May 16, 2018

To: Whitehouse for Senate staff

Fr: ALG Research
Re: May 2018 Whitehouse Poll

Attached you will find a full report on the new poll completed by Anzalone Liszt Grove
Research. The poll was conducted May 7-14th and included interviews with N=902 likely
2018 voters in Rhode Island. The poll included a sample of N=801 likely 2018 general
election voters and an oversample of N=101 likely Democratic primary voters.
Combining the oversample with the Democratic primary voters in the general election
sample resulted in a total sample size of N=329 likely Democratic primary voters. The
margin of error is +/- 3.5% for the general election sample and +/- 5.5% for the
Democratic primary sample at the 95% confidence level. 45% of all interviews were
conducted over cell phones.

Notably, following recent comments from Lincoln Chafee that he is considering a

possible challenge to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for the Democratic nomination for
U.S. Senate, the poll finds that Whitehouse would start such a race with an enormous
advantage. The poll finds Whitehouse leading Chafee by a 58-point margin among likely
Democratic primary voters, with 72% supporting Whitehouse and just 14% supporting
Chafee, with 14% undecided. Whitehouse’s advantage extends across every
demographic group and every region of the state. Chafee’s favorability rating is
underwater by double digits with Democratic primary voters (32% favorable vs. 46%
unfavorable), while Whitehouse is viewed favorably with them by a 69-point margin
(79% favorable vs. 10% unfavorable).

The poll also finds that Whitehouse enjoys a strong job rating among both likely general
election and likely Democratic primary voters. Among those likely to vote this
November, 56% give Whitehouse a positive job rating, with just 31% rating his
performance negatively. Among likely Democratic primary voters his ratings are
significantly higher, with 81% approving of Whitehouse’s job performance. Support that
high will make the incumbent Senator an extremely formidable opponent in the event of
a Democratic primary.