Importance of Holding Televised Gubernatorial Debates (October 2010)
category | column-1 |
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Gubernatorial debates are an important part of the political process. | 65% |
Gubernatorial debates are not an important part of the political process. | 19% |
Don't know | 16% |
category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Gubernatorial debates are an important part of the political process. | 77% | 67% | 59% |
Gubernatorial debates are not an important part of the political process. | 6% | 14% | 29% |
Don't know | 18% | 19% | 12% |
category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Gubernatorial debates are an important part of the political process. | 67% | 63% | 53% |
Gubernatorial debates are not an important part of the political process. | 24% | 23% | 34% |
Don't know | 9% | 14% | 13% |
category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
---|---|---|---|
Gubernatorial debates are an important part of the political process. | 89% | 63% | 82% |
Gubernatorial debates are not an important part of the political process. | 5% | 8% | 4% |
Don't know | 6% | 29% | 14% |
category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
---|---|---|---|
Gubernatorial debates are an important part of the political process. | 86% | 62% | 59% |
Gubernatorial debates are not an important part of the political process. | 4% | 11% | 27% |
Don't know | 10% | 27% | 14% |
category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
---|---|---|---|
Gubernatorial debates are an important part of the political process. | 65% | 59% | 54% |
Gubernatorial debates are not an important part of the political process. | 17% | 31% | 30% |
Don't know | 18% | 10% | 16% |
category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
---|---|---|---|
Gubernatorial debates are an important part of the political process. | 80% | 97% | 83% |
Gubernatorial debates are not an important part of the political process. | 6% | 0% | 8% |
Don't know | 14% | 3% | 9% |
category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
---|---|---|---|
Gubernatorial debates are an important part of the political process. | 78% | 58% | 69% |
Gubernatorial debates are not an important part of the political process. | 6% | 29% | 23% |
Don't know | 16% | 13% | 8% |
category | White | Black | Hispanic |
---|---|---|---|
Gubernatorial debates are an important part of the political process. | 64% | 64% | 66% |
Gubernatorial debates are not an important part of the political process. | 22% | 10% | 14% |
Don't know | 13% | 26% | 20% |
category | Male | Female |
---|---|---|
Gubernatorial debates are an important part of the political process. | 66% | 65% |
Gubernatorial debates are not an important part of the political process. | 26% | 12% |
Don't know | 9% | 23% |
category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
---|---|---|---|
Gubernatorial debates are an important part of the political process. | 69% | 65% | 60% |
Gubernatorial debates are not an important part of the political process. | 13% | 20% | 23% |
Don't know | 18% | 15% | 17% |
category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gubernatorial debates are an important part of the political process. | 57% | 60% | 67% | 65% | 73% | 76% |
Gubernatorial debates are not an important part of the political process. | 13% | 17% | 18% | 30% | 19% | 20% |
Don't know | 30% | 23% | 15% | 5% | 8% | 4% |