Gallup

Environment/Energy
Conducted 3/4-7; surveyed 1,014 adults; margin of error +/- 3.1% (release, 4/6).

With Which One Of These Statements About The Environment And Energy Production Do You Most Agree -- Protection Of The Environment Should Be Given Priority, Even At The Risk Of Limiting The Amount Of Energy Supplies Such As Oil, Gas And Coal Which The U.S. Produces, Or Development Of U.S. Energy Supplies Such As Oil, Gas Or Coal Should Be Given Priority, Even If The Environment Suffers To Some Extent?

-                               Now 3/09 3/08 3/07 3/06 3/05
Development of energy supplies  50% 46%  41%  34%  42%  39%
Environment                     43  47   50   58   49   52
Both/equally                     2   3    4    3    4    4
Neither/other                    2   1    2    2    2    2

How Serious Would You Say The Energy Situation Is In The U.S.?

-                   Now 3/09 3/08 3/07 3/06 3/05 3/04 3/03
Very serious        33% 42%  46%  37%  41%  31%  29%  28%
Fairly serious      54  51   49   55   51   56   57   59
Not at all serious  11   5    5    7    7   10   12   11

Which Approach To Solving The Nation's Energy Problems Do You Think The U.S. Should Follow Right Now -- Emphasize Production Of More Oil, Gas And Coal Supplies, Or Emphasize More Conservation By Consumers Of Existing Energy Supplies?

-                   Now 3/08 3/07 3/06 3/05 3/04 3/03 3/02
More conservation   52% 61%  64%  55%  61%  59%  60%  60%
More production     36  29   26   35   28   31   29   30
Both/equally         6   5    5    6    7    6    7    6
Neither/other        3   3    1    1    2    2    2    2

Do You Think That The U.S. Is Likely To Face A Critical Energy Shortage During The Next Five Years?

-                   Now 3/08 2/07 3/06 3/05 3/04 3/03 3/02
Yes                 45% 62%  53%  56%  52%  49%  56%  52%
No                  51  34   44   39   45   47   40   49
Already facing one  --   1   --    1   --    1    1    1

California
A Los Angeles Times/USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences poll; conducted 3/23-30 by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D)/American Viewpoint (R); surveyed 1,515 RVs; margin of error +/- 2.5%. Subsample of 511 GOPers and unaffiliated voters who say they might vote in the GOP primary; margin of error +/- 4.3% (release, 4/3). Party ID breakdown of main sample: 45%D, 31%R, 20% decline-to-state, 4% other. Tested: AG/ex-Gov. Jerry Brown (D), Insurance Commis. Steve Poizner (R) and ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R).

Primary Election Matchup (GOPers)

-           All Men Wom
M. Whitman  60% 60% 61%
S. Poizner  20  23  17
Other        3   3   3
Undec       16  13  19

General Election Matchups (Split Samples)

-           All Dem GOP DTS Oth Men Wom
M. Whitman  44% 27% 70% 40% 61% 45% 44%
J. Brown    41  58  18  39  37  44  38
Other        2   2   2   1   0   1   3
Undec       13  13  11  20   1  11  15

-           All Dem GOP DTS Oth Men Wom
J. Brown    53% 72% 29% 47% 66% 59% 48%
S. Poizner  22   6  50  17  16  24  21
Other        5   5   5   6   8   5   6
Undec       19  17  17  30  11  13  25

Fav/Unfav

-           All     Men     Wom     11/2
J. Brown    41%/28% 43%/32% 39%/25% 44%/27%
M. Whitman  30 /23  31 /26  30 /21  17 /14
S. Poizner  15 /23  15 /29  15 /19  11 / 7

Is It More Important To You That A GOV Candidate Has A Background Working In Business, Or Is It More Important To You That A GOV Candidate Has A Background In Gov't?

-           All Dem GOP DTS Oth Men Wom 11/2
Business    40% 26% 59% 41% 50% 46% 35% 41%
Gov't       35  48  18  33  27  32  38  41
Both        15  14  17  16  12  14  16   9
Neither      6   5   2   3   4   3   4   6

How Important A Factor Is It That Someone Is A "True Conservative" When Considering Who You Will Support For The GOP Nod For SEN Or GOV? (GOPers)?

-                       All Men Wom
Extremely important     20% 20% 20%
Very important          26  24  28
Somewhat important      31  30  43
Not at all important    20  21  19

When Considering Whom To Support For The GOP Nod For SEN Or GOV, Would You Prefer A Strong Conservative Candidate Who Can Motivate GOPers, Or Do You Prefer A More Centrist Candidate Who Has Greater Appeal To Indies? (GOPers)

-               All Men Wom
Centrist        46% 52% 40%
Conservative    42  38  45
Both             6   5   6

Iowa
A Magellan Data And Mapping Strategies (R) (IVR) poll; conducted 3/30; surveyed 1,353 LVs; margin of error +/- 2.7% (release, 4/1). Party ID breakdown: 39%D, 36%R, 25%I. Tested: Gov. Chet Culver (D), ex-Gov. Terry Branstad (R), state Rep. Rod Roberts (R) and '02 candidate/'06 LG nominee Bob Vander Plaats (R).

General Election Matchups

-                 All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom
T. Branstad       50% 19% 79% 55% 54% 46%
C. Culver         34  69   7  21  33  36
Other              8   5   9  10   7   9
Undec              8   8   5  13   6   9

-                 All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom
C. Culver         38% 73%  8% 28% 37% 40%
R. Roberts        32   9  58  29  37  27
Other             12   7  15  17  11  14
Undec             18  11  19  26  15  20

-                 All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom
B. Vander Plaats  40% 11% 74% 36% 45% 35%
C. Culver         39  74   8  29  38  39
Other              9   6   9  12   7  10
Undec             13  10  10  23  10  16

Culver As Gov.

-             All Dem GOP Ind
Approve       30% 57%  9% 19%
Disapprove    56  28  81  63

Fav/Unfav

T. Branstad       48%/36%
C. Culver         33 /58
B. Vander Plaats  26 /31
R. Roberts        12 /22

Senate 2010

California
A Los Angeles Times/USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences poll; conducted 3/23-30 by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D)/American Viewpoint (R); surveyed 1,515 RVs; margin of error +/- 2.5%. Subsample of 511 GOPers and unaffiliated voters who say they might vote in the GOP primary; margin of error +/- 4.3% (release, 4/3). Party ID breakdown of main sample: 45%D, 31%R, 20% decline-to-state, 4% other. Tested: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D), '00 nominee/ex-Rep. Tom Campbell (R), Asseb. Chuck DeVore (R) and ex-Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina (R).

Primary Election Matchup (GOPers)

-            All Men Wom
T. Campbell  29% 32% 25%
C. Fiorina   25  28  21
C. DeVore     9   9   9
Other         4   2   6
Undec        33  28  39

General Election Matchup

-                All Dem GOP DTS Oth Men Wom
B. Boxer         48% 71% 13% 50% 47% 45% 50%
Generic GOPer    34  12  72  26  32  39  30
Other             6   6   7   5   8   7   6
Undec            12  11   9  18  14  10  13

Boxer As Sen.

-            All Dem GOP DTS Oth Men Wom 11/2
Approve      40% 61% 12% 38% 42% 38% 43% 43%
Disapprove   38  18  71  31  39  43  33  36

Fav/Unfav

-            All     Men     Wom     11/2
B. Boxer     46%/37% 43%/42% 48%/33% 49%/36%
T. Campbell  18 /12  21 /15  15 / 9  17 / 8
C. Fiorina   11 /16  14 /20   9 /13   9 /12
C. DeVore     8 / 6   9 / 7   6 / 5   6 / 4

As You May Know, Obama Recently Signed Into Law Legislation To Reform Health Care. Though The Senate Is Still Debating This Bill And May Make Some Adjustments This Week, If Your Rep. Or Sen. Supported This Bill To Change The Health Care System Would That Make You More/Less Likely To Support Your Rep/ Or Sen. In Nov., Or Would It Not Make Much Difference In Your Vote?

-               All Dem GOP DTS Oth Men Wom
More likely     46% 61% 23% 48% 50% 46% 47%
Less likely     29  15  55  23  22  32  27
No difference   19  18  17  25  19  19  19

How Important A Factor Is It That Someone Is A "True Conservative" When Considering Who You Will Support For The GOP Nod For SEN Or GOV? (GOPers)

-                        All Men Wom
Extremely important      20% 20% 20%
Very important           26  24  28
Somewhat important       31  30  43
Not at all important     20  21  19

When Considering Whom To Support For The GOP Nod For SEN Or GOV, Would You Prefer A Strong Conservative Candidate Who Can Motivate GOPers, Or Do You Prefer A More Centrist Candidate Who Has Greater Appeal To Indies? (GOPers)

-                All Men Wom
Centrist         46% 52% 40%
Conservative     42  38  45
Both              6   5   6

Iowa
A Research 2000 poll; conducted 2/18-20 for the Progressive Change Campaign Cmte (D)/Democracy for America (D)/Credo Action (D); surveyed 600 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.0% (release, 4/5). Party ID breakdown: 33%D, 29%R, 38%I.

Re-Elect Grassley?

-             All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom
Re-elect him  42% 12% 81% 39% 48% 36%
Someone new   31  62   8  22  27  35
Undec         27  26  11  39  25  29

Ohio
A Rasmussen Reports (IVR) poll; conducted 3/30; surveyed 500 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 4/2). Tested: Sec/State Jennifer Brunner (D), LG Lee Fisher (D) and ex-OMB Dir./ex-Rep. Rob Portman (R).

General Election Matchups

-           Now 3/4 2/6 1/12 12/7 9/23
R. Portman  45% 43% 42% 43%  40%  40%
J. Brunner  38  37  38  40   33   38
Other        4   6   5   5    7    5
Undec       13  15  15  13   20   18

-           Now 3/4 2/6 1/12 12/7 9/23
R. Portman  43% 44% 43% 44%  38%  41%
L. Fisher   38  39  39  37   36   40
Other        4   5   5   4    8    6
Undec       14  12  13  14   18   14

Fav/Unfav

-           Now     3/4     2/6     1/12    12/7    9/23
R. Portman  45%/26% 45%/27% 45%/24% 49%/25% 48%/21% 45%/23%
J. Brunner  44 /41  39 /38  43 /32  37 /39  34 /36  37 /36
L. Fisher   39 /38  41 /37  38 /39  41 /39  36 /35  42 /34

Governor 2010

Alabama
A Public Policy Polling (D) (IVR) poll; conducted 3/27-29; surveyed 1,270 RVs; margin of error +/- 2.8% (release, 3/31). Party ID breakdown: 43%R, 36%D, 21%I. Tested: Rep. Artur Davis (D-07), Ag. Commis. Ron Sparks (D), AL Commun. College Chancellor/ex-state Sen. Bradley Byrne (R), Treas. Kay Ivey (R), '02 candidate/businessman Tim James (R) and '06 candidate/ex-AL Chief Justice Roy Moore (R).

-          All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Oth 6/5
B. Byrne   48% 11% 84% 41% 52% 45% 62% 10% 41% 39%
A. Davis   32  67   5  25  33  31  21  64  31  35
Undec      20  23  11  34  15  24  18  26  28  26

-          All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Oth 6/5
K. Ivey    44% 14% 70% 41% 45% 43% 54% 12% 41% 31%
A. Davis   33  65  10  28  36  31  23  67  28  39
Undec      23  21  20  31  19  26  23  21  31  31

-          All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Oth 6/5
T. James   42%  9% 73% 35% 45% 40% 54%  9% 31% 35%
A. Davis   33  65   7  30  35  31  22  66  38  37
Undec      25  25  20  35  20  29  24  26  31  28

-          All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Oth 6/5
R. Moore   43% 12% 72% 39% 46% 42% 54% 12% 36% 38%
A. Davis   37  70  12  32  40  35  28  67  28  41
Undec      19  18  16  29  15  23  18  21  36  21

-          All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Oth 6/5
B. Byrne   43%  7% 78% 34% 47% 40% 56%  7% 31% 41%
R. Sparks  30  60   6  28  34  27  21  57  36  27
Undec      26  32  16  38  19  32  22  37  33  33

-          All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Oth 6/5
K. Ivey    39% 10% 67% 32% 41% 38% 49%  9% 36% 29%
R. Sparks  33  62   9  32  36  30  23  60  36  33
Undec      28  28  24  35  23  32  27  31  28  39

-          All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Oth 6/5
T. James   38%  5% 71% 28% 40% 38% 50%  6% 23% 32%
R. Sparks  33  62   8  33  37  30  25  57  38  32
Undec      29  33  20  39  24  33  25  38  38  37

-          All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Oth 6/5
R. Moore   42%  9% 72% 37% 42% 41% 53% 10% 28% 38%
R. Sparks  37  67  12  38  42  33  29  61  38  36
Undec      21  24  17  25  16  25  18  29  33  25

Fav/Unfav

-          All     Dem     GOP     Ind     Men     Wom
R. Moore   33%/34% 17%/42% 47%/25% 32%/38% 35%/36% 31%/33%
R. Sparks  20 /20  26 /17  14 /23  21 /20  26 /24  14 /18
A. Davis   20 /35  30 /33  13 /40  19 /30  24 /38  18 /33
K. Ivey    19 /26  19 /26  19 /27  19 /24  17 /29  20 /23
B. Byrne   18 /18   5 /32  30 / 8  14 /16  20 /21  17 /16
T. James   14 /24  10 /27  20 /21  10 /27  18 /29  11 /21

Arkansas
A Rasmussen Reports (IVR) poll; conducted 3/30; surveyed 500 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 4/1).

Beebe As Gov.

-           Now 3/1 2/1 1/5 12/1 9/28
Approve     74% 75% 73% 68% 67%  69%
Disapprove  25  22  24  29  28   30

Idaho
A Rasmussen Reports (IVR) poll; conducted 3/23; surveyed 500 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 3/31). Tested: Gov. Butch Otter (R) and activist/ex-Harvard prof. Keith Allred (D).

General Election Matchup

B. Otter    60%
K. Allred   28
Other        3
Undec        9

Otter As Gov.

Approve     60%
Disapprove  37

Fav/Unfav

B. Otter    62%/35%
K. Allred   34 /34

Maryland
A Public Policy Polling (D) (IVR) poll; conducted 3/29-30 for the MD Dem Party; surveyed 409 GOP primary LVs; margin of error +/- 4.8% (release, 4/1).

Primary Election Matchup

-              All Men Wom
B. Ehrlich     59% 66% 53%
Another GOPer  31  26  35
Undec          10   7  12

Ohio
A Rasmussen Reports (IVR) poll; conducted 3/30; surveyed 500 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 4/1). Tested: Gov. Ted Strickland (D) and ex-Rep. John Kasich (R).

General Election Matchup

-              Now 3/4 2/6 1/12 12/7 9/23
J. Kasich      46% 49% 47% 47%  48%  46%
T. Strickland  45  38  41  40   39   45
Other           2   6   5   4    3    3
Undec           7   7   8   8   11    7

Strickland As Gov.

-              Now 3/4 2/6 1/12 12/7 9/23
Approve        47% 43% 46% 43%  48%  47%
Disapprove     52  53  53  54   50   50

Fav/Unfav

-              Now     3/4     2/6     12/7    9/23
J. Kasich      46%/29% 48%/29% 47%/30% 45%/24% 47%/25%
T. Strickland  46 /48  46 /48  44 /51  46 /46  48 /46

Senate 2010

Arkansas
A Rasmussen Reports (IVR) poll; conducted 3/30; surveyed 500 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 4/1). Tested: Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D), LG Bill Halter (D), state Sen. Gilbert Baker (R), Rep. John Boozman (R-03), Safe Foods Corp. CEO Curtis Coleman (R), state Senate Min. Leader Kim Hendren (R) and '04 nominee/'06 LG nominee/ex-state Sen. Jim Holt (R).

General Election Matchups

-           Now 3/1 2/1 1/5 12/1 9/28               
G. Baker    51% 45% 52% 51% 47%  47%    
B. Lincoln  36  40  33  39  41   39    
Other        6   6   6   3   6    5    
Undec        7   8   8   7   7    8

-           Now 3/1 2/1
J. Boozman  51% 48% 54%
B. Lincoln  36  39  35
Other        6   6   4
Undec        7   7   7

-           Now 3/1 2/1 1/5 12/1 9/28
C. Coleman  48% 43% 50% 48% 44%  43%
B. Lincoln  36  41  34  38  40   41
Other        7   7   7   4   7    5
Undec        8  10   9   9   9   11

-           Now 3/1 2/1 1/5 12/1 9/28
K. Hendren  51% 43% 51% 47% 46%  44%
B. Lincoln  35  38  35  39  39   41
Other        5   7   7   4   6    5
Undec        8  12   7  10   9   10

-           Now 3/1
J. Holt     51% 45%
B. Lincoln  35  38
Other        7   6
Undec        7  10

-           Now 3/1
G. Baker    44% 44%
B. Halter   36  37
Other        7   5
Undec       12  13

-           Now 3/1
J. Boozman  48% 52%
B. Halter   34  33
Other        8   6
Undec       11   9

-           Now 3/1
C. Coleman  40% 38%
B. Halter   37  35
Other       10   9
Undec       13  18

-           Now 3/1
K. Hendren  42% 42%
B. Halter   34  35
Other       10   7
Undec       13  15

-           Now 3/1
J. Holt     43% 42%
B. Halter   34  38
Other        9   8
Undec       14  12

Fav/Unfav

-           Now     3/1     2/1     1/5     12/1    9/28
J. Boozman  47%/25% 51%/27% 51%/24%  n/a     n/a     n/a
B. Halter   47 /40  48 /34   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a
J. Holt     46 /24  44 /25   n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a
K. Hendren  38 /21  36 /23  35 /19  37%/20% 41%/19% 38%/22%
G. Baker    37 /25  38 /23  40 /22  42 /20  40 /19  39 /27
B. Lincoln  37 /61  41 /52  36 /59  38 /56  43 /52  45 /52

Idaho
A Rasmussen Reports (IVR) poll; conducted 3/23; surveyed 500 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 3/31).

General Election Matchup

M. Crapo     60%
Generic Dem  28
Other         3
Undec         9

Fav/Unfav

M. Crapo     63%/28%