Zogby got it right, and his latest poll is calling for Gore to concede.
Released: November 29, 2000
Reuters/Zogby National Poll:
Democrats to Gore: “Fight on!”
Majority not tired of election controversy yet;
Two in three say Bush should appoint Democrats;
Most say Gore should concede,
but did right thing by giving explanation speech
Democrats overwhelmingly say that Vice President Al Gore did the right thing with his speech explaining why he is continuing to contest the Florida election, a new Reuters/Zogby International survey shows.
Conducted Tuesday, November 28, of 604 likely voters nationwide, the survey showed that 73% of the Democrat respondents said Gore did the right thing with his speech, compared to 24% of the Republican respondents and 37% of the Independents. Overall, 46% said Gore did the right thing in explaining his intentions while 39% disagreed and 15% were not sure. The survey has a margin of sampling error of +/- 4%.
Democrats overwhelmingly (68%) said Gore should continue challenging the Florida results compared to 26% who said he should concede. In contrast, 91% of the Republicans and 56% of the Independents said Gore should concede.
A majority of respondents do not want the election controversy to end now. While 44% said they want the election process over now, another 18% said the election should end by Dec. 12th (when Florida electors must be selected); another 19% said the process should end by Dec. 18th (when the Electoral College is scheduled to meet) and still another 16% said the process should end sometime during the New Year.
Also, 12% said they found the election controversy riveting and another 34% said they were still interested. In contrast, 22% said they were getting tired, 12% said they were already tired but it wasn’t a problem, and only one in five (20%) said they were sick and tired of the election.
Respondents overwhelmingly (65%) say if Republican George W. Bush is elected president he should appoint several Democrats to key posts in his administration. Another 16% disagreed while 19% were undecided. The support for Democrats in key administrative positions included 55% of the Republican respondents and 63% of the Independents.
A majority (72%) believed election problems experienced in Florida are symptomatic of election problems throughout the U.S., while 21% disagreed. Again, Republicans (67%), Democrats (75%) and Independents (74%) were in agreement that the problems experienced by Florida are symptomatic of election programs throughout the nation. However, when respondents were asked if they were directly aware of such election problems in their own states, only 12% said they were indeed aware compared to 86% who were unaware.
A slim majority (50%) also called the manner in which the Florida vote was conducted unfair, compared to 41% who believed it was done fairly and 9% who were not sure. While 78% of the Democrats said the process was unfair, 69% of the Republicans called the process fair. Independents were split on the issue (45% fair, 43% unfair).
In addition, an overall 92% said they believed their vote was counted properly on Nov. 7.
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