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Q1 How closely have you been following news
about the firing of several U.S. attorneys? Have
you been following it very closely, somewhat
closely, not too closely, or not at all? If very
closely, press 1 on your keypad now. If
somewhat closely, press 2. If not too closely,
press 3. If not at all, press 4.
Very Closely………… 42%
Somewhat Closely .. 43%
Not Too Closely …… 12%
Not at all……………… 4%
Q2 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has
testified before Congress about his handling of
the situation involving eight fired federal
prosecutors. Do you think that Alberto
Gonzales should or should not resign over his
handling of this situation? If you believe that
Attorney General Gonzales should resign,
press 1. If you think he should not resign, press
2. If you are not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………. 46%
No ……………………… 43%
Not sure ……………… 11%
Q3 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Women ………………. 52% Men……………………. 48%
Q4 How closely have you been following the news
about the recently completed trial of Scooter
Libby, the former vice presidential Chief of
Staff: very closely, somewhat closely, not too
closely, or not at all? If very closely, press 1. If
somewhat closely, press 2. If not too closely,
press 3. If not at all, press 4.
Very Closely………… 47%
Somewhat Closely .. 37%
Not Too Closely ……12%
Not at all……………… 4%
Q5 As you may know, Libby was convicted of lying
to a grand jury and to FBI agents. He was
sentenced to 30 months in prison, ordered to
pay a fine of $250,000, and serve 2 years of
probation. Do you think the punishment handed
down to Libby was too harsh, too lenient, or
just right? If you think the punishment was too
harsh, press 1. If too lenient, press 2. If just
right, press 3. If you are not sure, press 4.
Too Harsh…………… 35%
Too Lenient…………. 23%
Just Right……………. 37%
Not Sure……………… 5%
Q6 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If Republican,
press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………. 42%
Republican………….. 38%
Other………………….. 20%
Q7 President Bush recently commuted Scooter
Libby’s sentence of 30 months in prison, but
did not pardon him, allowing Libby’s conviction,
fine, and probation to stand. Do you think
President Bush should have pardoned Libby
instead of simply commuting his sentence, or
was his decision the correct one, or should
President Bush have done nothing and allowed
Libby to serve his prison sentence? If you think
President Bush should have issued a full
pardon, press 1. If you think his decision to
commute was correct, press 2. If you think
President Bush should have done nothing,
press 3. If you don’t know, press 4.
Full Pardon …………. 22%
Commutation
correct…………………23%
Done Nothing………. 50%
Don’t Know …………. 5%
Q8 Do you think Vice President Dick Cheney was
or was not part of a cover-up to try to prevent
the special prosecutor from getting to the truth
about who leaked CIA agent Valerie Plame’s
name to the news media? If you think Vice
President Cheney was part of a cover-up,
press 1. If you think he was not part of a coverup,
press 2. If you are not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………. 52%
No ……………………… 37%
Not Sure……………… 12%
Q9 If you are white, press 1. If African-American,
press 2. If other, press 3.
White …………………. 79%
Black………………….. 18%
Other…………………. 3%
Q10 Some people think President Bush had a role
in leaking the name of the CIA agent. If
President Bush did have a role, do you think he
did something unethical but not illegal, or do
you think he did something illegal, or do you
think he played no role at all? If you think
President Bush did something unethical but not
illegal, press 1. If you think President Bush did
something illegal, press 2. If you think
President Bush had no role in the leak, press 3.
If you are not sure, press 4.
Unethical…………….. 17%
Illegal …………………. 28%
No Role………………. 48%
Not Sure……………… 7%
Q11 1.Do you think the situation with former vice
presidential Chief of Staff Scooter Libby is an
isolated incident or is it an indication of a larger
problem of low ethical standards in the Bush
Administration? If you think the situation is an
isolated incident, press 1. If you think it
indicates a larger problem, press 2. If you are
not sure, press 3.
Isolated Incident…… 38%
Indiates low ethics .. 50%
Not Sure……………… 12%
Q12 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If you
are 30 to 45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If
older than 65, press 4.
18-29………………….. 9%
30-45………………….. 16%
46-65………………….. 45%
Older Than 65……… 30%