the polling company, inc./womantrend on behalf of Judicial Watch/Breitbart National Post-Election Survey of 806 Actual Voters TOPLINE DATA

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1 Field Date: November 4, 2014 Margin of Error: ±3.5% the polling company, inc./womantrend on behalf of Judicial Watch/Breitbart National Post-Election Survey of 806 Actual Voters TOPLINE DATA **PLEASE NOTE: Response categories may not equal 100% due to rounding** 1. Are you registered to vote at your current address? 100% YES (CONTINUED) 2. Thinking about today s elections for United States House of Representatives, and other statewide or local offices, did you: vote at the polls (Did you vote at the polls today or prior to today?), vote by mail or by absentee ballot, have you not had a chance to vote yet, or did decide not vote in this election because of scheduling conflicts or because you didn t like any of the candidates or the issues being discussed? 72% VOTED AT THE POLLS TODAY 28% TOTAL VOTED BEFORE ELECTION DAY (NET) 12% ALREADY VOTED AT THE POLLS PRIOR TO TODAY 16% ALREADY VOTED BY MAIL OR ABSENTEE BALLOT 3. To ensure that we interview a representative number of people, may I please ask into which of the following categories your age falls? (READ CHOICES) 9% % % % % % 65 OR OLDER 1% REFUSED (VOL.) 1

2 4. And, which of the following best describes your racial or ethnic background? (READ AND ROTATED.) 75% WHITE OR CAUCASIAN 12% AFRICAN-AMERICAN OR BLACK 8% HISPANIC OR LATINO 3% ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER * NATIVE AMERICAN * MIDDLE EASTERN * MULTI-RACIAL OR OTHER (DO NOT READ) * DO NOT KNOW (VOL.) 1% REFUSED (THANK AND TERMINATE) 5. Region (RECORDED BY STATE, GROUP BY CENSUS REGION) 21% NORTHEAST (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY, PA) 24% MIDWEST (IN, IL, MI, OH, WI, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) 33% SOUTH (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV, AL, KY, MS, TN, AR, LA, OK, TX) 22% WEST (AZ, CO ID, NM, MT, UT, NV, WY, AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) 6. Gender (RECORDED BY OBSERVATION) BALLOTS 49% MALE 51% FEMALE 7. In today s election for United States House of Representatives, did you vote for (ROTATED) the Republican candidate, the Democratic candidate, or the Independent or Third Party candidate? 50% REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 43% DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 6% INDEPENDENT/THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE 1% DID NOT VOTE FOR U.S. HOUSE, BUT VOTED FOR OTHER OFFICES 2

3 8. A. (ASKED OF THOSE VOTED REPUBLICAN ON NATIONAL HOUSE BALLOT) (n=400) Was your vote for the Republican candidate? (READ AND ROTATED) 40% MOSTLY IN SUPPORT OF THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA 31% MOSTLY AGAINST PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATIC AGENDA 9% NEITHER/OTHER (VOL.) 20% BOTH (VOL.) * DO NOT KNOW (VOL.) B. (ASKED OF THOSE WHO VOTED DEMOCRAT ON NATIONAL HOUSE BALLOT) (n=348) Was your vote for the Democratic candidate? (READ AND ROTATED) 45% MOSTLY IN SUPPORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC AGENDA AND PRESIDENT OBAMA 26% MOSTLY AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA 12% NEITHER/OTHER (VOL.) 15% BOTH (VOL.) 1% DO NOT KNOW (VOL.) - REFUSED (VOL.) 9. When did you make your decision about whom to vote for U.S. Congress this year? (READ AND ROTATED TOP TO BOTTOM, BOTTOM TO TOP) 35% DURING THE SUMMER OR BEFORE THE SUMMER 11% IN SEPTEMBER 10% EARLY OCTOBER 12% DURING THE FINAL TWO WEEKS OF THE ELECTION 6% ELECTION DAY OR THE DAY/WEEKEND BEFORE ELECTION DAY 11% I ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN 10% I ALWAYS VOTE DEMOCRAT 3% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT REMEMBER (VOLUNTEERED) * REFUSED (VOLUNTEERED) 3

4 10. (ASKED AMONG THOSE IN AL, AK, AR, CO, DE, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NC, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, WY) (n=412) In today s election for United States Senate, did you vote for (ROTATED) the Republican candidate, the Democratic candidate, or the Independent or Third Party candidate? 53% REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 42% DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 5% INDEPENDENT/THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE * DID NOT VOTE FOR U.S. SENATE, BUT VOTED FOR OTHER OFFICES 11. (ASK ONLY AMONG THOSE IN AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, NE, NV, NH, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WI, WY) (n=601) In today s election for Governor of your state, did you vote for (ROTATED) the Republican candidate, the Democratic candidate, or the Independent or Third Party candidate? 48% REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 46% DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE 6% INDEPENDENT/THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE 1% DID NOT VOTE FOR U.S. SENATE, BUT VOTED FOR OTHER OFFICES 12. When you cast your vote in this election, compared to past elections were you more: (READ AND RANDOMIZED. ACCEPTED MULTIPLE RESPONSES.) 30% FRUSTRATED 28% CONCERNED 25% INFORMED 20% HOPEFUL 15% DETERMINED 13% ANGRY 7% EXCITED 7% INDIFFERENT 4% NERVOUS 5% NONE OF THE ABOVE (VOL.) 1% DO NOT KNOW (VOL.) 4

5 ISSUE IMPORTANCE 13. When deciding which candidate to support for United States House of Representatives, which of the following issues was most important to you: (READ AND RANDOMIZED. ACCEPTED ONLY ONE. IF RESPONDENT NAMED MULTIPLES, PROBED: Which was MOST important to you?) 20% THE ECONOMY AND JOBS 9% EDUCATION 9% HEALTH CARE/OBAMACARE 8% GOVERNMENT SPENDING 7% GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID 5% NATIONAL SECURITY/TERRORISM 4% IMMIGRATION 3% TAXES 3% ABORTION, PRO-LIFE 3% ETHICS/REFORM 2% FOREIGN POLICY 2% THE ENVIRONMENT 2% ABORTION, PRO-CHOICE 1% ENERGY 3% OTHER, SPECIFIED (VOL.) (RECORD VERBATIM) 15% ALL OF THE ABOVE (VOL.) 2% NONE OF THE ABOVE (VOL.) 1% DO NOT KNOW (VOL.) 5

6 Thinking about guns and Second Amendment rights, do you think we ought to have (ROTATED) more gun control or better enforcement of existing gun laws? 28% MORE GUN CONTROL 55% BETTER ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING GUN LAWS 7% BOTH (VOL.) 9% NEITHER (VOL.) 2% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) - REFUSED (VOL.) 15. Which is your favorite Clinton: (ROTATED) Bill Clinton or Hillary Clinton? 37% BILL CLINTON 16% HILLARY CLINTON 10% BOTH (VOL.) 34% NEITHER (VOL.) 2% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 16. Thinking ahead to the 2016 Presidential election would you vote for a candidate that will (ROTATED) mostly continue to follow and carry out President Obama s policies OR mostly go in a new and different direction? 67% MOSTLY GO IN A NEW AND DIFFERENT DIRECTION 24% MOSTLY CONTINUE TO FOLLOW AND CARRY OUT OBAMA POLICIES 8% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 6

7 17. If Hillary Clinton runs for President in 2016, which of the following best describes how likely you would be to vote for her? (READ AND ROTATED TOP TO BOTTOM AND BOTTOM TO TOP) 44% TOTAL DEFINITELY/PROBABLY WOULD VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON (NET) 21% I WOULD DEFINITELY VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON, NO MATTER WHO RUNS AGAINST HER 23% I WOULD PROBABLY VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON, BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHO RUNS AGAINST HER 50% TOTAL DEFINITELY/PROBABLY WOULD VOTE AGAINST HILLARY CLINTON (NET) 15% I WOULD PROBABLY VOTE AGAINST HILLARY CLINTON, BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHO RUNS AGAINST HER 35% I WOULD DEFINITELY VOTE AGAINST HILLARY CLINTON, NO MATTER WHO RUNS AGAINST HER 4% DO NOT KNOW (VOL.) 1% REFUSED (VOL.) 18. A. (ASKED OF THOSE VOTED REPUBLICAN ON NATIONAL HOUSE BALLOT) (n=400) Thinking ahead to would you (ROTATED) prefer that Jeb Bush becomes the next President OR prefer that a new generation of Republican leaders step forward? 68% PREFER A NEW GENERATION OF REPUBLICAN LEADERS 13% PREFER JEB BUSH 17% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 1% REFUSED (VOL.) B. (ASKED OF THOSE WHO VOTED DEMOCRAT ON NATIONAL HOUSE BALLOT) (n=348) Thinking ahead to would you (ROTATED) prefer that Hillary Clinton becomes the next President OR prefer that a new generation of Democratic leaders step forward? 47% PREFER HILLARY CLINTON 36% PREFER A NEW GENERATION OF DEMOCRATIC LEADERS 15% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 2% REFUSED (VOL.) 7

8 CORRUPTION/GOOD GOVERNMENT 19. Thinking about Washington, DC, how big of a problem is corruption? (ROTATED TOP- TO-BOTTOM AND BOTTOM-TO-TOP) 92% TOTAL VERY/SOMEWHAT OF A SERIOUS PROBLEM (NET) 65% A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM 27% SOMEWHAT OF A PROBLEM 6% NOT AT ALL A PROBLEM 2% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 20. Compared to prior administrations, do you think the federal government is (ROTATED) more corrupt, less corrupt, or equally corrupt? 43% EQUALLY CORRUPT/SAME 41% MORE CORRUPT 12% LESS CORRUPT 1% NOT CORRUPT/NONE OF THE ABOVE (VOL.) 3% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 21. Compared to past presidential administrations, is the federal government doing (ROTATED) a better job OR a worse job of investigating and prosecuting corruption in Washington, D.C., or have they done about the same job? (PROBED: And would that be a MUCH or SOMEWHAT better/worse job?) (Accept "about the same/no difference" as a volunteered response) 11% TOTAL BETTER JOB (NET) 4% MUCH BETTER JOB 7% SOMEWHAT BETTER JOB 42% ABOUT THE SAME/NO DIFFERENCE 43% TOTAL WORSE JOB (NET) 13% SOMEWHAT WORSE JOB 29% MUCH WORSE JOB 4% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) - REFUSED (VOL.) 8

9 22. When campaigning for the presidency in 2008, Barack Obama promised to have the most transparent government in history. Over the past six years, do you think public access to information and the workings of the federal government have become (READ AND ROTATED) 46% LESS TRANSPARENT 34% STAYED ABOUT THE SAME 16% MORE TRANSPARENT 4% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) BALLOT INTEGRITY/VOTER FRAUD Switching topics now 23. Do you think voter fraud in United States elections is...(read AND ROTATED CHOICES) 35% A MAJOR PROBLEM 39% A MINOR PROBLEM 22% NOT AT ALL A PROBLEM 4% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 24. Americans are required to show a photo ID ( I-D ) in many circumstances of everyday life, like when opening a bank account, boarding an airplane, renting a hotel room, or visiting many office buildings. How much of a burden do you think it is for Americans to produce a photo ID before voting (ROTATEDD) a very big burden, somewhat of a burden, or not at all a burden? 11% A VERY BIG BURDEN 19% SOMEWHAT OF A BURDEN 69% NOT AT ALL A BURDEN 1% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) - REFUSED (VOL.) 25. As you may know, in order to prevent voter fraud, some states have passed laws that require voters to present a photo ID ( I - D ) before casting a ballot. Do you think it is (ROTATED) mostly fair or mostly unfair to require voters to show a photo ID before they can vote in an election? 76% MOSTLY FAIR 21% MOSTLY UNFAIR 3% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 9

10 OBAMACARE 26. The IRS is responsible for implementing certain parts of the Obamacare law, such as the requirement that individuals maintain health insurance. Do you (ROTATED) agree or disagree that the IRS should collect information from taxpayers about their health insurance? (PROBED: And would that be STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT agree/disagree?) 28% TOTAL AGREE (NET) 15% STRONGLY AGREE 13% SOMEWHAT AGREE 66% TOTAL DISAGREE (NET) 9% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 56% STRONGLY DISAGREE 6% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 27. Which of these approaches to the health care law do you prefer: (READ AND ROTATED) 42% REPEAL OBAMACARE AND REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING BETTER 18% MAKE MAJOR FIXES TO OBAMACARE 29% MAKE MINOR FIXES TO OBAMACARE 7% LEAVE OBAMACARE AS-IS 1% NONE OF THE ABOVE (VOL.) 2% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 10

11 LEGAL IMMIGRATION 28. Thinking about the rate of legal immigration: There are currently 42 million recorded immigrants living in the United States. Every year, the U.S. admits one million new immigrants and 700,000 new temporary foreign workers. Which of these statements do you agree with most? 50% WE SHOULD CHANGE CURRENT IMMIGRATION LAW TO SLOW THE RATE OF IMMIGRATION 30% WE SHOULD STICK WITH CURRENT LAW AND RATE OF IMMIGRATION 11% WE SHOULD CHANGE CURRENT IMMIGRATION LAW TO INCREASE THE RATE OF IMMIGRATION 8% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 1% REFUSED (VOL.) ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION 29. Which statement better reflects your views on the issue of illegal immigration? (READ AND ROTATED) 58% WE SHOULD ENFORCE CURRENT LAWS THAT REQUIRE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES 32% WE SHOULD CHANGE IMMIGRATION LAW TO PROVIDE LEGAL STATUS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES 9% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 1% REFUSED (VOL.) 30. Some states allow illegal aliens to receive discounted in-state tuition rates, subsidized by taxpayers, for state-run colleges and universities. Do you agree or disagree with this policy? (PROBED: And would that be STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT agree/disagree?) 20% TOTAL AGREE (NET) 10% STRONGLY AGREE 10% SOMEWHAT AGREE 76% TOTAL DISAGREE (NET) 11% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 65% STRONGLY DISAGREE 3% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 1% REFUSED (VOL.) 11

12 OBAMA AMNESTY PROPOSAL 31. Do you (ROTATED) agree or disagree that President Obama should, through executive action, allow illegal immigrants to remain in the United States? (PROBED: And would that be STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT agree/disagree?) 30% TOTAL AGREE (NET) 16% STRONGLY AGREE 14% SOMEWHAT AGREE 63% TOTAL DISAGREE (NET) 10% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 53% STRONGLY DISAGREE 6% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 32. President Obama is planning to issue an executive order after the election that would give millions of work permits to people illegally in the country - both people who crossed the border illegally as well as people who illegally violated the conditions of their visa. These work permits would allow them to fill any job in the United States. Do you (ROTATED) support or oppose this plan? (PROBED: And would that be STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT support/oppose?) 23% TOTAL SUPPORT (NET) 12% STRONGLY SUPPORT 11% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT 72% TOTAL OPPOSE (NET) 13% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 59% STRONGLY OPPOSE 5% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 12

13 FOREIGN POLICY 33. In light of terrorist threats around the globe, should the US significantly upgrade its missile-defense capabilities and share that new technology with its allies? 49% YES 37% NO 13% MAYBE/NOT SURE (VOL.) 1% REFUSED (VOL.) 34. Earlier this year, one of the highest-ranking U.S. officials told an audience in Indonesia that climate change is QUOTE the greatest challenge of our generation." ENDQUOTE. Do you (ROTATED) agree or disagree that climate change is the QUOTE greatest challenge of our generation END QUOTE? (PROBED: And would that be STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT agree/disagree?) 40% TOTAL AGREE (NET) 26% STRONGLY AGREE 14% SOMEWHAT AGREE 57% TOTAL DISAGREE (NET) 13% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 44% STRONGLY DISAGREE 3% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 13

14 35. The Obama administration is continuing to issue visas to visitors from West African countries in which the Ebola virus is active. Do you (ROTATED) agree or disagree with this plan? (PROBED: And would that be STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT agree/disagree?) 31% TOTAL AGREE (NET) 19% STRONGLY AGREE 12% SOMEWHAT AGREE 64% TOTAL DISAGREE (NET) 11% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 54% STRONGLY DISAGREE 4% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 1% REFUSED (VOL.) 36. Secretary of State John Kerry is pressing Israel to make a peace deal with Palestine that includes territory concessions and a construction freeze. The Israeli government says that it s not possible to make a genuine or lasting deal with Palestine until they renounce terror and fully commit to being a true partner for peace. With whom do you agree more: (ROTATED) John Kerry s plan or the Israeli government s plan? 52% THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT S PLAN 32% JOHN KERRY S PLAN 5% NEITHER (VOL.) 10% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 2% REFUSED (VOL.) 37. Many segments of our society support US-led airstrikes against ISIS, the terrorist group responsible for many murders including the recent beheadings of American and British citizens. Even among those that support US-led airstrikes, there is a growing belief that such strikes will not be enough to turn the tide on ISIS. Which of the following best describes you: (READ AND ROTATED TOP-TO-BOTTOM AND BOTTOM-TO-TOP) 21% I SUPPORT THE U.S.-LED AIRSTRIKES AS THEY ARE 40% I SUPPORT THE U.S.-LED AIRSTRIKES BUT WANT MORE IRAQI SOLDIERS ON THE GROUND 22% I SUPPORT THE U.S.-LED AIRSTRIKES BUT WANT MORE US SOLDIERS ON THE GROUND 8% I OPPOSE ALL U.S. ACTION AGAINST ISIS 8% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 1% REFUSED (VOL.) 14

15 PRESIDENTIAL CONSEQUENCES of BENGHAZI and IRS 38. Do you (ROTATED) agree or disagree that the results of the 2012 Presidential election would have been different if the public knew the facts then that it knows now about the Obama administration's initial, misleading story about what happened in Benghazi and the targeting of conservative groups through the IRS? (PROBED: And would that be STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT agree/disagree?) 49% TOTAL AGREE (NET) 37% STRONGLY AGREE 12% SOMEWHAT AGREE 39% TOTAL DISAGREE (NET) 10% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 30% STRONGLY DISAGREE 10% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 2% REFUSED (VOL.) 39. In the past year, it has been revealed that high-ranking Obama administration and White House public relations officials orchestrated a campaign to reinforce President Obama ahead of his reelection and to portray the Benghazi consulate terrorist attack as being QUOTE "rooted in an Internet video, and not a failure of policy." END QUOTE Which one describes you most accurately: (ROTATED) this revelation is relevant and affects the way you vote OR this is not relevant and does not affect the way you vote. 43% IS NOT RELEVANT AND HAS NO EFFECT ON VOTE 39% IS RELEVANT AND HAS AN EFFECT ON VOTE 12% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 3% REFUSED (VOL.) 40. In the past year, it has been revealed that some I-R-S officials targeted certain groups and denied them a tax status based upon their political beliefs. Some people say that this is relevant and somewhat affects the way they vote, while others say this is not relevant and does not affect the way they vote. Which one describes you most accurately? 48% IRS TARGETING IS NOT RELEVANT AND HAS NO EFFECT ON VOTE 43% IRS TARGETING IS RELEVANT AND HAS AN EFFECT ON VOTE 6% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 3% REFUSED (VOL.) 15

16 ALZHEIMER S CURE 41. Alzheimer s Disease affects millions of Americans and will continue to as Americans age. Do you (ROTATED) agree or disagree that we need a massive effort to find a vaccine or cure for Alzheimer s, as we had for polio back in the 1940s and 1950s? (PROBED: And would that be STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT agree/disagree?) 82% TOTAL AGREE (NET) 66% SOMEWHAT AGREE 16% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 12% TOTAL DISAGREE (NET) 6% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 7% STRONGLY DISAGREE 3% DO NOT KNOW/CANNOT JUDGE (VOL.) 2% REFUSED (VOL.) DEMOGRAPHICS Finally, a few confidential statistical questions for classification purposes only. 42. In the 2012 election for President of the United States, did you vote for (ROTATED) BARACK OBAMA or MITT ROMNEY, OR SOMEONE ELSE, or did you not have a chance to vote in 2012? 49% YES, ROMNEY 43% YES, OBAMA 2% OTHER, SPECIFIED (NET) 1% CANNOT REMEMBER/DO NOT KNOW (VOL.) * DID NOT VOTE 4% REFUSED (VOL.) 16

17 43. Are you? (CODED ENGAGED OR LIVING TOGETHER AS SINGLE) 71% MARRIED 10% SINGLE 8% DIVORCED 8% WIDOWED * SEPARATED 3% REFUSED (VOL.) 44. Which of the following best describes you: 38% I HAVE CHILDREN LIVING WITH ME AT HOME 45% I HAVE CHILDREN, BUT THEY NO LONGER LIVE WITH ME AT HOME 13% I HAVE NEVER HAD CHILDREN 5% REFUSED (VOL.) 45. What is the last grade of formal education you have completed? 13% LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 24% SOME COLLEGE/VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 33% COLLEGE GRADUATE 26% POST GRADUATE 3% DO NOT KNOW/REFUSE TO ANSWER (VOL.) 46. Regarding your family s annual income Please tell me which of the following categories best describes your family s annual income. I don t need a specific amount, a broad range will be fine. 4% BELOW $20,000 3% $20,000 TO $24,999 3% $25,000 TO $29,999 5% $30,000 TO $39,999 6% $40,000 TO $49,999 7% $50,000 TO $59,999 7% $60,000 TO $69,999 5% $70,000 TO $79,999 4% $80,000 TO $89,999 4% $90,000 TO $99,999 23% $100,000 AND ABOVE 29% REFUSED (VOL.) 17

18 47. Are you or is anyone in your household a member of a labor union? 17% TOTAL UNION HOUSEHOLD (NET) 11% YES, PUBLIC 4% YES, PRIVATE 3% YES, BOTH 79% NO 1% DO NOT KNOW (VOL.) 3% REFUSED (VOL.) 48. Are you? (READ CATEGORIES) 40% PROTESTANT (CONTINUED) 28% CATHOLIC (SKIPPED NEXT Q.) 6% AGNOSTIC/ATHEIST (SKIPPED NEXT Q.) 3% JEWISH (SKIPPED NEXT Q.) 2% MORMON/LATTER DAY SAINT (SKIPPED NEXT Q.) * MUSLIM (SKIPPED NEXT Q.) 5% OTHER, SPECIFIED (VOL.) (SKIPPED NEXT Q.) 7% NONE/UNAFFILIATED (VOL.) (SKIPPED NEXT Q.) 8% REFUSED (VOL.) (SKIPPED NEXT Q.) 49. (ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO SAID PROTESTANT IN PREVIOUS Q.) (n=322) And would you consider yourself Evangelical or Born-Again? 58% YES 37% NO 5% DO NOT KNOW/REFUSED (VOL.) 50. How often do you attend religious services? 15% A FEW TIMES A WEEK 29% ONCE A WEEK 12% A FEW TIMES PER MONTH 14% A FEW TIMES PER YEAR 20% SELDOM/NEVER 9% DO NOT KNOW/REFUSED (VOL.) 51. Do you or does someone in your household own a firearm? 46% YES 44% NO 1% DON T KNOW/NOT SURE (VOL.) 8% REFUSED (VOL.) 18

19 52. Thinking for a moment about your social, economic, and political views Do you consider yourself to be? [IF CONSERVATIVE/LIBERAL, ASKED] And would you consider yourself to be VERY (conservative/liberal) or just SOMEWHAT (conservative/liberal)? 43% TOTAL CONSERVATIVE (NET) 26% VERY CONSERVATIVE 18% SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE 28% MODERATE 21% TOTAL LIBERAL (NET) 10% SOMEWHAT LIBERAL 12% VERY LIBERAL 3% LIBERTARIAN 5% DO NOT KNOW/REFUSED (VOL.) 53. In politics today, do you consider yourself to be a (ROTATED) Republican, Independent or Democrat? IF REPUBLICAN, ASKED: Are you a Tea Party Republican, strong Republican or a not-so-strong Republican? If DEMOCRAT, ASKED: Are you a Progressive Democrat, strong Democrat or a not-so-strong Democrat? IF INDEPENDENT ASKED: Which way do you lean, or usually vote, the Democratic Party or the Republican Party? 43% TOTAL REPUBLICAN (NET) 7% TEA PARTY REPUBLICAN 22% STRONG REPUBLICAN 6% NOT-SO-STRONG REPUBLICAN 7% INDEPENDENT LEANING REPUBLICAN 15% INDEPENDENT 37% TOTAL DEMOCRAT (NET) 5% INDEPENDENT LEANING DEMOCRAT 6% NOT-SO-STRONG DEMOCRAT 21% STRONG DEMOCRAT 5% PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT 1% OTHER (VOL.) 1% DO NOT KNOW (VOL.) 4% REFUSED (VOL.) 19