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Wyoming Election Year Survey: 2010 Pre-Election Survey Instrument COUNTY 1. In what county do you live? (1) Albany (9) Hot Springs (17) Sheridan (2) Big Horn (10) Johnson (18) Sublette (3) Campbell (11) Laramie (19) Sweetwater (4) Carbon (12) Lincoln (20) Teton (5) Converse (13) Natrona (21) Uinta (6) Crook (14) Niobrara (22) Washakie (7) Fremont (15) Park (23) Weston (8) Goshen (16) Platte PROBCOM 2. All Wyoming communities face certain problems that need to be solved. What do you think is the most pressing problem in your community? PROBWYO 3. What do you think is the most pressing problem facing Wyoming as a whole? PROBUS 4. What do you think is the most pressing problem facing the United States as a whole? OBAPP 5. Please rate the job the following public officials are doing. Is their performance excellent, good, fair, or poor. President Barack Obama: (1) Excellent (2) Good (3) Fair (4) Poor FREUDAPP 7. Governor Dave Freudenthal (1) Excellent (2) Good (3) Fair (4) Poor ENZIAPP 8. United States Senator Mike Enzi (1) Excellent (2) Good (3) Fair (4) Poor 1 BARAPP 9. United States Senator John Barrasso (1) Excellent (2) Good (3) Fair (4) Poor LUMMAPP 10. United States Representative Cynthia Lummis (1) Excellent (2) Good (3) Fair (4) Poor 11. Wyoming Legislators LEGAPP (1) Excellent (2) Good (3) Fair (4) Poor JUDAPP 12. Wyoming Judges (1) Excellent (2) Good (3) Fair (4) Poor HRDTP 13. How much, if anything, have you heard or read about the Tea Party movement that has been involved in campaigns and protests in the United States over the past year? Have you heard a lot, a little, or nothing at all? (1) A lot (2) A little (3) Nothing at all 14. From what you know, do you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly OPTP disagree with the Tea Party movement, or don't you have an opinion either way? (1) Strongly agree (2) Agree (3) Disagree (4) Strongly disagree (5) Don’t have an opinion 15. Would you say the Tea Party movement is very conservative, IDTP conservative, moderate, liberal, or very liberal or don't you have an opinion? 2 (1) very conservative (2) conservative (3) Moderate (4) Liberal (5) Very liberal (6) Don't have an opinion CAMPATT 16. Now let's talk about the upcoming general election on November 2nd. Some people don’t pay much attention to the political campaigns. How about you, would you say that you have followed this year’s political campaigns in Wyoming very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all? (1) Very closely (2) Somewhat closely (3) Not too closely (4) Not at all REGVOTE 17. Are you registered to vote in the General Election? (1) Yes (2) No ( Skip to Q19) REGPARTY 18. If YES: Are you registered as a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or some other party? (1) Republican (2) Democrat (3) Independent or Other PLANVOTE 19. Do you plan to vote in the November 2nd general election? (1) Yes (2) No (SKIP to Q35) IF YES: Ask Q20-Q35 Note: The names of the Republican and Democratic candidates should be rotated when asking Q20-Q22. GOVCH 20. This year the candidates for Governor of Wyoming are Republican Matt Mead and Democrat Leslie Petersen. If the election were held today, would you vote for Mead, Petersen, or another candidate? (1) Matt Mead (2) Leslie Petersen (3) another candidate (4) Would not vote (volunteered only) 3 \ CONGCH 21. What about the election for United States Representative where Republican Cynthia Lummis is running against Democrat David Wendt. If the election was held today, would you vote for Cynthia Lummis, David Wendt, or another candidate? (1) Cynthia Lummis (2) David Wendt (3) another candidate (4) Would not vote (volunteered only) PICH 22. The candidates for Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction are Republican Cindy Hill and Democrat Mike Massey. If the election was held today, would you vote for Cindy Hill, Mike Massey, or another candidate? (1) Cindy Hill (2) Mike Massey (3) another candidate (4) Would not vote (volunteered only) Note: The names of Matt Mead and Leslie Petersen should be rotated when asking Q23. ECON 23. Regardless of which candidate for Wyoming Governor you support, please tell me if you think Matt Mead or Leslie Peterson would better handle each of the following issues. How about the Wyoming economy? (1) Matt Mead (2) Leslie Petersen (3) Same (volunteered) 24. Taxes: WYOTAX (1) Matt Mead (2) Leslie Petersen (3) Same (volunteered) BUDSUR 25. The state’s budget: (1) Matt Mead (2) Leslie Petersen (3) Same (volunteered) ED 26. Education: (1) Matt Mead (2) Leslie Petersen (3) Same (volunteered) 4 27. The environment: ENVIRON (1) Matt Mead (2) Leslie Petersen (3) Same (volunteered) 28. Wolves near Yellowstone National Park: WOLVES (1) Matt Mead (2) Leslie Petersen (3) Same (volunteered) 29. Health care: HLTHCARE (1) Matt Mead (2) Leslie Petersen (3) Same (volunteered) 30. Immigration: IMMIG (1) Matt Mead (2) Leslie Petersen (3) Same (volunteered) Note: The names of Cynthia Lummis and David Wendt should be rotated when asking Q31. 31. Now think about the race for United States Representative. Regardless of CONGTAX which candidate for Congress you support, please tell me if you think Cynthia Lummis or David Wendt would better handle each of the following issues. How about taxes? (1) Cynthia Lummis (2) David Wendt (3) Same (volunteered) 32. Health care CONGHEAL (1) Cynthia Lummis (2) David Wendt (3) Same (volunteered) 33. The energy situation CONGENER (1) Cynthia Lummis (2) David Wendt (3) Same (volunteered) 34. Immigration CONGIMM (1) Cynthia Lummis (2) David Wendt 5 (3) Same (volunteered) Ask all respondents: OBINT 35. I am going to read a list of words and phrases people use to describe political figures. For each, please tell me whether the word or phrase describes President Barack Obama extremely well, quite well, not too well, or not well at all. The first word on our list is “intelligent.” In your opinion does the word intelligent describe Obama extremely well, quite well, not too well or not well at all? (1) Extremely well (2) Quite well (3) Not too well (4) Not well at all 36. “Shares my values”: OBVAL (1) Extremely well (2) Quite well (3) Not too well (4) Not well at all OBTG 37. “Can make tough decisions”: (1) Extremely well (2) Quite well (3) Not too well (4) Not well at all 38 “Cares about people like me”: OBCARE (1) Extremely well (2) Quite well (3) Not too well (4) Not well at all 39. “Trustworthy”: OBTRST (1) Extremely well (2) Quite well (3) Not too well (4) Not well at all 40. Now, thinking about Barack Obama's religious beliefs. Do you happen to OBTOBRE know what President Obama's religion is? Is he Christian, Jewish, Muslim, L Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, agnostic, or something else? (1) Christian (include Protestant or responses of a specific Protestant denomination) 6 (2) Jewish (3) Muslim (include Islam or Islamic) (4) Buddhist (5) Hindu (6) atheist (7) agnostic (8) something else (9) Don’t know (volunteered) OBBIRTH 41. Do you think Barack Obama was definitely born in the United States, probably born in the United States, probably born in another country or definitely born in another country? (1) Definitely born in the United States (2) Probably born in the United States (3) Probably born in another country (4) Definitely born in another country 42. Changing subjects now we would like to know how you feel about the GOVTRUST following ideas concerning government in Washington and Cheyenne. How much of the time do you think you can trust the federal government in Washington to do what is right. Would you say just about always, most of the time, some of the time, or none of the time? (1) Just about always (2) Most of the time (3) Some of the time (4) None of the time WYOTRUST 43. Now for state government. How much of the time do you think you can trust the state government in Cheyenne to do what is right. Would you say just about always, most of the time, some of the time, or none of the time? (1) Just about always (2) Most of the time (3) Some of the time (4) None of the time 44. Do you think the people in the federal government waste a lot of money GOVWASTE we pay in taxes, waste some of it, or don't waste very much of it? (1) Waste a lot (2) Waste some (3) Don’t waste much 7 WYOWASTE 45. Do you think the people in the state government waste a lot of money we pay in taxes, waste some of it, or don't waste very much of it? (1) Waste a lot (2) Waste some (3) Don’t waste much 46. In general, how well do you think elected officials in the federal FEDUND government understand the views of most Americans? Would you say: (1) Very well (2) Somewhat well (3) Not that well (4) Not well at all 47. How well do you think elected officials in the state government in WYOUND Cheyenne understand the views of most Wyoming citizens? Would you say: (1) Very well (2) Somewhat well (3) Not that well (4) Not well at all 48. Now we’d like to know your opinions on several policy issues. All in all, IRAQWOR do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting or not? (1) Yes, worth fighting (2) No, not worth fighting 49. What about the war in Afghanistan? All in all, do you think the war in AFGWOR Afghanistan was worth fighting or not? (1) Yes, worth fighting (2) No, not worth fighting 50.