Editor's note. On election night, the Wirthlin Worldwide company conducted a telephone survey for National Right to Life among 1,008 American adults who had voted in the November 3 elections. The margin of error is ±3.1. Dr. David N. O'Steen's article, which begins on page one, examine the results of many of the responses.
One of the questions asked which candidate people would vote for president in the year 2000. The following tables report the results.
Only the preferences of those who said they would vote in the Republican primary are included in the first table. Only the preferences of those who said they would vote in the Democratic primary are included in the second table.
41% George W. Bush
13% Elizabeth Dole
6% Dan Quayle
6% Jack Kemp
4% Steve Forbes
3% John McCain
3% Newt Gingrich
2% Fred Thompson
2% Alan Keyes
2% Pat Buchanan
2% John Kasich
2% Gary Bauer
1% John Ashcroft
1% Lamar Alexander
1% Pete Wilson
1% Bob Smith
1% Someone Else
5% Don't Know/Depends
7% Refused
51% Al Gore
11% Bill Bradley
9% Jesse Jackson
9% Richard Gephardt
4% Bob Kerry
1% Someone Else
3% Don't Know/Depends
12% Refused
In a head-to-head match between pro-abortion Vice President Gore and pro-life Texas Gov. Bush, 52% said they would vote for Bush while 38% would support Gore. Another 10% were undecided.