
58 22.6%
116 15.6%
Not much, OR
163 16.2%
91 16.3%
72 16.2%
42 14.6%
26 14.0%
49 18.1%
46 17.9%
68 17.5%
94 15.3%
49 19.0%
114 15.3%
None at all
507 50.6%
312 56.0%
194 43.7%
182 63.8%
97 51.4%
129 47.7%
98 38.1%
163 41.8%
344 56.1%
115 44.5%
393 52.7%
27 2.7%
11 1.9%
17 3.8%
7 2.5%
3 1.6%
4 1.3%
14 5.3%
8 2.0%
19 3.2%
4 1.4%
24 3.2%
7 .6%
2 .3%
5 1.1%
0 .0%
1 .5%
2 .6%
4 1.5%
3 .8%
3 .6%
1 .4%
5 .7%
(DK)
(Refused)
.
Married with child under 18
total Total
.
.
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How much involvement do you think Barack Obama should have in attempts to fill his former U.S. senate seat? (Read 1-4) BY total + Current economic conditions + Economic momentum + Worried about money yesterday + Respondent Type + Closely follow Illinois Senate controversy total
Current economic conditions
Economic momentum
Worried about money yesterday
Respondent Type
Closely follow Illinois Senate controversy
total
Excellent/goo d
Unweighted N
1000
62
166
264
93
368
161
331
939
61
266
414
319
Weighted N
1004
60
161
270
95
363
187
304
855
149
213
378
412
A great deal
124 12.4%
7 12.0%
30 18.7%
33 12.4%
21 22.0%
48 13.3%
36 19.1%
35 11.6%
108 12.6%
17 11.3%
20 9.6%
39 10.2%
65 15.9%
A fair amount
175 17.4%
14 23.3%
20 12.7%
51 19.0%
21 21.6%
62 17.0%
39 20.7%
45 14.9%
146 17.1%
29 19.5%
16 7.7%
55 14.4%
104 25.2%
Not much, OR
163 16.2%
4 6.2%
29 18.1%
44 16.2%
11 11.6%
60 16.6%
33 17.8%
43 14.3%
140 16.4%
23 15.2%
25 11.7%
60 15.8%
78 19.0%
None at all
507 50.6%
34 56.9%
78 48.4%
131 48.6%
41 42.7%
180 49.6%
71 37.9%
173 56.9%
433 50.7%
74 50.0%
146 68.7%
217 57.4%
143 34.8%
27 2.7%
1 1.7%
1 .5%
9 3.5%
2 2.2%
9 2.5%
5 2.7%
6 2.0%
21 2.5%
6 4.0%
4 2.1%
7 1.9%
16 3.8%
7 .6%
0 .0%
3 1.6%
1 .3%
0 .0%
4 1.0%
3 1.7%
1 .3%
7 .8%
0 .0%
1 .3%
1 .2%
5 1.3%
Total
(DK)
(Refused)
Only Fair
Poor
.
Getting better
Getting worse
Yes
No
Landline
Cell Phone
Very close
Somewhat close
Not close
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