Wisconsin Statewide Likely Voter Poll N=500 Registered Likely Voters Field Dates: Dec. 5-7, 2017 The Tarrance Group, Inc.

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1 Which of the following would you say most closely describes your view of what the Wisconsin state economy will do in 2018? Would you say that the state economy will: improve, get worse, OR stay about the same? Improve... 39% Get worse... 16% Stay about the same... 43% ALL/COMBINATION/OTHER... * UNSURE/DK... 3% Now, I am going to ask you about some types of taxes here in Wisconsin. For each one, please tell me if you think that tax is too high, too low, or about right. TOO TOO ABOUT DK/ HIGH LOW RIGHT REF State income taxes 37% 4% 53% 6% Property taxes 46% 2% 45% 7% Sales taxes 19% 4% 73% 4% Which economic system do you think is better for your family, capitalism or socialism? Capitalism... 62% Socialism... 20% COMBINATION/OTHER... 6% UNSURE/DK... 13%

2 If the state legislature was going to consider cutting taxes, would you want them to focus on cutting: State income taxes, sales taxes, Or property taxes? State income taxes... 42% State sales taxes... 12% State property taxes... 33% ALL/COMBINATION/OTHER... 6% UNSURE/DK... 8% If the state legislature was going to consider increasing property taxes on businesses, would you favor or oppose this proposal? IF CHOICE IS MADE, ASK: Favor/strongly... 7% And do you strongly Favor/somewhat... 17% (Favor/Oppose) or UNSURE... 12% somewhat (Favor/Oppose)? Oppose/somewhat... 28% Oppose/strongly... 36% Favor 24% Oppose.64% GOP Favor 12% Unsure 8% Oppose 81% DEM...Favor 34% Unsure 12% Oppose 54% IND...Favor 28% Unsure 15% Oppose 58% Do you believe that public schools here in Wisconsin are doing a good job of preparing students to be successful after graduation? Yes...55% UNSURE... 9% No... 37%

3 Do you support giving parents the choice to decide which school their child attends? IF CHOICE MADE, ASK: Yes/strongly... 59% And do you feel strongly Yes... 20% about that? UNSURE... 4% No... 5% No/strongly... 12% Yes..79% No 17% Would you favor or oppose giving schools financial incentives to provide internships, apprenticeships, or job shadowing with local businesses as part of their coursework? IF CHOICE IS MADE, ASK: Favor/strongly... 59% And do you strongly Favor/somewhat... 27% (Favor/Oppose) or UNSURE... 4% somewhat (Favor/Oppose)? Oppose/somewhat... 5% Oppose/strongly... 5% Favor 86% Oppose.10% Some have suggested that high school students who intend to pursue a career in science or technology be allowed to take more science and math classes and fewer language and social studies classes while in high school. Would you favor or oppose a proposal to allow these types of students to take more math and science classes in place of other types of classes? IF CHOICE IS MADE, ASK: Favor/strongly... 40% And do you strongly Favor/somewhat... 18% (Favor/Oppose) or UNSURE... 5% somewhat (Favor/Oppose)? Oppose/somewhat... 17% Oppose/strongly... 19% Favor..58% Oppose 36%

4 Who do you believe should be responsible for repaying student loan debt -- the students who borrowed the money OR taxpayers? IF CHOICE MADE, ASK: Students/strongly... 64% And do you feel strongly Students... 15% about that? UNSURE... 10% Taxpayers... 5% Taxpayers/strongly... 6% Students.79% Taxpayers..11% Would you favor or oppose a gas tax increase of five cents per gallon to pay for highway projects and the upkeep of roads? IF CHOICE IS MADE, ASK: Favor/strongly... 25% And do you strongly Favor/somewhat... 23% (Favor/Oppose) or UNSURE... 3% somewhat (Favor/Oppose)? Oppose/somewhat... 15% Oppose/strongly.33% Favor 48% Oppose.48% GOP...Favor 39% Unsure 4% Oppose 58% DEM..Favor 61% Unsure 3% Oppose 36% IND...Favor 46% Unsure 3% Oppose 51% Would you say that over the last year you and your immediate family s health insurance costs have gone up, have gone down, or have stayed about the same? Up... 53% Down... 4% About the same... 42% DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE... * ALL/COMBINATION/OTHER... UNSURE/DK... 2%

5 Would you support policies to reduce global warming even if these policies would result in thousands of middle class Wisconsin workers losing their jobs? IF CHOICE MADE, ASK: Yes/strongly... 25% And do you feel strongly Yes... 9% about that? UNSURE... 12% No... 10% No/strongly... 44% Yes..34% No...54% Would you support an increase in your electric bill of at least $25 per month to pay for government-imposed global warming regulations? IF CHOICE MADE, ASK: Yes/strongly... 22% And do you feel strongly Yes... 12% about that? UNSURE... 4% No... 10% No/strongly... 52% Yes 34% No.62% I am going to read you a number of proposals that might be considered by the state legislature next year. For each one, please tell me if you would favor or oppose that proposal. IF CHOICE MADE, ASK: Is that strongly (favor/oppose) or somewhat (favor/oppose)? FAVOR OPPOSE strng smwht UNSURE smwht strng Cutting state personal income taxes 38% 28% 6% 16% 12% Favor 66% Oppose.28% Reforming the state worker s compensation system 27% 22% 25% 12% 15% Favor 49% Oppose 27%

6 How would you rate the job Donald Trump is doing as President? Do you approve or disapprove of the job he is doing? IF CHOICE MADE, ASK: Approve/strongly... 26% And do you feel strongly Approve... 12% about that? UNSURE... 5% Disapprove... 5% Disapprove/strongly... 52% Approve 38% Disapprove 57% Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tammy Baldwin is doing as U.S. Senator? Approve/strongly... 26% IF CHOICE MADE, ASK: Approve /somewhat... 20% And do you feel strongly about that? UNSURE... 12% Disapprove/somewhat... 13% Disapprove /strongly... 29% Approve.46% Disapprove.42% Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Walker is doing as Governor? Approve/strongly... 32% IF CHOICE MADE, ASK: Approve /somewhat... 16% And do you feel strongly about that? UNSURE... 4% Disapprove/somewhat... 8% Disapprove /strongly... 40% Approve 48% Disapprove 48%