The Mother Jones Poll: The Results
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5. Rate your feelings toward the following people and organizations, with one hundred meaning a VERY WARM, FAVORABLE feeling; zero meaning a VERY COLD, UNFAVORABLE feeling; and fifty meaning not particularly warm or cold. You can use any number from zero to one hundred, the higher the number the more favorable your feelings are toward that person or organization. If you have no opinion or never heard of that person or organization, please say so.
The Republican Party
Warm
36%
Cool
38%
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The Democratic Party
Warm
41%
Cool
33%
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George W. Bush
Warm
44%
Cool
45%
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John Kerry
Warm
37%
Cool
40%
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Bill Clinton
Warm
42%
Cool
42%
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Labor Unions
Warm
41%
Cool
26%
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Big corporations
Warm
27%
Cool
38%
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Gay marriage
Warm
20%
Cool
59%
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The N.R.A., or National Rifle Association
Warm
37%
Cool
36%
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Pro-life, anti-abortion groups
Warm
36%
Cool
38%
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NASCAR
Warm
27%
Cool
33%
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John McCain
Warm
38%
Cool
18%
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Patriot Act
Warm
32%
Cool
21%
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Dick Cheney
Warm
34%
Cool
42%
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The national media
Warm
23%
Cool
47%
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Affirmative Action
Warm
37%
Cool
24%
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The Iraq war
Warm
34%
Cool
48%
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Muslims
Warm
25%
Cool
25%
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6. Thinking about the elections in November, if the election for President were held today and the candidates were Republican George Bush and the Democrat John Kerry -- for whom would you vote -- George Bush or John Kerry?
John Kerry
49%
George Bush
44%
Other
1%
Undecided
5%
Decline to state
1%
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6a. (IF BUSH SUPPORTER...) Even though you are not supporting John Kerry now, what are the chances that you might support John Kerry in the election for President next year -- is there a fair chance that you might support him, a small chance, just a very slight chance or no chance at all that you might support him?
Fair chance
6%
A small chance
5%
Just a very slight chance
9%
No chance at all
30%
Don't know/Decline to state
1%
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6b. (IF KERRY SUPPORTER...) Even though you are not supporting George Bush now, what are the chances that you might support George Bush in the election for President next year -- is there a fair chance that you might support him, a small chance, just a very slight chance or no chance at all that you might support him?
Fair chance
6%
A small chance
5%
Just a very slight chance
7%
No chance at all
36%
Don't know/Decline to state
1%
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7. If the candidates for President were Republican George Bush, Democrat John Kerry and Independent Ralph Nader, for whom would you vote?
John Kerry
46%
George Bush
43%
Ralph Nader
5%
Other
1%
Undecided
4%
Decline to state
1%
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