Romney's Approval and Economic Perceptions Slump, Stem Cell Favored, According to Merrimack College Poll

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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2005--Overview of Bay State Poll Results:

Approval Rating

-- The approval rating of Governor Mitt Romney has plummeted 13% from an all time Bay State Poll high 56% three months ago to an all time Bay State Poll low of 43%.

Economy

-- All six Bay State Poll indicators of people's perceptions of the health of the national economy, the state economy, and their own personal finances have fallen in the last three months.

Stem Cell Issue

-- A majority of those polled (56.9%) support the Legislature's idea that creating embryos to produce stem cells should be permitted. The Governor's position, that this process amounts to cloning and should be banned, is supported by 35.2% of state residents. ....

Big Dig

-- 8 in 10 state residents believe that the visible problems with the Big Dig indicate major flaws in the project. 4 in 10 think that these major structural flaws threaten public safety.

Red Sox ticket prices

-- Nearly half of those polled (46.2%) indicated they would like more affordable ticket prices, even if it meant paying players less and fielding a less competitive team.

These findings come from the Bay State Poll, a quarterly survey of Massachusetts's residents, conducted by the Center for Public Opinion Research at Merrimack College. Six hundred and two (602) randomly selected state residents over the age of eighteen were interviewed by telephone April 10-20, 2005. The survey's margin of error is +/- 3.8%. Detailed results and methodological information are available at www.merrimack.edu/polling.

Stem Cell Research Favored

On the issue of stem cell research, which of the following
comes closer to your own position?
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The Legislature's idea that creating human embryos to produce
stem cells is okay 56.9%
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The Governor's idea that this process amounts to cloning human
life and therefore should not be allowed 35.2%
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(Vol) DK/Refused 7.9%
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Big Dig Seen As Unsafe

Would you say that the recent leaks and other visible problems
with the Big Dig Tunnel indicate
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Structural problems that raise major concerns about the overall
safety of the project 43.7%
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Significant problems that need to be corrected but do not
threaten public safety 36.2%
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Problems that are costly and annoying, but still relatively
minor 16.2%
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(Vol) DK/Refused 3.9%
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Red Sox Ticket Prices

As you may know, the price of attending a Red Sox baseball game
at Fenway Park is the highest in the country. In part, these
high ticket prices are necessary because of fan demand to
field a World Series winning team in the smallest ballpark in
the major league. Given this situation, would you prefer
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More affordable ticket prices, which might require paying players
less and fielding a less competitive team 46.2%
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Maintaining competitiveness through a higher payroll, which as it
stands requires higher ticker prices for the average fan 26.1%
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No Opinion 27.7%
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Governor Romney for President?





How likely is it that Romney will           Should he run for        

run for President in 2008?                  President in 2008? 

---------------------------------          -------------------- 

       Very        24.9%                     Yes         27.2% 

       -----------------                   -------------------- 

       Somewhat    41.3%                     No          60.6% 

       -----------------                   -------------------- 

       Not Very    26.8%

       -----------------                   -------------------- 

       (Vol)DK/Ref. 7.0%                    (Vol)DK/Ref  12.2% 

       -----------------                   -------------------- 





If he runs, will he win the           If he runs, will he win the     

Republican nomination?                presidency?          

---------------------------           ---------------------------     

    Yes          27.5%                     Yes          13.7%     

    ------------------                     ------------------     

    No           54.6%                     No           66.2%     

    ------------------                     ------------------     

                                      

    ------------------                     ------------------     

    (Vol)DK/Ref  17.8%                     (Vol)DK/Ref  20.0%     

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Contact:
Merrimack College
Heather Torla, 978-837-5195

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Posted on April 25, 2005 05:27 PM

 
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