Rhode Island Public Opinion Survey, September 2012 Survey Questions N=496 +/- 4.

4% Survey Conducted September 26 Oct. 5, 2012

Q1. How would you rate the job Barack Obama is doing as president? excellent 22.4% good 31.3% only fair 22.4% poor 23.2% DK/NA 0.7% Q2. How would you rate the job Jack Reed is doing as US Senator? excellent 19.6% good 38.9% only fair 21.2% poor 12.7% DK/NA 7.6% Q3. How would you rate the job Sheldon Whitehouse is doing as U.S. Senator? excellent 12.1% good 33.3% only fair 26.6% poor 22.2% DK/NA 5.8% Q4. How would you rate the job David Cicilline (SISS-a-lini) is doing as U.S. Representative? excellent 6.7% good 23.0% only fair 27.4% poor 35.7% DK/NA 7.2% Q5. How would you rate the job Jim Langevin (LANJ-e-vin) is doing as U.S. Representative? excellent 8.9% good 32.1% only fair 27.2% poor 16.5% DK/NA 15.3% Q6. How would you rate the job Lincoln Chafee is doing as governor? excellent 6.3% good 22.2% only fair 30.0% poor 38.9% DK/NA 2.6% Q7. How would you rate the job Elizabeth Roberts is doing as lieutenant governor? excellent 6.9% good 30.6% only fair 26.0% poor 12.1% DK/NA 24.4% Q8. How would you rate the job Peter Kilmartin is doing as attorney general excellent 6.0% good 29.8% only fair 23.4% poor 5.0% DK/NA 35.8% Q9. How would you rate the job A. Ralph Mollis is doing as secretary of state? excellent 2.4% good 26.2% only fair 32.5% poor 7.3% DK/NA 31.6% Q10. How would you rate the job Gina Raimondo is doing as general treasurer? excellent 25.4% good 33.3% only fair 14.5% poor 9.1% DK/NA 17.7% Q11. How would you rate the job Gordon Fox is doing as House Speaker? excellent 2.8% good 15.5% only fair 30.8% poor 24.2% DK/NA 26.7% Q12. How would you rate the job Teresa Paiva-Weed is doing as Senate President? excellent 4.2% good 22.0% only fair 26.0% poor 20.6% DK/NA 27.2% Q13. How would you rate the job Angel Taveras is doing as Mayor of Providence? excellent 21.0% good 44.6% only fair 16.7% poor 5.0% DK/NA 12.7% Q14. Changing topics, would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as - excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Excellent 0.4% Good 17.3% Not so good 46.0% Poor 35.3% DK/NA 1.0%

Q15. Would you describe the state of Rhode Islands economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Excellent 0.0% Good 5.2% Not so good 32.1% Poor 61.3% DK/NA 1.4% Q16. Would you describe the state of your own personal finances these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Excellent 7.1% Good 54.2% Not so good 25.6% Poor 12.1% DK/NA 1.0% Q17. Generally speaking, would you say things in Rhode Island are going in the right direction, or have they gotten off on the wrong track? right direction 16.3% off on wrong track 60.9% Mixed 18.1% not sure 3.7% no answer 1.0% Q18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy? Approve 55.2% Disapprove 39.5% DK/NA 5.3% Turning now to the upcoming elections in November. Q19. How likely are you to vote in this years presidential election? Are you very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely to vote? Very Likely 90.7% Somewhat likely 4.2% Not very likely 1.8% Not at all likely 2.6% No Answer 0.7% Only Likely Voters (Very Likely and Somewhat Likely) N=471 plus or minus 4.5% Q20. If the next election for president were held today, would you vote for Republican Mitt Romney or Democrat Barack Obama? Mitt Romney 32.3% Barack Obama 58.2% DK/NA 9.5% Q21. If the next election for US. Senate were held today, Would you vote for Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse or Republican Benjamin Hinckley? Sheldon Whitehouse 58.6% Benjamin Barrett Hinckley 29.7 % DK/NA 11.7% Only Likely Voters (Very Likely and Somewhat Likely) in CD 1 N=236 plus or minus 6.3% Q22.(CD 1) If the next election for US House of Representatives were held today, would you vote for Republican Brendan Doherty, Democrat David Cicilline or Independent David Vogel? Brendan Doherty 40.3% David Cicilline 45.8% David Vogel 6.8% DK/NA 7.1%

Only Likely Voters (Very Likely and Somewhat Likely) in CD 1 N=235 plus or minus 6.3% Q23. (CD 2) If the next election for US House of Representatives were held today, would you vote for Democrat James Langevin, Republican Michael Riley or Independent Abel Collins? James Langevin 49.4% Michael Riley 31.5% Abel Collins 4.7% DK/NA 14.5% Only Likely Voters (Very Likely and Somewhat Likely) N=471 plus or minus 4.5% There are several Official Statewide Referenda on the ballot this year.

Q24. In the upcoming election in November, will you approve or reject Question 1: State Constitutional Approval to authorize state-operated Casino Gaming at Twin River in the Town of Lincoln? approve 57.3% reject 30.8% DK/NA 11.9%

Q25. In the upcoming election in November, will you approve or reject Question 2: State Constitutional Approval to authorize state-operated Casino Gaming at Newport Grand in the City of Newport? ) approve 55.6% reject 33.3% DK/NA 11.1% N=496 plus or minus 4.4% Q26. The Cranston School Department recently ordered all school dances be gender inclusive effectively banning father-daughter dances to comply with state and federal law. Do you

strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with this decision? strongly agree 3.8% agree 8.9% disagree 28.6% strongly disagree 48.6% DK/NA 10.1%