A Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll; conducted 4/10-14 by Interviewing Service of America, Inc.; surveyed 691; margin of error +/- 4% (release, 4/17).
Regardless Of Your WH '08 Choice, Which Candidate ___?
- All Men Women - Cli Oba Cli Oba Cli Oba Would best handle health care 48% 28% 47% 30% 49% 26% Better understands trade issues 44 29 43 28 45 29 Better understands U.S. economic issues 37 39 29 45 42 35 Would make best mil. commander-in-chief 28 45 23 51 32 40 Would change the ways of Washington 19 54 15 55 22 54 Has better foreclosure crisis solutions 19 28 16 37 21 21 Has more honesty and integrity 16 51 11 58 20 47
Which Issue/Problem Is The Top Priority For WH Candidates To Address?
- All Men Wom Wht Blk Economy 56% 61% 53% 61% 44% Iraq 43 44 42 41 47 Health care 23 17 27 24 20 Immigration 6 6 6 8 -- Terrorism 6 6 6 7 4 Environment 4 5 4 5 4 Education 4 4 4 4 5 Social issues 3 2 4 3 4 Other/none 9 7 13 7 15
Is The U.S. Economy Doing Well/Badly?
- All Men Wom Wht Blk Very well 3% 3% 2% 2% 4% Fairly well 11 11 11 9 16 Fairly badly 30 24 35 33 23 Very badly 54 61 49 55 54
Will The U.S. Economy Play An Important Role In Your WH '08 Choice?
- All Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 84% 81% 85% 84% 82% No 14 17 12 14 14
Is The U.S. In An Economic Recession?
- All Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 81% 86% 78% 82% 80% No 14 9 17 13 17
Has Free Int'l Trade Generally Helped/Hurt The U.S. Economy?
- All Men Wom Wht Blk Helped 14% 22 9% 13% 16% Hurt 61 61 61 63 57 No diff. 9 7 10 9 9
All In All, Was The Situation In Iraq Worth Going To War Over?
- All Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 13% 16% 12% 17% 4% No 83 82 83 78 94
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