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Suffolk University Likely California Voters CA Statewide AREA N= 600 100% Orange/San Diego ............................... 1 ( 1/ 77) 102 17% LA ............................................. 2 140 23% Bay Area ....................................... 3 172 29% South .......................................... 4 120 20% North/Central .................................. 5 66 11% START 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. Would you be willing to spend five minutes answering some questions? N= 600 100% Continue ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 79) 600 100% Gender N= 600 100% Male ........................................... 1 ( 1/ 80) 290 48% Female ......................................... 2 310 52% Thank You. S1. Are you currently registered to vote? N= 600 100% Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/ 81) 600 100% NO/DK/RF ....................................... 2 0 0% S2 Are you enrolled as a Democrat, Republican, or Independent/ Decline to State/ Other? N= 600 100% Democrat ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 84) 268 45% Republican ..................................... 2 184 31% IND/Declined to State/Other .................... 3 148 25% S3. How likely are you to vote in the upcoming election for Governor and U.S. Senate - would you say you are almost certain to vote, will you probably vote, are the chances 50-50, it is not likely you will vote or have you already voted in the general? N= 600 100% Almost certain ................................. 1 ( 1/ 85) 470 78% Probably vote .................................. 2 20 3% Already voted .................................. 3 110 18% 50-50 .......................................... 4 0 0% Probably not ................................... 5 0 0% Definitely not ................................. 6 0 0% Don't know ..................................... 7 0 0% S4. What is your age category? N= 600 100% 18-24 yrs ...................................... 1 ( 1/ 88) 14 2% 25-34 yrs ...................................... 2 43 7% 35-44 yrs ...................................... 3 58 10% 45-54 yrs ...................................... 4 105 18% 55-64 yrs ...................................... 5 153 26% 65-74 yrs ...................................... 6 126 21% 75+ yrs ........................................ 7 98 16% Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 8 3 1% S5. For statistical purposes only, can you please tell me what your ethnic background / ancestry is? N= 600 100% White/Caucasian ................................ 1 ( 1/ 89) 389 65% Black/African-American ......................... 2 40 7% American Indian and Alaska Native .............. 3 13 2% Asian .......................................... 4 25 4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ..... 5 2 0% Hispanic/Latino ................................ 6 100 17% Other (DO NOT READ) ............................ 7 21 4% Don't know (DO NOT READ) ....................... 8 10 2% Statewide Races & Issues 1 Field 10/21 – 10/24 Suffolk University Likely California Voters PRE1 Great, I am going to read you a list of individuals in state and local politics. For each, please tell me if your opinion of them is generally favorable or generally unfavorable. If you are undecided or if you have never heard of someone, just tell me that. First take Barack Obama. N= 600 100% Continue ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 90) 600 100% Q1. Is your opinion of Barack Obama generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 600 100% Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/ 91) 2 0% Favorable ...................................... 2 342 57% Unfavorable .................................... 3 224 37% Heard of/Undecided ............................. 4 32 5% Q2. Is your opinion of Jerry Brown generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 600 100% Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/ 92) 4 1% Favorable ...................................... 2 293 49% Unfavorable .................................... 3 234 39% Heard of/Undecided ............................. 4 69 12% Q3. Is your opinion of Meg Whitman generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 600 100% Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/ 93) 10 2% Favorable ...................................... 2 192 32% Unfavorable .................................... 3 323 54% Heard of/Undecided ............................. 4 75 13% Q4. Is your opinion of Barbara Boxer generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 600 100% Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/ 94) 4 1% Favorable ...................................... 2 292 49% Unfavorable .................................... 3 256 43% Heard of/Undecided ............................. 4 48 8% Q5. Is your opinion of Carly Fiorina (Fee-oh-REE-na) generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 600 100% Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/ 95) 36 6% Favorable ...................................... 2 203 34% Unfavorable .................................... 3 294 49% Heard of/Undecided ............................. 4 67 11% Q6. Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 600 100% Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/ 96) 1 0% Favorable ...................................... 2 358 60% Unfavorable .................................... 3 171 29% Heard of/Undecided ............................. 4 70 12% Q7. Is your opinion of Arnold Schwarzenegger generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 600 100% Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/ 97) 2 0% Favorable ...................................... 2 193 32% Unfavorable .................................... 3 331 55% Heard of/Undecided ............................. 4 74 12% Q8. Is your opinion of Nancy Pelosi generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 600 100% Never heard .................................... 1 ( 1/ 98) 14 2% Favorable ...................................... 2 235 39% Unfavorable .................................... 3 285 48% Heard of/Undecided ............................. 4 66 11% Statewide Races & Issues 2 Field 10/21 – 10/24 Suffolk University Likely California Voters The following are questions about California politicians and issues: Q9. Do you think California is heading in the right direction or is on the wrong track? N= 600 100% Right direction ................................ 1 ( 1/ 99) 76 13% Wrong track .................................... 2 439 73% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 85 14% Q10. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President? N= 600 100% Approve ........................................ 1 ( 1/100) 309 52% Disapprove ..................................... 2 241 40% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 50 8% Q11. Is the recession over in California? N= 600 100% Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/101) 28 5% No ............................................. 2 553 92% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 19 3% Q12. Do believe that the jobs situation will improve in the next six months? N= 600 100% Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/102) 189 32% No ............................................. 2 351 59% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 60 10% Q13. Do you believe that the federal stimulus plan has been effective in California? N= 600 100% Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/103) 180 30% No ............................................. 2 346 58% Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 74 12% Q14. If the General Election for U.S. Senate was held today and the candidates were (READ 1-6 IN THE ORDER THEY APPEAR)...for whom will you vote or toward whom would you LEAN at this time? N= 600 100% Democrat Barbara Boxer ......................... 1 ( 1/104) 298 50% Republican Carly Fiorina {Fee-oh-REE-na} ....... 2 223 37% American Independent Candidate Edward Noonan ... 3 3 1% Green Party Candidate Duane Roberts ............ 4 4 1% Libertarian Gail Lightfoot ..................... 5 10 2% Peace and Freedom candidate Marsha Feinland .... 6 0 0% {FINE-land} Undecided ...................................... 7 62 10% Q15. If you were standing in the voting booth right now, would you prefer ( READ 1-6 IN THE ORDER THEY APPEAR)? N= 62 100% Democrat Barbara Boxer ......................... 1 ( 1/105) 14 23% Republican Carly Fiorina {Fee-oh-REE-na} ....... 2 33 53% American Independent Candidate Edward Noonan ... 3 0 0% Green Party Candidate Duane Roberts ............ 4 0 0% Libertarian Gail Lightfoot ..................... 5 0 0% Peace and Freedom candidate Marsha Feinland .... 6 1 2% {FINE-land} Undecided ...................................... 7 14 23% Statewide Races & Issues 3 Field 10/21 – 10/24 Suffolk University Likely California Voters COMBINED Q14 & 15 N= 600 100% Democrat Barbara Boxer ......................... 1 ( 1/104) 312 52% Republican Carly Fiorina {Fee-oh-REE-na} ....... 2 256 43% American Independent Candidate Edward Noonan ... 3 3 1% Green Party Candidate Duane Roberts ............ 4 4 1% Libertarian Gail Lightfoot ..................... 5 10 2% Peace and Freedom candidate Marsha Feinland .... 6 1 0% {FINE-land} Undecided ...................................... 7 14 2% Q16. If the General Election for Governor was held today and the candidates were (READ 1-6 IN THE ORDER THEY APPEAR)...for whom will you vote