National Review Institute Institute: National Survey. Presented by: John McLaughlin/Rob Schmidt November 2011

Institute: National Survey Presented by: John McLaughlin/Rob Schmidt

Presentation Outline 1. Methodology 2. President Obama 3. Congress 4. Class Warfare and Taxes 5. Jobs and Taxes 6. Government Regulations 7. Medicare 2

Methodology This survey of political attitudes was conducted among 1,000 likely general election voters nationwide on November 14 th, 15 th and 16 th 2011. All interviews were conducted by professional interviewers via telephone. Interview selection was at random within predetermined election units. These units were structured to statistically correlate with actual voter distributions in a nationwide Presidential election. The accuracy of the sample of 1,000 likely general election voters is within +/- 3.1% at a 95% confidence interval. 3

President Obama President Obama is still upside down, but improving. 1. Still a net negative, President Obama s job rating is 47% approve, 51% disapprove. When looking at intensity, those who strongly disapprove of President Obama s job rating (41%) is nearly double than those who strongly approve (22%). 2. Only 26% say that they are better off since Obama took office and nearly twothirds (65%) say that they are not better off. 3. Three-fourths (75%) say Obama s economic policies have either made the economy worse (45%) or made no difference (%). Only 22% say his policies have made the economy better. 4

60 50 40 47 Job Approval: Barack Obama 1/ 11/11 Approve 50 47 Disapprove 46 51 51 41 20 22 25 0 APPROVE Strongly Smwht DISAPPROVE Smwht Strongly DK/REF 2 5

App. Dis. App. Dis. App. Dis. Total 47 51 East 54 44 Mid-West 50 47 South 44 55 West 42 55 Economic 47 51 Social 49 51 Security 63 37 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 7 93 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 91 7 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 46 48 Generic: White Und. 41 54 Approve Obama Job 0 0 Disapprove Obama Job 0 0 Agree w/tea Party 14 85 Disagree w/tea Party 78 21 Republican 12 87 Democrat 85 13 Independent 43 54 Independent Men 40 57 Independent Women 47 50 Liberal 85 14 Moderate 58 40 Conservative 18 80 Income Under $60K 49 48 Income Over $60K 43 56 Income Over $0K 41 57 Age: Under 55 43 54 Age: Over 55 49 49 Live: Urban 54 44 Live: Suburban 48 50 Live: Rural 41 57 Pro Life 32 65 Pro Choice 62 37 Single 61 37 Married Total 41 57 Married Men 39 60 Separated/Divorced 62 36 Widowed 53 42 Employed 44 54 Unemployed 51 47 Employed: Men 42 56 Employed: Women 46 53 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 0 0 Age: Over 65 49 49 Retired Men 48 51 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 0 0 Protestant 45 54 Retired Women- 53 44 Dem. Help BO 92 6 White Protestant 35 64 White 40 58 GOP Chck/Balance BO 89 Catholic 44 51 Black 92 8 DK/Refused (Q6) 74 21 Jewish 60 40 Hispanic 54 41 Better off Since BO Pres. 85 14 Born Again 38 61 Men 44 54 Not Better of Since BO 27 71 Not Born Again 54 45 Women 49 49 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 60 38 Regularly Attend Church 41 57 Women Over 65 57 41 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 28 70 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 31 67 Disagree No Tax Incr. 81 17 Not Reg. Attend Church 55 44 Protestant Reg. Attend 40 59 Catholic Regularly Attend 43 50 Live: Suburban Women 50 48 Married Women 44 54 Women Not Married 59 39 Ticketsplitter 39 56 6

Since Barack Obama became President, are you and your family better off today than you were three years ago? 70 65 60 50 40 26 20 0 Yes No DK/Refused 7

Yes No Yes No Yes No Total 26 65 Agree w/tea Party 9 85 Live: Urban 32 59 East 27 59 Mid-West 32 60 South 25 67 West 20 73 Economic 26 65 Social 28 62 Security 37 63 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 7 90 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 49 37 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 23 65 Generic: White Und. 17 72 Approve Obama Job 47 38 Disapprove Obama Job 7 89 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 12 82 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 84 Dem. Help BO 49 37 Disagree w/tea Party 41 46 Republican 9 88 Democrat 46 41 Independent 23 66 Independent Men 26 62 Independent Women 20 69 Liberal 47 43 Moderate 31 58 Conservative 12 81 Income Under $60K 24 65 Income Over $60K 27 66 Income Over $0K 29 66 Age: Under 55 26 66 Age: Over 55 26 63 Age: Over 65 23 65 Protestant 26 66 White Protestant 19 74 Live: Suburban 28 64 Live: Rural 21 69 Pro Life 19 72 Pro Choice 33 58 Single 35 51 Married Total 24 68 Married Men 23 69 Separated/Divorced 32 62 Widowed 27 60 Employed 27 65 Unemployed 22 67 Employed: Men 27 64 Employed: Women 27 66 Retired Men 28 65 Retired Women- 23 63 White 22 70 GOP Chck/Balance BO 9 87 Catholic 21 69 Black 54 26 DK/Refused (Q6) 0 0 Jewish 27 60 Hispanic 27 61 Better off Since BO Pres. 0 0 Born Again 23 68 Men 28 64 Not Better of Since BO 0 0 Not Born Again 31 62 Women 25 65 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 36 54 Regularly Attend Church 24 66 Women Over 65 23 61 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 13 79 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 17 76 Disagree No Tax Incr. 45 40 Not Reg. Attend Church 27 65 Protestant Reg. Attend 26 65 Catholic Regularly Attend 21 68 Live: Suburban Women 28 61 Married Women 25 68 Women Not Married 25 59 Ticketsplitter 18 71 8

In general, have President Obama s economic policies made the economy better, worse or no different? 50 45 40 45 35 25 22 20 15 5 0 Better Worse No Different DK/Refused 3 9

Better Worse No Diff. Total 22 45 East 26 40 31 Mid-West 24 42 32 South 20 49 29 West 21 47 28 Economic 22 46 Social 26 37 35 Security 53 37 11 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 1 83 14 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 51 7 39 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 14 40 43 Generic: White Und. 9 46 43 Approve Obama Job 45 7 44 Disapprove Obama Job 2 81 16 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 7 67 26 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 3 73 24 Dem. Help BO 50 6 41 GOP Chck/Balance BO 2 79 18 DK/Refused (Q6) 35 13 40 Better off Since BO Pres. 54 11 34 Not Better of Since BO 8 63 27 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 32 32 33 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 64 25 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 12 60 25 Disagree No Tax Incr. 43 14 41 Ticketsplitter 12 47 39 Better Worse No Diff. Agree w/tea Party 3 78 18 Disagree w/tea Party 41 17 39 Republican 2 76 20 Democrat 47 13 37 Independent 16 46 35 Independent Men 21 51 28 Independent Women 12 42 43 Liberal 49 39 Moderate 24 34 38 Conservative 7 74 18 Income Under $60K 20 44 31 Income Over $60K 22 47 Income Over $0K 20 53 26 Age: Under 55 21 46 31 Age: Over 55 23 44 29 Age: Over 65 21 47 25 Protestant 22 49 27 White Protestant 14 58 26 Catholic 18 46 34 Jewish 33 27 33 Born Again 18 57 23 Not Born Again 25 41 32 Regularly Attend Church 19 52 26 Not Reg. Attend Church 26 37 35 Protestant Reg. Attend 20 54 23 Catholic Regularly Attend 15 48 33 Better Worse No Diff. Live: Urban 29 41 26 Live: Suburban 24 43 Live: Rural 16 51 31 Pro Life 13 60 25 Pro Choice 32 35 Single 33 29 36 Married Total 20 50 29 Married Men 22 53 24 Separated/Divorced 31 32 Widowed 21 46 24 Employed 21 47 31 Unemployed 33 45 22 Employed: Men 26 47 26 Employed: Women 16 46 36 Retired Men 25 48 25 Retired Women- 20 40 33 White 17 52 29 Black 54 32 Hispanic 29 38 Men 26 47 25 Women 19 43 34 Women Over 65 22 40 28 Live: Suburban Women 21 41 33 Married Women 18 48 34 Women Not Married 22 35 33

Concerning the current bad economy, with whom do you agree more? Republicans in Congress who say the President s agenda has made the economy worse by increasing federal spending and raising costs for businesses with his health care reform law and new regulations OR President Obama who says Republicans are making the economy worse by opposing his plan to increase federal spending and raise taxes on wealthy Americans. 60 50 40 49 43 20 8 0 Republicans President Obama DK/Refused 11

GOP Obama GOP Obama GOP Obama Total 49 43 Agree w/tea Party 81 12 Live: Urban 43 52 East 39 50 Mid-West 45 48 South 53 40 West 55 38 Economic 49 44 Social 44 48 Security 37 53 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 87 7 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 9 84 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 45 41 Generic: White Und. 49 38 Approve Obama Job 13 78 Disapprove Obama Job 82 12 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 63 28 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 69 20 Dem. Help BO 8 84 Disagree w/tea Party 20 74 Republican 83 11 Democrat 15 79 Independent 49 38 Independent Men 53 37 Independent Women 45 39 Liberal 13 80 Moderate 41 50 Conservative 75 18 Income Under $60K 47 46 Income Over $60K 52 41 Income Over $0K 53 40 Age: Under 55 53 41 Age: Over 55 46 45 Age: Over 65 48 43 Protestant 52 40 White Protestant 60 32 Live: Suburban 48 43 Live: Rural 53 38 Pro Life 64 Pro Choice 34 58 Single 36 57 Married Total 54 38 Married Men 58 35 Separated/Divorced 63 Widowed 48 42 Employed 52 40 Unemployed 39 57 Employed: Men 57 37 Employed: Women 47 43 Retired Men 47 46 Retired Women- 47 43 White 54 38 GOP Chck/Balance BO 84 11 Catholic 53 41 Black 12 78 DK/Refused (Q6) 26 58 Jewish 27 60 Hispanic 43 44 Better off Since BO Pres. 15 75 Born Again 57 35 Men 53 40 Not Better of Since BO 65 29 Not Born Again 45 45 Women 45 46 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 37 56 Regularly Attend Church 54 38 Women Over 65 44 45 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 66 26 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 62 Disagree No Tax Incr. 18 75 Not Reg. Attend Church 41 51 Protestant Reg. Attend 55 36 Catholic Regularly Attend 52 41 Live: Suburban Women 42 46 Married Women 50 42 Women Not Married 37 53 Ticketsplitter 51 39 12

Congress The Race for Congress Dead Heat. One in four voters are undecided. Republicans are back where they were in 2009. 1. On the generic ballot for Congress, Republicans have a slight lead over the Democrats, 41% to 37%, with a large 23% undecided. 2. A majority (50%) still prefer a Republican congressman who will be a check and balance to President Obama rather than a Democratic congressman who will help Obama pass his agenda (40%). Assisting President Obama remains more of a liability to Democratic congressmen. 13

Generic Ballot 45 40 35 41 1/ 11/11 Republican 42 41 Democrat 37 37 Undecided 21 23 37 25 23 20 15 5 0 Republican Democrat Undecided 14

Rep. Dem. Und. Total 41 37 23 East 36 40 25 Mid-West 35 40 25 South 50 33 17 West 34 38 28 Economic 40 36 24 Social 35 46 19 Security 37 58 5 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 0 0 0 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 0 0 0 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 0 0 0 Generic: White Und. 0 0 0 Approve Obama Job 6 72 22 Disapprove Obama Job 73 5 21 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 0 20 80 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 0 0 0 Dem. Help BO 3 82 15 GOP Chck/Balance BO 77 4 19 DK/Refused (Q6) 16 55 Better off Since BO Pres. 70 20 Not Better of Since BO 56 21 23 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 29 49 22 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 58 20 22 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 54 23 24 Disagree No Tax Incr. 12 69 19 Ticketsplitter 35 20 45 Rep. Dem. Und. Agree w/tea Party 75 7 18 Disagree w/tea Party 13 68 20 Republican 83 3 14 Democrat 6 81 14 Independent 29 21 50 Independent Men 33 23 44 Independent Women 26 19 56 Liberal 7 76 18 Moderate 27 42 32 Conservative 72 13 16 Income Under $60K 35 40 25 Income Over $60K 49 35 16 Income Over $0K 52 35 13 Age: Under 55 44 25 Age: Over 55 38 41 20 Age: Over 65 41 39 20 Protestant 47 34 19 White Protestant 54 26 19 Catholic 39 34 27 Jewish 20 67 13 Born Again 55 29 16 Not Born Again 36 41 23 Regularly Attend Church 49 31 19 Not Reg. Attend Church 45 25 Protestant Reg. Attend 54 29 17 Catholic Regularly Attend 41 36 23 Rep. Dem. Und. Live: Urban 32 46 23 Live: Suburban 41 38 21 Live: Rural 45 31 24 Pro Life 56 22 22 Pro Choice 25 52 22 Single 25 50 25 Married Total 47 32 22 Married Men 49 31 20 Separated/Divorced 23 53 24 Widowed 36 42 21 Employed 41 33 26 Unemployed 39 45 16 Employed: Men 43 32 26 Employed: Women 38 34 28 Retired Men 38 38 16 Retired Women- 46 46 19 White 31 31 23 Black 71 71 21 Hispanic 47 47 22 Men 34 34 22 Women 39 39 23 Women Over 65 33 46 21 Live: Suburban Women 40 40 20 Married Women 44 33 23 Women Not Married 27 51 23 15

Since Barack Obama is President, who would you prefer to represent you in Congress? A Democratic congressman who will help President Obama pass his agenda. OR A Republican congressman who will be a check and balance to President Obama. 60 50 50 40 40 20 0 Democratic Republican DK/Refused 16

Dem. Rep. Dem. Rep. Dem. Rep. Total 40 50 Agree w/tea Party 7 86 Live: Urban 50 41 East 48 42 Mid-West 43 46 South 35 56 West 39 48 Economic 40 50 Social 45 47 Security 63 32 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 3 94 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 90 5 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 27 43 Generic: White Und. 24 48 Approve Obama Job 79 Disapprove Obama Job 5 87 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 15 60 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 4 69 Dem. Help BO 0 0 Disagree w/tea Party 72 18 Republican 7 89 Democrat 82 11 Independent 28 49 Independent Men 31 50 Independent Women 24 47 Liberal 78 13 Moderate 48 39 Conservative 15 80 Income Under $60K 44 46 Income Over $60K 37 55 Income Over $0K 33 57 Age: Under 55 33 56 Age: Over 55 45 46 Age: Over 65 42 48 Protestant 37 55 White Protestant 29 64 Live: Suburban 41 50 Live: Rural 33 56 Pro Life 23 66 Pro Choice 57 34 Single 57 33 Married Total 34 56 Married Men 33 58 Separated/Divorced 59 32 Widowed 43 43 Employed 35 53 Unemployed 55 41 Employed: Men 34 55 Employed: Women 37 51 Retired Men 44 50 Retired Women- 47 43 White 35 56 GOP Chck/Balance BO 0 0 Catholic 37 49 Black 74 11 DK/Refused (Q6) 58 23 Jewish 73 20 Hispanic 50 38 Better off Since BO Pres. 76 17 Born Again 62 Men 38 52 Not Better of Since BO 23 67 Not Born Again 47 46 Women 42 47 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 54 36 Regularly Attend Church 33 57 Women Over 65 46 42 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 21 70 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 25 66 Disagree No Tax Incr. 76 13 Not Reg. Attend Church 50 41 Protestant Reg. Attend 31 60 Catholic Regularly Attend 36 50 Live: Suburban Women 43 48 Married Women 36 54 Women Not Married 54 34 Ticketsplitter 25 53 17

Class Warfare and Taxes Agenda Challenges: 1. Fifty-three percent (53%) agree more that the wealthy have received many unfair advantages and are not paying their fair share of taxes than that politicians should stop demonizing high income earners because they are dividing Americans (39%). 2. The public is evenly divided (47% agree, 46% disagree) thinking that it s possible to balance the federal budget by raising taxes on the wealthy. 3. The Democrats are seen as the better protectors of the middle class, 44%-37%. 4. The opinion is divided about the rich not paying their fair share in taxes to fund Medicare and Social Security, 49% to 45% 18

Class Warfare and Taxes (Cont.) Agenda Opportunities: 1. When informed that the top 1% paid 36% of all federal income taxes, 39% believe that the wealthiest Americans do not pay enough in taxes. Fifty-one percent (51%) believe that they either pay the right amount (%) or that they pay more than enough (21%) in taxes. 2. When given a choice, 49% support the Republicans proposed 20% across the board tax cut for small business and the regulation reductions compared to 45% who support President Obama s tax the rich jobs plan. 3. Regarding federal spending, Republicans win the arguments that federal spending shouldn t be increased to pay for the irresponsible budget decisions of local governments (51%) and that we shouldn t avoid necessary spending cuts by raising taxes (55%). Also, by a 20 point margin, voters agree more that Congress shouldn t avoid necessary spending cuts by raising taxes (55%) rather than not cutting any federal spending unless taxes are raised on the wealthy (35%). 4. When voters are told the federal spending will be higher next year, two-thirds (67%) agree that no taxes should be increases on anyone until Washington D.C. gets federal spending under control, while only 28% disagree. 19

Concerning the ongoing debate about the wealthy in America, with whom do you agree more? (Some/Other) people who say that politicians should stop demonizing and attacking high income earners because they are dividing Americans at a time when we need leaders to bring us together and work on solutions. OR (Other/Some) people who say that the wealthy have received many unfair advantages and are not paying their fair share of taxes. 60 50 53 40 39 20 8 0 Dividing Americans Wealthy/Unfair Adv. DK/Refused 20

Divide Unfair Divide Unfair Divide Unfair Total 39 53 Agree w/tea Party 67 24 Live: Urban 38 54 East 31 58 Mid-West 36 58 South 45 48 West 41 48 Economic 39 53 Social 33 59 Security 37 58 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 70 23 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 11 83 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 32 55 Generic: White Und. 33 55 Approve Obama Job 15 79 Disapprove Obama Job 62 28 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 36 46 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 40 39 Dem. Help BO 82 Disagree w/tea Party 17 77 Republican 64 26 Democrat 16 79 Independent 39 52 Independent Men 47 46 Independent Women 31 58 Liberal 13 81 Moderate 31 61 Conservative 62 Income Under $60K 36 58 Income Over $60K 46 48 Income Over $0K 49 47 Age: Under 55 43 50 Age: Over 55 37 55 Age: Over 65 36 55 Protestant 45 49 White Protestant 51 43 Live: Suburban 39 53 Live: Rural 43 50 Pro Life 52 42 Pro Choice 28 64 Single 28 65 Married Total 45 46 Married Men 49 40 Separated/Divorced 28 67 Widowed 27 63 Employed 42 49 Unemployed 29 65 Employed: Men 44 47 Employed: Women 40 53 Retired Men 45 47 Retired Women- 34 58 White 43 49 GOP Chck/Balance BO 65 27 Catholic 38 54 Black 18 78 DK/Refused (Q6) 20 71 Jewish 20 73 Hispanic 33 53 Better off Since BO Pres. 20 74 Born Again 50 42 Men 44 47 Not Better of Since BO 50 41 Not Born Again 39 56 Women 35 58 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 27 66 Regularly Attend Church 46 47 Women Over 65 27 65 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 57 34 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 50 41 Disagree No Tax Incr. 17 78 Not Reg. Attend Church 32 59 Protestant Reg. Attend 50 45 Catholic Regularly Attend 40 50 Live: Suburban Women 34 57 Married Women 41 53 Women Not Married 25 67 Ticketsplitter 35 58 21

Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: 50 45 40 35 25 20 15 5 0 It s possible to balance the federal budget by raising taxes on the wealthy. 47 24 23 46 AGREE Strongly Smwht DISAGREE Smwht Strongly DK/REF 14 32 6 22

Agree Disagr. Agree Disagr. Agree Disagr. Total 47 46 Agree w/tea Party 23 72 Live: Urban 49 44 East 50 44 Disagree w/tea Party 70 25 Live: Suburban 47 47 Mid-West 55 42 Republican 27 69 Live: Rural 46 48 South 42 50 Democrat 67 25 Pro Life 38 56 West 45 46 Economic 49 45 Social 48 43 Security 37 58 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 23 74 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 70 22 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 54 38 Generic: White Und. 51 42 Approve Obama Job 67 25 Disapprove Obama Job 29 66 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 46 44 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 43 48 Dem. Help BO 72 21 GOP Chck/Balance BO 28 68 DK/Refused (Q6) 61 34 Better off Since BO Pres. 67 23 Not Better of Since BO 38 58 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 60 34 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 65 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 40 57 Disagree No Tax Incr. 67 25 Independent 51 43 Independent Men 49 45 Independent Women 53 41 Liberal 71 25 Moderate 56 37 Conservative 27 68 Income Under $60K 53 42 Income Over $60K 41 54 Income Over $0K 41 53 Age: Under 55 47 47 Age: Over 55 47 46 Age: Over 65 48 44 Protestant 42 51 White Protestant 38 58 Catholic 50 45 Jewish 67 33 Born Again 38 55 Not Born Again 48 46 Regularly Attend Church 42 51 Not Reg. Attend Church 53 41 Protestant Reg. Attend 39 54 Catholic Regularly Attend 47 47 Pro Choice 57 37 Single 64 33 Married Total 43 53 Married Men 38 58 Separated/Divorced 59 33 Widowed 50 34 Employed 45 49 Unemployed 63 35 Employed: Men 45 51 Employed: Women 46 46 Retired Men 47 50 Retired Women- 46 43 White 45 50 Black 66 21 Hispanic 51 43 Men 46 50 Women 48 43 Women Over 65 50 38 Live: Suburban Women 48 45 Married Women 47 47 Women Not Married 52 37 Ticketsplitter 52 43 23

Between Republicans and Democrats, who is better described by the following statement? 50 45 40 35 25 20 15 5 0 Is more likely to protect middle class interests 44 37 12 5 3 Republicans Democrats Both Neither DK/Refused 24

GOP Dems GOP Dems GOP Dems Total 37 44 Agree w/tea Party 66 12 Live: Urban 31 52 East 31 51 Disagree w/tea Party 13 75 Live: Suburban 39 44 Mid-West 33 47 Republican 70 Live: Rural 38 41 South 42 40 Democrat 8 83 Pro Life 50 West 36 42 Economic 38 44 Social 29 51 Security 26 63 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 76 5 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 4 89 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 21 40 Generic: White Und. 24 34 Approve Obama Job 5 80 Disapprove Obama Job 66 12 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 32 32 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 38 23 Dem. Help BO 4 88 GOP Chck/Balance BO 69 DK/Refused (Q6) 14 66 Better off Since BO Pres. 11 76 Not Better of Since BO 51 28 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 27 58 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 51 24 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 48 Disagree No Tax Incr. 11 77 Independent 31 36 Independent Men 38 37 Independent Women 25 35 Liberal 8 81 Moderate 26 54 Conservative 62 18 Income Under $60K 33 46 Income Over $60K 43 42 Income Over $0K 43 38 Age: Under 55 38 39 Age: Over 55 37 48 Age: Over 65 37 47 Protestant 42 42 White Protestant 49 33 Catholic 35 41 Jewish 27 53 Born Again 48 36 Not Born Again 35 49 Regularly Attend Church 43 38 Not Reg. Attend Church 29 51 Protestant Reg. Attend 46 38 Catholic Regularly Attend 36 40 Pro Choice 24 59 Single 23 59 Married Total 41 39 Married Men 45 38 Separated/Divorced 21 63 Widowed 37 47 Employed 38 41 Unemployed 39 47 Employed: Men 40 39 Employed: Women 35 44 Retired Men 40 47 Retired Women- 31 47 White 42 38 Black 7 84 Hispanic 27 53 Men 40 43 Women 34 46 Women Over 65 29 52 Live: Suburban Women 37 46 Married Women 38 39 Women Not Married 26 58 Ticketsplitter 37 34 25

On the issue of cutting the deficit, with whom do you agree more? The Republicans who want to cut spending and not raise taxes. They say tax increases on the so-called wealthy hurt small businesses and other job creators, which will slow down the economy and cause people to lose their jobs. OR President Obama and the Democrats who want to make smaller spending cuts and increase revenues by raising taxes on the wealthy. They say that the wealthy are not paying their fair share of taxes and raising taxes on the wealthy is necessary to fund critical government services like Medicare and Social Security. 60 50 40 45 49 20 6 0 Republicans Obama/Democrats DK/Refused 26

GOP Dems. GOP Dems. GOP Dems. Total 45 49 Agree w/tea Party 82 14 Live: Urban 39 56 East 37 56 Mid-West 43 51 South 49 44 West 47 48 Economic 45 49 Social 39 54 Security 32 58 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 87 9 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 3 91 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 37 51 Generic: White Und. 42 48 Approve Obama Job 7 86 Disapprove Obama Job 79 16 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 52 38 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 62 29 Dem. Help BO 4 90 Disagree w/tea Party 13 80 Republican 83 14 Democrat 9 85 Independent 42 49 Independent Men 42 47 Independent Women 41 50 Liberal 86 Moderate 31 59 Conservative 75 21 Income Under $60K 41 53 Income Over $60K 50 43 Income Over $0K 53 40 Age: Under 55 48 46 Age: Over 55 43 51 Age: Over 65 46 46 Protestant 49 44 White Protestant 58 35 Live: Suburban 44 50 Live: Rural 49 44 Pro Life 60 34 Pro Choice 29 64 Single 28 65 Married Total 50 44 Married Men 53 40 Separated/Divorced 35 64 Widowed 43 49 Employed 47 46 Unemployed 37 51 Employed: Men 51 42 Employed: Women 43 51 Retired Men 44 49 Retired Women- 43 51 White 51 43 GOP Chck/Balance BO 82 14 Catholic 45 51 Black 7 84 DK/Refused (Q6) 18 66 Jewish 27 73 Hispanic 36 60 Better off Since BO Pres. 14 80 Born Again 55 39 Men 48 45 Not Better of Since BO 61 34 Not Born Again 40 51 Women 42 52 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 31 64 Regularly Attend Church 50 43 Women Over 65 43 52 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 66 27 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 60 34 Disagree No Tax Incr. 11 85 Not Reg. Attend Church 39 56 Protestant Reg. Attend 52 39 Catholic Regularly Attend 46 51 Live: Suburban Women 42 52 Married Women 46 48 Women Not Married 34 60 Ticketsplitter 41 50 27

As you may or may not know, the top 1% of American households earned 17% of the nation s income and paid 36% of all federal individual income taxes. Do you feel that the amount of taxes paid by the top 1% of American households is not enough, the right amount or more than enough? 45 40 39 35 25 20 21 15 5 0 Not Enough Right Amount More Than Enough DK/Refused 28

Not Enough More Total 39 21 East 41 31 21 Mid-West 39 19 South 38 29 24 West 41 32 19 Economic 41 32 18 Social 33 25 27 Security 42 16 37 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 16 44 33 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 65 15 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 39 32 16 Generic: White Und. 41 32 17 Approve Obama Job 57 20 12 Disapprove Obama Job 22 40 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 42 29 16 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 35 33 17 Dem. Help BO 61 17 GOP Chck/Balance BO 19 42 31 DK/Refused (Q6) 44 27 11 Better off Since BO Pres. 56 22 Not Better of Since BO 32 34 27 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 51 26 14 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 23 37 31 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 27 37 28 Disagree No Tax Incr. 72 14 6 Ticketsplitter 41 35 17 Not Enough More Agree w/tea Party 16 40 34 Disagree w/tea Party 60 21 11 Republican 18 40 32 Democrat 58 18 13 Independent 44 34 15 Independent Men 37 40 15 Independent Women 50 28 16 Liberal 64 18 9 Moderate 45 31 16 Conservative 22 38 31 Income Under $60K 42 20 Income Over $60K 36 35 21 Income Over $0K 36 34 24 Age: Under 55 37 32 24 Age: Over 55 41 19 Age: Over 65 37 32 19 Protestant 37 31 23 White Protestant 34 35 24 Catholic 39 33 21 Jewish 53 27 13 Born Again 31 28 Not Born Again 43 32 17 Regularly Attend Church 33 32 24 Not Reg. Attend Church 47 29 18 Protestant Reg. Attend 32 33 25 Catholic Regularly Attend 37 32 22 Not Enough More Live: Urban 46 26 19 Live: Suburban 42 31 19 Live: Rural 32 32 25 Pro Life 26 35 29 Pro Choice 53 25 14 Single 50 14 Married Total 37 32 23 Married Men 35 36 21 Separated/Divorced 44 27 17 Widowed 36 28 21 Employed 38 24 Unemployed 47 31 16 Employed: Men 35 35 22 Employed: Women 43 25 25 Retired Men 41 36 14 Retired Women- 37 29 20 White 38 33 22 Black 52 18 12 Hispanic 39 23 20 Men 37 35 20 Women 41 27 22 Women Over 65 36 27 23 Live: Suburban Women 43 28 18 Married Women 38 27 25 Women Not Married 46 27 17 29

Concerning the ongoing debate about how to encourage economic growth and job creation, which of the following plans do you think would do the MOST to create jobs? The Republicans who say that most jobs are created by small businesses and those small businesses need stability and capital to create jobs. Republicans propose a 20% across the board tax cut for small businesses and want to roll back many regulations which cost businesses millions of dollars and oppose new regulations and mandates on businesses. OR President Obama has proposed a new $450 billion dollar jobs plan. He says that the wealthy are not paying their fair share and proposes raising taxes on the wealthy to fund new school and road construction and the hiring of more teachers and firefighters. 60 50 40 49 45 20 6 0 Republicans President Obama DK/Refused

GOP Obama GOP Obama GOP Obama Total 49 45 Agree w/tea Party 84 11 Live: Urban 42 53 East 44 49 Mid-West 45 49 South 52 42 West 51 41 Economic 49 44 Social 40 55 Security 63 32 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 88 7 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 8 87 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 44 45 Generic: White Und. 48 42 Approve Obama Job 13 80 Disapprove Obama Job 81 13 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 58 35 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 68 24 Dem. Help BO 8 86 Disagree w/tea Party 17 78 Republican 85 11 Democrat 13 82 Independent 47 43 Independent Men 47 44 Independent Women 47 42 Liberal 13 81 Moderate 40 52 Conservative 76 20 Income Under $60K 44 50 Income Over $60K 56 40 Income Over $0K 59 38 Age: Under 55 53 40 Age: Over 55 46 49 Age: Over 65 48 46 Protestant 53 42 White Protestant 60 33 Live: Suburban 48 44 Live: Rural 52 42 Pro Life 52 33 Pro Choice 64 59 Single 33 57 Married Total 54 40 Married Men 56 37 Separated/Divorced 32 63 Widowed 44 51 Employed 52 41 Unemployed 39 53 Employed: Men 55 38 Employed: Women 49 43 Retired Men 46 48 Retired Women- 46 50 White 54 40 GOP Chck/Balance BO 85 11 Catholic 50 43 Black 13 83 DK/Refused (Q6) 20 68 Jewish 27 67 Hispanic 44 42 Better off Since BO Pres. 19 77 Born Again 59 35 Men 51 42 Not Better of Since BO 65 29 Not Born Again 45 50 Women 46 48 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 34 61 Regularly Attend Church 55 41 Women Over 65 44 52 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 69 25 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 63 31 Disagree No Tax Incr. 16 78 Not Reg. Attend Church 42 50 Protestant Reg. Attend 57 38 Catholic Regularly Attend 51 46 Live: Suburban Women 45 49 Married Women 53 42 Women Not Married 35 58 Ticketsplitter 49 42 31

Concerning the ongoing debate about fixing the American economy, with whom do you agree more? Congressman A who says that taxes should be raised on the wealthiest Americans so federal spending can be increased. These increases in spending would be used to help finance local government jobs, including teachers. OR Congressman B who says that raising taxes is bad for the economy and federal spending shouldn t be increased to pay for the irresponsible budget decisions of local governments. 60 50 40 41 51 20 8 0 Congressman A Congressman B DK/Refused 32

A B A B A B Total 41 51 Agree w/tea Party 17 79 Live: Urban 49 43 East 40 50 Mid-West 41 50 South 41 54 West 41 50 Economic 41 50 Social 50 43 Security 37 58 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 14 82 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 69 21 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 42 47 Generic: White Und. 40 48 Approve Obama Job 65 24 Disapprove Obama Job 19 76 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 35 57 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 29 62 Dem. Help BO 69 21 Disagree w/tea Party 64 26 Republican 18 78 Democrat 66 26 Independent 37 50 Independent Men 33 55 Independent Women 42 45 Liberal 67 25 Moderate 48 43 Conservative 22 73 Income Under $60K 41 50 Income Over $60K 40 54 Income Over $0K 40 56 Age: Under 55 38 56 Age: Over 55 43 48 Age: Over 65 43 48 Protestant 40 53 White Protestant 34 59 Live: Suburban 39 52 Live: Rural 38 56 Pro Life 29 65 Pro Choice 54 37 Single 47 39 Married Total 36 57 Married Men 34 59 Separated/Divorced 51 45 Widowed 52 39 Employed 36 55 Unemployed 51 45 Employed: Men 36 56 Employed: Women 37 55 Retired Men 41 54 Retired Women- 46 43 White 37 55 GOP Chck/Balance BO 18 78 Catholic 37 56 Black 69 22 DK/Refused (Q6) 56 31 Jewish 40 53 Hispanic 37 56 Better off Since BO Pres. 60 27 Born Again 36 58 Men 38 55 Not Better of Since BO 31 64 Not Born Again 45 47 Women 44 48 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 54 37 Regularly Attend Church 38 56 Women Over 65 47 42 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 23 72 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 28 66 Disagree No Tax Incr. 71 18 Not Reg. Attend Church 44 46 Protestant Reg. Attend 38 57 Catholic Regularly Attend 39 54 Live: Suburban Women 45 46 Married Women 38 54 Women Not Married 53 37 Ticketsplitter 40 50 33

When it comes to reaching an agreement on reducing the deficit, with whom do you agree more? Congressman A who says we shouldn t cut any federal spending unless we also raise taxes on the wealthy because there should be shared sacrifice and Washington needs additional revenues. OR Congressman B who says we shouldn t avoid necessary spending cuts by raising taxes and additional revenues should come from tax reforms that cause economic growth, not from higher tax rates that hurt the economy. 60 50 55 40 35 20 0 Congressman A Congressman B DK/Refused 34

A B A B A B Total 35 55 Agree w/tea Party 12 82 Live: Urban 38 52 East 36 54 Mid-West 33 56 South 36 55 West 33 56 Economic 35 56 Social 44 46 Security 32 63 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 12 52 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 63 26 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 29 56 Generic: White Und. 27 56 Approve Obama Job 56 32 Disapprove Obama Job 16 78 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 27 65 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 20 71 Dem. Help BO 61 28 Disagree w/tea Party 59 31 Republican 14 78 Democrat 60 31 Independent 29 59 Independent Men 60 Independent Women 28 58 Liberal 59 31 Moderate 41 47 Conservative 17 77 Income Under $60K 37 54 Income Over $60K 33 58 Income Over $0K 29 61 Age: Under 55 33 61 Age: Over 55 36 52 Age: Over 65 39 49 Protestant 33 57 White Protestant 25 63 Live: Suburban 35 55 Live: Rural 33 58 Pro Life 25 67 Pro Choice 46 43 Single 44 49 Married Total 59 Married Men 29 63 Separated/Divorced 46 47 Widowed 42 43 Employed 32 60 Unemployed 45 51 Employed: Men 33 61 Employed: Women 31 58 Retired Men 34 55 Retired Women- 38 48 White 58 GOP Chck/Balance BO 14 80 Catholic 32 60 Black 58 35 DK/Refused (Q6) 44 42 Jewish 40 40 Hispanic 43 50 Better off Since BO Pres. 52 37 Born Again 28 65 Men 33 60 Not Better of Since BO 26 65 Not Born Again 40 48 Women 37 51 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 45 46 Regularly Attend Church 29 60 Women Over 65 43 44 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 21 72 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 22 70 Disagree No Tax Incr. 65 22 Not Reg. Attend Church 42 50 Protestant Reg. Attend 28 62 Catholic Regularly Attend 32 57 Live: Suburban Women 38 50 Married Women 32 56 Women Not Married 46 43 Ticketsplitter 31 56 35

If taxes were to be raised on any income group, what do you think would be more likely to happen? The increased revenue would be used to reduce America s budget deficit OR America will continue to have an increasing budget deficit because Washington politicians want to raise taxes to avoid necessary spending cuts. 60 50 55 40 34 20 11 0 Reduce Deficit Increase Deficit/Taxes DK/Refused 36

Reduce Def. Increase Def./Taxes Total 34 55 East 36 52 Mid-West 32 53 South 31 58 West 38 54 Economic 35 55 Social 34 54 Security 11 53 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 20 74 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 50 34 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 33 54 Generic: White Und. 33 54 Approve Obama Job 48 37 Disapprove Obama Job 21 72 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 27 63 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 23 68 Dem. Help BO 51 33 GOP Chck/Balance BO 20 74 DK/Refused (Q6) 45 39 Better off Since BO Pres. 45 37 Not Better of Since BO 27 64 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 44 44 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 21 70 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 25 67 Disagree No Tax Incr. 54 28 Ticketsplitter 31 59 Reduce Def. Increase Def./Taxes Agree w/tea Party 19 75 Disagree w/tea Party 50 36 Republican 24 69 Democrat 48 37 Independent 27 62 Independent Men 59 Independent Women 24 65 Liberal 50 36 Moderate 38 53 Conservative 23 68 Income Under $60K 34 56 Income Over $60K 33 58 Income Over $0K 34 61 Age: Under 55 31 62 Age: Over 55 35 50 Age: Over 65 38 48 Protestant 31 57 White Protestant 29 61 Catholic 33 58 Jewish 47 40 Born Again 27 62 Not Born Again 36 50 Regularly Attend Church 31 58 Not Reg. Attend Church 36 53 Protestant Reg. Attend 59 Catholic Regularly Attend 34 57 Reduce Def. Increase Def./Taxes Live: Urban 38 50 Live: Suburban 33 55 Live: Rural 32 58 Pro Life 27 63 Pro Choice 42 47 Single 40 54 Married Total 32 56 Married Men 32 56 Separated/Divorced 32 56 Widowed 38 50 Employed 31 61 Unemployed 49 49 Employed: Men 34 58 Employed: Women 28 64 Retired Men 38 47 Retired Women- 33 49 White 33 57 Black 42 35 Hispanic 34 59 Men 35 55 Women 33 55 Women Over 65 33 51 Live: Suburban Women 32 55 Married Women 31 56 Women Not Married 35 54 37

80 70 60 50 40 Despite the debt crisis, next year federal spending will be higher than it was this year. Knowing that federal spending continues to increase, please tell me if you agree or disagree with the following statement - there should be no tax increases on anyone until Washington D.C. gets federal spending under control. 67 51 28 20 16 11 17 5 0 AGREE Strongly Smwht DISAGREE Smwht Strongly DK/REF 38

Agree Disagree Total 67 28 East 64 32 Mid-West 70 27 South 69 26 West 62 Economic 66 28 Social 67 27 Security 63 32 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 89 8 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 41 52 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 70 24 Generic: White Und. 69 25 Approve Obama Job 44 48 Disapprove Obama Job 88 9 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 82 13 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 84 Dem. Help BO 41 52 GOP Chck/Balance BO 89 8 DK/Refused (Q6) 47 44 Better off Since BO Pres. 44 48 Not Better of Since BO 79 17 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 56 39 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 83 13 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 0 0 Disagree No Tax Incr. 0 0 Ticketsplitter 73 24 Agree Disagree Agree w/tea Party 87 Disagree w/tea Party 46 48 Republican 85 12 Democrat 49 44 Independent 67 28 Independent Men 65 29 Independent Women 70 27 Liberal 46 50 Moderate 61 31 Conservative 84 14 Income Under $60K 71 24 Income Over $60K 68 Income Over $0K 67 Age: Under 55 71 24 Age: Over 55 63 31 Age: Over 65 66 28 Protestant 69 26 White Protestant 72 25 Catholic 73 20 Jewish 33 60 Born Again 76 18 Not Born Again 62 35 Regularly Attend Church 74 22 Not Reg. Attend Church 61 34 Protestant Reg. Attend 74 22 Catholic Regularly Attend 73 21 Agree Disagree Live: Urban 62 32 Live: Suburban 65 Live: Rural 72 23 Pro Life 80 15 Pro Choice 53 40 Single 62 Married Total 69 28 Married Men 70 28 Separated/Divorced 64 27 Widowed 67 25 Employed 68 27 Unemployed 69 31 Employed: Men 68 28 Employed: Women 69 26 Retired Men 64 28 Retired Women- 66 White 68 28 Black 53 35 Hispanic 70 21 Men 67 28 Women 67 28 Women Over 65 63 32 Live: Suburban Women 63 32 Married Women 68 28 Women Not Married 67 27 39

Jobs and Taxes Economic issues continue to be overwhelmingly important to voters. 1. Forty percent (40%) believe that President Obama s jobs plan - which would raise taxes on upper income households in order to pay for an additional $400 billion in federal spending - would improve the economy. Thirty-six percent (36%) say it would hurt the economy and 19% say it would have no effect. 2. Fifty-six percent (56%) believe creating jobs should be more important to Republicans in Congress than cutting spending (38%). 40

Agenda Opportunities: Jobs and Taxes(Cont.) 1. Three-fourths of voters (75%) list some type of economic issue as most important, with unemployment/jobs being the highest of this group, at %. 2. Only 22% agree that Congress should eliminate tax breaks and loopholes in order to raise more revenue to spend on federal programs, while 68% agree that these changes to the tax code should be part of an overall reform that lowers tax rates and creates jobs. 3. Seventy-nine percent (79%) approve of tax relief for parents with minor children and 65% approve of lowering the corporate tax rate. 4. Seventy-two percent (72%) believe that if Congress eliminates tax breaks and loopholes, it should either lower the tax rates across the board to promote economic growth (39%) or use that money to reduce the deficit (33%). Only 23% believe the extra revenue should be spent on investments like health care, transportation and the environment. 5. Voters are more favorable to Republicans in Congress when they are told that Republicans have a plan to create jobs by cutting taxes and regulations (53%) and that House Republicans have already passed 15 job-creation bills that are stalled in the Senate (47%). 6. Republicans are seen as better able to create jobs than the Democrats, 39%-32%. 41

Under his latest jobs plan, President Obama wants to raises taxes on the wealthiest Americans in order to pay for an additional $400 billion in federal spending. Do you think that his plan will improve the economy, hurt the economy or have no effect on the economy? 45 40 40 36 35 25 20 19 15 5 0 Improve Hurt No Effect DK/Refused 6 42

Improve Hurt No Effect Total 40 36 19 East 45 28 22 Mid-West 43 32 19 South 37 41 16 West 38 37 20 Economic 41 35 19 Social 40 32 19 Security 58 26 16 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 7 72 20 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 77 2 13 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 39 24 27 Generic: White Und. 34 28 Approve Obama Job 72 5 15 Disapprove Obama Job 11 65 22 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 26 38 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 19 45 Dem. Help BO 77 2 13 GOP Chck/Balance BO 9 66 22 DK/Refused (Q6) 62 14 17 Better off Since BO Pres. 70 7 16 Not Better of Since BO 25 50 20 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 54 22 18 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 21 57 18 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 25 49 21 Disagree No Tax Incr. 75 7 12 Ticketsplitter 36 28 Improve Hurt No Effect Agree w/tea Party 11 66 21 Disagree w/tea Party 68 9 16 Republican 11 68 19 Democrat 70 6 16 Independent 39 31 24 Independent Men 34 36 24 Independent Women 44 25 24 Liberal 74 6 14 Moderate 46 25 22 Conservative 17 61 19 Income Under $60K 40 31 22 Income Over $60K 40 42 15 Income Over $0K 38 45 15 Age: Under 55 36 38 22 Age: Over 55 43 34 17 Age: Over 65 36 37 18 Protestant 37 41 16 White Protestant 32 47 17 Catholic 37 33 25 Jewish 53 20 13 Born Again 31 48 14 Not Born Again 44 33 18 Regularly Attend Church 36 41 17 Not Reg. Attend Church 45 29 21 Protestant Reg. Attend 33 46 14 Catholic Regularly Attend 41 33 22 Improve Hurt No Effect Live: Urban 42 33 15 Live: Suburban 42 34 20 Live: Rural 37 39 19 Pro Life 27 52 17 Pro Choice 54 21 20 Single 54 21 16 Married Total 36 41 19 Married Men 33 43 22 Separated/Divorced 56 24 12 Widowed 37 20 Employed 38 38 20 Unemployed 55 29 16 Employed: Men 36 40 22 Employed: Women 42 35 17 Retired Men 39 37 19 Retired Women- 40 32 18 White 36 41 19 Black 73 7 7 Hispanic 40 20 33 Men 38 38 21 Women 43 33 17 Women Over 65 38 32 17 Live: Suburban Women 44 33 19 Married Women 40 39 17 Women Not Married 47 23 17 43

Which economic goal do you think should be more important to the Republicans in Congress creating jobs or cutting spending? 60 56 50 40 38 20 6 0 Create Jobs Cut Spending DK/Refused 44

Jobs Spend. Jobs Spend. Jobs Spend. Total 56 38 Agree w/tea Party 39 56 Live: Urban 65 31 East 59 34 Mid-West 60 36 South 54 41 West 53 39 Economic 58 36 Social 56 40 Security 79 21 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 40 54 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 75 20 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 54 37 Generic: White Und. 52 42 Approve Obama Job 72 23 Disapprove Obama Job 42 52 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 50 42 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 47 43 Dem. Help BO 76 20 Disagree w/tea Party 73 23 Republican 42 53 Democrat 72 24 Independent 54 37 Independent Men 54 37 Independent Women 53 36 Liberal 73 24 Moderate 64 28 Conservative 42 54 Income Under $60K 59 36 Income Over $60K 57 40 Income Over $0K 56 41 Age: Under 55 54 42 Age: Over 55 59 34 Age: Over 65 57 35 Protestant 54 41 White Protestant 50 44 Live: Suburban 55 40 Live: Rural 54 39 Pro Life 48 45 Pro Choice 65 31 Single 67 Married Total 53 42 Married Men 54 41 Separated/Divorced 63 33 Widowed 63 26 Employed 54 41 Unemployed 69 29 Employed: Men 55 42 Employed: Women 52 41 Retired Men 64 29 Retired Women- 58 34 White 54 41 GOP Chck/Balance BO 41 53 Catholic 51 41 Black 72 22 DK/Refused (Q6) 64 32 Jewish 80 20 Hispanic 58 28 Better off Since BO Pres. 77 19 Born Again 48 47 Men 58 37 Not Better of Since BO 47 47 Not Born Again 59 35 Women 55 39 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 0 0 Regularly Attend Church 55 38 Women Over 65 55 36 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 0 0 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 47 47 Disagree No Tax Incr. 78 18 Not Reg. Attend Church 57 39 Protestant Reg. Attend 53 41 Catholic Regularly Attend 57 36 Live: Suburban Women 57 37 Married Women 51 43 Women Not Married 62 32 Ticketsplitter 58 34 45

What is the MOST important issue facing the United States today that you would like to see your member of Congress take action on? ECONOMIC Unemployment/Jobs Economy Budget/Deficit SOCIAL Health Care GOVERNMENT DEFENSE/SECURITY MORALS OTHER DON T KNOW 2 2 0 3 5 5 9 14 28 75 0 20 40 50 60 70 80 46

When it comes to changes in the tax code, with whom do you agree more? Congressman A who says we should eliminate tax breaks and loopholes in order to raise more revenue to spend on federal programs. OR Congressman B who says we should eliminate tax breaks and loopholes as part of an overall tax reform that lowers tax rates and helps to create jobs. 80 70 60 50 40 68 20 22 0 Congressman A Congressman B DK/Refused 47

A B A B A B Total 22 68 Agree w/tea Party 12 82 Live: Urban 28 61 East 18 67 Mid-West 24 68 South 22 69 West 23 65 Economic 22 69 Social 24 63 Security 26 58 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 11 82 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 37 51 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 17 69 Generic: White Und. 17 72 Approve Obama Job 32 55 Disapprove Obama Job 13 80 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 15 73 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 17 73 Dem. Help BO 36 52 Disagree w/tea Party 34 55 Republican 12 82 Democrat 35 53 Independent 18 69 Independent Men 19 70 Independent Women 18 68 Liberal 33 55 Moderate 24 64 Conservative 15 79 Income Under $60K 25 65 Income Over $60K 20 73 Income Over $0K 18 74 Age: Under 55 22 71 Age: Over 55 23 66 Age: Over 65 25 64 Protestant 21 69 White Protestant 18 75 Live: Suburban 24 69 Live: Rural 17 70 Pro Life 17 74 Pro Choice 28 60 Single 27 64 Married Total 19 71 Married Men 17 74 Separated/Divorced 27 63 Widowed 29 59 Employed 20 70 Unemployed 29 67 Employed: Men 22 69 Employed: Women 18 71 Retired Men 19 74 Retired Women- 29 59 White 20 71 GOP Chck/Balance BO 13 81 Catholic 22 70 Black 35 45 DK/Refused (Q6) 26 57 Jewish 20 53 Hispanic 21 70 Better off Since BO Pres. 35 56 Born Again 20 70 Men 21 70 Not Better of Since BO 16 74 Not Born Again 21 67 Women 23 66 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 27 62 Regularly Attend Church 20 70 Women Over 65 29 57 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 16 77 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 16 77 Disagree No Tax Incr. 39 47 Not Reg. Attend Church 24 64 Protestant Reg. Attend 20 70 Catholic Regularly Attend 23 70 Live: Suburban Women 23 69 Married Women 21 68 Women Not Married 25 63 Ticketsplitter 19 69 48

Both Democrats and Republicans have talked about reforming the federal tax system. Please tell me whether you approve or disapprove of each of the following proposals dealing with tax reform. 90 80 70 There should be tax relief for parents with minor children in the household. 79 60 50 45 40 20 34 16 9 7 6 0 APPROVE Strongly Smwht DISAPPROVE Smwht Strongly DK/REF 49

App. Diapr. App. Diapr. App. Diapr. Total 79 16 Agree w/tea Party 77 18 Live: Urban 79 13 East 72 17 Disagree w/tea Party 82 13 Live: Suburban 76 19 Mid-West 79 16 Republican 77 18 Live: Rural 83 13 South 82 15 Democrat 82 11 Pro Life 81 13 West 78 15 Economic 80 14 Social 74 17 Security 79 21 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 78 17 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 81 13 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 77 17 Generic: White Und. 77 18 Approve Obama Job 79 15 Disapprove Obama Job 78 16 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 79 15 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 76 17 Dem. Help BO 80 14 GOP Chck/Balance BO 78 17 DK/Refused (Q6) 80 14 Better off Since BO Pres. 80 13 Not Better of Since BO 78 17 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 80 14 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 77 18 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 79 15 Disagree No Tax Incr. 79 17 Independent 78 16 Independent Men 81 16 Independent Women 75 17 Liberal 88 7 Moderate 77 17 Conservative 76 19 Income Under $60K 79 17 Income Over $60K 79 15 Income Over $0K 77 17 Age: Under 55 83 12 Age: Over 55 75 19 Age: Over 65 76 18 Protestant 80 15 White Protestant 78 16 Catholic 79 16 Jewish 73 13 Born Again 80 15 Not Born Again 79 15 Regularly Attend Church 80 14 Not Reg. Attend Church 75 18 Protestant Reg. Attend 79 16 Catholic Regularly Attend 80 14 Pro Choice 76 18 Single 78 14 Married Total 78 17 Married Men 78 18 Separated/Divorced 86 Widowed 75 16 Employed 81 14 Unemployed 69 27 Employed: Men 82 15 Employed: Women 80 13 Retired Men 74 21 Retired Women- 75 16 White 78 16 Black 78 13 Hispanic 80 14 Men 79 17 Women 79 14 Women Over 65 77 16 Live: Suburban Women 75 19 Married Women 79 15 Women Not Married 78 13 Ticketsplitter 78 17 50

Both Democrats and Republicans have talked about reforming the federal tax system. Please tell me whether you approve or disapprove of each of the following proposals dealing with tax reform. 70 60 The corporate tax rate should be lowered so U.S. companies can better compete internationally. 65 50 40 35 25 20 13 13 0 APPROVE Strongly Smwht DISAPPROVE Smwht Strongly DK/REF 51

App. Diapr. App. Diapr. App. Diapr. Total 65 25 Agree w/tea Party 84 Live: Urban 59 31 East 66 27 Disagree w/tea Party 48 40 Live: Suburban 66 24 Mid-West 57 29 Republican 79 12 Live: Rural 68 24 South 70 21 Democrat 49 40 Pro Life 75 17 West 65 27 Economic 66 25 Social 63 29 Security 47 47 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 82 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 42 46 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 71 19 Generic: White Und. 70 18 Approve Obama Job 48 40 Disapprove Obama Job 81 12 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 74 21 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 80 13 Dem. Help BO 45 44 GOP Chck/Balance BO 82 11 DK/Refused (Q6) 52 35 Better off Since BO Pres. 51 38 Not Better of Since BO 72 19 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 57 33 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 78 15 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 77 15 Disagree No Tax Incr. 39 52 Independent 68 24 Independent Men 71 24 Independent Women 66 23 Liberal 51 43 Moderate 61 29 Conservative 78 13 Income Under $60K 67 24 Income Over $60K 66 26 Income Over $0K 70 22 Age: Under 55 69 24 Age: Over 55 64 27 Age: Over 65 68 21 Protestant 66 24 White Protestant 70 21 Catholic 74 20 Jewish 53 33 Born Again 72 19 Not Born Again 60 29 Regularly Attend Church 69 22 Not Reg. Attend Church 61 Protestant Reg. Attend 69 21 Catholic Regularly Attend 73 20 Pro Choice 56 33 Single 60 26 Married Total 67 25 Married Men 67 26 Separated/Divorced 56 35 Widowed 66 21 Employed 68 25 Unemployed 59 35 Employed: Men 68 25 Employed: Women 68 25 Retired Men 63 Retired Women- 65 22 White 67 23 Black 55 34 Hispanic 60 29 Men 66 26 Women 64 25 Women Over 65 72 17 Live: Suburban Women 67 23 Married Women 67 24 Women Not Married 60 25 Ticketsplitter 69 24 52

Both Democrats and Republicans have talked about reforming the federal tax system. Please tell me whether you approve or disapprove of each of the following proposals dealing with tax reform. 60 50 The deduction of large mortgages should be limited in exchange for lower tax rates. 48 40 28 24 20 18 13 15 0 APPROVE Strongly Smwht DISAPPROVE Smwht Strongly DK/REF 53

App. Diapr. App. Diapr. App. Diapr. Total 48 28 Agree w/tea Party 46 28 Live: Urban 49 25 East 48 29 Disagree w/tea Party 51 29 Live: Suburban 46 Mid-West 45 Republican 45 Live: Rural 51 29 South 51 28 Democrat 49 29 Pro Life 48 26 West 46 27 Economic 49 29 Social 45 33 Security 53 32 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 48 28 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 48 29 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 47 27 Generic: White Und. 44 29 Approve Obama Job 47 Disapprove Obama Job 48 28 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 46 29 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 46 27 Dem. Help BO 50 28 GOP Chck/Balance BO 48 29 DK/Refused (Q6) 46 26 Better off Since BO Pres. 54 26 Not Better of Since BO 46 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 51 25 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 46 33 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 49 27 Disagree No Tax Incr. 45 35 Independent 49 27 Independent Men 48 22 Independent Women 49 31 Liberal 47 31 Moderate 50 31 Conservative 48 26 Income Under $60K 51 27 Income Over $60K 46 31 Income Over $0K 41 33 Age: Under 55 51 28 Age: Over 55 46 29 Age: Over 65 44 29 Protestant 45 White Protestant 41 33 Catholic 55 25 Jewish 67 13 Born Again 47 28 Not Born Again 42 33 Regularly Attend Church 49 25 Not Reg. Attend Church 46 32 Protestant Reg. Attend 45 28 Catholic Regularly Attend 54 21 Pro Choice 48 32 Single 50 26 Married Total 47 31 Married Men 47 32 Separated/Divorced 58 15 Widowed 42 29 Employed 48 29 Unemployed 59 29 Employed: Men 51 28 Employed: Women 46 Retired Men 48 31 Retired Women- 41 29 White 47 29 Black 54 19 Hispanic 46 34 Men 51 28 Women 45 29 Women Over 65 42 29 Live: Suburban Women 44 28 Married Women 47 29 Women Not Married 42 28 Ticketsplitter 56 24 54

Both Democrats and Republicans have talked about reforming the federal tax system. Please tell me whether you approve or disapprove of each of the following proposals dealing with tax reform. 60 50 All income should be taxed at the same rate so there is only one tax bracket. 48 43 40 20 27 21 14 9 0 APPROVE Strongly Smwht DISAPPROVE Smwht Strongly DK/REF 55

App. Diapr. App. Diapr. App. Diapr. Total 48 43 Agree w/tea Party 65 28 Live: Urban 55 33 East 47 45 Disagree w/tea Party 33 59 Live: Suburban 44 49 Mid-West 43 47 Republican 60 Live: Rural 50 43 South 51 42 Democrat 36 57 Pro Life 55 37 West 51 40 Economic 48 44 Social 44 46 Security 47 53 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 63 29 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 31 62 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 51 39 Generic: White Und. 49 39 Approve Obama Job 31 60 Disapprove Obama Job 64 28 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 63 28 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 66 27 Dem. Help BO 31 61 GOP Chck/Balance BO 63 DK/Refused (Q6) 31 61 Better off Since BO Pres. 35 56 Not Better of Since BO 56 36 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 42 49 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 57 35 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 58 33 Disagree No Tax Incr. 26 68 Independent 49 45 Independent Men 53 41 Independent Women 45 48 Liberal 38 58 Moderate 41 49 Conservative 61 31 Income Under $60K 50 41 Income Over $60K 47 46 Income Over $0K 43 51 Age: Under 55 49 41 Age: Over 55 48 45 Age: Over 65 47 46 Protestant 49 43 White Protestant 50 42 Catholic 51 41 Jewish 27 60 Born Again 57 38 Not Born Again 38 52 Regularly Attend Church 49 43 Not Reg. Attend Church 48 43 Protestant Reg. Attend 51 43 Catholic Regularly Attend 46 47 Pro Choice 43 49 Single 46 42 Married Total 49 43 Married Men 52 42 Separated/Divorced 55 40 Widowed 46 47 Employed 51 42 Unemployed 49 45 Employed: Men 54 39 Employed: Women 46 45 Retired Men 47 46 Retired Women- 46 44 White 49 43 Black 34 57 Hispanic 53 36 Men 52 41 Women 45 45 Women Over 65 46 48 Live: Suburban Women 43 50 Married Women 45 45 Women Not Married 46 44 Ticketsplitter 52 41 56

If Congress eliminates tax breaks and loopholes, what should it do with the money it raises? 1. Spend the money on critical investments like health care, transportation and the environment. 2. Lower tax rates across the board so that we have a tax code that promotes economic growth and new jobs. 3. Reduce the deficit 45 39 40 35 33 25 23 20 15 5 0 Invest Lower Taxes Reduce Deficit DK/Refused 4 57

58 Invest Taxes Def. Total 23 39 33 East 24 38 34 Mid-West 28 38 32 South 18 45 33 West 27 31 35 Economic 24 39 33 Social 42 26 Security 26 11 63 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 7 49 41 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 44 25 26 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 20 45 Generic: White Und. 20 42 33 Approve Obama Job 39 27 Disapprove Obama Job 47 40 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 21 46 29 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 17 48 28 Dem. Help BO 42 28 25 GOP Chck/Balance BO 48 40 DK/Refused (Q6) 26 36 34 Better off Since BO Pres. 38 29 28 Not Better of Since BO 17 44 35 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 37 29 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 14 44 40 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 13 47 37 Disagree No Tax Incr. 46 22 27 Ticketsplitter 19 43 35 Invest Taxes Def. Agree w/tea Party 8 48 42 Disagree w/tea Party 40 29 27 Republican 9 49 39 Democrat 40 29 28 Independent 20 42 32 Independent Men 19 41 33 Independent Women 20 42 31 Liberal 49 26 24 Moderate 27 36 32 Conservative 8 49 39 Income Under $60K 24 41 31 Income Over $60K 26 36 35 Income Over $0K 22 36 38 Age: Under 55 21 41 35 Age: Over 55 25 38 32 Age: Over 65 22 40 34 Protestant 21 37 39 White Protestant 18 37 41 Catholic 20 49 27 Jewish 27 33 33 Born Again 16 43 38 Not Born Again 26 31 40 Regularly Attend Church 19 42 35 Not Reg. Attend Church 28 35 33 Protestant Reg. Attend 19 39 39 Catholic Regularly Attend 20 48 26 Invest Taxes Def. Live: Urban 24 36 33 Live: Suburban 27 39 31 Live: Rural 19 41 37 Pro Life 16 46 34 Pro Choice 32 31 33 Single 35 33 28 Married Total 19 41 36 Married Men 16 43 37 Separated/Divorced 32 46 18 Widowed 34 33 29 Employed 21 40 35 Unemployed 43 33 22 Employed: Men 21 0 35 Employed: Women 21 40 34 Retired Men 19 40 35 Retired Women- 37 White 22 38 36 Black 32 39 26 Hispanic 27 49 21 Men 21 40 35 Women 26 38 32 Women Over 65 28 39 32 Live: Suburban Women 31 38 29 Married Women 21 39 35 Women Not Married 34 39 25

Regarding Republicans in Congress, if you knew each of the following were true, would it make you much more favorable, somewhat more favorable, somewhat less favorable or much less favorable towards Republicans in Congress? Republicans have a plan to create jobs by cutting taxes and regulations. 60 53 50 40 32 20 21 22 14 21 7 4 0 MORE Much Smwht LESS Smwht Much No Diff. DK/REF 59

More Less No Total 53 22 21 East 53 22 22 Mid-West 48 21 26 South 59 20 17 West 49 25 19 Economic 54 22 21 Social 49 21 23 Security 32 47 11 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 86 4 7 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 21 43 31 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 47 18 28 Generic: White Und. 52 17 25 Approve Obama Job 25 39 Disapprove Obama Job 80 6 12 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 57 13 25 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 65 9 20 Dem. Help BO 19 44 32 GOP Chck/Balance BO 84 5 9 DK/Refused (Q6) 31 31 34 Better off Since BO Pres. 29 37 29 Not Better of Since BO 67 14 16 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 45 29 23 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 69 12 16 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 67 12 17 Disagree No Tax Incr. 22 45 29 Ticketsplitter 55 15 26 More Less No Agree w/tea Party 82 6 9 Disagree w/tea Party 29 39 28 Republican 80 6 11 Democrat 26 39 29 Independent 53 21 21 Independent Men 53 20 24 Independent Women 53 22 19 Liberal 27 45 23 Moderate 42 23 29 Conservative 78 8 12 Income Under $60K 53 21 21 Income Over $60K 56 24 18 Income Over $0K 58 22 17 Age: Under 55 60 18 20 Age: Over 55 49 24 22 Age: Over 65 52 25 18 Protestant 54 22 19 White Protestant 60 20 16 Catholic 62 17 17 Jewish 27 40 33 Born Again 61 16 19 Not Born Again 47 29 20 Regularly Attend Church 60 17 18 Not Reg. Attend Church 45 28 22 Protestant Reg. Attend 60 18 18 Catholic Regularly Attend 62 15 18 More Less No Live: Urban 49 24 19 Live: Suburban 55 23 20 Live: Rural 55 18 22 Pro Life 66 14 16 Pro Choice 40 26 Single 47 26 25 Married Total 57 20 19 Married Men 60 20 17 Separated/Divorced 46 24 22 Widowed 49 20 21 Employed 57 21 18 Unemployed 59 18 22 Employed: Men 59 20 19 Employed: Women 55 23 18 Retired Men 55 26 15 Retired Women- 45 21 25 White 57 21 18 Black 35 24 33 Hispanic 40 27 Men 58 21 18 Women 49 22 23 Women Over 65 43 24 24 Live: Suburban Women 53 23 21 Married Women 53 20 21 Women Not Married 43 24 26 60

Regarding Republicans in Congress, if you knew each of the following were true, would it make you much more favorable, somewhat more favorable, somewhat less favorable or much less favorable towards Republicans in Congress? 50 45 40 35 25 20 15 5 0 House Republicans have already passed 15 different bills which would help create jobs, but they are stalled by Democrats in the Senate. 47 29 26 18 18 11 9 7 MORE Much Smwht LESS Smwht Much No Diff. DK/REF 61

More Less No Total 47 18 26 East 43 17 29 Mid-West 41 21 31 South 52 17 22 West 46 19 26 Economic 47 19 26 Social 42 19 29 Security 32 26 37 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 78 6 12 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 20 36 35 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 35 12 37 Generic: White Und. 39 11 36 Approve Obama Job 21 37 Disapprove Obama Job 71 7 16 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 46 13 28 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 50 7 28 Dem. Help BO 19 34 38 GOP Chck/Balance BO 72 7 15 DK/Refused (Q6) 33 19 32 Better off Since BO Pres. 22 32 37 Not Better of Since BO 58 13 21 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 38 22 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 61 12 20 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 57 14 22 Disagree No Tax Incr. 25 29 35 Ticketsplitter 46 11 36 More Less No Agree w/tea Party 71 7 17 Disagree w/tea Party 27 29 34 Republican 72 6 17 Democrat 21 35 33 Independent 46 12 Independent Men 49 9 33 Independent Women 43 15 27 Liberal 22 37 34 Moderate 38 19 31 Conservative 68 8 18 Income Under $60K 47 21 26 Income Over $60K 51 16 27 Income Over $0K 55 16 24 Age: Under 55 50 17 25 Age: Over 55 45 19 27 Age: Over 65 43 20 26 Protestant 48 19 23 White Protestant 54 16 22 Catholic 53 18 23 Jewish 13 20 60 Born Again 50 17 25 Not Born Again 45 21 21 Regularly Attend Church 51 17 23 Not Reg. Attend Church 41 20 Protestant Reg. Attend 50 18 23 Catholic Regularly Attend 56 16 21 More Less No Live: Urban 44 21 24 Live: Suburban 47 19 28 Live: Rural 48 16 26 Pro Life 59 13 21 Pro Choice 35 25 31 Single 36 25 34 Married Total 51 16 25 Married Men 56 14 24 Separated/Divorced 31 26 28 Widowed 41 19 22 Employed 50 17 25 Unemployed 45 20 31 Employed: Men 54 14 25 Employed: Women 46 20 25 Retired Men 46 18 27 Retired Women- 38 23 26 White 50 17 24 Black 18 31 Hispanic 47 14 36 Men 51 16 26 Women 43 21 26 Women Over 65 37 22 27 Live: Suburban Women 43 20 27 Married Women 46 18 26 Women Not Married 36 26 27 62

Between Republicans and Democrats, who is better described by the following statement? 45 40 35 25 20 15 39 Is better able to create jobs. 32 16 5 6 7 0 Republicans Democrats Both Neither DK/Refused 63

GOP Dems GOP Dems GOP Dems Total 39 32 Agree w/tea Party 71 5 Live: Urban 33 45 East 35 35 Disagree w/tea Party 13 60 Live: Suburban 39 31 Mid-West 37 35 Republican 78 4 Live: Rural 43 27 South 44 28 Democrat 7 67 Pro Life 54 21 West 36 32 Economic 40 32 Social 34 36 Security 26 47 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 81 2 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 3 72 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 24 22 Generic: White Und. 27 19 Approve Obama Job 6 63 Disapprove Obama Job 70 5 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 34 14 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 39 6 Dem. Help BO 3 71 GOP Chck/Balance BO 73 3 DK/Refused (Q6) 11 50 Better off Since BO Pres. 12 63 Not Better of Since BO 54 17 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 28 44 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 57 17 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 52 19 Disagree No Tax Incr. 12 63 Independent 29 23 Independent Men 34 26 Independent Women 24 20 Liberal 8 66 Moderate 28 38 Conservative 66 11 Income Under $60K 37 34 Income Over $60K 45 Income Over $0K 42 27 Age: Under 55 41 27 Age: Over 55 38 36 Age: Over 65 38 35 Protestant 45 31 White Protestant 53 23 Catholic 39 Jewish 20 47 Born Again 52 26 Not Born Again 36 38 Regularly Attend Church 46 27 Not Reg. Attend Church 40 Protestant Reg. Attend 51 26 Catholic Regularly Attend 38 28 Pro Choice 25 44 Single 27 48 Married Total 44 28 Married Men 49 29 Separated/Divorced 24 42 Widowed 36 33 Employed 41 28 Unemployed 35 41 Employed: Men 45 31 Employed: Women 37 25 Retired Men 44 35 Retired Women- 31 36 White 45 27 Black 7 66 Hispanic 22 39 Men 44 33 Women 34 32 Women Over 65 39 Live: Suburban Women 36 Married Women 39 27 Women Not Married 26 41 Ticketsplitter 39 18 64

Government Regulations Voters believe that government regulation hinders job growth and support a competitive and free enterprise system. Agenda Opportunities: 1. Fifty-four percent (54%) believe that America has too much regulation, compared to 37% who believe that America needs more regulation to protect workers, consumers and the environment. 2. Fifty-one percent (51%) believe that the federal government should reduce regulations so the government can stop financing favored industries, compared to 38% who believe that the federal government should regulate more and should encourage new technologies by financing certain industries. 3. Sixty-five percent (65%) agree that all new federal regulations that create significant costs for employers should be suspended until the unemployment level is lower. Additionally, 63% agree that the federal government threatens free enterprise when it gets involved in the private sector. 4. The majority of voters, 53%, prefer equal opportunity and a fair playing field for competition, versus only 38% who say that American capitalism is unfair. 65

With whom do you agree more? Congressman A who says we have too much regulation. Red tape at home drives American companies and jobs overseas. OR Congressman B who says we need more regulations to ensure that companies treat workers, consumers and the environment properly. 60 54 50 40 37 20 9 0 Congressman A Congressman B DK/Refused 66

A B A B A B Total 54 37 Agree w/tea Party 78 17 Live: Urban 47 47 East 54 37 Disagree w/tea Party 32 56 Live: Suburban 53 36 Mid-West 49 38 Republican 77 19 Live: Rural 60 South 58 35 Democrat 29 60 Pro Life 67 27 West 53 38 Independent 59 28 Pro Choice 41 48 Economic 55 36 Independent Men 61 28 Single 43 47 Social 47 44 Independent Women 56 27 Married Total 58 33 Security 37 47 Liberal 25 64 Married Men 61 31 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 81 15 Moderate 48 42 Separated/Divorced 47 45 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 24 65 Conservative 76 18 Widowed 49 37 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 55 Income Under $60K 51 40 Employed 57 35 Generic: White Und. 57 Approve Obama Job 58 Disapprove Obama Job 77 17 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 64 28 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 68 22 Dem. Help BO 27 62 GOP Chck/Balance BO 79 16 DK/Refused (Q6) 32 54 Better off Since BO Pres. 33 52 Not Better of Since BO 66 28 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 44 45 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 69 26 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 66 27 Disagree No Tax Incr. 28 58 Ticketsplitter 52 38 Income Over $60K 57 35 Income Over $0K 61 29 Age: Under 55 58 35 Age: Over 55 52 38 Age: Over 65 54 36 Protestant 57 34 White Protestant 63 29 Catholic 57 37 Jewish 40 53 Born Again 61 33 Not Born Again 52 36 Regularly Attend Church 57 35 Not Reg. Attend Church 50 38 Protestant Reg. Attend 58 33 Catholic Regularly Attend 56 39 Unemployed 45 47 Employed: Men 60 32 Employed: Women 54 38 Retired Men 56 35 Retired Women- 53 36 White 59 32 Black 23 69 Hispanic 50 34 Men 57 34 Women 52 39 Women Over 65 48 41 Live: Suburban Women 52 39 Married Women 55 36 Women Not Married 45 44 67

Concerning the ongoing debate about the federal government s involvement in the private sector, with whom do you agree more? Congressman A who says that the federal government should reduce regulations and stop the crony capitalism that finances favored businesses and industries because America needs an innovative economy where the private sector can freely compete and grow. OR Congressman B who says that the federal government should regulate more to protect workers and the environment and should encourage new technologies by financing certain industries because public/private partnerships spur the most innovation. 60 50 51 40 38 20 11 0 Congressman A Congressman B DK/Refused 68

A B A B A B Total 51 38 Agree w/tea Party 73 19 Live: Urban 46 44 East 47 42 Mid-West 48 39 South 54 36 West 52 37 Economic 52 38 Social 44 42 Security 68 32 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 75 19 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 27 60 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 48 37 Generic: White Und. 49 39 Approve Obama Job 57 Disapprove Obama Job 72 21 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 59 32 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 61 28 Dem. Help BO 26 60 Disagree w/tea Party 34 55 Republican 69 24 Democrat 31 56 Independent 54 33 Independent Men 57 28 Independent Women 51 38 Liberal 21 70 Moderate 47 39 Conservative 72 22 Income Under $60K 48 41 Income Over $60K 59 33 Income Over $0K 63 29 Age: Under 55 52 38 Age: Over 55 51 39 Age: Over 65 50 37 Protestant 55 36 White Protestant 60 33 Live: Suburban 53 36 Live: Rural 52 38 Pro Life 62 28 Pro Choice 41 48 Single 46 46 Married Total 54 35 Married Men 57 32 Separated/Divorced 46 47 Widowed 44 41 Employed 54 37 Unemployed 39 49 Employed: Men 55 36 Employed: Women 53 38 Retired Men 56 33 Retired Women- 45 44 White 54 36 GOP Chck/Balance BO 72 21 Catholic 54 36 Black 53 DK/Refused (Q6) 57 Jewish 53 33 Hispanic 43 38 Better off Since BO Pres. 31 54 Born Again 56 33 Men 55 34 Not Better of Since BO 62 29 Not Born Again 53 40 Women 48 42 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 43 47 Regularly Attend Church 56 34 Women Over 65 42 43 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 62 26 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 62 28 Disagree No Tax Incr. 25 62 Not Reg. Attend Church 46 43 Protestant Reg. Attend 58 33 Catholic Regularly Attend 52 36 Live: Suburban Women 48 41 Married Women 50 38 Women Not Married 43 48 Ticketsplitter 54 36 69

Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: 70 60 All new federal regulations that create significant costs for employers should be suspended until the unemployment level is lower. 65 50 40 35 29 25 20 14 11 11 0 AGREE Strongly Smwht DISAGREE Smwht Strongly DK/REF 70

Agree Disagr. Agree Disagr. Agree Disagr. Total 65 25 Agree w/tea Party 79 13 Live: Urban 57 29 East 63 27 Disagree w/tea Party 51 39 Live: Suburban 66 27 Mid-West 62 26 Republican 79 12 Live: Rural 67 19 South 68 24 Democrat 50 38 Pro Life 76 13 West 64 22 Economic 66 25 Social 58 27 Security 58 32 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 81 12 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 47 40 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 65 22 Generic: White Und. 67 22 Approve Obama Job 48 38 Disapprove Obama Job 80 13 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 74 16 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 75 15 Dem. Help BO 48 40 GOP Chck/Balance BO 79 13 DK/Refused (Q6) 45 34 Better off Since BO Pres. 49 39 Not Better of Since BO 74 17 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 57 31 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 76 16 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 77 13 Disagree No Tax Incr. 39 53 Independent 64 25 Independent Men 66 25 Independent Women 63 25 Liberal 47 42 Moderate 60 29 Conservative 78 13 Income Under $60K 67 23 Income Over $60K 68 26 Income Over $0K 72 24 Age: Under 55 69 23 Age: Over 55 61 26 Age: Over 65 63 24 Protestant 66 23 White Protestant 69 23 Catholic 74 18 Jewish 53 33 Born Again 74 16 Not Born Again 58 32 Regularly Attend Church 69 21 Not Reg. Attend Church 60 29 Protestant Reg. Attend 68 22 Catholic Regularly Attend 76 17 Pro Choice 54 35 Single 57 29 Married Total 66 24 Married Men 67 25 Separated/Divorced 71 26 Widowed 61 22 Employed 68 23 Unemployed 67 25 Employed: Men 67 25 Employed: Women 70 20 Retired Men 63 27 Retired Women- 59 26 White 67 23 Black 49 29 Hispanic 63 27 Men 66 25 Women 64 24 Women Over 65 61 24 Live: Suburban Women 66 26 Married Women 65 23 Women Not Married 62 25 Ticketsplitter 70 20 71

Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: 70 60 The federal government threatens America s free enterprise system when it gets involved in the private sector, picking winners and losers. 63 50 40 40 20 22 25 14 11 13 0 AGREE Strongly Smwht DISAGREE Smwht Strongly DK/REF 72

Agree Disagr. Agree Disagr. Agree Disagr. Total 63 25 Agree w/tea Party 85 8 Live: Urban 56 29 East 57 28 Disagree w/tea Party 44 40 Live: Suburban 64 25 Mid-West 56 28 Republican 82 Live: Rural 65 22 South 69 20 Democrat 43 40 Pro Life 75 15 West 64 25 Economic 64 25 Social 59 26 Security 53 47 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 86 8 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 39 44 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 59 23 Generic: White Und. 63 22 Approve Obama Job 41 40 Disapprove Obama Job 82 11 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 69 21 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 73 17 Dem. Help BO 39 44 GOP Chck/Balance BO 84 9 DK/Refused (Q6) 45 40 Better off Since BO Pres. 37 41 Not Better of Since BO 75 16 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 53 33 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 79 13 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 77 12 Disagree No Tax Incr. 33 54 Independent 64 24 Independent Men 61 25 Independent Women 67 22 Liberal 44 40 Moderate 56 31 Conservative 80 12 Income Under $60K 61 25 Income Over $60K 68 25 Income Over $0K 70 24 Age: Under 55 70 20 Age: Over 55 58 28 Age: Over 65 56 28 Protestant 66 22 White Protestant 72 19 Catholic 67 20 Jewish 53 27 Born Again 69 19 Not Born Again 62 25 Regularly Attend Church 68 20 Not Reg. Attend Church 56 Protestant Reg. Attend 68 21 Catholic Regularly Attend 69 17 Pro Choice 51 35 Single 54 29 Married Total 66 23 Married Men 65 25 Separated/Divorced 60 28 Widowed 60 20 Employed 67 22 Unemployed 51 35 Employed: Men 66 25 Employed: Women 69 19 Retired Men 56 27 Retired Women- 57 28 White 66 23 Black 40 33 Hispanic 57 33 Men 62 26 Women 63 23 Women Over 65 52 31 Live: Suburban Women 64 24 Married Women 67 22 Women Not Married 59 25 Ticketsplitter 66 21 73

Think for a moment about what kind of country you want America to be. That is, thinking about what you feel is the "American Dream" Whose vision do you agree with more? (Some/Other) people say that in America there is equal opportunity for all so your success is determined by your own abilities and efforts. The government should only ensure a fair playing field because prosperity depends on free enterprise which is threatened by government interference. OR (Other/Some) people say that American capitalism is unfair, that the lucky few are not paying their fair share and are exploiting the system for their own gain. These people believe that there is no equal opportunity unless the government levels the playing field by forcing the wealthy to share more with the less successful. 60 50 53 40 38 20 9 0 Equal Opportunity Gov't Level Playing Field DK/Refused 74

Equal Opp. Gov t Level Total 53 38 East 43 45 Mid-West 50 42 South 58 34 West 55 35 Economic 55 36 Social 39 50 Security 42 42 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 80 15 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 24 62 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 51 39 Generic: White Und. 54 35 Approve Obama Job 26 61 Disapprove Obama Job 76 17 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 62 29 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 66 25 Dem. Help BO 25 63 GOP Chck/Balance BO 77 17 DK/Refused (Q6) 33 55 Better off Since BO Pres. 34 55 Not Better of Since BO 63 29 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 43 48 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 69 25 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 62 Disagree No Tax Incr. 32 57 Ticketsplitter 52 40 Equal Opp. Gov t Level Agree w/tea Party 78 17 Disagree w/tea Party 31 57 Republican 77 18 Democrat 28 60 Independent 52 38 Independent Men 54 35 Independent Women 50 41 Liberal 28 60 Moderate 47 43 Conservative 72 22 Income Under $60K 51 42 Income Over $60K 61 31 Income Over $0K 63 32 Age: Under 55 58 34 Age: Over 55 49 41 Age: Over 65 52 39 Protestant 56 36 White Protestant 63 28 Catholic 50 39 Jewish 33 40 Born Again 60 32 Not Born Again 50 39 Regularly Attend Church 55 35 Not Reg. Attend Church 49 42 Protestant Reg. Attend 58 33 Catholic Regularly Attend 50 41 Equal Opp. Gov t Level Live: Urban 47 44 Live: Suburban 56 35 Live: Rural 52 39 Pro Life 64 Pro Choice 43 46 Single 43 45 Married Total 58 34 Married Men 61 32 Separated/Divorced 36 56 Widowed 47 39 Employed 57 36 Unemployed 33 55 Employed: Men 57 36 Employed: Women 56 36 Retired Men 55 33 Retired Women- 45 45 White 57 34 Black 27 60 Hispanic 43 49 Men 56 35 Women 50 41 Women Over 65 47 44 Live: Suburban Women 53 36 Married Women 55 36 Women Not Married 41 49 75

Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: 60 50 The federal government should use tax dollars to support new, green energy technologies that cannot find funding in the private sector. 50 43 40 20 23 27 18 25 7 0 AGREE Strongly Smwht DISAGREE Smwht Strongly DK/REF 76

Agree Disagr. Agree Disagr. Agree Disagr. Total 50 43 Agree w/tea Party 32 63 Live: Urban 53 41 East 51 41 Disagree w/tea Party 67 26 Live: Suburban 51 43 Mid-West 51 42 Republican 37 58 Live: Rural 46 45 South 48 45 Democrat 66 27 Pro Life 41 52 West 52 42 Economic 52 41 Social 48 43 Security 53 47 Generic Vote Cong. Rep. 34 61 Generic Vote Cong. Dem. 70 23 Generic Vote Cong. Und. 47 43 Generic: White Und. 45 48 Approve Obama Job 66 26 Disapprove Obama Job 35 60 Disap. BO/Not Vote GOP 40 52 Disapp. BO/Und. Cong. 34 58 Dem. Help BO 69 24 GOP Chck/Balance BO 35 59 DK/Refused (Q6) 65 28 Better off Since BO Pres. 59 Not Better of Since BO 44 50 GOP Goal/Create Jobs 59 34 GOP Goal/Cut Spdng. 38 58 Agree No Tax Incr. (Q17) 43 51 Disagree No Tax Incr. 67 28 Independent 47 46 Independent Men 47 46 Independent Women 48 46 Liberal 75 21 Moderate 55 36 Conservative 33 61 Income Under $60K 53 42 Income Over $60K 49 45 Income Over $0K 47 46 Age: Under 55 50 46 Age: Over 55 50 41 Age: Over 65 52 37 Protestant 47 46 White Protestant 44 50 Catholic 52 42 Jewish 67 33 Born Again 38 54 Not Born Again 56 37 Regularly Attend Church 44 48 Not Reg. Attend Church 57 38 Protestant Reg. Attend 42 50 Catholic Regularly Attend 50 45 Pro Choice 59 34 Single 65 27 Married Total 45 49 Married Men 44 51 Separated/Divorced 58 40 Widowed 54 29 Employed 49 45 Unemployed 51 47 Employed: Men 48 47 Employed: Women 50 42 Retired Men 54 40 Retired Women- 51 38 White 46 47 Black 59 27 Hispanic 68 28 Men 49 46 Women 51 41 Women Over 65 51 35 Live: Suburban Women 53 40 Married Women 47 47 Women Not Married 59 Ticketsplitter 50 45 77

Medicare While more voters believe that Democrats are better able to protect Medicare than Republicans, voters are more favorable to Republican approaches when contrasted with the Democratic proposal of Medicare reform. Agenda Challenges: 1. By a 9 point margin, voters believe Democrats (38%) are better able to protect and secure Medicare than Republicans (29%). 2. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters believe it s possible to solve the debt crisis without restraining entitlement spending for Social Security and Medicare. 78