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FACTBOX-Reuters/Zogby poll findings before U.S. election

26 Oct 2006 11:00:52 GMT
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Oct 26 (Reuters) - A Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday examined voter sentiment before the Nov. 7 elections that will determine the balance of power in the U.S. Congress.

The national poll of 1,013 likely voters, taken Friday through Monday, had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Here are some of the findings:

-- Democratic candidates are favored over Republicans by 44 percent to 33 percent when voters are asked which party's candidate they intend to vote for.

-- The number of voters who thought President George W. Bush's job performance was excellent or good was 36 percent, down from 42 percent in the Reuters/Zogby poll a month ago. The job rating for Congress was unchanged from a month ago, with 23 percent calling it excellent or good.

-- The new survey found 57 percent believe the war in Iraq is not worth the loss of lives, up from 53 percent a month ago, and 57 percent believe the country is on the wrong track, up slightly from 55 percent.

-- The scandal involving Republican Rep. Mark Foley and his lewd messages to teenage male congressional assistants will not directly influence most voters, with just 22 percent saying it was likely to affect their vote and 74 percent saying it was unlikely.

-- About 50 percent of likely voters believe U.S. troops should be pulled out of Iraq by the end of next year, including 15 percent who favor an immediate withdrawal and 20 percent who want out by mid-2007. The survey found 41 percent agree with the statement that troops should remain "until the situation is stable."

-- The poll found 49 percent of voters disagree with the statement that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld should be fired for his handling of the Iraq war, but 42 percent want him out.

-- On North Korea's development of nuclear weapons, 56 percent of voters do not believe the United States should act militarily to stop Pyongyang, while 35 percent support military action.

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