New poll from WaPo/Kaiser Foundation/Harvard on Independent voters (Dem approval ratings)

[rinsd]

The Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation-Harvard University Survey Project is a threeway
partnership and an experiment in combining survey research and reporting to better inform the
public. The partners jointly design and analyze surveys examining public knowledge, perceptions and misperceptions on major issues.

The Survey of Political Independents, the 16th in this series, was conducted by telephone from
May 3 to June 3, 2007 among 2,140 randomly selected adults nationwide, including additional
interviews with randomly selected self-identified independents, for a total of 1,014 political
independents. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish.

Poll is a pdf here - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/independents/post-kaiser-harvard-topline.pdf

(ROTATE PLACEMENT OF Q55/56 WITH Q57/58)
55. were the Democratic
nominee for president, would you definitely vote for (him/her) in November 2008,
would you consider voting for (him/her) or would you definitely not vote for
(him/her)? (SCRAMBLE ITEMS)
Total independents

a. Hillary Clinton
14 Would definitely vote for
42 Would consider voting for
42 Would definitely not vote for
1 Don’t know
* Refused

b. Barack Obama
13 Would definitely vote for
53 Would consider voting for
29 Would definitely not vote for
4 Don’t know
* Refused

c. John Edwards
7 Would definitely vote for
51 Would consider voting for
37 Would definitely not vote for
4 Don’t know
* Refused

d. Al Gore
10 Would definitely vote for
39 Would consider voting for
49 Would definitely not vote for
1 Don’t know
* Refused

56. Are there any other Democratic candidates that you’d definitely vote for in
November 2008 if he or she were the party’s nominee? (OPEN-ENDED,
MULTIPLE ANSWERS ACCEPTED)

2 Bill Richardson
2 Joe Lieberman
1 Joe Biden
1 Dennis Kucinich
* Christopher Dodd
1 John Kerry
1 Bill Clinton
2 Other
84 No other candidates
6 Don’t know
* Refused

[jsamuel]

1. so, is this only independents?

so this doesn't say whether or not Repubs or Dems are more or less likely to vote for a candidate, just indie's?

[rinsd]

2. Looks like it.

You should read thru the whole pdf. Lots of good nuggets for us polling junkies.

[jsamuel]

3. thanks for the info

I don't like basing many of my arguments on independents. I think that has been a problem in the past. I know others disagree.