HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011

Study #11382--page 1 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Interviews: 1000 adults, including 200 reached by cell phone

Date: August 27-31, 2011

Study #11382 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

48 Male 52 Female

Please note: all results are shown as percentages unless otherwise stated. The margin of error for 1000 interviews is ±3.10% Unless otherwise noted by a “+”, all previous data shown reflects responses among all adults. (ASK ONLY OF SAMPLE TYPE 2--CELL PHONE ONLY RESPONDENTS.) Q1 Do you have a landline in addition to your cell phone, or is your cell phone the only telephone you have? Have a landline ................................. Cell phone is only telephone ............. Not sure .......................................... 100 TERMINATE CONTINUE TERMINATE

Q2a

For statistical purposes only, would you please tell me how old you are? (IF “REFUSED,” ASK:) Well, would you tell me which age group you belong to? (READ LIST.) 18-24 ................................................ 25-29 ................................................ 30-34 ................................................ 35-39 ................................................ 40-44 ................................................ 45-49 ................................................ 50-54 ................................................ 55-59 ................................................ 60-64 ................................................ 65-69 ................................................ 70-74 ................................................ 75 and over ....................................... Not sure/refused ............................. 9 9 10 8 9 8 10 10 11 5 3 6 1

Q2b

To ensure that we have a representative sample, would you please tell me whether you are from a Hispanic or Spanish-speaking background? Yes, Hispanic .................................... No, not Hispanic ............................... Not sure/refused ............................. 11 88 1

Q2c

And again, for statistical purposes only, what is your race--white, black, Asian, or something else? White ................................................. Black ................................................. Asian ................................................. Other ................................................. Hispanic (VOL) ................................ Not sure/refused.............................. 76 11 3 4 6 1

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011 Q3

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All in all, do you think things in the nation are generally headed in the right direction, or do you feel things are off on the wrong track? High 8/11 19 73 5 3 7/11 25 67 5 3 6/11 29 62 6 3 5/11 36 50 10 4 10/2830/10+ 31 60 5 4 5/611/10 34 56 6 4 7/09 39 49 9 3 4/11 28 63 6 3 10/1418/10+ 32 59 6 3 2/11 31 60 6 3 1/11 35 56 5 4 8/2630/10 30 61 6 3 1/1014/10 34 54 10 2 2/09 41 44 9 6 12/10 28 63 6 3 8/59/10 32 58 6 4 9/01 72 11 11 6 Low 10/1720/08+ 12 78 7 3

Headed in the right direction ..... Off on the wrong track .............. Mixed (VOL) ........................... Not sure ..................................

11/10 32 58 6 4

9/10 32 59 5 4 1/23 25/10 32 58 7 3 4/09 43 43 10 4

6/10 29 62 5 4 10/09 36 52 9 3
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

3/10 33 59 5 3 6/09 42 46 9 3

12/09 33 55 10 2 1/09 26 59 9 6

9/09 39 48 10 3

Q4a

In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president? High 8/11 44 51 5 7/11 47 48 5 10/2830/10+ 45 50 5 6/11 49 46 5 10/1418/10+ 47 49 4 1/1014/10 48 43 9 5/11 52 41 7 4/11 49 45 6 8/2630/10 45 49 6 2/11 48 46 6 8/59/10 47 48 5 1/11 53 41 6 12/10 45 48 7 5/2023/10 48 45 7 11/10 47 47 6 5/611/10 50 44 6 4/09 61 30 9 Low 8/11 44 51 5 1/2325/10 50 44 6

Approve ............. Disapprove ........ Not sure ...........

9/10 46 49 5

6/10 45 48 7

3/10 48 47 5

12/09 47 46 7

10/09 51 42 7

9/09 51 41 8

8/09 51 40 9

7/09 53 40 7

6/09 56 34 10

4/09 61 30 9

2/09 60 26 14

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011 Q4b

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Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the economy? High 2/09 56 31 13 Low 8/11 37 59 4 1/2325/10 47 49 4

Approve................ Disapprove ........... Not sure .............

8/11 37 59 4

7/11 43 54 3

6/11 41 54 5 10/1418/10+ 43 53 4 1/1014/10 43 49 8

5/11 37 58 5

4/11 45 52 3 8/2630/10 39 56 5

2/11 46 49 5 8/59/10 44 52 4

1/11 45 50 5

12/10 42 54 4 5/611/10 48 46 6

11/10 42 54 4

9/10 42 54 4

6/10 46 50 4

3/10 47 50 3

12/09 42 51 7

10/09 47 46 7

9/09 50 42 8

7/09 49 44 7

6/09 51 38 11

4/09 55 37 8

2/09 56 31 13

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Q4c

Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling foreign policy? 8/11* 50 45 5 6/11 50 44 6 5/11 57 35 8 10/09 51 39 10
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).

Approve ................................. Disapprove ............................. Not sure ...............................

4/11 49 46 5 9/09 50 36 14

11/10 48 44 8 7/09 57 33 10

1/10 50 37 13 6/09 54 36 10

12/09 49 42 9 4/09 56 31 13

Q4d

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Libya? 8/11** 46 38 16 6/11 46 36 18 4/11 54 40 6 2/11 48 26 26

Approve ..................................... Disapprove ................................ Not sure ...................................

** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011 Q5

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In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that Congress is doing? High Low 10/1720/08+ 12 79 9

8/11 Approve................... 13 Disapprove .............. 82 Not sure ................ 5

6/11 18 74 8

5/11 22 70 8 5/611/10 21 72 7

4/11 20 73 7

2/11 22 69 9 1/1014/10 21 67 12

9/10 20 73 7

8/2630/10 21 71 8

8/59/10 21 72 7

6/10 22 73 5

9/98 61 28 11

3/10 17 77 6

12/09 22 68 10 10/1720/08+ 12 79 9 9/05 29 53 18 9/00+ 46 41 13

10/09 24 65 11 10/45/08+ 13 78 9 1/05 41 40 19 1/00 48 36 16

9/09 22 66 12 9/1922/08+ 15 73 12 6/04+ 40 42 18 9/99 40 49 11

7/09 24 63 13

6/09 29 57 14

4/09 28 58 14

2/09 31 54 15 9/07 23 65 12 9/02 40 44 16 3/07 31 53 16 1/02 54 29 17

1/09 23 68 9 9/06+ 20 65 15 6/01 47 34 19

12/08 21 69 10 1/06 29 56 15 1/01 48 35 17

7/08+ 15 75 10 1/04 46 41 13 12/98 44 42 14

6/08+ 13 79 8 9/03 39 45 16 1/96 26 65 9

1/08 18 70 12 1/03 42 39 19 1/94 33 54 13

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011 Q6

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Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures, groups, and organizations and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. (RANDOMIZE EXCEPT BARACK OBAMA) Don't Know Name/ Not Sure 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 4

Very Positive Barack Obama August 2011 .............................. June 2011 ................................. May 2011 .................................. April 2011 .................................. February 2011 ........................... January 2011 ............................ December 2010......................... November 2010......................... October 28-30, 2010+ ............... October 14-18, 2010+ ............... September 2010 ........................ August 26-30, 2010 ................... August 5-9, 2010 ....................... June 2010 ................................. May 20-23, 2010 ....................... May 6-11, 2010 ......................... March 2010 ............................... January 23-25, 2010 ................. January 10-14, 2010 ................. December 2009......................... October 2009 ............................ September 2009 ........................ July 2009 ................................... June 2009 ................................. April 2009 .................................. February 2009 ........................... January 2009 ............................ December 2008......................... October 17-20, 2008+ ............... October 4-5, 2008+ ................... September 19-22, 2008+ .......... September 6-8, 2008+ .............. August 2008+ ............................ July 2008+ ................................. June 2008+ ............................... April 2008+ ................................ March 2008+ ............................. January 2008 ............................ 24 27 33 28 28 29 25 28 29 29 29 26 27 27 28 29 31 29 29 29 36 38 37 41 45 47 43 45 37 30 29 33 28 27 25 23 24 19

Somewhat Positive 20 22 21 22 21 23 23 21 18 19 18 20 19 20 19 20 19 23 23 21 20 18 18 19 19 21 23 22 19 22 19 20 22 21 23 23 25 30

Neutral 12 14 14 14 15 15 14 12 12 9 12 12 13 13 15 12 11 14 12 13 11 11 10 11 12 12 17 15 10 12 15 13 13 16 17 16 18 22

Somewhat Negative 14 13 13 13 15 14 14 13 15 17 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 14 16 15 12 14 14 12 10 9 8 8 10 12 14 12 17 11 11 17 16 11

Very Negative 30 24 18 23 20 18 24 26 27 26 27 27 27 25 24 24 24 20 19 22 21 19 20 17 13 10 6 8 23 23 22 20 19 23 22 20 16 14

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B). + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

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Barack Obama (cont'd) Very Positive 17 15 15 16 19 18 Somewhat Positive 29 28 27 26 26 19 Somewhat Negative 14 12 13 12 8 11 Very Negative 12 12 12 10 6 6

December 2007......................... November 2007......................... September 2007 ........................ July 2007 ................................... April 2007 .................................. March 2007 ............................... Barack Obama High February 2009 ........................... 47 21 12 9 10 Presidential Term Low August 2011 .............................. 24 20 12 14 30 All-time Obama Low October 28-30, 2006+ ............... 14 17 18 5 6 NBC-WSJ All-time Presidential Tracking High/Low within Presidential Term High March 1991 (George H.W. Bush) ................. 50 30 9 6 4 Low October 17-20, 2008+ (George W. Bush) .................... 11 18 11 15 45
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B). + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Neutral 22 24 23 24 25 26

Don't Know Name/ Not Sure 6 9 10 12 16 20

1 40

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Q6. (cont'd) The Democratic Party August 2011 .............................. June 2011 ................................. May 2011 .................................. April 2011 .................................. January 2011 ............................ December 2010......................... November 2010......................... October 28-30, 2010+ ............... October 14-18, 2010+ ............... September 2010 ........................ August 26-30, 2010 ................... August 5-9, 2010 ....................... June 2010 ................................. May 20-23, 2010 ....................... May 6-11, 2010 ......................... March 2010 ............................... January 23-25, 2010 ................. January 10-14, 2010 ................. December 2009......................... October 2009 ............................ September 2009 ........................ July 2009 ................................... June 2009 ................................. April 2009 .................................. February 2009 ........................... December 2008......................... October 17-20, 2008+ ............... October 4-5, 2008+ ................... September 19-22, 2008+ .......... September 6-8, 2008+ .............. August 2008+ ............................ July 2008+ ................................. June 2008+ ............................... April 2008+ ................................ March 7-10, 2008+ .................... January 2008 ............................ November 2007......................... September 2007 ........................ July 2007 ................................... January 2007 ............................ October 28-30, 2006+ ............... July 2006 ................................... January 2006 ............................ May 2005 .................................. February 2005 ........................... October 2004+ .......................... January 2002 ............................ January 1998 ............................ January 1994 ............................ High January 2000 ............................ Low July 2006 ...................................

Very Positive 11 13 15 12 15 9 14 16 14 15 11 11 11 15 11 9 14 11 10 14 14 13 19 17 20 17 16 15 19 24 17 15 16 17 20 22 12 8 15 13 14 7 11 12 14 17 16 13 11 20 7

Somewhat Positive 22 25 26 26 24 28 26 23 24 22 25 22 24 26 26 28 25 27 25 28 27 29 26 28 29 32 23 26 23 25 26 28 27 27 25 25 27 26 27 29 25 25 25 26 28 25 33 30 29 30 25

Neutral 21 21 22 22 25 20 18 17 16 20 19 22 21 18 19 19 22 20 19 20 18 19 16 19 18 22 22 20 20 17 21 18 24 22 18 19 24 27 21 26 25 27 28 26 28 22 23 30 29 23 27

Somewhat Negative 19 19 18 18 19 18 18 19 19 20 19 18 20 18 18 19 17 18 19 14 17 17 16 15 14 15 17 18 16 19 16 18 13 15 16 18 18 22 20 16 18 22 20 20 16 16 15 16 17 15 22

Very Negative 25 20 17 21 16 23 23 23 26 22 24 26 24 22 24 24 21 23 26 22 22 20 21 19 17 13 21 19 20 14 19 19 19 17 19 15 17 16 15 14 17 17 15 14 13 19 11 9 11 10 17

Don't Know Name/ Not Sure 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 2

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B). + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

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Q.6 (cont'd) Very Positive The Republican Party August 2011 .............................. June 2011 ................................. May 2011 .................................. April 2011 .................................. January 2011 ............................ December 2010 ......................... November 2010 ......................... October 28-30, 2010+ ............... October 14-18, 2010+ ............... September 2010 ........................ August 26-30, 2010 ................... August 5-9, 2010 ....................... June 2010 ................................. May 20-23, 2010 ....................... May 6-11, 2010 ......................... March 2010 ............................... January 23-25, 2010 ................. January 10-14, 2010 ................. December 2009 ......................... October 2009 ............................ September 2009 ........................ July 2009 ................................... June 2009 ................................. April 2009 .................................. February 2009 ........................... December 2008 ......................... October 17-20, 2008+ ............... October 4-5, 2008+ ................... September 19-22, 2008+........... September 6-8, 2008+ .............. August 2008+ ............................ July 2008+ ................................. June 2008+ ............................... April 2008+ ................................ March 7-10, 2008+ .................... January 2008 ............................ November 2007 ......................... September 2007 ........................ July 2007 ................................... January 2007 ............................ Oct 28-30, 2006+ ...................... July 2006 ................................... January 2006 ............................ May 2005 .................................. February 2005 ........................... October 2004+ .......................... January 2002 ............................ January 1998 ............................ January 1994 ............................ High December 2001 ......................... Low August 5-9, 2010 ....................... 8 8 8 7 7 11 11 12 8 8 7 6 6 10 8 6 7 7 5 6 5 9 6 7 7 7 11 12 13 18 10 8 7 8 10 13 8 8 8 10 15 11 13 13 17 20 20 9 12 21 6 Somewhat Positive 24 22 24 24 27 27 23 22 23 23 23 18 24 23 22 25 25 23 23 19 23 19 19 22 19 20 21 23 21 22 25 23 21 19 24 21 24 23 25 23 20 22 24 27 27 24 32 29 30 36 18 Neutral 21 24 22 24 24 23 24 24 25 25 25 28 26 26 26 24 27 27 27 27 27 29 29 25 24 20 18 17 18 15 22 20 24 23 15 26 24 20 19 21 16 18 20 17 19 18 24 30 29 18 28 Somewhat Negative 23 23 21 22 21 17 20 18 19 21 22 24 23 21 22 20 18 24 24 23 22 21 23 22 25 26 23 21 19 18 19 22 22 22 21 19 20 27 23 23 20 21 20 19 18 15 12 18 16 13 24 Very Negative 23 21 23 22 19 20 19 23 23 22 21 22 19 19 20 23 20 18 19 23 21 20 21 22 22 26 25 26 28 25 23 26 25 26 28 18 22 20 23 21 28 25 22 22 18 22 9 12 9 9 22

Don't Know Name/ Not Sure 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 4 3 2

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B). + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

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Q.6 (cont'd) Very Positive The Tea Party Movement August 2011 ........................... June 2011 ............................... April 2011 ............................... January 2011 .......................... December 2010 ...................... November 2010 ...................... October 28-30, 2010+ ............. October 14-18, 2010+ ............. September 2010 ..................... August 26-30, 2010 ................ August 5-9, 2010 .................... June 2010 ............................... May 6-11, 2010 ....................... March 2010 ............................. January 23-25, 2010 ............... Mitt Romney August 2011 ........................... June 2011 ............................... February 2011 ........................ December 9-13, 2010 ............. September 2010 ..................... March 2010............................. July 2009 ................................ April 2008+ ............................ January 2008 .......................... December 2007 ...................... November 2007 ...................... September 2007 ..................... June 2007 ............................... March 2007............................. December 2006 ...................... Rick Perry August 2011 ........................... June 2011 ............................... Sarah Palin August 2011 ........................... June 2011 ............................... April 2011 ............................... December 2010 ...................... September 2010 ..................... June 2010 ............................... March 2010............................. December 2009 ...................... October 2009 .......................... July 2009 ................................ April 2009 ............................... December 2008 ...................... October 17-20, 2008+ ............. October 4-5, 2008+................. September 19-22, 2008+ ........ September 6-8, 2008+ ............ 11 13 13 13 15 14 14 14 15 12 14 15 16 13 14 5 7 6 10 6 7 10 9 7 9 4 6 5 4 3 9 4 8 7 9 13 14 13 12 14 11 14 14 15 23 26 26 30 Somewhat Positive 17 15 16 16 18 16 18 16 15 16 16 19 15 16 14 19 20 19 18 15 20 18 19 21 16 18 18 16 11 8 12 8 16 17 16 15 16 16 18 18 16 18 18 20 15 18 16 17 Neutral 20 20 20 22 20 21 18 20 21 19 23 21 21 22 20 32 30 30 30 29 29 30 31 24 26 27 26 23 24 22 23 18 20 19 18 20 19 24 21 23 22 20 24 16 13 15 17 17 Somewhat Negative 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 13 12 12 12 10 10 6 18 16 13 10 20 16 12 17 19 16 17 14 13 11 7 9 6 19 16 12 16 15 12 13 14 15 16 11 15 13 15 12 10 Very Negative 29 27 30 24 23 25 28 27 23 24 22 19 20 18 15 11 10 12 10 10 9 8 11 13 11 12 11 7 6 4 16 9 35 38 41 34 33 31 32 26 31 27 27 30 34 22 24 17

Don't Know Name/ Not Sure 9 11 7 11 10 11 10 12 13 17 13 14 18 21 31 15 17 20 22 20 19 22 13 16 22 22 25 36 44 56 31 55 2 3 4 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 4 2 4 5 9

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011

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Q.6 (cont’d)

Very Positive Bill Clinton August 2011* .................... September 2010 ................ January 2009 ..................... December 2008 ................ August 2008+.................... June 2008+ ....................... April 2008+........................ March 24-25, 2008+.......... March 7-10, 2008+............ January 2008 .................... November 2007 ................ March 2007 ....................... April 2006.......................... June 2004+ ....................... January 2002 .................... June 2001 ......................... January 2001 .................... High January 1993 ..................... Low March 2001 ........................ Michele Bachmann August 2011* ..................... April 2011........................... George W. Bush August 2011** .................... May 2011 ........................... October 28-30, 2010+ ........ August 26-30, 2010+ ......... June 2010 .......................... January 2010 ..................... April 2009........................... January 2009 ..................... December 2008 ................. October 17-20, 2008+ ........ October 4-5, 2008+ ............ September 19-22, 2008+ ... September 6-8, 2008+ ....... August 2008+..................... July 2008+ ......................... June 2008+ ........................ April 2008+......................... March 24-25, 2008+........... March 7-10, 2008+............. January 2008 ..................... June 2007 .......................... January 2007 ..................... June 2006 .......................... January 2006 ..................... July 2005 ........................... January 2005 ..................... June 2004+ ........................ January 2004 ..................... July 2003 ........................... 32 29 25 23 20 16 18 20 20 24 25 27 27 20 17 18 32 33 17 5 5 15 13 12 8 7 10 9 13 11 11 12 13 15 15 14 11 12 16 16 14 12 17 18 24 27 32 33 38 38

Somewhat Positive 25 26 27 26 25 24 21 22 22 23 23 21 23 22 19 21 24 31 17 18 9 20 24 20 22 22 20 17 18 20 18 18 17 18 19 18 19 19 17 18 18 20 18 21 17 20 19 15 17 21

Neutral 21 21 16 21 16 17 18 15 11 14 13 16 16 16 13 15 11 15 13 21 18 20 22 16 22 21 18 15 11 10 11 12 11 12 11 10 10 13 12 10 10 11 12 9 12 10 9 8 8 9

Somewhat Negative 11 13 14 12 19 17 18 18 13 11 14 14 12 14 13 15 12 9 14 12 3 20 16 17 15 19 17 16 17 16 15 13 13 14 15 16 16 14 13 12 17 15 17 15 13 15 15 14 13 14

Very Negative 11 10 17 17 20 25 24 25 32 27 25 21 21 27 36 31 21 7 38 24 14 24 24 34 32 31 34 41 41 43 45 45 46 41 40 42 44 42 41 43 40 42 35 37 33 28 25 30 24 17

Don't Know Name/ Not Sure 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 1 20 51 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 -

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George W. Bush (cont'd) Very Positive 36 43 53 30 25 54 9 2 4 2 Somewhat Positive 20 27 26 23 25 26 17 15 14 9 Neutral 12 11 10 16 18 9 15 22 19 15 Somewhat Negative 16 10 7 15 13 6 16 13 11 5 Very Negative 16 9 4 15 17 5 41 10 7 2

January 2003 ..................... June 2002 .......................... January 2002 ..................... June 2001 .......................... January 2001 ..................... High December 2001 ................. Low April 2009........................... Ben Bernanke August 2011** .................... January 23-25, 2010 .......... September 2007 ................

Don't Know Name/ Not Sure 1 2 2 38 45 67

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B). + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

SUMMARY TABLE OF IMAGES – BY D/S (POSITIVE – NEGATIVE) TOTAL TOTAL D/S POSITIVE NEGATIVE Bill Clinton .................................. 57 22 35 Barack Obama ........................... 44 44 Rick Perry .................................. 21 25 -4 Mitt Romney ............................... 24 29 -5 Ben Bernanke ............................ 17 23 -6 George W. Bush......................... 35 44 -9 The Democratic Party ................ 33 44 -11 Michele Bachmann..................... 23 36 -13 The Republican Party................. 32 46 -14 The Tea Party Movement ........... 28 43 -15 Sarah Palin ................................ 24 54 -30

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Even though it is a long way off, I’d like to ask you some questions about the 2012 elections… Q7 If President Obama runs for re-election in the year 2012, do you think you will probably vote for President Obama or probably vote for the Republican candidate? 8/11+ 40 44 3 9 4 7/11+ 42 39 4 10 5 6/11+ 45 40 2 11 2 5/11+ 45 30 4 16 5 4/11+ 43 38 3 11 5 2/11+ 45 40 3 9 3

Probably vote for President Obama ................................ Probably vote for Republican candidate ......................... Vote for other party (VOL)............................................. Depends/Depends on who opponent is (VOL).............. Not sure ........................................................................
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Q8a

And, if the next election for president were held today, and (ROTATE) Rick Perry were the Republican candidate and Barack Obama were the Democratic candidate, for whom would you vote?+ Rick Perry.......................................... Barack Obama .................................. Depends (VOL) ............................... Neither/other (VOL) ......................... Not sure........................................... 42 47 2 4 5

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Q8b

And, if the next election for president were held today, and (ROTATE) Mitt Romney were the Republican candidate and Barack Obama were the Democratic candidate, for whom would you vote? 8/11+ 45 46 2 4 3 6/11+ 43 49 1 3 4 2/11+ 40 49 6 5 12/10 40 47 1 6 6 1/08 35 48 2 7 8 11/07 36 48 1 6 9 9/07 34 51 1 7 7

Mitt Romney ...................................... Barack Obama .................................. Depends (VOL) ............................... Neither/other (VOL) ......................... Not sure ..........................................

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

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Q9

What is your preference for the outcome of next year's congressional elections -- (ROTATE:) a Congress controlled by Republicans or a Congress controlled by Democrats? 8/2630/10+ 43 43 14 8/59/10+ 42 43 15 5/2023/10+ 44 43 13 5/611/10+ 44 44 12

Republican-controlled Congress .......... Democrat-controlled Congress ............. Not sure ..............................................

8/11+ 47 41 12

6/11+ 44 44 12 1/2325/10+ 42 44 14

10/10+ 44 46 10 1/1014/10+ 41 41 18 9/08+ 37 50 13 10/06+ 37 52 11 11/05+ 37 48 15 3/04+ 42 45 13 12/01 42 40 18

9/10+ 44 44 12

6/10+ 45 43 12

3/10+ 42 45 13

12/09+ 41 43 16 8/08+ 36 47 17 9/06+ 39 48 13 10/05+ 39 48 13 1/04 42 43 15 12/99 40 44 16 6/98 39 40 21

10/09+ 38 46 16 7/08+ 36 49 15 7/06+ 38 48 14 7/05+ 40 45 15 12/13/03 42 42 16 10/99 39 41 20 2/98 41 37 22

9/09+ 40 43 17 6/08+ 33 52 15 6/06+ 38 49 13 5/05+ 40 47 13 10/02+ 43 42 15 7/99 39 43 18 1/98 40 42 18

7/09+ 39 46 15 4/08+ 34 49 17 4/06+ 39 45 16 10/04+ 43 44 13 9/02 42 42 16 6/99 42 41 17 12/97 41 37 22

4/09+ 39 48 13 3/08+ 35 49 16 3/06+ 37 50 13 9/04+ 42 46 12 7/02 43 41 16 4/99 41 40 19 9/97 41 39 20

11/08+ 36 48 16 11/07+ 37 46 17 1/06+ 38 47 15 6/04+ 42 44 14 6/02 42 41 17 3/99 37 43 20 7/97 45 39 16

10/08+ 36 49 15 9/07+ 35 47 18 12/05+ 38 46 16 5/04+ 41 44 15 1/02 44 40 16 10/98+ 41 43 16 4/97 44 38 18

9/98 40 39 21
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

7/98 41 40 19

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011 Q10

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In the next election for U.S. Congress, do you feel that your representative deserves to be reelected, or do you think that it is time to give a new person a chance? 10/2830/10+ 37 51 12 8/2630/10+ 31 56 13 1/1014/10+ 39 49 12 10/1316/06+ 39 45 16 12/05+ 41 44 15 9/00+ 49 38 13 5/94 34 50 16 7/92+ 27 62 11

Deserves to be reelected ........... Give new person a chance ........ Not sure ...................................

8/11+* 42 47 11

6/10+ 35 57 8

12/09+ 38 49 13 9/3010/2/06+ 38 45 17 11/05+ 37 51 12 6/00+ 49 39 12 1/94 35 47 18 4/92+ 33 57 10

10/09+ 41 49 10 9/811/06+ 41 43 16 5/05+ 42 45 13 12/99 42 47 11 10/93 34 52 14 2/92+ 37 52 11

9/09+ 40 49 11

7/08+ 40 47 13 6/06+ 42 45 13 10/02+ 42 39 19 12/97+ 41 45 14 7/93 30 55 15
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

11/07+ 39 51 10 3/06+ 41 48 11 9/02 41 42 17 10/94+ 39 49 12 10/92+ 31 56 13

6/07+ 41 48 11 1/06+ 41 46 13 10/00+ 50 35 15 9/94 30 53 17 9/92+ 31 56 13

7/06+ 38 48 14 10/04+ 49 34 17 10/98+ 48 37 15 9/93 37 47 16 1/92+ 42 48 10

Q11

If there were a place on your ballot that allowed you to vote to defeat and replace every single member of Congress, including your own representative, would you do this, or not? 10/2830/10+ 45 50 5 8/2630/10+ 48 49 3

8/11+** Yes ................................................ 54 No .................................................. 41 Not sure ....................................... 5

6/10+ 47 50 3

3/10+ 50 47 3

** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B). + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters

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Q12

Which of the following statements is closest to your own view of the two-party system today, in terms of how well it defines issues and provides choices for voters? 8/11 13 52 34 1 5/10 15 52 31 2 12/07 20 47 29 4 12/97 15 55 27 3 9/95 15 54 28 3

The two-party system works fairly well .................. The two-party system has real problems, but with some improvements it can still work well .............. The two-party system is seriously broken, and the country needs a third party ............................. Not sure ..............................................................

Moving on… Q13 How would you rate Barack Obama on the following qualities, using a five-point scale, on which a "five" means a very good rating, a "one" means a very poor rating, and a "three" means a mixed rating? (RANDOMIZE) (IF "NOT SURE," RECORD AS "DK.")
THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY THE PERCENTAGE WHO SAY VERY GOOD RATING (SCORE OF "4-5")

Very Good Rating 4 5 Being easygoing and likable August 2011 ......................................................... December 2010 .................................................... June 2010 ............................................................. January 10-14, 2010 ............................................ October 2009 ........................................................ July 2009 .............................................................. April 2009 ............................................................. January 2009 ........................................................ June 2008+........................................................... March 2008+ ........................................................ November 2007+ .................................................. Being honest and straightforward August 2011* ........................................................ May 2011 .............................................................. December 2010 .................................................... June 2010 ............................................................. January 10-14, 2010 ............................................ October 2009 ........................................................ April 2009 ............................................................. January 2009 ........................................................ June 2008+........................................................... March 2008 .......................................................... November 2007+ .................................................. 44 41 43 52 54 54 60 54 37 39 34 30 31 29 28 35 33 40 41 25 29 26 21 27 21 20 18 19 21 23 32 30 30 19 20 19 18 16 18 24 22 27 24 25

3 17 16 19 17 15 12 8 16 18 17 21 18 18 18 19 19 17 14 20 22 22 27

Very Poor Rating 2 1 7 8 7 5 5 6 5 2 7 5 6 10 11 12 10 9 8 7 6 12 7 8 11 8 10 6 7 8 5 3 5 7 5 23 18 22 24 21 23 13 8 13 14 9

Cannot Rate 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 1 1 2 3 1 4 5

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B). + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

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THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY THE PERCENTAGE WHO SAY VERY GOOD RATING (SCORE OF "4-5")

Very Good Rating 4 5 Having strong leadership qualities August 2011 ......................................................... May 2011 .............................................................. December 2010 .................................................... June 2010 ............................................................. January 10-14, 2010 ............................................ October 2009 ........................................................ July 2009 .............................................................. April 2009 ............................................................ January 20091 ..................................................... June 2008+........................................................... March 2008+ ........................................................ November 2007+ .................................................. Being a good commander-in-chief August 2011 ......................................................... May 2011 .............................................................. December 2010 .................................................... January 10-14, 2010............................................. October 2009 ........................................................ April 2009 ............................................................. January 2009 ........................................................ June 2008+........................................................... March 2008+ ........................................................ November 2007+ .................................................. 21 34 26 27 34 36 38 46 44 23 24 15 21 29 22 28 26 33 32 13 19 12 21 20 23 22 23 20 23 22 26 24 22 24 20 22 19 21 20 22 23 20 22 17

3 20 22 19 19 18 17 15 15 16 30 27 28 20 22 22 19 18 20 20 26 28 30

Very Poor Rating 2 1 11 8 12 10 11 9 9 8 6 10 9 14 13 10 13 12 10 8 8 15 13 15 27 15 21 22 13 17 15 9 7 12 16 15 26 16 23 20 25 15 12 24 16 21

Cannot Rate 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 5 2 2 5

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B). 1 Prior to January 2009, the item was phrased, “Having the strong leadership qualities needed to be president.” + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

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THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY THE PERCENTAGE WHO SAY VERY GOOD RATING (SCORE OF "4-5")

Very Good Rating 5 4 Having the ability to handle a crisis August 2011** ............................................................. May 2011 .................................................................... December 2010 .......................................................... June 2010 ................................................................... January 10-14, 2010 .................................................. October 2009 .............................................................. April 2009.................................................................... January 2009 .............................................................. Sharing your positions on the issues August 2011* .............................................................. May 2011 .................................................................... December 2010 .......................................................... January 10-14, 2010 .................................................. October 2009 .............................................................. July 2009 .................................................................... April 2009.................................................................... January 2009 .............................................................. June 2008+ ................................................................. March 2008+ ............................................................... November 2007+ ........................................................ Achieving his goals August 2011** ............................................................. May 2011 .................................................................... December 2010 .......................................................... January 10-14, 2010 .................................................. October 2009 .............................................................. April 2009.................................................................... January 2009 ..............................................................
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B). + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

3 23 24 21 21 18 20 20 25 23 29 27 24 22 21 21 22 23 23 28 30 33 35 32 30 25 24

Very Poor Rating 2 1 14 9 13 13 10 12 9 14 9 11 13 10 11 9 11 12 14 13 12 18 10 15 13 14 5 9 24 13 22 26 20 21 14 9 29 21 25 27 27 25 19 13 23 21 21 24 13 16 14 18 8 5

Cannot Rate 1 1 2 3 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 6 1 3 1 1 1 2 6

17 33 22 20 29 27 31 25 17 17 17 20 21 23 26 29 21 18 13 10 15 11 17 17 25 32

22 20 20 20 22 18 23 21 21 21 18 18 18 21 22 23 18 21 20 17 26 22 23 20 35 24

Q14

Would you describe Barack Obama as liberal, moderate, or conservative? (IF "LIBERAL" OR "CONSERVATIVE," ASK:) And would you say Barack Obama is very (liberal/conservative) or somewhat (liberal/conservative)? 8/11 32 16 37 7 2 6 4/11 30 20 38 6 3 3 1/11 27 18 40 8 3 4 1/10 33 22 30 6 3 6 6/09 37 20 33 2 2 6 4/09 36 23 30 4 3 4 1/09 27 22 37 3 4 7 7/08+ 33 23 29 5 3 7 6/08+ 35 23 24 6 3 9 3/08 30 25 24 5 3 13

Very liberal ........................... Somewhat liberal ................. Moderate ............................. Somewhat conservative....... Very conservative ................ Not sure .............................

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

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Q15

Which ONE of the following statements best describes your feelings toward Barack Obama? (READ LIST. ACCEPT ONLY ONE RESPONSE. IF MORE THAN ONE, SAY:) Well, if you had to choose just one statement, which would you choose? 5/610/10 43 26 3 25 3 -

Like personally and approve most policies........... Like personally but disapprove of many policies .. Don’t like personally, approve most of policies .... Don’t like personally, disapprove many policies ... None of these (VOL) .......................................... Not sure .............................................................

8/11 36 34 2 25 1 1

12/10 37 35 4 21 2 1

1/10 42 33 2 19 3 1

10/09 44 30 3 19 2 2

9/09 46 31 2 18 2 1

6/09 48 27 3 16 3 3

4/09 51 30 3 12 2 2

1/09 55 22 5 10 3 5

Q16

How confident are you that Barack Obama has the right set of personal characteristics to be president of the United States––extremely confident, quite confident, only somewhat confident, or not at all confident? 8/11* 21 24 24 30 1 1/10 28 23 23 25 1 1/09 31 28 28 12 1 12/08 33 22 28 15 2

Extremely confident .......................... Quite confident .................................. Only somewhat confident .................. Not at all confident ............................ Not sure ..........................................

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).

Q17

How confident are you that Barack Obama has the right set of goals and policies to be president of the United States--extremely confident, quite confident, only somewhat confident, or not at all confident?

Extremely confident .......................... Quite confident ................................. Only somewhat confident ................. Not at all confident ............................ Not sure ..........................................

8/11** 13 23 24 39 1

5/11 20 18 31 30 1

12/10 15 21 28 36 -

8/59/10 19 21 22 38 -

6/10 21 19 22 37 -

1/2325/10 19 20 32 29 -

1/1014/10 23 21 25 30 1

12/09 19 20 28 33 ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).

9/09 24 21 23 31 1

7/09 25 21 23 30 1

4/09 25 27 25 23 -

2/09 31 23 26 19 1

1/09 29 25 30 15 1

12/08 30 24 29 16 1

Q18

And how confident are you that Barack Obama has the right set of goals and policies to improve the economy--extremely confident, quite confident, only somewhat confident, or not at all confident? 8/59/10 16 21 24 39 1/1014/10 16 19 31 33 1

Extremely confident .......................... Quite confident ................................. Only somewhat confident ................. Not at all confident ............................ Not sure ..........................................

8/11 11 20 28 40 1

12/09 13 20 29 36 2

9/09 18 22 27 32 1

7/09 16 23 28 32 1

6/09 20 26 24 29 1

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011 Q19

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Now, thinking about events of the past couple months, do you feel that President Obama is facing a shortterm setback from which things are likely to get better for him, that he is facing a longer-term setback from which things are unlikely to get better for him, or that he is not facing a setback at this time? President Bush 8/11* 32 54 9 4 1/11 39 39 18 4 1/2325/10 41 42 13 4 1/071 25 65 7 3 3/06 26 58 11 5 11/05 30 53 12 5

Short-term setback/likely to get better ............ Longer-term setback/unlikely to get better ...... Not facing a setback ....................................... Not sure ........................................................

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). 1 From November 2005 to January 2007, the question was phrased, “Now, thinking about events of the past couple months, do you feel that President Bush is facing a short-term setback from which things are likely to get better for him, that he is facing a longer-term setback from which things are unlikely to get better for him, or that he is not facing a setback at this time?”

Q20

Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as (ROTATE:) a Democrat, a Republican, an independent, or something else? (IF "DEMOCRAT" OR "REPUBLICAN," ASK:) Would you call yourself a strong (Democrat/Republican) or not a very strong (Democrat/Republican)? (IF "NOT SURE," CODE AS "NOT VERY STRONG DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN.") (IF "INDEPENDENT," ASK:) Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party, closer to the Democratic Party, or do you think of yourself as strictly independent? (IF "NOT SURE," CODE AS "STRICTLY INDEPENDENT.") Strong Democrat ........................... Not very strong Democrat ............. Independent/lean Democrat .......... Strictly Independent....................... Independent/lean Republican ........ Not very strong Republican ........... Strong Republican ......................... Other (VOL) ................................... Not sure....................................... 18 13 8 17 10 11 13 10 -

Q21

If there were a presidential primary election in your state, would you vote in the Republican primary, the Democratic primary, or would you wait to vote in the general election? 7/11+ 32 27 39 1 1 6/11+ 29 32 34 2 3 4/11+ 28 31 36 2 3

Vote in the Republican primary ...................................... Vote in the Democratic primary ...................................... Wait until the general election ........................................ Neither/other (VOL) ........................................................ Not sure .......................................................................
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011 Q22

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Let me read you a list of people who might seek the 2012 Republican nomination for president. If you were voting today in the 2012 Republican primary for president, which one of the following candidates would you favor? (READ LIST. RANDOMIZE. IF "NOT SURE," ASK:) Well, which way do you lean? (ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.) (IF CHOICE, THEN ASK:) And, which candidate would be your second choice?
THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY HIGHEST PERCENTAGE st Rick Perry ......................... Mitt Romney ..................... Ron Paul ........................... Michele Bachmann ........... Newt Gingrich ................... Herman Cain..................... Rick Santorum .................. Jon Huntsman................... Tim Pawlenty ................... Other (VOL) ................... None (VOL) .................... Not sure .........................

Rick Perry ......................... Mitt Romney ..................... Michele Bachmann ........... Herman Cain..................... Newt Gingrich ................... Ron Paul ........................... Rick Santorum .................. Jon Huntsman................... Tim Pawlenty ................... Other (VOL) ................... None (VOL) .................... Not sure .........................

Rick Perry ......................... Mitt Romney ..................... Michele Bachmann ........... Ron Paul ........................... Newt Gingrich ................... Herman Cain..................... Rick Santorum .................. Jon Huntsman................... Tim Pawlenty ................... Other (VOL) ................... None (VOL) .................... Not sure .........................

1 Choice 7/11^ 8/11^ 38 11 23 30 9 9 8 16 5 8 5 5 3 3 2 2 NA 2 2 2 2 5 10 2nd Choice 7/11^ 8/11^ 19 9 18 19 17 15 10 8 9 6 5 9 4 3 2 3 NA 4 2 1 2 6 5 5 Combined Choice 8/11^ 7/11^ 57 20 42 49 25 31 15 18 14 14 14 13 7 6 4 5 NA 6 2 3 4 8 10 15

^ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters who say they would vote in the Republican Primary

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THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED 6/11 DATA

Mitt Romney ...................... Sarah Palin ........................ Herman Cain ...................... Rick Perry ........................... Ron Paul ............................. Newt Gingrich ..................... Tim Pawlenty ..................... Rick Santorum .................... Michele Bachmann ............. Jon Huntsman .................... Mike Huckabee .................. Donald Trump ..................... Haley Barbour .................... Other (VOL) ..................... None (VOL) ..................... Not sure ..............................

6/11^ 30 14 12 8 7 6 4 4 3 1 NA NA NA 1 2 8

4/11^ 21 10 NA NA NA 11 6 3 5 NA 17 17 1 1 4 4

^ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters who say they would vote in the Republican Primary

Q23

Now, which of the following best describes how you would feel if (READ ITEM) were elected president -optimistic and confident that he/she would do a good job, satisfied and hopeful that he/she would do a good job, uncertain and wondering whether he/she would do a good job, or pessimistic and worried that he/she would do a bad job? Optimistic And Confident Barack Obama August 2011+ ......................... November 1-2, 2008++ ........... October 17-20, 2008 ++ ......... Joe Biden August 2011+ ......................... Hillary Clinton August 2011+ ......................... March 2008+ .......................... Mitt Romney August 2011+ ......................... Rick Perry August 2011+ ......................... Michele Bachmann August 2011+ ......................... Rudy Giuliani August 2011+ ......................... 23 34 28 10 24 28 13 15 9 11 Satisfied And Hopeful 23 24 29 18 30 24 24 19 15 25 Uncertain And Wondering 14 16 19 28 21 19 35 25 30 32 Pessimistic And Worried 40 25 23 40 24 28 21 28 36 26

Not Sure 1 1 4 1 1 7 13 10 6

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters. ++ Results shown reflect responses among likely voters.

Optimistic George W. Bush October 2004 ++....................... John Kerry October 2004 ++....................... 33 25

Satisfied 18 24

Uncertain 11 20

Pessimistic 37 30

Not Sure 1 1

++ Results shown reflect responses among likely voters.

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Optimistic George W. Bush October 2000++........................ Al Gore October 2000++........................ 30 24

Satisfied 27 26

Uncertain 22 21

Pessimistic 20 28

Not Sure 1 1

++ Results shown reflect responses among likely voters.

Optimistic Bob Dole October 1996++...................... Bill Clinton October 1996++...................... 23 29

Satisfied 23 28

Uncertain 30 20

Pessimistic 21 22

Not Sure 3 1

++ Results shown reflect responses among likely voters.

Now turning to the economy... Q24 During the next twelve months, do you think that the nation's economy will get better, get worse, or stay about the same?

Economy will get better .................... Economy will get worse ................... Economy will stay about the same ... Not sure .........................................

8/11 22 30 47 1

7/11 26 31 41 2

6/11 29 30 39 2

4/11 33 21 46 10/1418/10+ 37 20 41 2

2/11 29 29 41 1

1/11 40 17 42 1 8/2630/10 26 26 45 3

12/10 32 24 42 2 8/59/10 34 25 39 2

11/10 37 15 46 2

9/10 32 24 41 3

6/10 33 23 43 1

5/610/10 40 20 38 2 4/09 38 30 30 2
1

3/10 41 22 36 1

1/1014/10 41 19 38 2 910/06+ 22 22 51 5

10/09 42 22 33 3

9/09 47 20 30 3

7/09 44 21 32 3

6/09 46 22 29 3

10/08+ 38 20 37 5

10/04+ 43 10 33 14

10/02+ 41 20 34 5

10/98+ 17 24 54 5

10/94 31 24 40 5

Prior to April 2001, the question was phrased, “Over the past year…” + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011 Q25

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Just thinking about your own personal economic situation, do you feel that over the past twelve months things have gotten better, worse, or stayed about the same? 9/3010/2/06+ 24 28 48 -

Things have gotten better .......................... Things have gotten worse .......................... Things have stayed about the same .......... Not sure ...................................................

8/11 14 39 47 -

7/11 18 35 47 -

6/11 18 35 47 -

4/11 21 31 48 -

7/06 22 36 41 1

Q26

When you think about the current economic conditions, do you feel that this is a situation that Barack Obama has inherited or is this a situation his policies are mostly responsible for? 1/1014/10 65 17 16 2

Situation Obama inherited ........................................... Situation Obama's policies mostly responsible for ....... Some of both (VOL) ................................................... Not sure .....................................................................
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).

8/11* 56 33 9 2

6/11 62 25 10 3

12/10 65 21 12 2

9/10 56 32 10 2

10/09 63 20 15 2

6/09 72 14 10 4

2/09 84 8 6 2

Q27

When it comes to the effect of President Obama’s policies in improving economic conditions, would you say his policies have (ROTATE) helped or hurt economic conditions, or have they not made much of a difference one way or the other?** Helped ........................................................................ Hurt ............................................................................ Not much of a difference ............................................ Not sure ...................................................................
** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).

23 37 39 1

Q28

Which of the following two statements comes closer to your point of view? (ROTATE STATEMENTS) Statement A: The president and the Congress should worry more about boosting the economy even though it may mean larger budget deficits now and in the future. Statement B: The president and the Congress should worry more about keeping the budget deficit down, even though it may mean it will take longer for the economy to recover. 8/11* 38 56 2 4 6/11 31 63 1 5 6/10 34 63 3 10/09 31 62 3 4 9/09 30 62 4 4 6/09 35 58 2 5

Statement A/Worry more about boosting the economy ............ Statement B/Worry more about keeping budget deficit down .. Depends (VOL) ....................................................................... Not sure...................................................................................
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).

Q29

Thinking about the country's economic conditions, have we pretty much hit the bottom, or is there still a ways to go before we hit the bottom? 8/11** 21 72 3 4 8/10 29 64 3 4 1/10 31 53 13 3 10/09 29 58 8 5 9/09 35 52 9 4 7/09 27 58 10 5

Pretty much hit the bottom ................ Still ways to go .................................. Hit bottom already (VOL) ................ Not sure ..........................................

** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011 Q30

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Over the next few months, do you think the U.S. economy is headed into another recession, where unemployment rises again, housing prices decline again, and there is NO economic growth, or do you think this will not happen? 8/11* 49 44 3 4 611 44 42 8 6

Headed into another recession .................... Will not happen ............................................ Depends/too soon to tell (VOL) .................. Not sure .....................................................
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).

Q31a

As you may know, Congress passed and President Obama signed into law a bill that raises the federal government's debt ceiling through the year 2013 and makes major cuts in government spending over the next few years. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of what was passed? If you do not have strong feelings about this, please say so. Favorable ........................................ Unfavorable ..................................... No strong feelings ........................... Not sure ....................................... 23 40 34 3

Q31b

And, thinking some more about the debt ceiling, do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the way the budget negotiation that took place in Washington was handled? If you do not have strong feelings about this, please say so. Favorable ........................................ Unfavorable ..................................... No strong feelings ........................... Not sure ....................................... 6 71 22 1

Q32

As you may know, Standard and Poor’s, also known as S&P, downgraded the U.S. government’s credit rating, indicating the company sees United States government bonds as no longer among the safest investments in the world. Who is most to blame for the S&P credit rating downgrade (ROTATE) President Obama, Republicans in Congress, or Democrats in Congress? If you do not have strong feelings about this, please say so. President Obama ............................ Republicans in Congress ................ Democrats in Congress ................... No strong feelings ........................... None (VOL) ................................... All (VOL) ....................................... Not sure ....................................... 13 30 15 22 3 15 2

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011 Q33

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As you may know, Congress has appointed a twelve member committee made up of six Republican and six Democratic Members of Congress, known as the “super committee”. This committee is tasked with continuing to reduce the federal deficit. I’m going to read you some things that might be considered by the super committee. For each one, please tell me if you would find this totally acceptable, mostly acceptable, mostly unacceptable, or totally unacceptable as a way to help reduce the federal deficit. (RANDOMIZE)

THIS TABLE IS RANKED BY % TOTAL ACCEPTABLE Mostly Mostly Totally acceptable acceptable unacceptable Reduce the deficit by ending the Bush tax cuts for families earning two hundred and fifty thousand dollars or more per year August 2011 ........................................................... 32 28 16 Reduce the deficit by a combination of increasing taxes and cutting spending August 2011 ........................................................... 20 36 22 Reduce the deficit by significantly reducing defense spending August 2011 ........................................................... 16 30 24 Reduce the deficit by only cutting spending and not raising any taxes including not raising taxes on corporations or the wealthy August 2011 ........................................................... 15 22 26 Reduce the deficit by reducing spending on Medicare, the federal government health care program for seniors August 2011 ........................................................... 5 15 27

Totally unacceptable

Not sure

21

3

20

2

27

3

34

3

51

2

Moving on… Q34 President Obama is expected to outline a jobs plan in the coming weeks. I’m going to read some different proposals that could be considered by the president. For each one please tell me if you think this proposal is a good idea, a bad idea, or do you not know enough about it to have an opinion. (RANDOMIZE) THIS TABLE IS RANKED BY % GOOD IDEA Bad Good Idea Idea Paying for long-term unemployed workers to train at private companies for eight weeks, and then giving the companies an option to hire them August 2011** ......................................................... 62 17 Funding a new road construction bill August 2011* .......................................................... 47 26 Continuing to extend unemployment benefits August 2011** ......................................................... 44 39 Continuing to cut the payroll tax rate August 2011* .......................................................... 40 20
* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). ** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).

Don’t Know Enough

Not sure

21 27 16 38

1 2

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And, changing topics… Q35 Do you think that, as a country, we are more safe, about as safe, or less safe than we were before the terrorist attacks of September eleventh, 2001? 8/2630/10 33 36 28 3

More safe than we were before .......... About as safe as we were before ....... Less safe than we were before ........... Not sure ............................................

8/11* 42 36 21 1

4/09 29 40 28 3

9/07 33 33 32 2

7/07 34 27 37 2

9/06+ 42 32 23 3

9/05 31 37 31 1

8/04+ 41 31 27 1

9/02 38 41 20 1

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A). + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Q36

Over the last decade which of these events had the greatest effect on you personally? (READ. RANDOMIZE, ACCEPT ONLY ONE RESPONSE.)
THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY HIGEST PERCENTAGE

The economic recession .................................................. The terrorists attacks on September 11, 2001 ................. U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan .................................... The federal budget deficit ................................................. The BP oil spill in the Gulf ................................................ Hurricane Katrina ............................................................. Other (VOL) ................................................................... None (VOL) ................................................................... Not sure .........................................................................
** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).

8/11** 46 20 13 11 4 3 2 1

12/10 39 33 11 7 2 5 1 1 1

Q37-39 embargoed for later release

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FACTUALS: Now I am going to ask you a few questions for statistical purposes only. QF1a Are you currently registered to vote [LANDLINE: at this address; CELL: in (state from Q1x)]? Registered ........................................ Not registered ................................... Not sure .......................................... 84 15 1

QF1b/c A lot of people are unable to get out and vote for many reasons. Did you happen to vote in last November's election for president? (IF “YES,” ASK:) For whom did you vote––Barack Obama, John McCain, or someone else? Yes, Voted Voted for Barack Obama ................ Voted for John McCain ................... Voted for someone else ................. Not sure .......................................... No, Did Not Vote ............................. Not sure ........................................

43 34 4 2 17 -

QF2

Are you currently employed? (IF "CURRENTLY EMPLOYED," ASK:) What type of work do you do? (RECORD UNDER "6--OTHER.") (IF "NOT CURRENTLY EMPLOYED," ASK:) Are you a student, a homemaker, retired, or unemployed and looking for work? Currently Employed Professional, manager............................. White-collar worker .................................. Blue-collar worker .................................... Farmer, rancher ....................................... Not Currently Employed Student .................................................... Homemaker ............................................. Retired ..................................................... Unemployed, looking for work ................. Other ....................................................... Not sure .................................................

20 22 18 5 5 22 6 1

QF3

What is the last grade that you completed in school? (DO NOT READ CHOICES.) Grade school ............................................................ Some high school..................................................... High school graduate ............................................... Some college, no degree ......................................... Vocational training/2-year college ............................ 4-year college/bachelor's degree ............................. Some postgraduate work, no degree ....................... 2-3 years postgraduate work/master's degree ......... Doctoral/law degree ................................................. Not sure/refused..................................................... 4 25 19 9 24 3 13 3 -

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011 Now, thinking about something else… QF4a Do you consider yourself a supporter of the Tea Party Movement?+ 8/11+ 27 62 4 7 6/11+ 26 63 3 8 12/10+ 29 61 3 7 5/11+ 26 62 2 10 11/10+ 30 59 4 7

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Yes ............................... No ................................. Depends (VOL) .......... Not sure ......................

4/11+ 25 67 3 5 10/2830/10+ 28 61 3 8

2/11+ 29 61 3 7 10/1418/10+ 30 59 2 10

1/11+ 27 62 3 8 9/10+ 28 61 3 8

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters

ASK ONLY RESPONDENTS WHO SUPPORT THE TEA PARTY (QF4a:1) AND ARE REPUBLICAN (Q20:5-7). QF4b Which better describes you, (ROTATE:) a supporter of the Tea Party Movement or a Republican?+ All Reg Voters 8 8 1 1 82 GOP and Tea Party Supporters 45 47 5 3 n/a

Supporter of the Tea Party Movement......................... Republican .................................................................. Both (VOL) ................................................................ Not sure .................................................................... Not Republican and Tea Party Supporters ..................
+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters

QF5

Thinking about your general approach to issues, do you consider yourself to be liberal, moderate, or conservative? (IF "LIBERAL" OR "CONSERVATIVE," ASK:) Do you consider yourself to be very (liberal/conservative) or somewhat (liberal/conservative)? Very liberal ...................................... Somewhat liberal ............................. Moderate ......................................... Somewhat conservative .................. Very conservative ............................ Not sure ......................................... 7 10 40 23 17 3

HART/McINTURFF AUGUST 2011 QF6a What is your religion?

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Protestant (includes Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and other Christians) .......................................... Catholic ..................................................................................... Jewish ....................................................................................... Muslim ....................................................................................... Mormon/LDS/Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ........ Other ......................................................................................... None .......................................................................................... Not sure/refused ......................................................................

48 24 1 1 2 12 10 2

(ASK ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAY PROTESTANT, OTHER, NONE, OR NOT SURE IN QF6a.) QF6b Would you describe yourself as either a fundamentalist or an evangelical Christian, or would you not describe yourself that way? Fundamentalist/evangelical ............................................ Neither fundamentalist nor evangelical .......................... Not sure ........................................................................ Catholic/Jewish/Muslim/Mormon (QF6a) ......................... 17 51 4 28

QF7a/b Are you a current or retired labor union member? (ASK ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAY "NO" OR "NOT SURE" IN QF7a.) Is anyone else in your household a current or retired labor union member? Labor union member......................... Union household ............................... Non-union household........................ Not sure .......................................... 13 7 79 1

QF8

Do you have any children under the age of 18 currently living in your household? Yes, children in household ................ No, no children in household ............ Not sure .......................................... 36 64 -

QF9

If you added together the yearly income of all the members of your family who were living at home last year, would the total be less than ten thousand dollars, between ten thousand dollars and twenty thousand dollars, between twenty thousand dollars and thirty thousand dollars, between thirty thousand dollars and forty thousand dollars, between forty thousand dollars and fifty thousand dollars, between fifty thousand dollars and seventy-five thousand dollars, between seventy-five thousand dollars and one hundred thousand dollars, or would the total be more than that? Less than $10,000 .................................... Between $10,000 and $20,000 ................. Between $20,000 and $30,000 ................. Between $30,000 and $40,000 ................. Between $40,000 and $50,000 ................. Between $50,000 and $75,000 ................. Between $75,000 and $100,000 ............... More than $100,000 .................................. Not sure/refused ...................................... 5 8 10 9 9 18 14 22 5