How would you rate economic conditions in this country today-excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
Excellent 20% Good 56% Only fair 19% Poor 3% Have you heard of Al Gore and if so, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of him? Strongly favorable 24% Somewhat favorable 30% Somewhat unfavorable 16% Strongly unfavorable 20% No opinion 10% Never heard 1% Have you heard of Hillary Rodham Clinton and if so, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of her? Strongly favorable 33% Somewhat favorable 25% Somewhat unfavorable 11% Strongly unfavorable 26% No opinion 4% Never heard 1% Have you heard of Bill Clinton and if so, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable impression of him? Strongly favorable 26% Somewhat favorable 19% Somewhat unfavorable 9% Strongly unfavorable 42% No opinion 4% Never hear LESS THAN .5% If the election for U.S. Congress were being held today, and you had to make a choice, would you be voting for the Republican candidate or the Democrat candidate, in your district? Democrat 39% Republican 34% Do you approve or disapprove of the way that Bill Clinton is handling his job as President? Strongly approve 35% Approve somewhat 22% Disapprove somewhat 7% Strongly disapprove 34% Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their jobs? Strongly approve 21% Approve somewhat 32% Disapprove somewhat 17% Strongly disapprove 24% Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their jobs? Strongly approve 15% Approve somewhat 28% Disapprove somewhat 19% Strongly disapprove 32% Whether you approve or disapprove of the way Clinton is handling his job as President, what is your impression of Bill Clinton as a person? Do you approve or disapprove of him? Strongly approve 15% Approve somewhat 10% Disapprove somewhat 17% Strongly disapprove 51% If you had to choose one of the last nine presidents of the United States, which one do you think set the highest moral standard? Carter 34% Reagan 27% Bush 15% Kennedy 8% Eisenhower 7% Ford 4% Clinton 3% Nixon 1% Johnson * If you had to choose one of the last nine presidents of the United States, which one do you think set the lowest moral standard? Clinton 56% Nixon 14% Kennedy 11% Reagan 4% Johnson 2% Bush 2% Eisenhower 1% Carter 1% Ford * Should people who hold public office generally be held to a higher moral standard, the same moral standard, or a lower moral standard than other citizens? Higher standard 55% Same standard 41% Lower standard 1% (Depends) 1% Should we hold presidential candidates to a higher moral standard than average citizens? Yes 60% No 37% Have the recent events and scandal in Washington made you more or less likely to follow political news-or has it made no difference? Much more likely 15% Somewhat more likely 10% No effect 50% Somewhat less likely 10% Much less likely 12% Thinking about the impeachment process that is going on in Washington, which of the following words best describes your feelings- Disgusted 41% Frustrated 19% Concerned 16% Sad 8% Angry 7% Hopeful 5% Satisfied 2% Who do you blame most for the controversy the country is now in? Bill Clinton 46% Ken Starr 20% The Republicans 14% (All) 5% Congress 4% Monica Lewinsky 3% (The media) 3% The Democrats 1% [The Bilderbergers LESS THAN .5% -compilation editor:-] Of the following possibilities, which is the way you would like to see the trial ended? Censure and reprimand Clinton but don't remove him from office 43% Convict Clinton and remove him from office 34% Acquit and find Clinton not guilty 20% Assuming Bill Clinton is reprimanded, but not removed from office, would you agree or disagree that Clinton's behavior was not serious enough to justify removing him from office? Strongly agree 43% Agree somewhat 12% Disagree somewhat 6% Strongly disagree 35% Assuming Bill Clinton is reprimanded, but not removed from office, would you agree or disagree that because of the politics involved, the process didn't work as it should? Strongly agree 45% Agree somewhat 19% Disagree somewhat 14% Strongly disagree 12% Assuming Bill Clinton is reprimanded, but not removed from office, would you agree or disagree that because the economy is in such good shape, people have been willing to look the other way? Strongly agree 48% Agree somewhat 25% Disagree somewhat 9% Strongly disagree 14% Assuming Bill Clinton is reprimanded, but not removed from office, would you agree or disagree that despite the politics involved, the process worked as it should? Strongly agree 16% Agree somewhat 23% Disagree somewhat 17% Strongly disagree 38% Which statement comes closest to your own view: Republicans wanted to impeach President Clinton as a matter of principle in order to protect the rule of law; no matter what the polls say, it is bad for America to just let it go. OR Republicans wanted to impeach President Clinton as a matter of pure partisan politics and out of a longstanding desire to "get Clinton." Matter of principle 47% Partisan politics 47% Based on what you have seen, read, or heard about this scandal, in general, do you think that Bill Clinton's behavior was a private matter or a public matter? Private 52% Public 41% For you personally, is this whole case mostly about sex or are there other issues at stake? Other issues at stake 74% Mostly about sex 21% For you personally, is this whole case mostly about lying or are there other issues at stake? Other issues at stake 49% Mostly about lying 41% (Both) 5% (Neither) 2% Looking ahead to the 2000 elections, is a candidate's behavior in his/her personal life more important or less important to you personally now than it has been in the past? Much more important 24% Somewhat more important 23% Somewhat less important 14% Much less important 11% As a result of this impeachment, are you more or less likely to vote for a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in the year 2000-or will it have no effect on your vote? Much more likely 19% Somewhat more likely 3% No effect 57% Somewhat less likely 6% Much less likely 14% As a result of this impeachment, are you more or less likely to vote for a Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in the year 2000-or will it have no effect on your vote? Much more likely 13% Somewhat more likely 4% No effect 56% Somewhat less likely 3% Much less likely 21% Do you think it is fair or unfair for one candidate to make another candidate's extra-marital affairs an issue in a campaign? Very fair 11% Somewhat fair 11% Somewhat unfair 23% Very unfair 48% Makes no difference 3% Do you think it is fair or unfair for one candidate to make another candidate's extra-marital affairs with an employee an issue in a campaign? Very fair 16% Somewhat fair 14% Somewhat unfair 21% Very unfair 40% Makes no difference 3% Thinking about the effect the Monica Lewinsky scandal has had on women in this country, are women now more likely to be victims of sexual harassment, less likely, or will the scandal have no effect on whether women are sexually harassed? More likely 26% Less likely 16% No effect 52% Thinking about the effect the Monica Lewinsky scandal has had on women in this country, are women now more likely to treated with respect in the workplace, less likely, or will the scandal have no effect on how women are treated in the workplace? More likely 15% Less likely 25% No effect 55% Thinking about the effect the Monica Lewinsky scandal and subsequent impeachment will have on children's respect for their country and the office of the presidency, will children have more respect, less respect, or will the scandal have no effect on children's respect for their country and the office of the presidency? More respect 5% Much less respect 34% Somewhat less respect 27% No effect 28% Thinking about the long-term effect the Monica Lewinsky scandal and subsequent impeachment will have on children's honesty, will children be more likely to be honest, less likely to be honest, or will the scandal and impeachment have no effect on children's honesty? More honest 9% Much less honest 16% Somewhat less honest 21% No effect 49% In your opinion, thinking about the long-term effect the Monica Lewinsky scandal and subsequent impeachment have had on our country's moral fiber, will the scandal have a long-lasting negative effect on the country's moral fiber, a short-term negative effect on the country's moral fiber, or no serious effect on the country's morality? Long-lasting negative effect 28% Short-term negative effect 36% No serious effect 33% Thinking about the effect the Monica Lewinsky scandal and subsequent impeachment have had on the nations' politics and government, will there be so much partisanship and anger that nothing gets done, will both parties get over it quickly and work together on the business of the people, or will things go on about the same as they have been? Same as it has been 58% They'll get over it 20% So much partisanship nothing gets done 15% Thinking about the effect the Monica Lewinsky scandal and subsequent impeachment have had on the nations' politics and government, will politicians change the way they act in their personal lives or will they go about their personal lives as they have been? Go about lives as they have been 53% Change the way they act 42% Thinking about the effect the Monica Lewinsky scandal and subsequent impeachment have had on the nations' politics and government, will politicians be more likely to lie about their personal lives, less likely to lie about their personal lives, or will it make no difference? More likely 15% Less likely 40% No difference 41% Would you be more or less likely to vote for candidates who refused to answer questions about their personal lives? Much more likely 9% Somewhat more likely 14% Somewhat less likely 24% Much less likely 19% Don't know/Not sure 35%