Suffolk University/7NEWS Likely GOP Primary Voters January 28 - 29

Florida Republicans

AREA N= 500 100% South ...... 1 112 22% North ...... 2 109 22% West ...... 3 149 30% East ...... 4 130 26%

INT00 Hello, my name is $I and I am conducting a survey for 7NEWS/Suffolk University and I would like to get your opinions on some political questions.

Would you be willing to spend five minutes answering some questions? N= 500 100% Continue ...... 00 500 100%

GENDR RECORD GENDER N= 500 100% Male ...... 1 250 50% Female ...... 2 250 50%

S2. How likely are you to vote in the Republican Presidential Primary on Tuesday? N= 500 100% Already voted ...... 1 162 32% Very likely ...... 2 338 68% Somewhat likely ...... 3 0 0% 50-50 ...... 4 0 0% Not very likely ...... 5 0 0% Not at all likely ...... 6 0 0% Und/Refused ...... 7 0 0%

S3. Are you currently registered as a Democrat, Republican, Unenrolled/ Independent, something else or are you not registered to vote? N= 500 100% Democrat ...... 1 0 0% Republican ...... 2 500 100% Unenrolled/Ind ...... 3 0 0% Other ...... 4 0 0% Not registered ...... 5 0 0%

S4. What is your age category? N= 500 100% 18-34 YRS ...... 1 43 9% 35-44 YRS ...... 3 57 11% 45-54 YRS ...... 4 113 23% 55-64 YRS ...... 5 97 19% 65-74 YRS ...... 6 86 17% 75+ YRS ...... 7 93 19% Refused ...... 8 11 2%

S5. For statistical purposes only, can you please tell me what your ethnic background / ancestry is? N= 500 100% White/Caucasian ...... 1 446 89% Black/African-American ...... 2 4 1% American Indian/Alaska Native ...... 3 5 1% Asian ...... 4 0 0% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander ...... 5 0 0% Hispanic/Latino ...... 6 43 9% Other ...... 7 2 0% Don't know(DO NOT READ) ...... 8 0 0%

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PRE6 There will be nine Republican candidates listed on the Florida ballot. However, there is a much smaller group that has participate in the televised debates. N= 500 100% Continue ...... 1 500 100%

Q6. If the Republican Primary for President of the United States were held today and the candidates were {alphabetical} Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, or Rick Santorum for whom will you vote or toward whom would/did you LEAN at this time - Gingrich, Paul, Romney, or Santorum? N= 500 100% Newt Gingrich ...... 1 135 27% Ron Paul ...... 2 43 9% Mitt Romney ...... 3 236 47% Rick Santorum ...... 4 61 12% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 5 25 5%

Q7. How important were the debates in your decision - very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important? N= 475 100% Very important ...... 1 152 32% Somewhat important ...... 2 191 40% Not very important ...... 3 68 14% Not at all important ...... 4 57 12% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 5 7 1%

Q8. Of the 4 candidates, who do you feel would do the best job of immigration reform - Gingrich, Paul, Romney, or Santorum? N= 500 100% Newt Gingrich ...... 1 127 25% Ron Paul ...... 2 32 6% Mitt Romney ...... 3 174 35% Rick Santorum ...... 4 50 10% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 5 117 23%

Q9. Of the 4 candidates, who do you think can best fix the economy - Gingrich, Paul, Romney, or Santorum? N= 500 100% Newt Gingrich ...... 1 116 23% Ron Paul ...... 2 30 6% Mitt Romney ...... 3 248 50% Rick Santorum ...... 4 42 8% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 5 64 13%

Q10. Of the 4 candidates, who ran the most negative campaign - Gingrich, Paul, Romney, or Santorum? N= 500 100% Newt Gingrich ...... 1 187 37% Ron Paul ...... 2 17 3% Mitt Romney ...... 3 157 31% Rick Santorum ...... 4 7 1% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 5 132 26%

Q11. Of the 4 candidates, who ran the best campaign - Gingrich, Paul, Romney, or Santorum? N= 500 100% Newt Gingrich ...... 1 74 15% Ron Paul ...... 2 39 8% Mitt Romney ...... 3 176 35% Rick Santorum ...... 4 95 19% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 5 116 23%

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Q12. Are you satisfied with the Republican candidates running for the nomination? N= 500 100% Yes ...... 1 275 55% No ...... 2 194 39% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 3 31 6%

Q13. Would you like to see a new Republican candidate enter the race? N= 500 100% Yes ...... 1 199 40% No ...... 2 272 54% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 3 29 6%

Q14. Regardless of whom you are personally supporting, who do you think the next president will be - Barack Obama, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, or Rick Santorum? N= 500 100% Barack Obama ...... 1 105 21% Newt Gingrich ...... 2 75 15% Ron Paul ...... 3 5 1% Mitt Romney ...... 4 225 45% Rick Santorum ...... 5 9 2% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 6 81 16%

DEMO THE FINAL TWO QUESTIONS WILL HELP US CLASSIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH OTHERS TAKING THE SURVEY N= 500 100% Continue ...... 1 500 100%

Q15. Are your values similar to the values of the Tea Party? N= 500 100% Yes ...... 1 311 62% No ...... 2 137 27% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 3 52 10%

Q16. Would you describe yourself as conservative, moderate or liberal? N= 500 100% Conservative ...... 1 354 71% Moderate ...... 2 130 26% Liberal ...... 3 9 2% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 4 7 1%

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