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If the elections for Congress
were held today, which
candidate would you vote for in
your congressional district? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Harry Mitchell 42 90 10 49 33 51 42 46 41
David Schweikert 45 4 80 33 54 37 35 41 48
Other SPECIFY 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 2
Would not vote 2 1 1 3 0 3 3 2 2
Don't know 10 3 7 15 13 7 17 11 8
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How favorable is your view
of Harry Mitchell? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Favorable/Unfavorable 42/47 80/9 17/75 50/39 35/54 50/40 39/43 46/44 42/49
Very favorable 25 56 4 30 18 32 10 26 29
Somewhat favorable 17 24 13 20 17 18 29 20 13
Somewhat unfavorable 15 4 18 21 14 15 17 15 15
Very unfavorable 32 5 57 18 40 25 26 29 34
Not familiar 7 7 6 6 8 7 18 7 5
Don't know 4 4 2 5 4 4 0 3 4
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How favorable is your view
of David Schweikert? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Very favorable 19 2 35 11 24 14 20 13 22
Not familiar 16 19 13 18 16 17 15 16 15
Don't know 5 8 2 7 4 7 3 5 6
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Now think about the upcoming
November election for
Congress? How likely are you
to vote in that election? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Definitely will vote 92 91 97 87 92 93 84 89 97
Probably will vote 8 9 3 13 8 7 16 11 3
Maybe will vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Probably will NOT vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Definitely will NOT vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Democrat Barack Obama 40 89 6 50 32 47 36 45 39
Republican John McCain 49 6 90 31 52 45 39 47 51
A third party candidate 6 2 3 12 9 4 16 4 5
Did not vote 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2
Other 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 0
Don't know - prefer not to
say 3 1 1 5 4 2 7 3 3
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Thinking in general, would
you say that you approve or
disapprove of the job
President Barack Obama
has been doing? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Approve/Disapprove 44/56 93/7 8/91 53/46 34/64 51/48 49/51 48/53 40/58
Strongly approve 20 55 1 14 14 24 14 19 22
Somewhat approve 24 38 7 39 20 27 35 29 18
Somewhat disapprove 12 2 16 14 15 9 13 15 11
Strongly disapprove 44 5 75 32 49 39 38 38 47
Don't know 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2
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Thinking in general, would
you say that you approve
or disapprove of the job
Congress has been doing? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
!""#$%&'()*+""#$%& 17/79 41/55 5/94 15/79 12/86 21/74 18/75 23/76 14/82
Don't know 4 5 2 6 3 5 7 1 4
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Do you consider yourself a
Democrat, a Republican or Now Now Now DK
an Independent? Base Vote D Vote R on Vote Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Democrat 28 59 2 9 20 34 25 27 30
Republican 42 10 75 31 45 39 43 42 41
Independent 26 30 19 40 28 24 20 29 24
Other 3 1 3 11 5 2 12 1 2
Don't know - prefer not to say 1 0 1 8 2 1 0 1 2
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When you think about
your vote in this
November's
congressional election,
how important in your
decision is your feeling
about president
Obama? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Important/Unimportant 68/30 67/30 69/29 72/27 60/38 63/37 61/39 75/22 43/52
Very important 44 38 57 35 45 43 36 32 54
Somewhat important 24 34 17 25 22 26 27 29 21
Not very important 13 12 12 17 13 13 11 19 10
Not at all important 17 15 13 21 17 16 26 20 12
Don't know 2 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 3
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In order to tackle the
national deficit, which of the
following options would you
rather choose? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Raise taxes 15 40 0 16 14 17 19 21 12
Cut government spending 79 54 96 76 83 76 81 73 83
Don't know 5 6 4 8 3 7 0 6 5
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When Barack Obama ran for President,
he said he would bring Change to
Washington. After two years in the
White House, which of these
statements comes closest to your
opinion? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Obama has brought change for the better +!)!'.#//'01'230/#,*1+'!)'4566'7898''
Obama has brought change but for the %&')*3",+!:;'%-)8'<=;'<6=6'
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Nothing has really changed in
Washington yet
Don't know
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Do you think the current Democratic
congressional leadership under
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid is to
the left of you, to the right of you, or
just about where you are? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
To the left of you
To the right of you +!)!'.#//'01'230/#,*1+'!)'4566'7898''
About where you are %&')*3",+!:;'%-)8'<=;'<6=6'
Don't know '
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Do you think the current
Republican congressional
leadership under John Boehner
and Mitch McConnell is to the
left of you, to the right of you,
or just about where you are? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
To the left of you
+!)!'.#//'01'230/#,*1+'!)'4566'7898''
To the right of you
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About where you are
Don't know '
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Now please think about the idea
of the American Dream. Which
of the following best describes
how you see it as of today? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
It's still there for everyone 29 33 29 28 30 28 27 28 29
It still exists but only for some
people 44 44 33 59 36 51 49 46 43
It no longer exists for most people 18 18 22 9 25 12 24 18 18
It no longer exists 8 3 13 4 7 9 0 7 9
Don't know 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 1
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Regardless of how you plan to
vote, what would you say is the
most compelling reason to vote for
Democrats in the November GEN DER AGE 35
elections for Congress? Base PA D RTY I R DI Male Fmle 17 -34 -54 55+
To protect our social security, health
care and other benefits 26 47 23 11 20 31 28 25 28
To ensure extreme right wing
candidates are not elected to
Congress 16 12 14 22 22 11 30 18 11
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To give President Obama a chance
to implement his programs 26 38 12 38 20 31 23 24 28
Don't know 32 3 51 29 39 26 18 33 33
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Regardless of how you plan to

vote, what would you say is the
most compelling reason to vote
for Republicans in the
November elections for
Congress? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
To ensure taxes don't increase
and government spending doesn't
get out of control 34 20 37 38 34 33 24 37 30
To ensure extreme left wing
candidates are not elected to
Congress 5 0 8 6 7 4 15 3 5
To prevent Obama from
implementing more of his agenda 27 12 50 9 27 27 28 21 33
Don't know 34 68 5 47 31 36 33 39 31
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What would you say is your
main source of political
information? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Television
Radio +!)!'.#//'01'230/#,*1+'!)'4566'7898''
Print media %&')*3",+!:;'%-)8'<=;'<6=6'
Internet '
Other
Don't know
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Overall, would you say the media
in America have become more
partisan, less partisan or are
about the same as they were five
years ago? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
More partisan Republican
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More partisan Democrat
Less partisan
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GENDER Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+

Male 47 34 51 51 100 0 46 51 45
Female 53 66 49 49 0 100 54 49 55
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AGE Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+

17-34 11 10 11 8 11 11 100 0 0
35-54 34 33 35 38 37 32 0 100 0
55-120 50 54 49 46 48 51 0 0 100
Don't know/refused 5 3 5 8 4 6 0 0 0
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What do you consider
to be your race? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
White 85 78 90 89 84 86 80 85 87
Black or African-
American 2 4 0 3 1 3 3 2 1
Asian-American 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1
Hispanic or Latino 6 15 3 4 7 6 13 7 5
Native American 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 1 1
Other --- SPECIFY 3 1 4 1 4 3 0 2 4
say 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 1
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What is the last year of
schooling that you
have completed? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Less than a high school
degree 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1
High school graduate 11 11 14 8 10 11 7 7 14
Non-college post-high
school (technical school) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Some college 22 21 22 21 21 23 25 14 27
College graduate 35 32 34 36 35 35 45 40 28
Post college - graduate
school 30 34 26 34 32 28 24 35 29
Technical school 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 0
say 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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What is your current
marital status? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Single 19 28 13 18 19 19 41 21 14
Married 62 45 73 64 66 58 44 70 62
Widowed 8 12 6 7 4 12 0 1 14
Divorced 8 12 6 7 7 8 3 6 10
Living with significant
other, but not married 2 3 1 2 2 2 13 1 0
say 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
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For statistical purposes
only, please tell me
which of the following
categories best
represents your total
annual household
income? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Less than $50,000 31 41 22 31 29 32 32 17 40
$50,000 - $99,999 29 29 30 30 25 34 30 29 31
$100,000 and above 26 22 32 22 32 20 38 38 15
say 15 8 17 17 15 14 0 14 15
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ILLINOIS 14 DISTRICT
If the elections for

Congress were held
today, which candidate
would you vote for in
your congressional
district? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Bill Foster 42 92 8 45 40 44 52 42 39
Randy Hultgren 43 2 80 39 49 38 30 45 45
Other SPECIFY 2 0 2 3 1 3 3 2 2
Would not vote 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1
Don't know 12 5 8 13 9 14 15 10 13
How favorable is your

view of Bill Foster? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Very favorable 21 51 3 20 18 24 22 21 21
Not familiar 11 11 12 8 10 13 24 10 10
Don't know 8 9 7 7 8 9 6 8 9

view of Randy
Hultgren? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Very favorable 16 2 33 10 19 13 0 18 17
Not familiar 26 29 21 27 23 29 32 23 28
Don't know 15 27 6 13 12 18 21 20 10
Now think about the

upcoming November
election for Congress?
How likely are you to
vote in that election? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Maybe will vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
Thinking about the
2008 election, for whom
did you vote for
President? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Did not vote 2 2 1 1 2 1 7 1 2
Other 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
say 4 0 4 4 2 5 6 2 5
PARTY IDENTIFICATION
Do you consider
yourself a Democrat, a
Republican or an Now Now Now DK
Independent? Base Vote D Vote R on Vote Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Democrat 25 56 1 9 20 31 35 29 20
Independent 34 37 31 37 43 26 31 28 39
Republican 34 6 63 29 31 37 24 38 34
Other 3 1 2 13 2 4 6 3 3
say 3 1 2 11 3 3 4 2 3
JOB APPROVAL
Thinking in general,
would you say that you
approve or disapprove
of the job President
Barack Obama has
been doing? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Don't know 1 0 1 0 1 2 6 1 0
2
of the job Congress
has been doing? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Don't know 2 1 1 0 1 2 6 0 2

your vote in this
November's
about president
Obama? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Very important 43 44 56 29 45 41 17 45 46
Don't know 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

national deficit, which
of the following options
would you rather
choose? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Raise taxes 15 32 6 14 19 11 30 12 13
Cut government
spending 83 67 94 83 79 86 57 88 84
Don't know 2 2 0 3 2 3 12 0 3
3
When Barack Obama ran
for President, he said he
would bring Change to
Washington. After two
years in the White House,
which of these statements
comes closest to your
feeling? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Obama has brought change
for the better
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but for the worse 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Nothing has really changed
in Washington yet
Don't know

Democratic
congressional leadership
under Nancy Pelosi and
Harry Reid is to the left
of you, to the right of
you, or just about where
you politically stand? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
To the left of you
To the right of you !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
About where you are 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Don't know

Republican
congressional leadership
under John Boehner and
Mitch McConnell is to the
left of you, to the right of
To the left of you
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To the right of you
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About where you are
Don't know
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Now please think about
the idea of the American
Dream. Which of the
following best describes
how you see it as of
today? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
It still exists but only for
some people 40 52 37 33 33 46 40 40 39
It no longer exists for most
people 23 16 24 25 24 22 31 17 25
Don't know 4 0 10 1 4 4 8 2 6
Regardless of how you

plan to vote, what would
you say is the most
compelling reason to vote
for Democrats in the
Congress? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
To protect our social
security, health care and
other benefits 24 23 20 27 24 24 30 17 29
To ensure extreme right
wing candidates are not
elected to Congress 9 12 4 10 8 10 13 11 7
To give President Obama a
chance to implement his
programs 28 64 6 26 26 31 32 28 26
Don't know 39 2 70 37 42 35 24 44 38

you say is the most
To ensure taxes don't
increase and government
spending doesn't get out of
control 40 33 48 38 39 42 44 41 40
candidates are not elected
to Congress 14 21 12 11 16 12 5 14 14
implementing more of his
agenda 24 8 29 28 29 19 18 28 22
Don't know 22 38 11 23 17 27 32 17 24
5
What would you say is
your main source of
political information? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Television
Radio !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Print media 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Internet
Other
Don't know
Overall, would you say

the media in America
have become more
partisan, less partisan
or are about the same
as they were five years
ago? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
More partisan !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Republican
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Less partisan
About the same
Don't know
DEMOGRAPHICS
GENDER Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+

Male 48 37 44 60 100 0 67 46 48
Female 52 63 56 40 0 100 33 54 52
AGE Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+

17-34 7 10 5 7 10 5 100 0 0
35-54 38 44 42 31 36 40 0 100 0
55-120 50 40 50 57 50 50 0 0 100
6
to be your race? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
White 87 67 96 95 87 86 63 81 95
Black or African-
American 4 13 1 1 4 4 9 7 1
Other --- SPECIFY 3 3 2 1 2 3 9 2 2
say 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0

schooling that you
have completed? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
degree 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
Some college 21 17 20 24 19 23 29 14 25
school 19 23 17 22 20 18 23 21 17
say 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

marital status? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Single 10 21 4 8 10 9 30 9 7
Married 71 57 79 73 81 63 67 84 64
Widowed 11 13 8 13 4 18 0 2 20
Divorced 6 7 7 5 5 8 3 4 8
say 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1
7
categories best
annual household
income? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Less than $50,000 28 30 26 29 27 30 28 15 39
$50,000 - $99,999 33 30 32 35 31 34 47 38 28
$100,000 and above 21 28 15 24 29 14 14 31 17
say 17 12 26 11 12 21 11 16 17
8
TH
ILLINOIS 17 DISTRICT

Congress were held
your congressional
district? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Phil Hare 38 85 2 29 34 42 35 33 43
Bobby Schilling 45 6 87 50 51 40 30 53 42
Other SPECIFY 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 1
Would not vote 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1
Don't know 14 6 10 20 13 15 28 12 13

view of Phil Hare? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Very favorable 19 49 1 9 17 21 17 14 22
Not familiar 12 12 13 11 9 15 16 10 13
Don't know 9 7 10 9 9 10 9 10 8

view of Bobby
Schilling? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Very favorable 16 1 34 18 20 13 6 18 17
Not familiar 25 33 15 22 23 26 35 23 24
Don't know 15 17 16 12 16 15 9 12 17
Now think about the

upcoming November
vote in that election? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Maybe will vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
Thinking about the
2008 election, for whom
did you vote for
President? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Did not vote 2 1 0 3 1 2 12 1 0
Other 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
say 6 3 3 7 5 7 6 2 8
Do you consider
Democrat 31 69 4 18 28 35 19 29 35
Republican 28 1 55 18 29 28 19 35 25
Independent 33 25 37 45 37 30 46 29 34
Other 4 2 3 5 3 4 7 4 3
say 4 2 1 14 4 3 10 3 3
JOB APPROVAL
Barack Obama has
been doing? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Don't know 3 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 3
2
of the job Congress has
Don't know 6 7 5 5 5 7 9 4 6
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

your vote in this
November's
about president
Very important 40 46 50 29 40 40 31 33 44
Don't know 3 4 1 2 2 4 0 3 3

would you rather
choose? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Raise taxes 10 23 2 7 7 14 17 8 11
Cut government
spending 80 68 95 83 86 75 78 87 76
Don't know 9 10 3 10 7 11 5 6 12
3
years in the White
House, which of these
statements comes
closest to your feeling? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Obama has brought
change for the better !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Obama has brought 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
change but for the worse
Nothing has really changed
in Washington yet
Don't know
Do you think the

current Democratic
congressional
leadership under Nancy
Pelosi and Harry Reid
is to the left of you, to
the right of you, or just
about where you
politically stand? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
To the left of you
To the right of you
!"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Don't know
Do you think the

current Republican
congressional
leadership under John
Boehner and Mitch
McConnell is to the left
you, or just about
where you politically
stand? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
To the left of you
!"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
To the right of you
Don't know
4
the idea of the
American Dream.
Which of the following
best describes how you
see it as of today? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
some people 41 47 41 38 43 39 27 44 42
It no longer exists for
most people 19 10 21 26 16 22 28 21 17
Don't know 4 5 0 6 2 5 6 1 4

you say is the most
compelling reason to
vote for Democrats in
the November elections
for Congress? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
other benefits 37 31 34 41 27 45 48 35 36
To give President Obama
a chance to implement his
programs 21 37 17 14 24 19 17 23 22
Don't know 33 20 44 37 39 28 20 34 34

you say is the most
vote for Republicans in
spending doesn't get out
of control 40 18 52 51 40 41 52 50 35
To ensure extreme left
agenda 13 6 27 10 12 14 7 13 13
Don't know 36 67 14 22 39 33 28 28 42
5
your main source of
political information? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Television
!"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Radio
Print media 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Internet
Other
Don't know

have become more
ago? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
!"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Less partisan
About the same 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Don't know
DEMOGRAPHICS

Male 48 43 49 53 100 0 44 44 52
Female 52 57 51 47 0 100 56 56 48

17-34 8 5 5 11 7 9 100 0 0
35-54 33 30 41 29 30 35 0 100 0
55-120 57 65 50 58 62 53 0 0 100
6
White 89 79 98 91 87 90 88 88 89
Black or African-
American 3 7 1 2 3 4 6 5 2
Other --- SPECIFY 2 2 0 3 3 1 0 3 2
say 2 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 2

schooling that you
degree 3 4 3 2 5 1 8 3 3
Some college 25 26 23 28 19 30 25 27 24
school 15 14 19 15 14 17 7 20 15
say 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Single 15 18 11 12 15 14 43 15 10
Married 69 59 76 74 74 64 50 76 68
Widowed 8 9 8 6 3 12 3 1 12
Divorced 7 13 3 7 6 9 4 5 9
say 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1
7
categories best
annual household
Less than $50,000 41 48 34 43 42 41 56 31 45
$50,000 - $99,999 30 23 39 32 33 27 23 34 30
$100,000 and above 12 10 17 9 13 12 6 22 9
say 16 19 10 16 12 20 16 13 17
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MISSISSIPPI 1 DISTRICT

Congress were held
your congressional
Travis Childers 39 88 8 27 33 45 68 36 38
Alan Nunnelee 44 3 80 48 52 38 26 47 45
Other 3 0 2 5 2 3 2 4 2
Would not vote 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
Don't know 12 8 9 19 12 13 3 13 13

view of Travis
Childers? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Very favorable 19 43 5 12 16 22 9 17 21
Not familiar 6 4 6 9 3 8 3 7 6
Don't know 8 7 7 8 9 8 3 7 10

view of Alan Nunnelee? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Very favorable 22 5 37 25 25 18 8 18 24
Not familiar 14 15 13 16 12 17 14 16 14
Don't know 10 14 5 10 10 10 12 8 10
Now think about the

upcoming November
Maybe will vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
Thinking about the
2008 election, for
whom did you vote for
Did not vote 1 1 0 3 1 1 6 1 1
Other 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
say 5 7 1 4 4 5 0 3 6
PARTY IDENTIFICACTION
Do you consider
Democrat 32 71 2 22 30 34 54 25 33
Independent 24 16 26 37 24 24 18 24 25
Republican 36 8 65 28 38 35 28 44 34
Other 4 3 4 6 4 3 0 5 4
say 3 2 2 8 3 4 0 3 4
JOB APPROVAL
Barack Obama has
Don't know 2 3 2 1 3 2 0 2 2
2
of the job Congress
has been doing? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Don't know 4 7 2 3 3 5 1 2 5
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

your vote in this
November's
about president
Very important 51 54 51 49 49 52 32 56 49
Don't know - 2 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 3

would you rather
choose? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Raise taxes 8 18 2 6 7 8 0 5 10
Cut government
spending 87 73 96 91 89 85 100 92 83
Don't know 5 8 2 4 4 6 0 3 7
3
When Barack Obama
ran for President, he
said he would bring
Change to Washington.
After two years in the
White House, which of
these statements
comes closest to your
feeling? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Obama has brought
Nothing has really
changed in Washington
yet
Don't know
Do you think the

current Democratic
congressional
leadership under
Nancy Pelosi and Harry
Reid is to the left of
you, to the right of you,
or just about where you
To the left of you
Don't know
Do you think the

current Republican
congressional
Boehner and Mitch
you, or just about
To the left of you
To the right of you
About where you are
Don't know
4
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Dream. Which of the
today? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
some people 39 45 32 40 36 41 19 41 41
people 14 7 22 13 14 15 0 14 16
Don't know 3 2 4 3 3 3 0 2 4

you say is the most
other benefits 32 33 22 40 25 38 23 27 35
programs 19 42 5 12 14 24 18 21 18
Don't know 39 8 62 44 48 30 7 38 42

you say is the most
control 42 37 44 49 33 50 36 47 40
to Congress 9 3 13 8 8 10 0 7 11
implementing more of his 31 21 39 33 42 21 59 34 27
5
adenda
Don't know 18 38 4 10 17 18 6 13 22

your main source of
Television
Radio !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Print media 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Internet
Other
Don't know

have become more
More partisan
Republican
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Less partisan 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
About the same
Don't know
DEMOGRAPHICS

Male 48 45 51 48 100 0 65 46 47
Female 52 55 49 52 0 100 35 54 53

17-34 7 11 5 5 9 5 100 0 0
35-54 29 23 34 28 28 30 0 100 0
55-120 63 64 59 65 61 64 0 0 100
6
White 74 43 93 86 72 76 47 73 77
Black or African-
American 20 52 2 7 20 20 53 21 16
Other --- SPECIFY 2 0 3 4 3 2 0 4 2
say 3 5 1 1 3 2 0 3 3

schooling that you
have completed? Base D R I Male Female 17-34 35-54 55+
degree 9 13 5 10 10 9 5 5 11
Some college 20 17 21 23 19 21 25 18 21
school 10 8 13 9 12 9 6 13 10
say 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2

marital status? Base D R I Male Female 17-34 35-54 55+
Single 11 19 7 9 14 9 41 13 7
Married 68 59 76 72 72 65 55 78 65
Widowed 12 15 9 12 8 17 0 0 19
Divorced 6 7 7 6 5 7 4 8 6
say 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1
7
categories best
annual household
Less than $50,000 50 63 39 50 48 51 50 37 57
$50,000 - $99,999 27 25 28 29 29 24 43 36 20
$100,000 and above 10 6 17 9 11 10 5 18 7
say 13 7 15 13 12 14 3 9 15
8
NEW HAMPSHIRE 1ST DISTRICT
Congress were held
your congressional
Carol Shea-Porter 42 92 7 38 35 49 64 36 45
Frank Guinta 47 3 89 44 54 41 19 51 46
Other SPECIFY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Would not vote 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2
Don't know 9 4 3 16 10 8 17 12 7

view of Carol Shea-
Porter? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Very favorable 25 66 2 19 22 29 32 21 26
Not familiar 4 8 6 2 4 5 0 5 5
Don't know 1 1 1 2 1 1 13 2 0

view of Frank Guinta? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Very favorable 14 0 28 11 12 15 18 12 14
Not familiar 20 32 17 16 16 23 15 18 22
Don't know 6 10 4 5 4 7 0 4 6
Now think about the

upcoming November
Maybe will vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
Thinking about the 2008
election, for whom did
you vote for President? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Did not vote 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1
Other 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
say 3 1 1 5 4 2 0 2 3
Do you consider
Democrat 24 53 2 12 20 28 7 18 29
Republican 29 5 54 12 29 28 10 35 26
Independent 45 41 42 73 48 41 84 46 42
Other 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 2
say 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2
JOB APPROVAL
Barack Obama has
Don't know 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 1
2
Don't know 2 3 1 2 3 2 0 2 2
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

your vote in this
November's
about president
Very important 40 41 48 33 36 44 10 40 42
Don't know 2 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 3

national deficit, which of
the following options
would you rather
Raise taxes 16 40 0 13 17 14 27 17 15
Don't know 9 19 2 8 11 8 29 4 11
3
When Barack Obama
said he would bring
Change to Washington.
After two years in the
White House, which of
these statements comes
closest to your feeling? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
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change for the better
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Obama has brought
Nothing has really
yet
Don't know

Democratic
congressional
Pelosi and Harry Reid is
to the left of you, to the
right of you, or just
about where you
politically stand? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
To the left of you !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
To the right of you 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
About where you are
Don't know

Republican
congressional
Boehner and Mitch
To the left of you
About where you are
45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Don't know
4
Dream. Which of the
some people 37 35 36 40 36 38 40 45 36
people 24 20 22 27 22 26 20 16 27
Don't know 3 3 5 2 1 5 0 3 2

you say is the most
other benefits 23 19 10 34 24 23 40 16 27
programs 23 56 14 13 16 30 20 24 24
Don't know 40 5 70 38 45 35 20 43 40

you say is the most
control 35 22 49 32 36 34 60 31 39
to Congress 10 2 11 13 14 6 20 10 9
agenda 26 4 39 30 28 23 20 35 20
Don't know 30 72 1 26 22 37 0 24 32
5
your main source of
Television
Radio !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Print media 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Internet
Other
Don't know

have become more
or are about the same as
they were five years
More partisan Democrat !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Less partisan 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
About the same
Don't know
DEMOGRAPHICS

Male 48 40 49 52 100 0 56 53 46
Female 52 60 51 48 0 100 44 47 54

17-34 3 1 1 6 4 3 100 0 0
35-54 30 23 37 31 33 27 0 100 0
55-120 61 72 56 57 58 64 0 0 100
6
White 93 94 93 93 90 97 100 92 94
Black or African-
American 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 3 1
Other --- SPECIFY 2 2 3 1 2 2 0 2 2
say 2 1 3 2 3 0 0 1 2

schooling that you have
completed? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
degree 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 2
Some college 17 14 20 19 16 18 37 11 18
school 24 33 16 25 28 21 19 23 25
say 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1

Single 9 15 6 7 9 8 40 5 9
Married 69 66 79 66 75 63 60 83 63
Widowed 13 11 11 14 8 18 0 1 19
Divorced 7 6 2 11 5 9 0 8 8
say 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
7
categories best
annual household
Less than $50,000 27 32 24 25 21 32 38 13 34
$50,000 - $99,999 35 35 37 35 42 28 37 39 34
$100,000 and above 19 14 26 20 21 19 8 37 14
say 19 18 14 21 15 22 17 12 20
8
TH
NEW YORK 19 DISTRICT

Congress were held
your congressional
John Hall 43 82 12 35 42 44 51 38 45
Nan Hayworth 43 9 72 50 47 39 37 48 40
Other 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
Would not vote 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0
Don't know 12 7 13 13 9 16 12 12 13

view of John Hall? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Very favorable 21 44 5 16 23 20 27 13 26
Not familiar 11 9 11 13 12 11 10 12 11
Don't know 5 3 3 3 4 6 6 5 5

view of Nan Hayworth? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Very favorable 18 2 37 16 20 17 6 16 21
Not familiar 27 28 28 25 24 30 26 25 28
Don't know 10 9 6 10 8 12 13 13 7
Now think about the

upcoming November
Maybe will vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Did not vote 2 2 2 2 1 3 12 1 1
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
say 5 2 5 7 4 6 0 5 6
JOB APPROVAL
Barack Obama has
Don't know 3 2 1 4 4 3 0 3 4
Don't know 5 2 2 7 3 6 9 3 5
Do you consider
Democrat 33 64 7 18 28 38 34 34 33
Republican 29 8 48 33 26 31 17 35 26
Independent 30 25 35 32 37 24 47 25 32
Other 5 2 8 5 5 5 0 5 5
2
say 3 1 1 12 3 2 2 1 4
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

your vote in this
November's
about president
Very important 44 41 50 39 43 45 33 33 53
Don't know 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 3

would you rather
choose? READ
CHOICES Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Raise taxes 13 29 3 7 13 12 34 8 13
Cut government
spending 80 62 94 87 80 80 54 80 83
Don't know 8 10 3 6 7 8 12 12 4
When Barack Obama

said he would bring
Change to
years in the White
statements comes
closest to Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Obama has brought
change for the better
Obama has brought
Nothing has really
yet
Don't know
3
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Do you think the

current Democratic
congressional
Pelosi and Harry Reid
is to the left of you, to
the right of you, or just
about where you Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
To the left of you
Don't know
Do you think the

current Republican
congressional
Boehner and Mitch
you, or just about
where Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
To the left of you
Don't know

the idea of the
American Dream.
see it as of today? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
some people 38 40 34 41 34 41 30 37 40
most people 27 24 31 28 19 35 18 29 28
Don't know 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2
4
plan to vote, what
would you say is the
most compelling
reason to vote for
Democrats in the
other benefits 31 39 26 22 36 27 43 20 38
a chance to implement
his programs 22 32 11 24 16 27 19 21 24
Don't know 35 7 57 43 37 34 26 42 30

plan to vote, what
most compelling
reason to vote for
Republicans in the
of control 38 35 39 37 37 40 43 42 37
agenda 25 11 41 28 27 24 25 24 27
Don't know 27 46 10 25 27 28 19 27 28

your main source of
Television
Radio !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Print media 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Internet
Other
Don't know
5
have become more
Less partisan 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
About the same
Don't know
DEMOGRAPHICS

Male 48 40 44 59 100 0 68 44 49
Female 52 60 56 41 0 100 32 56 51

17-34 7 7 4 11 10 4 100 0 0
35-54 38 38 46 32 35 41 0 100 0
55-120 52 51 48 55 53 51 0 0 100

White 82 76 88 85 79 85 70 81 86
Black or African-
American 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 1 1
Other 5 2 5 6 5 4 9 5 3
say 4 2 5 5 4 5 3 3 4

schooling that you
degree 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
6
Some college 22 21 22 24 17 26 24 21 23
school 23 29 20 21 24 23 9 29 21
say 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Single 10 15 5 11 13 8 48 9 5
Married 75 71 81 73 77 73 52 86 70
Widowed 9 8 7 12 6 11 0 0 16
Divorced 5 5 5 4 2 7 0 4 6
say 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2

categories best
annual household
Less than $50,000 23 24 21 20 21 24 38 10 29
$50,000 - $99,999 28 22 30 31 29 27 40 23 30
$100,000 and above 34 43 33 31 38 32 14 54 25
say 15 11 16 17 11 18 7 13 16
7
TH
NEW YORK 24 DISTRICT

Congress were held
your congressional
district?
Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Michael Arcuri 47 84 19 46 45 49 62 31 55
Richard Hanna 37 8 65 27 41 32 21 49 31
Other SPECIFY 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 1 1
Would not vote 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Don't know 15 7 15 24 12 17 14 18 13

view of Michael Arcuri? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Very favorable 21 35 11 18 18 23 12 13 25
Not familiar 9 10 10 5 9 8 10 12 7
Don't know 10 7 12 12 9 11 16 11 9

view of Richard Hanna? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Very favorable 13 4 23 6 16 10 5 17 12
Not familiar 17 20 17 15 18 17 26 21 15
Don't know 12 10 14 11 10 14 12 9 15
Now think about the

upcoming November
Maybe will vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
Did not vote 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 2
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
say 4 1 5 2 2 5 7 4 3
Do you consider
Democrat 31 56 7 15 31 32 36 20 38
Republican 41 17 73 40 44 39 18 52 39
Independent 23 22 17 37 21 24 34 24 19
Other 4 4 3 7 5 3 11 3 3
say 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
JOB APPROVAL
Barack Obama has
Don't know 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 2
2
Don't know 3 6 1 0 1 5 0 1 5
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

your vote in this
November's
about president Obama? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Very important 39 49 38 28 35 43 36 28 46
Don't know 3 3 2 2 2 3 0 3 2

would you rather
Raise taxes 15 28 4 13 19 11 19 9 18
Don't know 7 12 5 5 8 7 8 2 10
3
years in the White
statements comes
Obama has brought
Nothing has really
yet
Don't know
Do you think the

current Democratic
congressional
about where you Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
To the left of you
Don't know

Republican
congressional
Boehner and Mitch
To the left of you
Don't know
4
Dream. Which of the
some people 47 59 37 47 46 47 44 39 53
people 24 19 27 30 21 28 25 30 22
Don't know 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 3

you say is the most
vote for Democrats in the
other benefits 39 43 36 31 35 42 50 45 33
programs 14 37 2 7 14 15 27 10 17
Don't know 31 10 48 33 35 28 0 33 33

you say is the most
for Congress? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
of control 40 24 50 47 42 38 59 47 37
agenda 20 13 30 15 19 22 9 24 19
Don't know 29 50 12 26 27 30 23 21 33
5
your main source of
Television
Radio !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Print media 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Internet
Other
Don't know

have become more
Less partisan 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
About the same
Don't know
DEMOGRAPHICS

Male 48 47 51 44 100 0 48 44 52
Female 52 53 49 56 0 100 52 56 48

17-34 6 7 2 9 6 6 100 0 0
35-54 33 21 42 35 30 35 0 100 0
55-120 57 69 54 48 61 53 0 0 100
6
White 91 87 96 89 90 92 83 93 92
Black or African-
American 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 2
Other --- SPECIFY 4 7 0 7 4 4 11 5 2
say 3 1 3 3 3 2 4 2 3

degree 3 3 5 1 4 3 7 1 5
Some college 23 20 28 16 22 23 32 21 24
school 23 34 17 21 21 24 24 25 20
say 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0

Single 14 12 11 15 18 9 52 14 9
Married 67 62 75 62 67 67 34 78 65
Widowed 10 13 9 8 7 12 3 1 15
Divorced 8 11 4 13 7 10 0 6 10
say 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 0
7
categories best
annual household
Less than $50,000 44 38 45 44 40 47 56 35 48
$50,000 - $99,999 35 39 33 38 38 32 24 39 35
$100,000 and above 11 13 12 7 13 9 11 18 7
say 11 8 11 11 10 11 9 7 10
8
TH
PENNSYLVANIA 10 DISTRICT

Congress were held
your congressional
district? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
Christopher Carney 41 79 13 49 44 39 48 39 42
Thomas A. Marino 41 8 67 30 41 41 36 39 43
Other SPECIFY 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0
Would not vote 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
Don't know 16 11 16 21 14 18 16 20 13

view of Christopher
Carney? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
Very favorable 19 41 3 20 19 19 19 12 23
Not familiar 8 9 6 9 7 8 9 7 8
Don't know 14 12 17 11 16 13 0 12 18

view of Thomas A.
Marino? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
Very favorable 11 4 17 5 12 10 3 12 11
Not familiar 16 12 17 21 14 18 25 19 13
Don't know 18 19 18 16 19 16 17 15 19
Now think about the

upcoming November
vote in that election? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
1
Maybe will vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thinking about the

2008 election, for
President? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
Did not vote 2 2 1 3 2 1 4 0 3
Other 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
say 4 4 5 3 3 5 0 2 6
JOB APPROVAL
Barack Obama has
been doing? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
Don't know 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2
of the job Congress
has been doing? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
Don't know 2 3 2 0 2 2 0 1 3
2
Do you consider
Independent? Base Vote D Vote R on Vote Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
Democrat 29 57 5 23 29 30 33 29 30
Republican 45 15 74 46 39 51 51 49 42
Independent 23 27 17 29 29 17 16 20 26
Other 2 1 3 0 3 1 0 2 2
say 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

your vote in this
November's
about president
Obama? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
Very important 41 45 44 28 40 41 28 37 45
Don't know - 3 1 5 2 2 4 7 3 3

would you rather
choose? READ
CHOICES Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
Raise taxes 8 11 2 15 10 7 0 9 9
Cut government
spending 83 75 96 69 83 83 94 83 81
Don't know 9 13 2 16 7 10 6 8 9
3
When Barack Obama
said he would bring
Change to
years in the White
statements comes
closest to Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
Obama has brought
Nothing has really
changeIn Washington yet
Don't know
Do you think the

current Democratic
congressional
leadership under
Nancy Pelosi and Harry
Reid is to the left of
you, to the right of you,
or just about where you Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
To the left of you
Don't know
Do you think the

current Republican
congressional
Boehner and Mitch
you, or just about
where Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
To the left of you
To the right of you
About where you are
Don't know
4
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the idea of the
American Dream.
best describes how
you see it as of today? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
It's still there for
everyone 21 21 21 20 25 17 24 25 18
some people 45 52 44 41 42 49 60 43 45
most people 18 15 19 23 16 20 16 19 17
Don't know 2 3 3 0 2 3 0 2 3

plan to vote, what
most compelling
reason to vote for
Democrats in the
Congress? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
other benefits 37 50 31 29 35 39 39 45 31
To give President
Obama a chance to
implement his programs 13 27 4 12 11 14 8 13 13
Don't know 39 7 59 39 40 38 30 32 44
5
your main source of
political information? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
Television
Radio !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Print media 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Internet
Other
Don't know

have become more
ago? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
More partisan
Republican !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
More partisan Democrat 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Less partisan
About the same
Don't know
DEMOGRAPHICS
GENDER Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+

Male 48 47 41 61 100 0 48 40 53
Female 52 53 59 39 0 100 52 60 47
AGE Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+

17-34 8 9 9 5 8 8 100 0 0
35-54 36 35 39 31 30 41 0 100 0
55-120 55 55 51 62 61 49 0 0 100

to be your race? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
6
White 92 89 95 90 92 92 85 93 92
Black or African-
American 2 4 1 1 3 0 5 0 2
Other --- SPECIFY 2 1 1 6 1 3 11 1 2
say 3 4 3 2 3 3 0 2 3

schooling that you
have completed? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
degree 2 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 2
Some college 17 9 20 18 15 18 4 19 17
school 14 12 14 15 18 10 10 15 14
say --- 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0

marital status? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
Single 13 14 12 11 17 9 39 14 8
Married 72 68 76 70 72 72 56 78 71
Widowed 7 6 8 10 4 11 0 1 13
Divorced 7 9 3 10 6 7 5 7 7
say 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

categories best
annual household Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 - 54 55+
7
income?
Less than $50,000 42 48 41 40 42 43 39 30 51

$50,000 - $99,999 30 25 33 30 33 28 37 37 25
$100,000 and above 13 12 11 17 11 12 18 20 7
say 15 15 16 13 14 17 7 13 17
8
TH
PENNSYLVANIA 8 DISTRICT

Congress were held
your congressional
Patrick J. Murphy 46 83 13 40 41 50 44 50 45
Michael G. Fitzpatrick 43 8 74 45 48 38 31 36 47
Other SPECIFY 1 2 1 1 0 2 5 1 0
Would not vote 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
Don't know 10 7 11 13 10 11 20 13 7

view of Patrick J.
Murphy? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Very favorable 26 54 6 12 20 31 14 23 27
Not familiar 5 2 8 6 5 6 9 9 3
Don't know 7 8 8 3 3 10 17 5 6

view of Michael G.
Fitzpatrick? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
Very favorable 26 7 45 24 34 19 19 19 29
Not familiar 8 10 7 6 7 9 9 13 5
Don't know 8 10 6 6 5 10 17 5 7
Now think about the

upcoming November
Maybe will vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
Did not vote 1 1 1 3 2 0 7 2 1
Other 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
say 2 4 1 0 2 3 7 1 3
Do you consider
Democrat 38 69 7 27 27 48 47 36 38
Republican 38 11 66 39 39 37 29 35 39
Independent 23 20 24 29 32 13 22 28 21
Other 1 0 1 3 0 1 3 1 0
say 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1
JOB APPROVAL
Barack Obama has
Don't know 2 3 0 3 2 2 0 1 2
2
Don't know 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 3 2
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

your vote in this
November's
about president
Very important 43 46 46 34 40 46 18 37 49
Don't know 2 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 3

would you rather
Raise taxes 11 21 1 14 10 12 0 18 10
Don't know 13 20 7 12 15 11 16 9 15
3
years in the White
statements comes
Obama has brought
Nothing has really
yet
Don't know

Democratic
congressional
about where you
politically stand? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
To the left of you
Don't know

Republican
congressional
Boehner and Mitch
To the left of you
Don't know
4
the idea of the
American Dream.
see it as of today? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
some people 43 45 38 46 42 43 51 33 47
most people 22 23 22 21 17 27 16 27 20
Don't know 4 4 3 4 3 4 0 3 4

plan to vote, what
most compelling
reason to vote for
Democrats in the
other benefits 32 40 24 32 32 32 11 33 35
a chance to implement
his programs 23 40 12 15 15 31 34 26 22
Don't know 30 3 52 37 37 24 26 30 29
5
you say is the most
for Congress? Base D R I Male Female 17- 34 35- 54 55+
of control 41 34 43 48 43 40 48 43 39
agenda 26 17 36 27 27 24 29 26 25
Don't know 25 44 13 15 21 29 5 25 29

your main source of
Television
!"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
Radio
Print media 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Internet
Other
Don't know

have become more
Less partisan 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
About the same
Don't know
6
DEMOGRAPHICS

Male 48 35 49 69 100 0 43 49 50
Female 52 65 51 31 0 100 57 51 50

17-34 5 6 4 5 5 6 100 0 0
35-54 30 29 28 37 30 30 0 100 0
55-120 61 61 64 56 64 59 0 0 100

White 91 90 97 84 88 94 73 94 91
Black or African-
American 3 5 1 4 3 4 5 5 3
Other --- SPECIFY 2 3 0 4 3 1 12 1 2
say 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2

degree 3 3 1 4 3 2 7 0 3
Some college 18 18 16 19 16 19 21 17 18
school 22 22 16 32 23 20 18 25 20
say 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
7
Single 8 8 8 9 12 5 39 7 7
Married 71 68 71 74 71 72 51 86 66
Widowed 11 13 11 8 8 14 0 0 17
Divorced 7 9 8 5 7 7 3 6 9
say 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1

categories best
annual household
Less than $50,000 26 30 23 27 26 26 27 11 34
$50,000 - $99,999 35 36 35 33 37 32 55 40 32
$100,000 and above 22 20 21 24 21 22 18 36 16
say 17 13 21 16 15 20 0 13 19
8
TH
WISCONSIN 8 DISTRICT

Congress were held
today, which
candidate would you
vote for in your
congressional
Steven Kagen 44 89 7 43 38 50 32 40 47
Reid Ribble 45 4 87 40 55 36 51 51 41
Other SPECIFY 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 1
Would not vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 10 7 5 15 6 14 13 8 11

view of Steven
Kagen? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Very favorable 24 61 2 20 22 27 12 20 29
Not familiar 5 5 3 7 5 6 9 7 4
Don't know 5 4 2 8 4 7 9 5 5

view of Reid Ribble? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Very favorable 21 4 38 20 26 16 22 18 23
Not familiar 12 11 8 16 14 11 20 11 13
Don't know 6 6 6 5 4 9 18 6 6
1
Now think about the
upcoming November
election for
Congress? How likely
are you to vote in that
election? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Maybe will vote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thinking about the

2008 election, for
Democrat Barack
Obama 44 92 7 43 39 48 36 44 43
Republican John
McCain 46 5 90 37 54 38 45 47 46
Did not vote 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Other 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Don't know - prefer not
to say 5 0 2 10 4 7 9 2 8
Do you consider
yourself a
Democrat, a
Democrat 25 50 2 18 16 32 22 21 28
Republican 32 5 61 17 34 30 22 35 32
Independent 38 37 34 57 44 32 50 39 33
Other 4 7 2 2 4 4 6 3 5
Don't know - prefer
not to say 2 2 1 6 2 2 0 2 2
2
JOB APPROVAL
would you say that
you approve or
President Barack
Obama has been
doing? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Don't know 3 1 2 5 1 5 6 4 1
would you say that
you approve or
Congress has been
doing? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Don't know 5 7 1 5 1 9 11 6 3
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

your vote in this
November's
about president Obama? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Very important 37 40 43 30 40 35 43 34 40
Don't know 2 4 0 3 1 4 0 2 3
3
of the following
options would you
rather choose? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Raise taxes 10 28 1 6 7 12 0 6 14
Cut government
spending 82 51 99 88 89 76 87 85 78
Don't know 8 21 0 6 4 12 13 9 8
When Barack Obama

said he would bring
Change to
years in the White
statements comes
closest to your feeling? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Obama has brought
Nothing has really
yet
Don't know
Do you think the

current Democratic
congressional
leadership under
Nancy Pelosi and
Harry Reid is to the
left of you, to the right
of you, or just about
To the left of you
To the right of you
About where you are
Don't know
4
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Do you think the

current Republican
congressional
leadership under
John Boehner and
Mitch McConnell is to
the left of you, to the
about where you
To the left of you !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
To the right of you 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
About where you are
Don't know
Now please think

about the idea of the
American Dream.
best describes how
you see it as of today? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
It's still there for
everyone 28 20 34 27 32 24 74 24 25
some people 44 53 36 44 42 45 11 55 39
most people 21 23 25 15 19 22 4 16 27
Don't know 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 1

plan to vote, what
most compelling
reason to vote for
Democrats in the
November elections
other benefits 33 48 19 32 31 35 25 32 37
wing candidates are not 9 7 10 12 11 8 0 8 9
5
elected to Congress
To give President
Obama a chance to
implement his programs 22 36 13 22 16 27 22 29 16
Don't know 36 9 58 34 42 30 53 31 37

plan to vote, what
most compelling
reason to vote for
Republicans in the

of control 37 29 39 42 38 36 47 47 29
agenda 23 7 41 18 28 19 22 21 25
Don't know 26 51 2 25 20 32 21 20 31

your main source of
Television
Radio
Print media
Internet
Other
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Don't know 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
6
have become more
More partisan
Republican !"#"$%&''$()$*+('&,-)!$"#$./00$1232$$
More partisan Democrat 45$#-+6,!"78$49#2$:;8$:0;0$
Less partisan
About the same
Don't know
DEMOGRAPHICS

Male 48 32 51 56 100 0 40 45 50
Female 52 68 49 44 0 100 60 55 50

17-34 6 6 4 8 5 7 100 0 0
35-54 38 32 43 40 36 40 0 100 0
55-120 51 58 51 45 53 49 0 0 100

White 93 95 93 92 91 94 92 94 92
Black or African-
American 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Other --- SPECIFY 3 0 5 4 5 1 0 2 4
to say 2 0 2 2 3 2 6 2 2
7
What is the last year
of schooling that you
degree 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2
school (technical
school) 4 3 3 4 5 2 4 5 3
Some college 22 25 22 21 19 25 32 23 21
school 14 19 13 11 16 12 0 14 15
to say 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1

Single 11 15 8 12 12 11 32 9 11
Married 75 64 87 75 74 75 68 82 70
Widowed 7 8 5 5 5 8 0 1 12
Divorced 5 11 1 4 6 4 0 6 5
to say 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0
For statistical
purposes only, please
tell me which of the
following categories
best represents your
total annual
household income? Base D R I Male Female 17 -34 35 -54 55+
Less than $50,000 39 52 24 40 36 40 41 29 47
$50,000 - $99,999 33 29 40 30 32 33 29 41 27
$100,000 and above 14 10 21 12 19 8 14 21 9
to say 15 8 14 19 13 17 17 10 16

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