Dalam posting semalam saya huraikan serba sedikit latarbelakang, secebis realiti semasa dan beberapa persoalan strategik yang menyelubungi Pilihan Raya Kecil (PRK) Parlimen Permatang Pauh. Hari ini saya paparkan sebahagian hasil daripada satu poll yang diusahakan oleh Merdeka Center mengenai Barisan Nasional (BN), UMNO, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) dan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, sebagai latarbelakang tambahan kepada PRK tersebut.
Hasil poll tersebut yang sepenuhnya boleh diakses di http://www.merdeka.org/. Methodology dan keputusan poll berkenaan mengenai BN, UMNO, Abdullah, PR dan Anwar adalah seperti berikut.
MERDEKA CENTER
Q2/2008
Peninsula Malaysia Voter Opinion Poll
4-14 July 2008 Peninsula Voter Opinion Poll, July 2008 - Perspectives on General Direction & The Economy, Barisan Nasional & Leadership Approval, Pakatan Rakyat and Allegations Against Anwar Ibrahim.
Methodology
1030 randomly selected registed voters aged 21+ were interviewed via telephone for the survey
Respondents were selected via random stratified sampling method along the lines of state, ethnicity, gender and age.
Survey was carried out between 4th - 14th July 2008. Survey margin of error estimated at ±3.10%
Important Events: survey was concluded prior to July 16th arrest of Anwar Ibrahim as well as announcements of PAS - UMNO talks
Barisan Nasional & Leadership Approval
Overall, how would you rate your satisfaction of the Barisan Nasional federal government?
8% : Very satisfied
36% : Somewhat satisfied
16% : Very dissatisfied
38% : Somewhat dissatisfied
2% : Don't know