The Harris Poll(R) also found that conservatives continue to outnumber
liberals by 36 to 18 percent but that the largest number of people think of
themselves as moderates (41%) .

TABLE 1
PARTY AFFILIATION
"Regardless of how you may vote, what do you usually consider yourself -- a
Republican , a Democrat, an Independent, or some other party?"

Base: All adults

Democratic
Year* President Republican Democrat Independent Lead
% % % %
2004 Bush, G.


TABLE 2
DECADE MEANS OF DEMOCRATIC LEAD
"Regardless of how you may vote, what do you usually consider yourself -- a
Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or some other party?"

Base: All adults
Democratic Lead
%
1970s 21
1980s 11
1990s 7
2000's (so far) 5


TABLE 3
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
"How would you describe your own political philosophy - conservative,
moderate, or liberal?"

Base: All adults

Year* President Conservative Moderate Liberal
% % %
2004 Bush , G.H.W.-based global research company that blends premier strategic consulting
with innovative and efficient methods of investigation, analysis and
application.harrispollonline.
On issue handling , the Democrats win on making prescription drugs
affordable (53%-25%), improving education (49%-34 %), holding down
federal spending (43%-38%), strengthening Social Security (49%-34%),
creating jobs (48%-37%), and for the middle class (55%-33%). Initiated in June 1991, the Battleground Polls
have gained widespread media recognition as reliable leading
indicators of national opinion and voters ' intentions. The substitute
addresses such priorities as port security, critical infrastructure , aviation,
diversity, first responders, and management that the Republicans authorization
bill fails to address. We need a bill that addresses all the
glaring gaps in homeland security, as well as the deficiencies our oversight
has uncovered at the Department.

people generations

31 34 24 3
2003 Bush, G. 36 40 19
2000 Clinton 35 40 18
1999 Clinton 37 39 18
1998 Clinton 37 40 19
1997 Clinton 37 40 19
1996 Clinton 38 41 19
1995 Clinton 40 40 16
1992 Bush, G.W. 38 41 18
1989 Bush, G. The Democrats in Congress win on making prescription drugs
affordable (53%-29%), holding down federal spending (44%-41%),
strengthening Social Security (49%-38%), creating jobs (46%-42%), and
for the middle class (51%-40%). Voters know
where the president stands and oppose privatization no matter how he
spins it. The University also was
recently recognized as the "Hottest School for Political Junkies" in
the 2005 Kaplan/Newsweek How to Get Into College guide for the second
time in three years. For Arterton, please
contact Tracy Schario at The George Washington University, (202)
994-3566.

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However, the long term trend for party identification has changed over the
last 40 years, with the Democratic lead declining from 21 percentage points in
the 1970s, to 11 points in the 1980s, seven points in the 1990s, and (so far)
five points in this decade. 33 38 25 5
1989 Bush, G.W. 36 42 18
1991 Bush, G.H.

These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
Council on Public Polls.harrisinteractive.novatris."
This bipartisan GW-Battleground 2006 Poll surveyed 1,000
registered likely voters nationwide March 7-9, 2005, and yields a
margin of error of +/- 3.

The GW-Battleground 2006 Poll data are available at
www.edu/gelman

For more news about GW, visit the GW News Center at
www.

Democrats Call for Complete Authorization: Homeland Security Priorities Must be Addressed

Congressman Bennie G.

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W.H.
They include refusals to be interviewed (non-response), question wording and
question order , interviewer bias, weighting by demographic control data and
screening (e. However, this pessimism is not harming Bush's job approval
(53%-44%) or his personal approval (66%-25%). Thompson (D-MS) , Ranking Member of the Committee,
said this about the process:
"What we do today will help set the course for where the Department is
headed over the next year.

politics groups

36 41 18
2003 Bush, G. (http://www. GW's role in the poll is guided by the University 's
Graduate School of Political Management."
The Complete Homeland Security Act is available on the Democratic Homeland
Security Committee website at http://www.

groups republican

S.W. 35 40 17
2001 Bush, G.com), the 15th
largest and fastest-growing market research firm in the world, is a Rochester,
N. Known for The Harris Poll(R) and for pioneering Internet -based
research methods, Harris Interactive conducts proprietary and public research
to help its clients achieve clear, material and enduring results.
Harris Interactive combines its intellectual capital, databases and
technology to advance market leadership through U. When the
Republicans in Congress are tested versus the Democrats in Congress,
the GOP also wins on Iraq (51%-33%), keeping American prosperous
(45%-40%), holding the line on taxes (49%-36%), safeguarding America
from a terrorist threat (55%-27%), and shares your values (46%-43%).
"With the exception of President Bush interjecting Social Security
reform into the issue matrix and a slight drop-off in Bush haters ,
there is little that has changed since last November's presidential
election," said Republican pollster Ed Goeas.
The George Washington University is the sponsor of the
GW-Battleground Poll , a highly regarded, bi-partisan survey conducted
by top polling firms The Tarrance Group and Lake Snell Perry Mermin
and Associates.gwu.

culture age

31 34 24 3
2001 Bush, G.W. 37 42 17
1988 Reagan 38 39 18
1987 Reagan 37 39 19
1986 Reagan 37 39 18
1985 Reagan 37 40 17
1984 Reagan 35 39 18
1983 Reagan 36 40 18
1982 Reagan 36 40 18
1981 Reagan 38 40 17
1980 Carter 35 41 18
1979 Carter 35 39 20
1978 Carter 34 39 17
1977 Carter 30 42 17
1976 Ford 31 40 18
1975 Nixon/Ford 30 38 18
1974 Nixon 30 43 15
1972 Nixon 31 36 20
1968 Nixon 37 31 17

* Data are not available for the following years: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973,
1993, and 1994.hieurope.

Social Security Identified as the Most Important Problem in Latest GW-Battleground Poll

In other key findings from the survey, the majority of respondents
feel that the direction of the country remains on the wrong track
(54%-39%). Republican congressional representatives should be concerned
that the president's agenda is turning the spotlight to issues that
highlight Republican platform weaknesses. For Goeas, please contact Brian
Nienaber at the Tarrance Group, (703) 684-6688.lspma. As we go through
this process this week, there are homeland security priorities that are
critical and must be addressed if we are to protect our nation .

young democrats

Y. Harris Interactive data
over four decades show that the average numbers of moderates have remained at
40 or 41 percent, and that conservatives have only varied between 32 and 38
percent, while liberals have remained at a steady 18 percent since the 1970s. 31 36 22 5
2000 Clinton 29 37 23 8
1999 Clinton 29 36 26 7
1998 Clinton 28 37 27 9
1997 Clinton 29 37 26 8
1996 Clinton 30 38 26 8
1995 Clinton 31 36 28 5
1994 Clinton 32 37 26 5
1993 Clinton 29 38 27 9
1992 Bush, G. 30 36 29 6
1991 Bush, G.


TABLE 4
DECADE MEANS OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
"How would you describe your own political philosophy -- conservative ,
moderate, or liberal?"

Base: All adults
Conservative Moderate Liberal
% % %
1970s 32 40 18
1980s 36 40 18
1990s 38 41 18
2000's (so far) 35 40 18

Methodology
The Harris Poll(R) was conducted by telephone within the United States
between January and December 2004 among a nationwide cross section of 10,012
adults aged 18 and over., for likely voters). It is impossible to quantify the errors
that may result from these factors .com."
Celinda Lake, Democratic pollster, said, "Despite political scare
tactics and dire forecasts , voters are not willing to accept the
president's created crisis in Social Security.org

Unfortunately,
the base bill that is being introduced does not address the priorities.

generations society

W. While a majority of voters believe
the economic situation of their family is about the same now (58%) and
will be about the same six months from now (55%), more voters believe
they are better off now (23%) than worse off now (19%) and expect to
be better off six months from now (34%) than worse off six months from
now (11%).

democrats groups

One quarter of all adults
consider themselves Independents. 28 33 24 5
2002 Bush, G.

About Harris Interactive (R)
Harris Interactive Inc.1%.

organizations parties

W.W.W.H. 37 41 18
1990 Bush, G. adult population had been polled with complete accuracy. However, a majority of Americans oppose
private accounts - no matter how they are described. On the top
economic problem, there is a remarkable consistency among voters that
health care represents the primary problem facing the country. While Americans clearly
see the need for strengthening Social Security with minor to modest
changes, they are not willing to risk the successful safety net for
the nation's seniors on a radical scheme of privatization. If the Department's Inspector General and Privacy Offices are weak
and its staff lacks basic employee protections, then the agency is destined to
fail or be mediocre at best.house.

republican rights

Democrats Retain Very Small Lead Over Republicans, and Conservatives Outnumber
Liberals by 2-to-1, But Still Trail Moderates

ROCHESTER, N.S.W.H.S. EOE M/F/D /V

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participate in future online surveys, visit http://www. 3/05

com

The GW-Battleground Poll archives since 1991 are at GW's Gelman
Library, www. WASHINGTON, The House Committee on Homeland
Security will mark up its first Department of Homeland Security authorization
bill today as a standing committee ."
At the mark-up, the Democrats on the Committee will introduce the
"Complete Homeland Security Act," the Democratic substitute to the Republican
plan for authorizing the Department of Homeland Security.
Some of the funding highlights of the Democratic plan include:

* $380 million to hire, equip and train 2,000 new border patrol agents;

* $1 billion in funding for port , rail, and transit security;

* $500 million for communications interoperability;

* $900 million to begin halving the length of time for completing the
Coast Guard's Deepwater program;

* and full funding for the 9/11 Act's commitment to detention spaces, air
passenger and cargo screening, and radiation portal monitors.

age rights

Party Affiliation and Political Philosophy Show Little Change According to National Harris Poll

33 40 18
2002 Bush, G.W.S.

groups republican

H. For Lake, please contact Daniel Gotoff at Lake Snell Perry
and Associates, (202) 776-9066.

culture republican

The remarkable thing about these numbers is how
little they have changed over the past 30 to 40 years. 32 37 26 5
1990 Bush, G .W.
* Data are not available for 1968. Figures for age, sex, race, education, number of
adults and number of voice/telephone lines in the household were weighted
where necessary to align them with their actual proportions in the population.g.Y.

Press Contact:

Nancy Wong
Harris Interactive
585-214-7316

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Harris Interactive
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Regarding the economy, 41% of voters believe it is excellent or
good and 59% believe it is either fair or poor.

Celinda Lake, Ed Goeas and Christopher Arterton are available for
comment.

The amendments offered in the substitute bill comprise a thorough approach
to border protection, mandate the protection of key critical infrastructure ,
support the development of new technologies, and create structural change at
the Department of Homeland Security itself.
In describing the substitute's contents, Congressman Thompson said , "The
first thing we need to do is make sure the Department has its act together
internally. In addition, if it can't get its own computer
networks to talk to one another, how can it possibly help our first responders
talk to one another in a time of crisis?"
The Congressman also stated , "I wish that the base legislation before us
would have been more comprehensive.

parties society

, U. adults conducted by telephone by Harris Interactive(R) between January
and December 2004.W.W. 33 40 23 7
1988 Reagan 31 39 25 8
1987 Reagan 29 38 28 9
1986 Reagan 30 39 25 9
1985 Reagan 30 39 26 9
1984 Reagan 27 40 24 13
1983 Reagan 26 41 27 15
1982 Reagan 26 40 28 14
1981 Reagan 28 39 28 11
1980 Carter 24 41 29 17
1979 Carter 22 41 31 19
1978 Carter 22 43 30 21
1977 Carter 21 48 25 27
1976 Ford 24 47 24 23
1975 Nixon/Ford 21 46 27 25
1974 Nixon 23 45 32 22
1973 Nixon 26 48 26 22
1972 Nixon 30 47 23 17
1971 Nixon 31 49 20 18
1970 Nixon 31 49 20 18
1969 Nixon 32 49 19 17

NOTE: "Other" and "Not sure" responses excluded .W.
In theory, with a probability sample of this size, one can say with 95
percent certainty that the results for the overall sample have a sampling
error of plus or minus 1 percentage point of what they would be if the entire
U. Unfortunately,
there are several other possible sources of error in all polls or surveys that
are probably more serious than theoretical calculations of sampling error. offices and wholly owned
subsidiaries: London-based HI Europe (http://www.
Regarding voter attitudes on key political figures and
institutions, Bush (53%-42%) holds the strongest level of support
followed by the Republican Party (50%-41%), the Republicans in
Congress (49%-39%), the Democrats in Congress (47%-39%), and the
Democratic Party (49%-42%).
On issue handling, when Bush is tested versus Congress, Bush wins
on Iraq (54%-35%), keeping America prosperous (46%-43% ), improving
education (45%-44%), holding the line on taxes (53%-34%), safeguarding
America from a terrorist threat (62%-28%), and shares your values
(50%-43%). On the economy six
months from now, 44% believe it will be excellent or good while 52%
believe it will be fair or poor. "Over the next two
years, it will be very interesting to observe whether issues will be
defined through the cultural divide between married church goers and
single non-church goers, which benefits Republicans , or return to the
politics of fear and class warfare that benefits the Democrats. In this 27th poll , Lake and Goeas bring
their unparalleled level of experience to provide insight and analysis
on this data and its implications.gwnewscenter. I hope we will do what is right.

age organizations

adults are still almost
equally divided between Democrats (34%) and Republicans (31%), with the
Democrats maintaining a very small advantage.
These are some of the results of Harris Poll surveys of a total of 10,012
U.H.H.com), Paris-based
Novatris (http://www.com), Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan,
through newly acquired WirthlinWorldwide, a Reston, Virginia-based research
and consultancy firm ranked 25th largest in the world, and through an
independent global network of affiliate market research companies.

Business Editors/Political Writers

WASHINGTON----The George Washington
University Battleground 2006 Poll identifies Social Security as the
leading response on an open -ended question about the top problem for
President and Congress.
Looking ahead to the 2006 congressional elections, the generic
congressional ballot stands at a statistical tie with the Democratic
Party at 44% and the Republican Party at 41%. Given a choice between better stability and opportunity, a
majority of voters (62%) select stability.gov/hsc/democrats/.

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