The Indiana Issues Poll was conducted by Selzer & Co. on behalf of WTHR and The Indianapolis Star from November 13 to 16, 2007. We talked to 600 Hoosiers. It has a margin of error of ± 4.0 percentage points. More results will be added over the next few days.
1. In general, do you think things in the nation are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track?
| 20 | Right direction |
| 74 | Wrong track |
| 6 | Not sure |
2. What about here in Indiana? Do you think things in the state are headed in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track?
| 35 | Right direction |
| 57 | Wrong track |
| 8 | Not sure |
| 3. For each of the following, please tell me if you approve or disapprove of the job they are doing. | Approve | Disapprove | Not sure | | A. Mitch Daniels as governor | 40 | 50 | 10 | | B. Evan Bayh as U.S. Senator | 61 | 24 | 15 | | C. Richard Lugar as U.S. Senator | 65 | 19 | 16 | | D. The Indiana general assembly | 37 | 36 | 27 | | E. Pat Bauer as speaker of the house in the Indiana legislature | 33 | 24 | 43 | 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George Bush is handling the following:
| Issue | Approve | Disapprove | Not sure | | His job as president | 28 | 66 | 6 | | The situation with Iraq | 28 | 68 | 4 | | The economy | 25 | 69 | 6 | | The federal budget | 17 | 74 | 9 | | The fight against terrorism | 48 | 46 | 6 | | Immigration policy | 17 | 71 | 12 |
5. Tell me if you support or oppose the following: | | Support | Oppose | Not sure | | A. A way for workers who entered this country illegally to gain legal residency and perhaps citizenship | 28 | 69 | 3 | | B. Universal health care where everyone would pay into a national system and all would have health insurance coverage | 60 | 33 | 7 | | C. Taking military action against Iran in response to its support for insurgents in Iraq | 31 | 57 | 12 | | D. Requiring greater fuel efficiency from vehicles to reduce fuel consumption and pollution | 87 | 11 | 2 | | E. Allowing tax cuts passed in the Bush administration to expire as scheduled in 2010 | 39 | 42 | 19 | 6. When it comes to Iraq, which do you think is the wiser course of action-for troops to stay longer trying to stabilize the country even if it means potentially more deaths and injuries among U.S. soldiers, or for troops to leave sooner even if it means disorder and potentially civil war? | 38 | Troops should stay longer | | 56 | Troops should leave sooner | | 6 | Not sure | 7. As you look toward the November 2008 election for president, do you anticipate you will vote for the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate? (Based only on likely voters; n=449.)
| 32 | Republican candidate | | 37 | Democratic candidate | | 16 | It depends (VOL) | | 15 | Not sure | 8. Senator Evan Bayh has been mentioned as a possible vice-presidential candidate in 2008. If he were on the November 2008 general election ballot, would you likely vote for the Democratic ticket that includes Evan Bayh, or likely vote for the Republican ticket? (If respondent says it depends on who the other candidate is, say:) Based on just what you know today, would you likely vote for the ticket that includes Bayh, or likely vote for the other candidate? (Based only on likely voters; n=449.) | 47 | Likely vote for Bayh ticket | | 33 | Likely vote for Republican candidate | | 20 | Not sure | |
9. If the November 2008 election were held today and the candidates for governor were former Congresswoman Jill Long for the Democrats and Mitch Daniels for the Republicans, for whom would you vote?
| 44 | Jill Long |
| 43 | Mitch Daniels |
| 13 | Not sure |
10. And, if the candidates for governor were architect James Schellinger for the Democrats and Mitch Daniels for the Republicans, for whom would you vote?
| 44 | James Schellinger |
| 40 | Mitch Daniels |
| 16 | Not sure |
11. I'd now like to turn to some state issues. For each, please tell me if you support or oppose the idea.
| Support | Oppose | Not sure |
| An amendment to the state constitution to ban gay marriage | 49 | 44 | 7 |
| A requirement that churches and other not-for-profits such as hospitals pay fees for services they receive such as police and fire protection | 44 | 49 | 7 |
| Privatizing the state lottery so the state can use the money raised from the sale to pay for state priorities such as tax relief or higher education | 66 | 27 | 7 |
12. Governor Daniels leased the Indiana Toll Road to an Australian-Spanish consortium to pay for statewide road improvements. Has this been mostly a good deal or mostly a bad deal for Indiana?
| 31 | Good deal |
| 48 | Bad deal |
| 21 | Not sure |
13. Compared to four years ago, are you better off financially, worse off, or are you about in the same place? | 27 | Better off |
| 32 | Worse off |
| 41 | In the same place |
| - | Not sure |
14. Would you be willing to live with a higher sales tax if it meant your property tax would go down?
15. What about your state income tax-would you be willing to live with a higher income tax rate if it meant your property tax would go down? 16. Which of the following do you think deserves most of the blame for higher property tax bills? | 19 | The governor |
| 24 | The legislature |
| 14 | Schools |
| - | Libraries |
| 28 | Local governments |
| 2 | Other |
| 13 | Not sure |
17. The governor is proposing to allow state residents to vote on major projects by schools and local government agencies that would require tax increases. In your opinion, is this an excellent, good, bad, or terrible idea?
| 12 | Excellent |
| 46 | Good |
| 22 | Bad |
| 12 | Terrible |
| 8 | Not sure |
18. Has daylight saving time been good or bad for Indiana?
| 44 | Good |
| 43 | Bad |
| 13 | Not sure |
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