quinnipiac national poll november 4th 2015

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FOR RELEASE: NOVEMBER 4, 2015

THE DOCTOR IS IN AS CARSON TIES TRUMP IN GOP RACE,

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS;

CARSON TOPS CLINTON BY 10 POINTS IN GENERAL ELECTION

One year before Election Day 2016, Dr. Ben Carson is virtually tied with Donald Trump as

strong front-runners for the Republican nomination, and Carson tops former Secretary of State

Hillary Clinton 50 – 40 percent in the final face-off, according to a Quinnipiac University

National poll released today.Trump gets 24 percent of Republican votes, with Carson at 23 percent, Sen. Marco Rubio

of Florida at 14 percent, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at 13 percent, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush

at 4 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. No other

candidate tops 3 percent, with 9 percent undecided, and 63 percent who might change their mind.

Among Republicans, 25 percent of voters say they “would definitely not support” Trump,

with 23 percent who would not back Bush.

Clinton gets 53 percent of Democrats, with 35 percent for Sen. Bernie Sanders of

Vermont, with 9 percent undecided and 44 percent who might change their mind.

Only 8 percent of Democrats say they “would definitely not support” Clinton.

“Is there a doctor in the house? There certainly is and at the moment Dr. Ben Carson is

delivering a troubling diagnosis to Secretary Hillary Clinton,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director

of the Quinnipiac University Poll. “With the election one year away, Ben Carson has surgically

cut away all but one GOP opponent and taken a scalpel to Hillary Clinton's lead.

“But a year is an eternity in presidential campaigns and this race already has left some

former front-runners on life support.

“Clinton gets crushed on character issues, pounded by Carson and closely challenged by

Sen. Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio.”

-more-

Tim Malloy, Assistant Director,

Quinnipiac University Poll

(203) 645-8043

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Public Relations

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Clinton’s traditional lead among women evaporates as American voters pick Carson over

the Democrat 50 – 40 percent. Women go 45 percent for Carson and 44 percent for Clinton,

while men back the Republican 55 – 35 percent. In other matchups with GOP contenders:

Clinton gets 46 percent to Trump’s 43 percent;

Rubio tops Clinton 46 – 41 percent; Cruz gets 46 percent to Clinton’s 43 percent;

New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie tops Clinton 46 – 41 percent.

Sanders doesn’t do much better against Republicans:

Losing to Carson 51 – 39 percent;

Getting 46 percent to Trump’s 44 percent;

Trailing Rubio 47 – 41 percent;

Getting 44 percent to Cruz’s 45 percent;

Getting 42 percent to Christie’s 45 percent.

Bush has the worst net favorability rating of any candidate, a negative 25 – 58 percent,while Trump gets a negative 37 – 56 percent and Clinton gets a negative 42 – 52 percent. Other

favorability ratings are:

49 – 25 percent for Carson;

39 – 36 percent for Sanders;

39 – 25 percent for Rubio;

35 – 32 percent for Cruz.

Clinton has the lowest rating for honesty as American voters say 60 – 36 percent she is

not honest and trustworthy. Trump is not honest and trustworthy, voters say 58 – 38 percent.

Carson gets the best honesty grades among top candidates, a positive 62 – 24 percent.

Carson also gets the highest grades as American voters say 56 – 32 percent that he cares

about their needs and problems.

But voters say 50 – 38 percent that Carson does not have the right kind of experience to

be president. Voters say 58 – 39 percent that Trump does not have the right experience, the two

lowest grades among top candidates.

From October 29 – November 2, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,144 registered voters

nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines

and cell phones. The survey includes 502 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 4.4

percentage points and 480 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4.5 percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public

opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia,

Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.

For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling , call (203) 582-5201, or

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1. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) If the Republican primary for President were being

held today, and the candidates were Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly

Fiorina, Jim Gilmore, Lindsey Graham, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, John Kasich, George

Pataki, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum, and Donald Trump, for whom would you vote?

REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS......................

Wht POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Tea BrnAgn CONSERVATIVE Mod/

Tot Party Evang Very Smwht Lib Men Wom

Bush 4% 1% 1% 1% 2% 8% 3% 5%Carson 23 23 32 21 22 26 21 24

Christie 3 - 1 2 3 5 3 3

Cruz 13 30 16 26 7 6 15 11

Fiorina 3 - 3 1 3 2 2 3

Gilmore - - - - - - - -

Graham - - - - - - - -

Huckabee 1 - 2 3 - - - 2

Jindal - - - - - - - -

Kasich 3 1 1 1 1 8 3 2

Pataki - - - - - - - -

Paul 2 1 1 2 - 4 2 1

Rubio 14 6 13 12 20 10 15 13

Santorum 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1Trump 24 32 18 21 31 22 28 20

SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 - - - - - -

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - - 1 - 1 -

DK/NA 9 4 11 10 9 7 5 13

MOST IMPORTANT FOR REP PRES NOMINEE Q79 Economy

Shares Strong Honest/ MostImpt

Values Leader Trustworthy IssueQ81

Bush 1% 6% 3% 7%

Carson 26 24 25 20

Christie - 5 4 2

Cruz 21 9 15 15

Fiorina 1 3 2 1Gilmore - - - -

Graham - - - -

Huckabee 3 - - 1

Jindal - - - -

Kasich 2 5 1 2

Pataki - - - -

Paul 1 3 3 3

Rubio 10 9 20 15

Santorum - 1 1 1

Trump 23 29 15 26

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - -

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 - - -

DK/NA 8 6 11 7


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3. (If Democrat or Democratic Leaner) If the Democratic primary for President were being

held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton, Larry Lessig, Martin O'Malley, and

Bernie Sanders, for whom would you vote?

DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS..........

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

LIBERAL..... Mod/

Tot Very Smwht Cons Men Wom

Clinton 53% 37% 61% 54% 50% 54%

Lessig 1 1 - 1 - 2O'Malley - - - 1 1 -

Sanders 35 60 28 30 40 32

SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - 1 1 -

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 - 2 2 2 1

DK/NA 9 2 9 11 7 11

MOST IMPORTANT FOR DEM PRES NOMINEE Q80 Economy

Shares Strong MostImpt

Values Leader Cares IssueQ82

Clinton 42% 67% 43% 55%

Lessig - - 2 1

O'Malley - 1 - -Sanders 44 25 45 32

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - -

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 1 1 1

DK/NA 9 7 8 10

3A. (If candidate chosen q3) Is your mind made up, or do you think you might change your

mind before the primary?

DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS........

CANDIDATE CHOSEN Q3.................

CANDIDATE OF CHOICE Q3

Tot Clinton Sanders

Made up 54% 61% 45%

Might change 44 36 55

DK/NA 2 3 -

4. (If Democrat or Democratic Leaner) Are there any of these candidates you would

definitely not support for the Democratic nomination for president: Clinton, Lessig,

O'Malley, or Sanders? (Totals may add up to more than 100% because multiple responses were

allowed)



LIBERAL..... Mod/Tot Very Smwht Cons Men Wom

Clinton 8% 5% 3% 11% 7% 9%

Lessig 11 17 9 10 13 10

O'Malley 14 14 13 14 14 13

Sanders 5 1 4 8 5 6

No/No one 53 60 61 47 55 52

DK/NA 17 10 16 19 18 17


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5. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary

Clinton the Democrat and Ben Carson the Republican, for whom would you vote?

COLLEGE DEG

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No

Clinton 40% 5% 85% 31% 35% 44% 48% 36%

Carson 50 89 7 56 55 45 47 51

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 2 3 - - 2

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 1 5 3 3 1 4

DK/NA 6 3 6 6 4 7 4 6

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Clinton 49% 42% 33% 44% 30% 38% 34% 73%

Carson 36 47 59 49 60 53 56 19

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 6 1 - 1 3 - 2 1

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - 5 3 3 3 2 3 3

DK/NA 10 5 5 3 4 7 5 4


Clinton the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote?

COLLEGE DEG


Clinton 46% 8% 91% 38% 36% 55% 54% 42%

Trump 43 81 5 43 52 35 36 47

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 - 4 3 1 2 2

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 5 2 8 5 5 5 5

DK/NA 4 5 2 7 3 5 3 4

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Clinton 58% 49% 40% 44% 30% 46% 38% 91%

Trump 30 40 50 46 58 43 51 6SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 1 1 3 1 2 1

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 5 4 6 5 5 5 -

DK/NA 5 3 5 3 4 5 4 1


Clinton the Democrat and Marco Rubio the Republican, for whom would you vote?

COLLEGE DEG


Clinton 41% 5% 85% 35% 35% 47% 49% 38%

Rubio 46 87 6 48 52 41 44 48

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 2WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 4 1 6 4 3 2 5

DK/NA 7 3 7 8 5 8 4 8

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Clinton 46% 45% 36% 45% 30% 40% 35% 83%

Rubio 34 40 56 48 59 48 53 9

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 4 - 1 3 1 2 1

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 5 3 2 4 4 4 -

DK/NA 14 5 4 4 5 8 6 7


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Clinton the Democrat and Ted Cruz the Republican, for whom would you vote?

COLLEGE DEG


Clinton 43% 5% 86% 38% 37% 48% 53% 38%

Cruz 46 89 5 46 50 42 39 49

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 4 4 - 1 2

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 2 7 5 3 3 4

DK/NA 5 2 6 5 4 7 3 7

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Clinton 48% 47% 37% 47% 31% 41% 37% 81%

Cruz 35 40 55 47 57 50 53 8

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 5 2 1 1 4 - 2 -

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 6 4 3 4 3 4 3

DK/NA 10 5 4 2 3 6 5 8


Clinton the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote?

COLLEGE DEG


Clinton 41% 5% 87% 33% 36% 47% 50% 37%

Christie 46 88 4 49 49 43 44 47

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 1 4 4 1 1 3

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 3 2 8 7 5 2 8

DK/NA 5 2 6 5 4 5 3 5

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Clinton 52% 42% 35% 45% 29% 40% 35% 77%

Christie 29 44 53 48 55 49 52 17SMONE ELSE(VOL) 4 2 3 2 4 2 3 1

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 8 5 3 7 4 5 3

DK/NA 9 3 4 2 5 5 5 2

10. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Bernie

Sanders the Democrat and Ben Carson the Republican, for whom would you vote?

COLLEGE DEG


Sanders 39% 5% 80% 29% 35% 42% 46% 35%

Carson 51 91 9 56 55 46 46 53

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - - 1 - 1 -WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 3 6 4 3 2 4

DK/NA 7 3 9 9 4 9 5 8

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Sanders 54% 41% 30% 38% 31% 33% 32% 75%

Carson 36 47 59 52 61 55 58 16

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 -

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 5 2 5 3 3 3 4

DK/NA 8 5 8 5 4 9 6 5


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Sanders the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote?

COLLEGE DEG


Sanders 46% 10% 85% 41% 40% 51% 56% 41%

Trump 44 81 7 45 51 38 35 48

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - 4 2 1 2 1

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 4 3 6 4 5 4 5

DK/NA 4 4 5 4 3 5 3 5

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Sanders 62% 48% 40% 42% 35% 41% 38% 85%

Trump 30 40 51 47 57 46 51 8

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 -

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 7 4 5 4 5 4 6

DK/NA 6 3 4 5 3 7 5 1


Sanders the Democrat and Marco Rubio the Republican, for whom would you vote?

COLLEGE DEG


Sanders 41% 6% 82% 36% 39% 44% 47% 39%

Rubio 47 88 5 50 52 42 45 48

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 3 2 - 2 1

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 5 4 3 5 2 5

DK/NA 6 4 8 8 4 9 4 8

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Sanders 51% 44% 37% 40% 34% 38% 36% 71%

Rubio 37 43 53 49 57 48 53 13SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 2 - 1 -

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - 5 4 5 3 5 4 6

DK/NA 11 5 5 6 4 8 6 10


Sanders the Democrat and Ted Cruz the Republican, for whom would you vote?

COLLEGE DEG


Sanders 44% 8% 84% 38% 43% 45% 51% 40%

Cruz 45 85 4 48 48 42 40 47

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 2 2 1 2 1WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 3 4 2 5 3 4

DK/NA 7 3 8 7 5 8 4 8

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Sanders 56% 45% 38% 43% 37% 40% 38% 73%

Cruz 34 43 52 45 54 48 51 13

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 -

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - 5 4 4 2 4 3 6

DK/NA 9 6 5 6 6 8 7 8


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Sanders the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote?

COLLEGE DEG


Sanders 42% 8% 81% 36% 40% 44% 48% 40%

Christie 45 86 5 48 48 42 44 45

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 2 2 - 2 1

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 4 5 5 4 2 5

DK/NA 7 3 9 9 5 9 4 9

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Sanders 58% 43% 36% 40% 33% 37% 35% 74%

Christie 28 45 50 49 56 49 52 13

SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 -

WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 5 5 4 4 5 5 3

DK/NA 10 6 8 6 5 10 7 9

15. Compared to past presidential elections, how would you describe your level of

enthusiasm about voting in the 2016 presidential election next year; are you moreenthusiastic than usual, less enthusiastic, or about the same as usual?

COLLEGE DEG


More 35% 52% 25% 31% 34% 37% 30% 38%

Less 21 10 25 26 19 23 26 18

About the same 42 35 49 42 46 40 44 42

DK/NA 1 3 - - 2 1 - 2

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

More 44% 30% 37% 31% 36% 38% 37% 20%Less 16 28 19 18 17 20 19 34

About the same 39 39 44 49 45 41 43 46

DK/NA 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 -


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Q16-34. Summary Table - Is your opinion of [Candidate] favorable, unfavorable or haven't

you heard enough about him/her? Table ranked by net favorability (Favorable -

Unfavorable).

REGISTERED VOTERS.................

Hvn't

Fav Unfav hrdEn REF NetFav

Carson 49 25 25 - 24

Rubio 39 25 35 1 14

Fiorina 37 27 35 1 10

Sanders 39 36 24 1 3Kasich 23 20 57 - 3

Cruz 35 32 33 1 3

Huckabee 33 34 31 2 -1

Christie 33 39 27 1 -6

Jindal 20 27 53 1 -7

Clinton 42 52 5 1 -10

Paul 29 40 30 1 -11

O'Malley 10 23 66 1 -13

Santorum 23 39 38 - -16

Gilmore 2 20 78 - -18

Pataki 10 29 61 1 -19

Trump 37 56 5 2 -19

Graham 12 37 50 1 -25Bush 25 58 15 2 -33

REPUBLICANS.......................

Hvn't


Carson 82 6 12 - 76

Rubio 71 10 19 - 61

Cruz 68 9 23 - 59

Fiorina 69 13 18 - 56

Huckabee 63 13 22 2 50

Christie 57 23 19 - 34

Trump 63 30 6 1 33

Jindal 40 17 43 1 23Santorum 45 22 32 - 23

Paul 45 34 20 2 11

Kasich 31 23 46 - 8

Bush 44 47 9 - -3

Graham 22 34 43 1 -12

Gilmore 4 20 75 1 -16

Pataki 12 30 56 1 -18

DEMOCRATS.........................

Hvn't


Clinton 83 12 3 1 71

Sanders 67 7 25 2 60

O'Malley 23 16 61 - 7


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16. Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about her?

COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 42% 7% 83% 35% 35% 48% 47% 39%

Unfavorable 52 90 12 57 61 45 48 55

Hvn't hrd enough 5 3 3 6 3 6 3 6

REFUSED 1 - 1 2 2 1 2 1

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Favorable 50% 45% 34% 44% 27% 39% 33% 85%

Unfavorable 41 48 61 51 68 53 60 12


REFUSED 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2

17. Is your opinion of Ben Carson favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about

him?

COLLEGE DEGTot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No

Favorable 49% 82% 17% 53% 52% 47% 45% 52%

Unfavorable 25 6 46 20 26 24 34 20

Hvn't hrd enough 25 12 36 26 21 29 21 27

REFUSED - - 1 1 1 - 1 -

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Favorable 32% 47% 58% 53% 56% 52% 54% 27%

Unfavorable 27 28 22 26 25 20 23 39

Hvn't hrd enough 40 24 20 20 18 27 23 33

REFUSED - - - 1 - - - 1

18. Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about him?

COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 37% 63% 10% 42% 44% 31% 29% 41%

Unfavorable 56 30 85 53 50 63 68 51


REFUSED 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Favorable 22% 39% 43% 38% 46% 35% 41% 11%

Unfavorable 76 57 48 53 46 57 52 84


REFUSED 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 1


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19. Is your opinion of Bernie Sanders favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about him?

COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 39% 13% 67% 38% 40% 39% 48% 35%

Unfavorable 36 68 7 33 41 31 35 36

Hvn't hrd enough 24 19 25 29 18 29 17 28

REFUSED 1 - 2 1 - 1 - 1

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Favorable 52% 39% 36% 37% 36% 35% 36% 57%

Unfavorable 18 35 40 42 46 38 42 9

Hvn't hrd enough 30 25 23 19 17 26 21 34

REFUSED - - 1 2 - 2 1 -

20. Is your opinion of Marco Rubio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about him?


Favorable 39% 71% 11% 39% 43% 35% 42% 37%

Unfavorable 25 10 41 21 26 25 29 24

Hvn't hrd enough 35 19 47 37 29 40 28 39

REFUSED 1 - 1 2 2 1 1 1

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Favorable 21% 36% 45% 47% 47% 39% 43% 16%

Unfavorable 18 27 29 25 27 22 24 31

Hvn't hrd enough 60 35 26 25 25 38 31 52

REFUSED - 1 - 3 1 1 1 1

21. Is your opinion of Ted Cruz favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about

him?

COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 35% 68% 5% 36% 40% 31% 28% 39%

Unfavorable 32 9 53 34 35 28 47 24

Hvn't hrd enough 33 23 42 30 24 40 25 36

REFUSED 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Favorable 22% 36% 41% 36% 44% 34% 39% 11%

Unfavorable 28 34 32 34 36 26 31 38

Hvn't hrd enough 50 30 26 28 20 38 29 51

REFUSED - - 1 1 1 1 1 -


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22. Is your opinion of Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about him?

COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 33% 57% 11% 33% 35% 31% 39% 30%

Unfavorable 39 23 57 36 41 38 42 38

Hvn't hrd enough 27 19 30 29 23 30 18 31

REFUSED 1 - 1 2 1 1 1 1

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Favorable 16% 31% 37% 46% 40% 36% 38% 17%

Unfavorable 36 42 42 36 35 38 37 50

Hvn't hrd enough 48 27 21 16 23 25 24 33

REFUSED 1 1 - 2 1 1 1 -

23. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Jeb Bush favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard

enough about him?


Favorable 25% 44% 13% 21% 30% 22% 29% 24%

Unfavorable 58 47 66 60 61 55 62 56

Hvn't hrd enough 15 9 21 13 8 21 8 18

REFUSED 2 - - 6 1 2 1 2

24. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Carly Fiorina favorable, unfavorable or haven't you

heard enough about her?

COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 37% 69% 9% 36% 39% 35% 39% 36%

Unfavorable 27 13 42 24 27 27 32 25

Hvn't hrd enough 35 18 49 38 33 38 28 39

REFUSED 1 - - 1 - 1 1 1

25. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Jim Gilmore favorable, unfavorable or haven't you

heard enough about him?

COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 2% 4% 2% - 2% 2% 1% 2%Unfavorable 20 20 21 18 21 19 17 21

Hvn't hrd enough 78 75 77 82 77 78 82 76

REFUSED - 1 - - - - - -


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26. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Lindsey Graham favorable, unfavorable or haven't you


COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 12% 22% 3% 13% 16% 8% 15% 11%

Unfavorable 37 34 40 33 38 36 37 37

Hvn't hrd enough 50 43 56 54 46 55 48 52

REFUSED 1 1 - - - 1 - 1

27. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Mike Huckabee favorable, unfavorable or haven't you


COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 33% 63% 6% 27% 36% 30% 34% 33%

Unfavorable 34 13 54 42 36 33 44 29

Hvn't hrd enough 31 22 38 31 27 34 22 36

REFUSED 2 2 1 1 1 2 - 2

28. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Bobby Jindal favorable, unfavorable or haven't you


COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 20% 40% 5% 16% 21% 19% 16% 22%

Unfavorable 27 17 37 32 31 23 38 21

Hvn't hrd enough 53 43 58 52 48 58 46 57

REFUSED 1 1 - 1 1 - - 1

29. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of John Kasich favorable, unfavorable or haven't you


COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 23% 31% 15% 27% 24% 22% 33% 17%

Unfavorable 20 23 22 13 25 16 19 21

Hvn't hrd enough 57 46 63 60 51 62 48 62

REFUSED - - - - - 1 - -

30. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of George Pataki favorable, unfavorable or haven't you


COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 10% 12% 7% 9% 9% 10% 11% 9%

Unfavorable 29 30 28 35 34 25 30 28

Hvn't hrd enough 61 56 65 55 57 64 58 62

REFUSED 1 1 - 2 - 1 - 1


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31. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Rand Paul favorable, unfavorable or haven't you


COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 29% 45% 7% 33% 38% 20% 29% 29%

Unfavorable 40 34 56 35 42 37 46 37

Hvn't hrd enough 30 20 37 31 18 43 25 33

REFUSED 1 2 - 1 2 - - 1

32. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Rick Santorum favorable, unfavorable or haven't you


COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 23% 45% 6% 18% 27% 19% 19% 25%

Unfavorable 39 22 57 34 46 33 57 30

Hvn't hrd enough 38 32 37 47 26 48 25 45

REFUSED - - - 1 1 - - 1

33. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Larry Lessig favorable, unfavorable or haven't you


COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 4% 5% 5% 2% 3% 4% 4% 4%

Unfavorable 13 14 15 10 17 10 12 14

Hvn't hrd enough 83 82 80 86 79 86 84 82

REFUSED - - - 1 1 - 1 -

34. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Martin O'Malley favorable, unfavorable or haven't

you heard enough about him?

COLLEGE DEG


Favorable 10% 3% 23% 6% 9% 12% 17% 8%

Unfavorable 23 33 16 19 31 15 26 21

Hvn't hrd enough 66 62 61 74 59 72 58 70

REFUSED 1 2 - 1 1 1 - 1


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Q44-50. Summary Table - Would you say that [Candidate] is honest and trustworthy or not?

Yes No DK/NA

Clinton 36 60 4

Trump 38 58 4

Sanders 55 31 14

Carson 62 24 14

Rubio 50 31 19

Cruz 43 39 17

Christie 39 48 13

44. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton is honest and trustworthy or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 36% 4% 68% 35% 30% 41% 37% 35%

No 60 94 26 62 67 54 60 60

DK/NA 4 2 6 3 3 6 4 5

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 48% 36% 28% 39% 23% 32% 28% 71%

No 47 60 68 56 74 62 68 23

DK/NA 5 4 4 5 3 6 4 6

45. Would you say that - Donald Trump is honest and trustworthy or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 38% 62% 14% 41% 44% 33% 32% 42%

No 58 33 84 55 52 63 64 54

DK/NA 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 24% 37% 44% 43% 47% 39% 43% 13%

No 74 60 53 49 48 56 52 86

DK/NA 2 3 3 9 5 5 5 1

46. Would you say that - Bernie Sanders is honest and trustworthy or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 55% 37% 73% 56% 57% 53% 62% 52%

No 31 48 12 31 35 27 27 33

DK/NA 14 14 14 13 8 19 11 16

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 68% 49% 56% 50% 54% 53% 53% 56%

No 21 34 31 34 38 29 33 24

DK/NA 11 17 13 15 8 18 13 20


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47. Would you say that - Ben Carson is honest and trustworthy or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 62% 91% 32% 68% 66% 58% 62% 61%

No 24 5 44 19 22 26 26 23

DK/NA 14 4 24 13 12 16 11 16

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 50% 54% 70% 68% 70% 65% 67% 38%

No 28 30 20 21 19 20 19 42

DK/NA 22 16 11 11 11 15 13 20

48. Would you say that - Marco Rubio is honest and trustworthy or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 50% 74% 24% 54% 53% 46% 53% 48%

No 31 15 49 28 32 31 30 32

DK/NA 19 10 27 19 15 23 17 21

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 41% 44% 54% 56% 57% 53% 55% 17%

No 38 34 31 26 28 25 27 57

DK/NA 21 22 15 18 15 21 18 26

49. Would you say that - Ted Cruz is honest and trustworthy or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 43% 75% 11% 46% 50% 37% 39% 45%No 39 18 64 34 38 40 45 36

DK/NA 17 7 25 20 12 23 16 18

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 34% 41% 49% 45% 53% 41% 47% 23%

No 45 41 37 37 36 36 36 57

DK/NA 21 17 14 18 11 22 17 21

50. Would you say that - Chris Christie is honest and trustworthy or not?


Yes 39% 63% 22% 37% 40% 39% 41% 38%

No 48 30 63 49 49 47 50 47

DK/NA 13 7 15 14 11 14 9 14

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 30% 36% 41% 51% 43% 42% 43% 27%

No 50 51 49 38 45 47 46 59

DK/NA 19 13 9 11 12 11 12 13


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Q51-57. Summary Table - Would you say that [Candidate] has strong leadership qualities or

not?

Yes No DK/NA

Clinton 56 41 3

Trump 60 37 3

Sanders 48 39 13

Carson 47 38 14

Rubio 48 35 18Cruz 45 39 16

Christie 56 35 9

51. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton has strong leadership qualities or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 56% 25% 90% 57% 48% 64% 65% 52%

No 41 73 9 40 50 33 34 45

DK/NA 3 1 2 3 2 3 1 3

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 69% 62% 49% 53% 42% 59% 51% 86%

No 30 35 49 43 56 39 47 8

DK/NA 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 6

52. Would you say that - Donald Trump has strong leadership qualities or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 60% 82% 34% 68% 66% 54% 59% 60%

No 37 16 64 30 30 44 40 36DK/NA 3 2 3 2 4 2 1 4

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 56% 62% 62% 56% 70% 62% 66% 31%

No 40 36 36 41 27 36 31 64

DK/NA 5 2 2 4 3 2 3 4

53. Would you say that - Bernie Sanders has strong leadership qualities or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 48% 28% 68% 51% 45% 50% 49% 47%

No 39 60 18 37 45 34 40 39

DK/NA 13 12 13 12 10 16 11 14

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 63% 46% 46% 40% 42% 46% 44% 63%

No 26 37 45 47 48 38 43 19

DK/NA 12 17 9 13 10 15 13 18


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54. Would you say that - Ben Carson has strong leadership qualities or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 47% 76% 25% 44% 49% 46% 42% 50%

No 38 18 55 41 41 36 45 35

DK/NA 14 6 20 15 10 18 13 15

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 42% 45% 52% 47% 52% 50% 51% 31%

No 44 39 37 40 39 32 36 51

DK/NA 14 16 11 13 9 18 13 18

55. Would you say that - Marco Rubio has strong leadership qualities or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 48% 72% 26% 52% 49% 46% 53% 45%

No 35 20 51 30 39 31 31 36

DK/NA 18 9 23 18 12 23 15 19

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 40% 45% 52% 54% 54% 55% 54% 17%

No 45 35 32 33 35 24 30 54

DK/NA 16 20 17 13 11 21 16 29

56. Would you say that - Ted Cruz has strong leadership qualities or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 45% 76% 17% 44% 51% 39% 40% 47%No 39 16 62 40 39 39 46 36

DK/NA 16 8 21 16 10 21 14 17

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 43% 43% 48% 43% 55% 44% 49% 24%

No 41 41 39 41 35 35 35 59

DK/NA 16 16 14 16 10 21 16 17

57. Would you say that - Chris Christie has strong leadership qualities or not?


Yes 56% 76% 39% 58% 55% 56% 66% 50%

No 35 19 49 34 37 34 29 39

DK/NA 9 4 12 8 8 10 5 11

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 47% 57% 57% 60% 60% 61% 61% 47%

No 41 33 38 33 32 31 32 40

DK/NA 12 10 6 8 7 8 8 13


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Q58-64. Summary Table - Would you say that [Candidate] cares about the needs and problems

of people like you or not?

Yes No DK/NA

Clinton 44 53 2

Trump 36 59 4

Sanders 52 38 10

Carson 56 32 12

Rubio 46 38 16

Cruz 41 43 16Christie 46 43 11

58. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton cares about the needs and problems of people like

you or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 44% 11% 82% 40% 38% 50% 51% 41%

No 53 87 16 59 59 48 46 57

DK/NA 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 57% 45% 37% 47% 31% 43% 37% 81%

No 40 52 61 51 67 55 61 17

DK/NA 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3

59. Would you say that - Donald Trump cares about the needs and problems of people like

you or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 36% 61% 11% 39% 41% 31% 32% 38%

No 59 32 87 57 55 64 64 57DK/NA 4 7 2 4 4 5 4 5

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 25% 33% 42% 38% 44% 37% 41% 11%

No 73 62 54 56 51 56 54 89

DK/NA 2 5 4 6 4 7 6 -

60. Would you say that - Bernie Sanders cares about the needs and problems of people like

you or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 52% 31% 77% 51% 50% 54% 60% 48%

No 38 62 12 39 43 34 33 41

DK/NA 10 7 12 10 7 12 8 11

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 71% 46% 53% 48% 47% 52% 49% 62%

No 19 43 41 42 45 37 41 24

DK/NA 10 12 6 10 7 11 9 14


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61. Would you say that - Ben Carson cares about the needs and problems of people like you

or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 56% 86% 23% 63% 58% 53% 55% 56%

No 32 10 57 26 31 34 34 32

DK/NA 12 3 20 11 11 13 11 13

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 41% 50% 65% 60% 63% 59% 61% 33%

No 41 36 27 30 26 27 27 56

DK/NA 18 14 8 9 10 14 12 11

62. Would you say that - Marco Rubio cares about the needs and problems of people like you

or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 46% 76% 16% 50% 51% 41% 48% 45%

No 38 16 61 35 38 38 37 39

DK/NA 16 9 24 15 11 21 16 16

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 38% 39% 52% 52% 54% 48% 51% 15%

No 42 44 35 33 33 32 33 62

DK/NA 20 18 13 15 13 20 16 23

63. Would you say that - Ted Cruz cares about the needs and problems of people like you or

not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 41% 75% 9% 43% 47% 36% 37% 44%No 43 17 69 41 43 42 50 39

DK/NA 16 8 21 16 10 21 14 17

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 34% 37% 47% 42% 52% 41% 46% 19%

No 45 46 40 43 40 38 39 60

DK/NA 21 17 12 14 9 21 15 21

64. Would you say that - Chris Christie cares about the needs and problems of people like

you or not?


Yes 46% 71% 27% 46% 48% 45% 53% 43%

No 43 22 59 44 45 41 40 45

DK/NA 11 7 14 10 8 14 7 13

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 39% 45% 47% 54% 53% 50% 51% 30%

No 45 44 46 38 40 38 39 57

DK/NA 16 11 8 8 8 12 10 13


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Q65-71. Summary Table - Would you say that [Candidate] has the right kind of experience to

be President or not?

Yes No DK/NA

Clinton 62 36 2

Trump 39 58 3

Sanders 46 42 12

Carson 38 50 12

Rubio 43 43 14

Cruz 43 42 14Christie 53 40 7

65. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton has the right kind of experience to be President

or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 62% 36% 91% 61% 59% 66% 72% 58%

No 36 63 8 38 40 32 27 40

DK/NA 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 80% 69% 53% 57% 56% 60% 58% 86%

No 19 29 47 40 43 39 41 12

DK/NA 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2

66. Would you say that - Donald Trump has the right kind of experience to be President or

not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 39% 62% 13% 42% 45% 33% 31% 43%

No 58 35 85 55 52 64 68 53

DK/NA 3 3 2 3 2 3 1 4

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 31% 41% 44% 35% 49% 38% 43% 17%

No 68 58 53 59 48 58 53 83

DK/NA 1 2 3 6 3 4 3 -

67. Would you say that - Bernie Sanders has the right kind of experience to be President

or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 46% 25% 68% 48% 47% 46% 51% 44%No 42 66 19 40 47 38 40 43

DK/NA 12 9 13 12 6 16 8 13

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 68% 46% 41% 40% 45% 42% 43% 58%

No 19 42 49 48 49 42 46 23

DK/NA 13 12 9 12 6 15 11 19


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Q72-78. Summary Table - Would you say that [Candidate] shares your values or not?

Yes No DK/NA

Clinton 42 54 4

Trump 33 62 5

Sanders 42 46 13

Carson 51 35 13

Rubio 40 41 19

Cruz 37 46 17

Christie 42 46 12

72. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton shares your values or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 42% 6% 84% 37% 35% 48% 49% 39%

No 54 93 12 57 62 47 49 56

DK/NA 4 1 4 6 3 6 2 5

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 54% 45% 35% 43% 30% 41% 35% 78%

No 39 51 64 53 68 55 61 16

DK/NA 8 4 2 4 3 4 3 6

73. Would you say that - Donald Trump shares your values or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 33% 55% 10% 36% 39% 27% 30% 34%

No 62 38 88 57 57 68 67 60

DK/NA 5 7 2 7 5 5 3 6

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 16% 33% 38% 36% 40% 31% 35% 14%

No 81 62 56 59 54 62 58 85

DK/NA 3 4 6 5 5 7 6 -

74. Would you say that - Bernie Sanders shares your values or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 42% 15% 69% 42% 42% 41% 50% 38%

No 46 76 17 44 51 41 43 47

DK/NA 13 9 14 14 7 18 8 15

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 60% 37% 40% 38% 39% 39% 39% 50%

No 25 49 51 49 54 45 50 29

DK/NA 15 14 9 13 6 16 11 21


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75. Would you say that - Ben Carson shares your values or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 51% 85% 18% 58% 55% 48% 48% 53%

No 35 11 63 27 35 36 39 33

DK/NA 13 4 19 15 10 16 12 14

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 36% 48% 58% 57% 60% 54% 57% 29%

No 47 36 33 30 31 30 31 52

DK/NA 17 16 8 13 9 16 12 19

76. Would you say that - Marco Rubio shares your values or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 40% 72% 10% 42% 46% 35% 41% 40%

No 41 19 66 33 41 40 42 40

DK/NA 19 10 24 25 13 25 16 21

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 31% 36% 46% 45% 50% 40% 45% 11%

No 53 42 37 36 37 36 37 61

DK/NA 16 22 17 19 13 24 18 28

77. Would you say that - Ted Cruz shares your values or not?

COLLEGE DEG


Yes 37% 69% 7% 37% 43% 32% 33% 40%No 46 21 71 44 48 44 52 43

DK/NA 17 10 22 19 9 24 16 18

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 24% 36% 44% 39% 46% 36% 41% 14%

No 59 46 42 44 45 40 43 62

DK/NA 17 18 14 18 8 24 16 24

78. Would you say that - Chris Christie shares your values or not?


Yes 42% 65% 23% 42% 45% 39% 43% 41%

No 46 28 64 43 47 45 47 46

DK/NA 12 7 13 15 8 15 10 13

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Yes 35% 39% 45% 50% 49% 41% 45% 34%

No 50 48 47 39 43 45 44 52

DK/NA 15 13 8 11 9 14 11 14


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79. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) Thinking about the Republican nominee for

president in 2016, which of the following is most important to you: Someone who shares

your values, cares about the needs and problems of people like you, has strong leadership

qualities, is honest and trustworthy, has the right kind of experience, or has the best

chance of winning?





Shares values 22% 27% 24% 30% 18% 19% 20% 24%

Cares needs/problems 13 9 11 9 18 11 9 17

Strong leadership 20 20 18 19 20 21 18 22

Honest/trustworthy 30 30 34 29 31 29 32 28

Right experience 6 1 5 2 3 12 7 4

Best chance/winning 7 12 6 10 6 5 10 4

DK/NA 2 - 1 1 2 2 3 1

80. (If Democrat or Democratic Leaner) Thinking about the Democratic nominee for president

in 2016, which of the following is most important to you: Someone who shares your values,

cares about the needs and problems of people like you, has strong leadership qualities, is

honest and trustworthy, has the right kind of experience, or has the best chance ofwinning?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Shares values 19% 29% 20% 15% 23% 17%

Cares needs/problems 30 36 35 24 30 30

Strong leadership 17 9 13 21 11 20

Honest/trustworthy 15 10 10 20 15 15

Right experience 11 6 14 11 10 11

Best chance/winning 6 10 6 4 8 4

DK/NA 3 - 1 4 3 3

81. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) Which of these is the most important issue to you

in deciding who to support for the Republican nomination for President: the economy and

jobs, terrorism, immigration, the federal deficit, health care, foreign policy, climate

change, race relations, abortion, taxes or gun policy?





Economy and jobs 35% 32% 29% 35% 31% 41% 35% 35%Terrorism 11 10 8 9 15 7 10 12

Immigration 7 12 8 9 5 6 9 5

Federal deficit 15 11 19 13 16 15 15 15

Health care 6 4 5 4 7 9 6 7

Foreign policy 11 9 13 11 9 12 12 10

Climate change - - - - - 1 - 1

Race relations 1 2 1 1 - 1 2 1

Abortion 4 10 6 8 4 1 1 7

Taxes 5 3 5 3 7 5 5 4

Gun policy 3 5 2 3 3 - 4 1

DK/NA 2 1 3 3 3 - 2 2


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82. (If Democrat or Democratic Leaner) Which of these is the most important issue to you

in deciding who to support for the Democratic nomination for President: the economy and

jobs, terrorism, immigration, the federal deficit, health care, foreign policy, climate

change, race relations, abortion, taxes or gun policy?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Economy and jobs 45% 27% 59% 47% 41% 48%Terrorism 4 2 4 4 2 5

Immigration 3 3 - 3 2 4

Federal deficit 5 - 5 7 7 4

Health care 9 17 6 6 9 8

Foreign policy 9 7 7 12 11 8

Climate change 7 13 6 5 9 6

Race relations 4 13 2 2 5 4

Abortion 2 5 - 1 2 2

Taxes 4 6 2 5 5 4

Gun policy 4 3 6 4 4 4

DK/NA 3 3 3 3 2 4

83. Generally speaking, what type of candidate makes the best president: someone who has

served as a Governor of a state, someone who has served in the U.S. Senate or House of

Representatives, or someone who has never held an elected office?

COLLEGE DEG


Governor 33% 38% 29% 32% 35% 31% 38% 30%

U.S. Senate/House 36 20 58 32 31 40 37 35

Never held office 23 34 6 29 27 19 16 26

DK/NA 8 9 8 7 7 9 9 8

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Governor 37% 28% 36% 32% 35% 31% 33% 29%

U.S. Senate/House 49 35 29 38 29 38 33 56

Never held office 13 26 26 21 30 21 25 10

DK/NA 1 11 9 9 7 10 9 4


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84. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - a Muslim president of

the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with, somewhat

comfortable, somewhat uncomfortable or entirely uncomfortable with?

COLLEGE DEG


Entrly comfortable 23% 6% 38% 23% 26% 20% 31% 19%

Smwht comfortable 15 9 22 16 13 17 19 13

Smwht uncomfortable 21 24 18 19 23 20 22 21

Entrly uncomfortable 37 59 19 37 34 40 27 43DK/NA 3 1 4 4 4 3 2 4

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk




Entrly uncomfortable 14 32 48 48 39 43 41 23

DK/NA 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 7

85. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - a Jewish president ofthe United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with, somewhat


COLLEGE DEG






DK/NA 3 2 3 1 3 2 1 3

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk





DK/NA 2 1 3 5 3 2 2 4


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86. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - a president of the

United States who is not an active church member, is that something you'd be entirely

comfortable with, somewhat comfortable, somewhat uncomfortable or entirely uncomfortable

with?

COLLEGE DEG




Smwht uncomfortable 20 27 14 20 15 25 17 21Entrly uncomfortable 10 14 7 7 9 11 7 12

DK/NA 3 2 4 3 4 2 1 4

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk





DK/NA 3 2 2 4 4 1 3 8

87. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - a woman president of

the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with, somewhat


COLLEGE DEG





Entrly uncomfortable 4 8 - 3 3 5 2 5

DK/NA 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk





DK/NA - 1 1 3 2 1 1 2


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88. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - an African American

president of the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with,

somewhat comfortable, somewhat uncomfortable or entirely uncomfortable with?

COLLEGE DEG






AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk



Smwht uncomfortable 2 - 4 4 4 4 4 -


DK/NA 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 5

89. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - a Seventh Day Adventistpresident of the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with,


COLLEGE DEG






DK/NA 11 6 9 15 13 8 8 12

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk





DK/NA 17 7 8 11 12 8 10 9


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90. If you honestly assessed yourself, thinking in general about - a democratic socialist

president of the United States, is that something you'd be entirely comfortable with,


COLLEGE DEG






AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk





DK/NA 3 6 3 6 3 5 4 12

108. As you may know, CNBC held a debate among the Republican presidential candidates onWednesday, October 28th. Which of the following statements best describes you: I watched

or listened to all or most of the debate; I did not watch or listen to the debate, but I

paid close attention to news stories about it afterwards; I did not watch or listen to the

debate or pay close attention to news stories about it?

COLLEGE DEG


Watched/listened 44% 46% - 38% 47% 41% 51% 41%

Paid attn to news 39 36 - 48 39 40 33 42

Did not watch/listen

or pay close attn 17 18 - 13 14 19 16 17

DK/NA - - - - - - - -

AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE.....

18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk

Watched/listened 34% 44% 39% 57% 44% 43% 44% 41%

Paid attn to news 40 39 41 38 42 37 40 56

Did not watch/listen

or pay close attn 26 17 20 5 13 20 17 4

DK/NA - - - - - - - -


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109. (If watched/listened to debate q108) Regardless of who you support, which candidate

do you think did the best job in Wednesday night's debate: Bush, Carson, Christie, Cruz,

Fiorina, Huckabee, Kasich, Paul, Rubio, Trump?

REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS

WATCHED/LISTENED TO DEBATE Q108

Bush 1%

Carson 7

Christie 12

Cruz 31Fiorina -

Huckabee -

Kasich 1

Paul -

Rubio 36

Trump 7

DK/NA 5

110. (If watched/listened to debate q108) And which of those candidates do you think did

the worst job in the debate?

REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERSWATCHED/LISTENED TO DEBATE Q108

Bush 40%

Carson 2

Christie 2

Cruz -

Fiorina 3

Huckabee 1

Kasich 15

Paul 9

Rubio 1

Trump 12

DK/NA 16

quinnipiac national poll november 4th 2015

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