-Caveat Lector- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20001114/aponline134305_000.htm Presidential Recount Poll The Associated Press Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000; 1:43 p.m. EST The latest national polls on the presidential election and the Florida recount. When results don't total 100 percent, the remainder either didn't know or refused to answer. If the recount shows that George W. Bush won the state of Florida by a narrow margin giving him a majority in the Electoral College, do you think he will have legitimately won the election or not? (Pew Research Center for People & the Press) - Yes, 68 percent - No, 27 percent If the recount shows that George W. Bush won the state of Florida by a narrow margin ... do you think Al Gore should concede the election to George W. Bush or should he contest this in the courts because of voting problems in Florida? (Pew) - Concede, 67 percent - Contest, 26 percent Has the outcome of this election increased your belief that every vote counts, or has it raised doubts in your mind about the importance of your vote? (Pew) - Increased belief, 74 percent - Raised doubts, 23 percent All things considered, do you think we will have an accurate count of the votes in Florida and other close states or not? (Pew) - Accurate count, 49 percent - Not an accurate count, 42 percent Questions have been raised about the ballot used in Palm Beach, Fla. Many voters say they were confused by it. Do you think the entire county should vote again or not? (Pew) - Vote again, 36 percent - Should not vote again, 59 percent Do you think there should or should not be a new presidential election in Palm Beach County, Florida? (ABC-Washington Post) - Yes, 33 percent - No, 61 percent Do you think there should or should not be a new presidential election in the entire state of Florida? (ABC-Washington Post) - Yes, 23 percent - No, 73 percent Do you think the Bush campaign should or should not ask for a recount in other states where Bush lost by only a narrow margin? (ABC-Washington Post) - Yes, 36 percent - No, 56 percent Do you think the fact that we do not yet know who the next president will be is a big problem for this country, or do you think that the delay is not really a problem? (CBS-New York Times) - Big problem, 35 percent - Not really a problem, 62 percent George W. Bush has said that he knows he will win the election, and there have been reports that he has already begun to select officials for his administration, even though the results of the election are still in doubt. Do you think he is right in starting to form his administration before the election is decided, or should he be waiting until the election is decided? (CBS-New York Times) - Is right to start, 40 percent - Should be waiting, 56 percent If the following candidate is declared the winner, would you accept him as the legitimate president or not? (CNN-USA Today-Gallup) Al Gore - Yes, 82 percent - No, 16 percent George W. Bush - Yes, 79 percent - No, 19 percent How closely have you been following the news about the election? (CNN-USA Today-Gallup) - Very closely, 46 percent - Somewhat closely, 41 percent - Not closely, 13 percent If you did not vote, are you sorry that you did not? (CNN-USA Today-Gallup) Yes, 66 percent No, 33 percent Which of the following best describes the situation that has occurred since Tuesday's election for president? It is a ... (CNN-USA Today-Gallup) Crisis, 15 percent Major problem, 49 percent Minor problem, 25 percent Not a problem, 9 percent Would you prefer to amend the Constitution so the candidate who wins the most total votes nationwide wins the election or keep the current system in which the candidate who wins the most votes in the Electoral College wins the election? (CNN-USA Today-Gallup) Amend the Constitution, 61 percent Keep the current system, 35 percent Did you approve or disapprove of Governor Bush going to court to stop the vote recounts by hand in Florida? (NBC Dateline) - Approve, 34 percent - Disapprove, 62 percent The CNN-USA Today poll, conducted Nov. 11-12 of 1,014 adults, has a 3 percentage point error margin, larger for subgroups. The ABC-Post poll of 762 adults was conducted Nov. 12 and has an error margin of 3.5 percentage points. The CBS-Times poll of 1,720 adults was taken Nov. 10-12 and has an error margin of 2 percentage points. 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