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Digest

Quality of life index

By TIMES WIRES
Published November 6, 2006


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48 In a straw poll conducted Oct. 26 among about 700 University of South Florida students and professors, the percentage who "voted" for Democrat Jim Davis for governor.

41 Percentage of USF students and professors who picked Republican Charlie Crist in the governor's race.

11 Percentage of USF students and professors who picked Reform Party candidate Max Linn in the governor's race.

57 Percentage of USF students and professors who picked Democrat Bill Nelson for the U.S. Senate.

36 Percentage of USF students and professors who picked Republican Katherine Harris for the U.S. Senate.

57 Percentage of USF students and professors who picked Republican Bill McCollum to be the state's attorney general.

40 Percentage of USF students and professors who picked Democrat Skip Campbell to be the state's attorney general.

54 Percentage of USF students and professors who picked Republican Tom Lee to be the state's chief financial officer.

40 Percentage of USF students and professors who picked Democrat Alex Sink to be the state's chief financial officer.

80 Percentage of the 700 USF "voters" who are between the ages of 18 and 25.

58 Percentage of the USF "voters" who identified themselves as a Democrat.

41 Percentage of the USF "voters" who identified themselves as a Republican.

Sources: University of South Florida, Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society, USF Student Government Association

[Last modified November 6, 2006, 00:18:36]


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