Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #13095
Geography Surveyed: Louisiana
Data Collected: 12/06/2007 - 12/10/2007
Release Date: 12/12/2007 9:35 AM ET
Sponsor: Roll Call Newspaper, Capitol Hill
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In Louisiana Senate Race, GOP Challenger Kennedy Hot On Heels Of Incumbent Landrieu:
In an election for U.S. Senator from Louisiana today, 12/13/07, Incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu is locked in an intriguing battle with former Democrat turned Republican John Kennedy. Landrieu gets 46% today, Kennedy gets 42%, within the survey's 3.9% margin of sampling error, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill. Kennedy leads by 12 among men; Landrieu leads by 19 among women; a 31-point Gender Gap. Kennedy leads by 22 among whites. Landrieu leads by 60 among blacks. Kennedy holds 76% of the GOP base. Landrieu holds 73% of the Democrat base. Independents break 4:3 for the GOP. Mary Landrieu's brother, Mitch, was elected Lieutenant Governor on 10/20/07. 67% of those who voted for Mitch Landrieu in October vote for Mary Landrieu for today. 23% crossover and vote for Kennedy. Of those who voted for Republican Bobby Jindal in the 10/20/07 Louisiana Governor election, 61% vote Republican for Senate, 30% cross-over and vote Democrat.
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Favorability:
Mary Landrieu is viewed favorably by 40% of LA voters, unfavorably by 32%, for a Plus 8 Net Favorability. John Kennedy is viewed favorably by 35% of LA voters, unfavorably by 10%, for a Plus 25 Net Favorability. 56% in LA today have no impression of Kennedy, or have not heard of him.
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Louisiana View of Congress:
Democrat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has a Minus 15 Net Favorability. Democrat Majority Leader Harry Reid has a Minus 13 Net Favorability. Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a Plus 1 Net Favorability. Republican Minority Leader John Boehner has a Net Zero Favorability. Louisiana Republicans want Congress to focus on Immigration ahead of all other issues. Louisiana Democrats want Congress to focus on Health Care ahead of all other issues. President Bush has a 32% job approval in the state. Congress has a 21% job approval.
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Filtering: 750 Louisiana adults were interviewed by SurveyUSA 12/06/07 through 12/10/07. Of them, 651 were registered to vote and were included in this survey. |
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Asked of 643 registered voters |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.9 percentage points. |
| Is your opinion of Senator Mary Landrieu ... favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or, are you unfamiliar with Senator Mary Landrieu? |
| 40% | Favorable |
| 32% | Unfavorable |
| 21% | Neutral |
| 7% | Unfamiliar |
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Asked of 643 registered voters |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.9 percentage points. |
| Is your opinion of State Treasurer John Kennedy ... favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or, are you unfamiliar with State Treasurer John Kennedy ? |
| 35% | Favorable |
| 10% | Unfavorable |
| 30% | Neutral |
| 26% | Unfamiliar |
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Asked of 643 registered voters |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.9 percentage points. |
| If there were an election for United States Senate today, and the only two candidates on the ballot were (names rotated) Republican John Kennedy and Democrat Mary Landrieu, who would you vote for? |
| 42% | Kennedy (R) |
| 46% | Landrieu (D) |
| 13% | Undecided |
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Asked of 637 registered voters |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4 percentage points. |
| Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as President? |
| 32% | Approve |
| 53% | Disapprove |
| 14% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 625 registered voters |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.9 percentage points. |
| Do you approve? Or disapprove? Of the job the United States Congress is doing? |
| 21% | Approve |
| 59% | Disapprove |
| 21% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 615 registered voters |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4 percentage points. |
| Democrat Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Is your impression of Nancy Pelosi .... Favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or do you have no impression? |
| 21% | Favorable |
| 36% | Unfavorable |
| 26% | Neutral |
| 13% | No Impression |
| 3% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 601 registered voters |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.1 percentage points. |
| Democrat Harry Reid is Majority Leader of the United States Senate. If your impression of Harry Reid is ... |
| 15% | Favorable |
| 28% | Unfavorable |
| 29% | Neutral |
| 23% | No Impression |
| 5% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 588 registered voters |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.1 percentage points. |
| Republican Mitch McConnell is the Minority Leader of the United States Senate. If your impression of McConnell is ... |
| 17% | Favorable |
| 16% | Unfavorable |
| 34% | Neutral |
| 26% | No Impression |
| 6% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 576 registered voters |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.2 percentage points. |
| Republican John Boehner is Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. If your impression of Boehner is... |
| 18% | Favorable |
| 18% | Unfavorable |
| 31% | Neutral |
| 27% | No Impression |
| 6% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 573 registered voters |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.2 percentage points. |
| Which one issue should Congress focus on ahead of all others? The economy? The environment? Health care? Iraq? Terrorism? Social Security? Education? Immigration? Or some other issue? |
| 16% | Economy |
| 3% | Environment |
| 17% | Health Care |
| 13% | Iraq |
| 9% | Terrorism |
| 9% | Social Security |
| 12% | Education |
| 13% | Immigration |
| 2% | Other |
| 4% | Not Sure |
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