` FOX News/Mason-Dixon New York State Poll 20 May 05 This poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. A total of 900 registered New York voters were interviewed statewide by telephone from May 15-17, 2005. All stated they vote regularly in state elections. Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turnout by county. The margin for error is plus or minus 3 percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any sub-group, such as a gender or regional grouping. Past results (1999 and 2000) are from polling conducted for FOX News by Opinion Dynamics Corporation. ---------------------------------------------------------------- First, I am going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable of each. If you ve never heard of one, please say so. RECOGNIZE RECOGNIZE RECOGNIZE NEVER FAVORABLE UNFAVORABLE NO OPINION HEARD OF Bill Clinton 64% 28% 7% - 14-15 Jun 00 54% 40% 6% - 6-7 Oct 99 50% 43% 7% - Rudy Giuliani 62% 27% 10% - 14-15 Jun 00 53% 36% 10% 1% 6-7 Oct 99 47% 38% 13% 2% Eliot Spitzer 60% 15% 15% 10% Hillary Rodham Clinton 57% 33% 10% - 14-15 Jun 00 52% 39% 9% - 6-7 Oct 99 49% 42% 9% - George Pataki 43% 43% 13% 1% 14-15 Jun 00 57% 28% 12% 3% 6-7 Oct 99 53% 34% 12% 1% Edward Cox 19% 9% 17% 54% Jeanine Pirro 11% 11% 14% 63% 1
Rudy Giuliani, the Republican? CLINTON 53% 47% GIULIANI 43% 45% UNDECIDED 4% 8% George Pataki, the Republican? CLINTON 59% PATAKI 36% UNDECIDED 5% Jeanine Pirro, the Republican? CLINTON 60% PIRRO 24% UNDECIDED 16% Edward Cox, the Republican? CLINTON 58% COX 25% UNDECIDED 17% QUESTION: If the 2006 election for governor were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Eliot Spitzer, the Democrat, and George Pataki, the Republican? SPITZER 55% PATAKI 38% UNDECIDED 7% QUESTION: If the 2006 election for governor were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Eliot Spitzer, the Democrat, and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican? GIULIANI 50% SPITZER 42% UNDECIDED 8% QUESTION: If the 2006 election for state attorney general were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Andrew Cuomo, the Democrat, and Jeanine Pirro, the Republican? CUOMO 43% PIRRO 27% UNDECIDED 30% 2
QUESTION: Thinking ahead, if the 2008 presidential election were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democrat, and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican? GIULIANI 46% CLINTON 44% UNDECIDED 10% QUESTION: If the 2008 presidential election were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democrat, and John McCain, the Republican? MCCAIN 42% CLINTON 41% UNDECIDED 17% QUESTION: If the 2008 presidential election were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were John Kerry, the Democrat, and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican? GIULIANI 49% KERRY 42% UNDECIDED 9% QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president? APPROVE 31% DISAPPROVE 59% NOT SURE 10% QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Hillary Rodham Clinton is doing as New York s U.S. Senator? APPROVE 64% DISAPPROVE 22% NOT SURE 14% QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of the job George Pataki is doing as governor? APPROVE 42% 64% DISAPPROVE 48% 21% NOT SURE 10% 15% QUESTION: Who do you trust more to handle terrorism Hillary Rodham Clinton or Rudy Giuliani? GIULIANI 54% CLINTON 30% BOTH EQUALLY (NOT READ) 4% NEITHER (NOT READ) 4% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 8% QUESTION: Who do you trust more to handle the economy Hillary Rodham Clinton or Rudy Giuliani? CLINTON 50% GIULIANI 40% BOTH EQUALLY (NOT READ) 3% NEITHER (NOT READ) 1% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 6% 3
QUESTION: Who do you trust more to handle social security Hillary Rodham Clinton or Rudy Giuliani? CLINTON 51% GIULIANI 37% BOTH EQUALLY (NOT READ) 1% NEITHER (NOT READ) 4% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 7% QUESTION: Who do you consider more honest and trustworthy Hillary Rodham Clinton or Rudy Giuliani? GIULIANI 41% 43% CLINTON 38% 33% BOTH EQUALLY (NOT READ) 7% 5% NEITHER (NOT READ) 8% 11% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 6% 8% QUESTION: Who do you consider tougher Hillary Rodham Clinton or Rudy Giuliani? GIULIANI 54% 57% CLINTON 27% 24% BOTH EQUALLY (NOT READ) 7% 10% NEITHER (NOT READ) 1% 2% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 11% 7% QUESTION: Who do you feel more shares your values Hillary Rodham Clinton or Rudy Giuliani? CLINTON 46% GIULIANI 43% BOTH EQUALLY (NOT READ) 4% NEITHER (NOT READ) 3% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 4% QUESTION: Who do you feel is more likeable Hillary Rodham Clinton or Rudy Giuliani? GIULIANI 46% CLINTON 39% BOTH EQUALLY (NOT READ) 6% NEITHER (NOT READ) 5% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 4% QUESTION: If you had the opportunity to spend some time with only one of the following people, which one would you rather hang out with? (ORDER ROTATED) Bill Clinton 41% Rudy Giuliani 30% Hillary Rodham Clinton 18% George Pataki 7% None (NOT READ) 3% Not Sure (NOT READ) 1% 4
QUESTION: Do you think Hillary Rodham Clinton s positions on the issues are too liberal, too conservative, or about right? TOO LIBERAL 30% 26% TOO CONSERVATIVE 7% 7% ABOUT RIGHT 52% 48% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 11% 19% QUESTION: Do you think Rudy Giuliani s positions on the issues are too liberal, too conservative, or about right? TOO LIBERAL 6% TOO CONSERVATIVE 31% ABOUT RIGHT 48% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 15% QUESTION: Which do you think is better for the state of New York to: (ORDER ROTATED) 37% Have both of the state s U.S. Senators from the same party, OR 41% Have one Democratic and one Republican senator? 22% Not Sure (NOT READ) QUESTION: If Hillary Rodham Clinton runs for re-election to the Senate in 2006, do you feel she should also tell the voters of New York her intentions for the 2008 presidential race, or not? YES 65% NO 29% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 6% QUESTION: If Senator Clinton is re-elected next year, do you think it would be fair to the citizens of New York if she then decided to run for president in 2008, or not? YES 54% NO 36% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 10% QUESTION: Regardless of which candidates run for president in 2008, do you want the state of New York to vote for the Democratic or Republican presidential candidate? DEMOCRAT 50% REPUBLICAN 22% DEPENDS (NOT READ) 18% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 10% QUESTION: On the issue of abortion, would you say you are more pro-life or pro-choice? PRO-CHOICE 58% 64% PRO-LIFE 31% 26% MIXED (NOT READ) 7% 5% NOT SURE (NOT READ) 4% 5% 5