ABC News Republican Convention Poll, August 1988

This data collection focuses on the 1988 Republican National Convention. Questions put to respondents in Part 1 include which party the respondent trusted to do a better job over the next few years, if after eight years of Reagan the nation needed to go in a new direction or continue as it was, if the respondent had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Michael Dukakis, George Bush, and Ronald Reagan, whether the respondent would vote for Bush or Dukakis if the election were held that day, who the respondent would like to see as Bush's running mate, whether the respondent would be more or less likely to vote for Bush if his running mate were female or very conservative or one of various named Republican figures. In addition, respondents were asked if they planned to watch any of the live television coverage of the convention, and if so, on which television network. Part 2 replicated many of the questions in Part 1, with respondents also being asked if they had a favorable or unfavorable impression of Dan Quayle, which party had the best chance of winning in November, if they had been following the convention very closely, if they approved or disapproved of what had been said and done at the convention, if they now were more or less likely to vote for Bush, and if Bush's choice of Dan Quayle as his running mate affected their likely vote in November. Part 3 duplicated several questions from the prior two surveys, additionally soliciting respondents' opinions on the qualifications of Quayle and Bentsen to be president, Quayle's service in the National Guard during the Vietnam War that prevented his being drafted into the Army, and charges that political influence was used to get Quayle into the Guard ahead of others on the waiting list. Background information on respondents includes political alignment, age, race, sex, and state/region of residence.

本数据集聚焦1988年美国共和党全国代表大会。第一部分向受访者提出的问题包括：受访者信任哪个政党能在未来数年更出色地履职；在里根执政八年后，美国是需要转向新的发展方向还是维持现状；受访者对迈克尔·杜卡基斯、乔治·布什与罗纳德·里根的观感为正面抑或负面；若当日举行选举，受访者会投票给布什还是杜卡基斯；受访者希望谁成为布什的竞选搭档；若布什的竞选搭档为女性、立场极保守，或是某位知名共和党人士，受访者支持布什的意愿会增强还是减弱。此外，受访者还被问及是否计划观看本次代表大会的电视现场直播，若观看则具体通过哪家电视网络。第二部分重复了第一部分的多数问题，同时新增如下问题：受访者对丹·奎尔的观感如何；哪个政党最有可能在11月的选举中获胜；受访者是否一直密切关注本次代表大会；受访者对大会期间的言行是否认可；受访者如今支持布什的意愿是否有所变化；布什选择丹·奎尔作为竞选搭档是否影响了其11月的投票意向。第三部分沿用了前两份问卷中的数道问题，此外还征集了受访者对奎尔与本特森担任总统的资质、奎尔在越南战争期间于国民警卫队服役从而免于被征召入伍的经历，以及有关政治影响力帮助奎尔插队进入国民警卫队的指控的看法。受访者的背景信息包括政治倾向、年龄、种族、性别以及居住州/地区。