CBS News New Hampshire Primary Poll #1, January 2000

This special topic poll, fielded January 15-17, 2000, ispart of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit publicopinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and socialissues. The focus of this data collection was the upcomingpresidential election and New Hampshire primaries. Residents of NewHampshire were asked to give their opinions of President Bill Clintonand his handling of the presidency and New Hampshire governor JeanneShaheen and her handling of the state. Respondents were asked whetherthey intended to vote in the New Hampshire presidential primaries tobe held February 1, 2000, and what their opinions were of Democraticcandidates Vice President Al Gore and former New Jersey senator BillBradley, and Republican candidates Texas governor George W. Bush,Arizona senator John McCain, publisher Steve Forbes, radio talk showhost Alan Keyes, Family Research Council president Gary Bauer, andUtah senator Orrin Hatch. They were asked which candidate theyintended to vote for and which candidate they thought would win, andwhether they had ever considered voting in the opposing politicalparty's primary. Respondents were further asked what they thoughtabout the candidates, which candidate could be trusted to keep hisword, to understand the complicated problems a president has to dealwith, and to say what he believes, and whether they thought anycandidate had made a decision as a direct result of a major campaigncontribution. Additional questions related to the presidentialcampaigns probed the influence of television ads, which candidates'health-care plan respondents supported, whether respondents had beencontacted by a campaign, and whether they had seen any of thecandidates in person. Additional topics covered included abortion,the most important problems facing the country, and whetherhomosexuals should be permitted to serve in the military. Backgroundinformation on respondents includes age, gender, political party,political orientation, voter registration and participation history,marital status, education, religion, race, Hispanic origin, householdincome, computer and Internet access, and military service.