A new poll....
Quinnipiac University released a new poll today which is interesting. It's not your typical "who you going to vote for poll" that provides some sense to how the campaigns are going this year. It is what the university calls its "thermometer" poll, a survey to gauge how people feel about specific politicians. Both CT U.S. Sens. Joseph Lieberman and Chris Dodd finished in the Top 20 among voters. (The poll looks only at incumbents, so there are no references to Ned Lamont. And no doubt, many of you who have already decided that you are not supporting Lieberman will have some problems with the results. That said - it is interesting nonetheless.)
It is a nationwide poll, conducted from Aug. 17-23, among 1,080 registered voters from across the country. Here are some highlights (and you can look at the full results at the university Web page at www.quinnipiact.edu)
Democratic congressional leaders, Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada and U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, both of whom would become the majority leader of their respective chambers if Democrats were take control of the House and/or Senate, are neither well-known enough for people to have an opinion - or not thought of very highly by those who do know them. Of the Top 20 politicians rated, Reid and Pelosi finished 19th and 20th respectively - with 65 percent saying they knew too little of Reid to have an opinion, and 53 percent for Pelosi. On a scoring system of 0 to 100, Reid pulled in a score of 37.9, and Pelosi 34.7 among voters registering the "warmth of their feelings" towards them.
Lieberman, who is now running an independent candidacy for re-election, scored higher than any of the announced Democratic candidates running/or considering a run for the presidency in 2008. Lieberman scored a 49.5 percent "warmth" rating with only 17 percent saying they knew too little about him to have an opinion - good enough to finish 5th in the Top 20. The other Democratic presidential hopefuls rated included former NC Sen. John Edwards (6th- 48.5 percent warmth and 22 percent unknown); former VA Gov. - and CT resident - Mark Warner (7th - 47.7 and 73 percent); NY Sen. Hillary Clinton (10th - 46.1 and 1 percent); former VP Al Gore (45.5 and 2 percent); Del. Sen. Joe biden (14th - 44.6 and 53 percent); Ind. Sen. Evan Bayh (15th - 43.6 and 75 percent); Mass. Sen. John Kerry (16th - 40.5 and 6 percent); Wisc. Sen. Russ Feingold (17th - 40.5 and 66 percent) and Ct. Sen. Chris Dodd (18th - 39.8 and 65 percent).
The Top four spots above Lieberman went to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (#1); Arz. Sen. John McCain (#2); Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice (#3) and Ill. Sen. Barack Obama (#4). Those four were the only ones in the Top 20 to receive "warmth" ratings above 50 percent - with Giuliani the only one to top 60 percent with a 64.1 percent mark.
It is a nationwide poll, conducted from Aug. 17-23, among 1,080 registered voters from across the country. Here are some highlights (and you can look at the full results at the university Web page at www.quinnipiact.edu)
Democratic congressional leaders, Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada and U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, both of whom would become the majority leader of their respective chambers if Democrats were take control of the House and/or Senate, are neither well-known enough for people to have an opinion - or not thought of very highly by those who do know them. Of the Top 20 politicians rated, Reid and Pelosi finished 19th and 20th respectively - with 65 percent saying they knew too little of Reid to have an opinion, and 53 percent for Pelosi. On a scoring system of 0 to 100, Reid pulled in a score of 37.9, and Pelosi 34.7 among voters registering the "warmth of their feelings" towards them.
Lieberman, who is now running an independent candidacy for re-election, scored higher than any of the announced Democratic candidates running/or considering a run for the presidency in 2008. Lieberman scored a 49.5 percent "warmth" rating with only 17 percent saying they knew too little about him to have an opinion - good enough to finish 5th in the Top 20. The other Democratic presidential hopefuls rated included former NC Sen. John Edwards (6th- 48.5 percent warmth and 22 percent unknown); former VA Gov. - and CT resident - Mark Warner (7th - 47.7 and 73 percent); NY Sen. Hillary Clinton (10th - 46.1 and 1 percent); former VP Al Gore (45.5 and 2 percent); Del. Sen. Joe biden (14th - 44.6 and 53 percent); Ind. Sen. Evan Bayh (15th - 43.6 and 75 percent); Mass. Sen. John Kerry (16th - 40.5 and 6 percent); Wisc. Sen. Russ Feingold (17th - 40.5 and 66 percent) and Ct. Sen. Chris Dodd (18th - 39.8 and 65 percent).
The Top four spots above Lieberman went to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (#1); Arz. Sen. John McCain (#2); Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice (#3) and Ill. Sen. Barack Obama (#4). Those four were the only ones in the Top 20 to receive "warmth" ratings above 50 percent - with Giuliani the only one to top 60 percent with a 64.1 percent mark.
posted by Ray Hackett at 10:03 AM
2 Comments:
Its interesting to note that Condoleezza Rice is third but yet the war according to the press is "unpopular". If such is so, why is Rice admired then? And has warmth poiints or whatever you call it....
Hummmmmm
That is one of the more interesting things about polls - they do at times tend to confound what one might think.
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