Suffolk University Likely Republican Voters

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AREA N= 400 100% Clark ...... 1 ( 1/173) 208 52% Western L ...... 2 108 27% Heartland ...... 3 84 21%

START Hello! I am calling from Suffolk University. We are conducting a brief five minute survey of voters in your area this week. Would you be willing to spend five minutes to help us out/help us complete the survey? N= 400 100% Continue ...... 1 ( 1/176) 400 100%

S1. Are you a registered voter? N= 400 100% Yes ...... 1 ( 1/177) 400 100% No ...... 2 0 0%

S2. Do you plan to vote in the Democratic or Republican Primary? N= 400 100% Democratic ...... 1 ( 1/180) 0 0% Republican ...... 2 400 100% Undecided ...... 3 0 0%

S3. Can you tell me when the Republican Primary for US Senate and Governor will be held? N= 400 100% June 8th ...... 1 ( 1/183) 247 62% June ...... 2 102 26% Next week ...... 3 49 12% This spring ...... 4 2 1% All other responses ...... 5 0 0%

RECORD GENDER N= 400 100% Male ...... 1 ( 1/186) 197 49% Female ...... 2 203 51%

S5. Of the following categories, which comes closest to your age: N= 400 100% 18-25 ...... 1 ( 1/187) 1 0% 26-35 ...... 2 17 4% 36-45 ...... 3 39 10% 46-55 ...... 4 76 19% 56-65 ...... 5 85 21% 66-75 ...... 6 106 27% Over 75 ...... 7 75 19% Refused ...... 8 1 0%

S6. Are you... N= 400 100% White (Caucasian) ...... 1 ( 1/188) 367 92% Black (African American) ...... 2 2 1% Asian ...... 3 0 0% Hispanic/Latino ...... 4 17 4% Other ...... 5 11 3% Refused ...... 6 3 1%

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PRE1 I'm going to read you the names of some state and national candidates. For each one, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of them. First, take . N= 400 100% Continue ...... 1 ( 1/189) 400 100%

Q1. Is your opinion of Barack Obama generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 400 100% Favorable ...... 1 ( 1/190) 34 9% Unfavorable ...... 2 347 87% Undecided ...... 3 18 5% Don't know ...... 4 1 0%

Q2. Is your opinion of generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 400 100% Favorable ...... 1 ( 1/191) 219 55% Unfavorable ...... 2 99 25% Undecided ...... 3 52 13% Don't know ...... 4 30 8%

Q3. Is your opinion of (LOUD-en) generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 400 100% Favorable ...... 1 ( 1/192) 206 52% Unfavorable ...... 2 126 32% Undecided ...... 3 56 14% Don't know ...... 4 12 3%

Q4. Is your opinion of (tar-CAIN-e-an) generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 400 100% Favorable ...... 1 ( 1/193) 261 65% Unfavorable ...... 2 69 17% Undecided ...... 3 54 14% Don't know ...... 4 16 4%

Q5. Is your opinion of Tony Atwood generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 400 100% Favorable ...... 1 ( 1/194) 18 5% Unfavorable ...... 2 46 12% Undecided ...... 3 78 20% Don't know ...... 4 258 65%

Q6. Is your opinion of Jim Gibbons generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 400 100% Favorable ...... 1 ( 1/195) 147 37% Unfavorable ...... 2 201 50% Undecided ...... 3 42 11% Don't know ...... 4 10 3%

Q7. Is your opinion of Stan Lusak (LOO-sack) generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 400 100% Favorable ...... 1 ( 1/196) 10 3% Unfavorable ...... 2 51 13% Undecided ...... 3 89 22% Don't know ...... 4 250 63%

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Q8. Is your opinion of Michael Montandon generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 400 100% Favorable ...... 1 ( 1/197) 98 25% Unfavorable ...... 2 61 15% Undecided ...... 3 80 20% Don't know ...... 4 161 40%

Q9. Is your opinion of Brian Sandoval (SAN-duh-val) generally favorable or generally unfavorable? N= 400 100% Favorable ...... 1 ( 1/198) 232 58% Unfavorable ...... 2 87 22% Undecided ...... 3 51 13% Don't know ...... 4 30 8%

Q10. In the Republican Primary for Governor, there are five candidates listed in the following order : Tony Atwood, Jim Gibbons, Stan Lusak, Michael Montandon, or Brian Sandoval. At this point, for whom will you vote or toward whom do you lean at this time? N= 400 100% Atwood ...... 1 ( 1/199) 2 1% Gibbons ...... 2 99 25% Lusak ...... 3 5 1% Montandon ...... 4 40 10% Sandoval ...... 5 186 47% Undecided ...... 6 64 16% Refused ...... 7 4 1%

Q11. If the Republican Primary for Lieutenant Governor was held today and the candidates were Brian Krolicki {crow-LICK-ee} or Barbara Lee Woollen {WOOL-in} for whom will you vote or toward whom would you LEAN at this time? N= 400 100% Krolicki ...... 1 ( 1/200) 252 63% Woollen ...... 2 56 14% Undecided ...... 3 87 22% Refused ...... 4 5 1%

Q12. In the Republican Primary for U.S. Senate, there are thirteen candidates listed in the following order: Sharron Angle, Gary Bernstein, Sherry Brooks, John Chachas {CHAH-chiss}, Chad Christensen, Sue Lowden, Garn Mabey {MAY-be}, Gary Marinch, Brian Nadell {NAY-dil}, Bill Parson, Cecilia Stern, Terry Suominen {SOO-min-in} or Danny Tarkanian. At this point, for whom will you vote or toward whom do you lean at this time? N= 400 100% Angle ...... 01 ( 1/201) 129 32% Bernstein ...... 02 0 0% Brooks ...... 03 0 0% Chachas ...... 04 13 3% Christensen ...... 05 14 4% Lowden ...... 06 94 24% Mabey ...... 07 4 1% Marinch ...... 08 1 0% Nadell ...... 09 0 0% Parson ...... 10 2 1% Stern ...... 11 0 0% Suominen ...... 12 0 0% Tarkanian ...... 13 98 25% Undecided ...... 14 44 11% Refused ...... 15 1 0%

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Q13. And would you say you definitely will vote for, probably will vote for,or that you might change your mind? N= 355 100% Definitely ...... 1 ( 1/205) 182 51% Probably ...... 2 114 32% Might change mind ...... 3 54 15% Undecided ...... 4 5 1% Refused ...... 5 0 0%

Q14. If you were standing in the voting booth right now who would you lean toward? N= 44 100% Angle ...... 01 ( 1/206) 2 5% Bernstein ...... 02 0 0% Brooks ...... 03 0 0% Chachas ...... 04 1 2% Christensen ...... 05 0 0% Lowden ...... 06 5 11% Mabey ...... 07 0 0% Marinch ...... 08 0 0% Nadell ...... 09 1 2% Parson ...... 10 0 0% Stern ...... 11 0 0% Suominen ...... 12 0 0% Tarkanian ...... 13 5 11% Undecided ...... 14 29 66% Refused ...... 15 1 2%

Q12 & 14 CONSOLIDATED N= 400 100% Angle ...... 01 ( 1/201) 131 33% Bernstein ...... 02 0 0% Brooks ...... 03 0 0% Chachas ...... 04 14 4% Christensen ...... 05 14 4% Lowden ...... 06 99 25% Mabey ...... 07 4 1% Marinch ...... 08 1 0% Nadell ...... 09 1 0% Parson ...... 10 2 1% Stern ...... 11 0 0% Suominen ...... 12 0 0% Tarkanian ...... 13 103 26% Undecided ...... 14 29 7% Refused ...... 15 2 1%

Q15. If it was apparent your first choice could not win, which of these three candidates would you vote for : Sharron Angle, Sue Lowden, or Danny Tarkanian? N= 36 100% Angle ...... 01 ( 1/210) 5 14% Lowden ...... 06 12 33% Tarkanian ...... 13 9 25% Undecided ...... 14 5 14% Refused ...... 15 5 14%

Q16. Which candidate of the three has a better chance of defeating in the November General election? N= 400 100% Angle ...... 01 ( 1/214) 108 27% Lowden ...... 06 133 33% Tarkanian ...... 13 91 23% Undecided ...... 14 61 15% Refused ...... 15 7 2%

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Q17. Are you aware of the recent Arizona law cracking down on illegal immigrants? N= 400 100% Yes ...... 1 ( 1/216) 390 98% No ...... 2 8 2% Undecided ...... 3 2 1% Refused ...... 4 0 0%

Q18. Do you support or oppose it? N= 400 100% Support ...... 1 ( 1/217) 355 89% Oppose ...... 2 20 5% Undecided ...... 3 25 6% Refused ...... 4 0 0%

Q19. Would you like to see a similar law passed in your state? N= 400 100% Yes ...... 1 ( 1/218) 339 85% No ...... 2 36 9% Undecided ...... 3 24 6% Refused ...... 4 1 0%

Q19A. The next question concerns the oil leak which has continued to flow into the Gulf of Mexico for the last 7 weeks. Would you support a moratorium on all U.S. offshore drilling until appropriate safety measures have been designed and tested? N= 400 100% Yes ...... 1 ( 1/219) 127 32% No ...... 2 247 62% Undecided ...... 3 26 7% Refused ...... 4 0 0%

DEMO I have just two final questions to help us classify your responses with others taking the survey... N= 400 100% Continue ...... 1 ( 1/220) 400 100%

Q20. Is there a union member in your household? N= 400 100% Yes ...... 1 ( 1/221) 53 13% No ...... 2 344 86% Undecided ...... 3 0 0% Refused ...... 4 3 1%

Q22. Do you currently have children in the school system? N= 400 100% Yes ...... 1 ( 1/222) 85 21% No ...... 2 313 78% Undecided ...... 3 1 0% Refused ...... 4 1 0%

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