'West Wing' viewers favour Santos: poll

Published Friday, Nov 4 2005, 20:30 GMT | By James Welsh
As NBC's West Wing gears up for a fictional presidential election, a real-world polling firm has released data on which candidate viewers would prefer to win.

Zogby International surveyed 4,492 respondents, all of whom regularly watch the show this season. 59% of those surveyed voted for Democratic Rep. Matthew Santos (Jimmy Smits), while 29% voted for Republican Sen. Arnold Vinick (Alan Alda).

Zogby also polled respondents on their opinions of outgoing Democratic President Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen). The data indicated Bartlet has a job approval rating of 75%.

This Sunday in the US, NBC will air a live, hour-long West Wing debate.
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