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Suffolk University Likely GOP Primary Voters 3/3 – 3/4

Ohio Statewide Marginals

GEOC N= 500 100% Cuyahoga/East ...... 1 126 25% Central ...... 2 182 36% Northwest ...... 3 72 14% Cincinnati/SW ...... 4 120 24%

INT00 Hello, my name is ______and I am conducting a survey for Suffolk University and I would like to get your opinions on some political questions. {QUOTA…} Would you be willing to spend five minutes answering some questions? N= 500 100% Continue ...... 00 500 100%

GEND RECORD GENDER N= 500 100% Male ...... 1 242 48% Female ...... 2 258 52%

S2. How likely are you to vote in the Republican Presidential Primary on Tuesday? N= 500 100% Already voted ...... 1 64 13% Very likely ...... 2 436 87% Somewhat likely ...... 3 0 0% 50/50 ...... 4 0 0% Not very likely ...... 5 0 0% Not at all likely ...... 6 0 0% Other/Dk/RF ...... 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? (READ LIST) N= 500 100% 18-34 years ...... 1 70 14% 35-44 years ...... 2 84 17% 45-54 years ...... 3 106 21% 55-64 years ...... 4 105 21% 65-74 years ...... 5 87 17% 75+ years ...... 6 47 9% Refused ...... 7 1 0%

S5. For statistical purposes only, can you please tell me what your ethnic background / ancestry is? N= 500 100% White/Caucasian ...... 1 480 96% Black/African-American ...... 2 5 1% American Indian/Alaska Native ...... 3 5 1% Asian ...... 4 0 0% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander ...... 5 0 0% Hispanic/Latino ...... 6 2 0% Other (DO NOT READ) ...... 7 3 1% Don't know (DO NOT READ) ...... 8 5 1%

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Q6. If the Republican Primary for Senator were held today and the candidates were (READ LIST) for whom will you vote or toward whom would you LEAN at this time? N= 500 100% Russell Bliss Jr...... 1 3 1% David Dodt ...... 2 8 2% Donna Glisman ...... 3 4 1% Eric LaMont Gregory ...... 4 5 1% Josh Mandel ...... 5 167 33% Michael Pryce ...... 6 7 1% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 7 306 61%

PRE7 There will be six candidates listed on the Ohio ballot for the Republican Presidential primary. However, there is a smaller group of four that has participated in the televised debates. N= 500 100% Continue ...... 1 500 100%

Q7. If the Republican Primary for President of the United States were held today and the candidates were (READ LIST) for whom will you vote/did you vote or toward whom do you LEAN at this time - Gingrich, Paul, Romney, or Santorum? N= 500 100% ...... 1 80 16% Ron Paul ...... 2 42 8% ...... 3 163 33% ...... 4 186 37% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 5 29 6%

Q8. Of the 4 candidates, who do you think has similar political beliefs to you--Gingrich, Paul, Romney, or Santorum? N= 500 100% Newt Gingrich ...... 1 110 22% Ron Paul ...... 2 48 10% Mitt Romney ...... 3 97 19% Rick Santorum ...... 4 166 33% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 5 79 16%

Q9. Of the 4 candidates, who do you think has the best chance at defeating President in the General Election - Gingrich, Paul, Romney, Santorum or someone else? N= 500 100% Newt Gingrich ...... 1 75 15% Ron Paul ...... 2 12 2% Mitt Romney ...... 3 221 44% Rick Santorum ...... 4 91 18% Someone else ...... 5 33 7% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 6 68 14%

Q10. Of the 4 candidates, who ran the most negative campaign - Gingrich, Paul, Romney, or Santorum? N= 500 100% Newt Gingrich ...... 1 80 16% Ron Paul ...... 2 23 5% Mitt Romney ...... 3 177 35% Rick Santorum ...... 4 57 11% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 5 163 33%

Q11. Which issue is more important in determining your vote--social or economic issues? N= 500 100% Social ...... 1 81 16% Economic ...... 2 388 78% (DO NOT READ) Other/No opinion ...... 3 31 6%

Q12. Thinking of the General Election, do you think Mitt Romney is too liberal, too conservative or about right to defeat Barack Obama? N= 500 100% Too liberal ...... 1 129 26% Too conservative ...... 2 30 6% About right ...... 3 266 53% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 4 75 15%

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Q13. Do you think Rick Santorum is too liberal, too conservative or about right to defeat Barack Obama? N= 500 100% Too liberal ...... 1 61 12% Too conservative ...... 2 143 29% About right ...... 3 205 41% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 4 91 18%

Q14. Thinking about Mitt Romney, would you say his position on abortion policy is consistent or not consistent? N= 500 100% Consistent ...... 1 136 27% Not consistent ...... 2 242 48% (DO NOT READ) Undecided/No opinion ...... 3 122 24%

Q15. Thinking about Rick Santorum, would you say his position on contraception is too restrictive or about right? N= 500 100% Too restrictive ...... 1 108 22% About right ...... 2 267 53% (DO NOT READ) Undecided/No opinion ...... 3 125 25%

Q16. Are you satisfied with the Republican candidates running for the nomination? N= 500 100% Yes ...... 1 231 46% No ...... 2 250 50% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 3 19 4%

Q17. Would you like to see a new Republican candidate enter the race? N= 500 100% Yes ...... 1 236 47% No ...... 2 239 48% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 3 25 5%

Q18. Do you think Ron Paul should drop out of the race? N= 500 100% Yes ...... 1 283 57% No ...... 2 176 35% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 3 41 8%

Q19. Do you think Newt Gingrich should drop out of the race? N= 500 100% Yes ...... 1 198 40% No ...... 2 261 52% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 3 41 8%

Q20. Thinking about the GOP ticket in 2012, which of the following would you like to see selected as Vice President? N= 500 100% Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (Roo-Be-Oh) ... 01 114 23% Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell ...... 02 4 1% South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (Hay-Lee) .. 03 3 1% New Jersey Governor ...... 04 80 16% U.S. Representative ...... 05 29 6% Arizona Governor ...... 06 15 3% Former Minnesota Governor ...... 07 16 3% Ohio Governor John Kasich (KAY-Sick) ...... 08 63 13% Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman ...... 09 23 5% U.S. Senator ...... 10 31 6% (DO NOT READ) Undecided/Other ...... 11 122 24%

Q21. If the General Election for President were held today and the candidates were Barack Obama and Rick Santorum for whom would you vote or toward whom would you LEAN at this time: Obama, Santorum or a third party candidate? N= 500 100% Obama ...... 1 24 5% Santorum ...... 2 393 79% Third party candidate ...... 3 51 10% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 4 32 6%

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Q22. If the General Election for President were held today and the candidates were Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for whom would you vote or toward whom would you LEAN at this time: Obama, Romney or a third party candidate? N= 500 100% Obama ...... 1 16 3% Romney ...... 2 419 84% Third party candidate ...... 3 34 7% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 4 31 6%

Q23. Regardless of whom you are personally supporting, who do you think will win Ohio in November- Barack Obama, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, or Rick Santorum? N= 500 100% Barack Obama ...... 1 58 12% Newt Gingrich ...... 2 31 6% Ron Paul ...... 3 4 1% Mitt Romney ...... 4 212 42% Rick Santorum ...... 5 113 23% (DO NOT READ) Undecided ...... 6 82 16%

THE FINAL TWO QUESTIONS WILL HELP US CLASSIFY YOUR RESPONSES WITH OTHERS TAKING THE SURVEY Q24. Are your values similar to the values of the Tea Party? N= 500 100% Yes ...... 1 364 73% No ...... 2 94 19% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 3 42 8%

Q25. Would you describe yourself as conservative, moderate or liberal? N= 500 100% Conservative ...... 1 382 76% Moderate ...... 2 98 20% Liberal ...... 3 12 2% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ...... 4 8 2%

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