Polls conducted in Florida (Hill) and Ohio (Mellman), October 3-7, 2012

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Hill Research Consultants Information for leadership since 1988 Polls conducted in Florida (Hill) and Ohio (Mellman), October 3-7, 2012 I'm now going to read you several names of people and

1 Hill Research Consultants Information for leadership since 1988 Polls conducted in Florida (Hill) and Ohio (Mellman), October 3-7, 2012 I'm now going to read you several names of people and organizations. For each, tell me whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of that person. Not all of these people are well known, so if you do not recognize a name, just tell me. [ROTATE] FLORIDA HILL DATA SHOWN ON FIRST LINE IN BLACK OHIO MELLMAN GROUP DATA ON SECOND LINE OR IN SECOND COLUMN IN RED VERY SOME UNS SOME VERY NOT RF FAV FAV FAM UNFAV UNFAV FAM 1. The United Nations 21%... 32%... 6%... 13%... 21%... 6%... 0% 29%... 29%... 11%... 11%... 13%... 7%... 0% 2. The International Monetary Fund 6%... 16%... 18%... 11%... 13%... 36%... 0% 8%... 14%... 22%... 12%... 10%... 34%... 0% 3. David Cameron 4%... 13%... 11%... 3%... 2%... 66%... 0% 7%... 13%... 21%... 2%... 2%... 54%... 0% 4. David Beckham 14%... 28%... 22%... 4%... 2%... 28%... 1% 19%... 23%... 22%... 4%... 2%... 28%... 1% 5. Vladimir Putin) 3%... 8%... 13%... 15%... 28%... 33%... 0% 5%... 8%... 16%... 19%... 22%... 30%... 0% 6. Maria Sharapova 9%... 21%... 16%... 2%... 2%... 51%... 1% 11%... 18%... 20%... 3%... 2%... 46%... 1% 7. Yao Ming 8%... 15%... 11%... 4%... 4%... 57%... 0% 11%... 17%... 19%... 4%... 5%... 44%... 0% 8. Xi Jinping 1%... 1%... 6%... 3%... 3%... 85%... 1% 2%... 2%... 14%... 3%... 3%... 75%... 1% 9. Julia Gillard 0%... 2%... 7%... 1%... 1%... 88%... 0% 3%... 7%... 18%... 2%... 2%... 68%... 0% 10. _ Nicole Kidman 21%... 34%... 23%... 4%... 4%... 13%... 1% 25%... 30%... 18%... 7%... 5%... 15%... 0% END ROTATION COPYRIGHT 2012, Hill Research Consultants and The Mellman Group: DO NOT COPY WITHOUT PERMISSION

2 11. _ If the November 2012 general election for President were held today, and the candidates were [ROTATE] Barack Obama, the Democrat, or Mitt Romney, the Republican, for whom would you vote, or are you undecided? [IF A CANDIDATE NAMED, ASK] Would you say you support (Obama/Romney) strongly or not strongly? [IF UNDECIDED, ASK] Toward who do you lean? BARACK OBAMA, DEMOCRAT/STRONG... 39%. 41% BARACK OBAMA, DEMOCRAT/NOT STRONG... 2%... 3% UNDECIDED/LEANS OBAMA... 2%... 2% UNDECIDED... 7%. 14% UNDECIDED/LEANS ROMNEY... 2%... 1% MITT ROMNEY, REPUBLICAN/NOT STRONG... 5%... 4% MITT ROMNEY, REPUBLICAN/STRONG... 40%. 32% UNSURE/INCLUDING OTHER CANDIDATE... 3%... 1% When you decide how to vote in this election, how important will each of the following kinds of issues be to you? Will it be one of the most important issues, very important, somewhat important, not too important or not important at all? [ROTATE] ONE VERY SOME NOT NOT UNSURE REF MOST IMP IMP TOO AT ALL 12. _ Jobs and the economy 27%... 63%... 8%... 1%... 0%... 0%... 0% 42%... 50%... 5%... 2%... 0%... 1%... 0% 13. _ The federal deficit 20%... 54%... 19%... 3%... 2%... 1%... 0% 29%... 47%... 17%... 4%... 2%... 1%... 0% 14. _ Taxes 12%... 56%... 23%... 5%... 2%... 2%... 0% 23%... 47%... 23%... 4%... 1%... 1%... 0% 15. _ The healthcare reform law 19%... 60%... 11%... 4%... 3%... 3%... 0% 27%... 49%... 14%... 4%... 2%... 3%... 1% 16. _ U.S. relations with other countries 10%... 51%... 30%... 5%... 3%... 1%... 0% 15%... 44%... 29%... 7%... 3%... 2%... 0% 17. _ National defense and terrorism 18%... 59%... 19%... 3%... 2%... 1%... 0% 25%... 47%... 21%... 4%... 1%... 2%... 0% 18. _ Abortion 9%... 34%... 25%... 16%... 14%... 3%... 0% 14%... 30%... 26%... 15%... 11%... 3%... 1% 19. _ Education 19%... 58%... 18%... 3%... 1%... 0%... 0% 31%... 50%... 12%... 3%... 2%... 1%... 0% END ROTATION 20. _ As you may know, there has been a lot of political change in the Middle East this year, in countries like Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Tunisia, and now Syria. This is sometimes referred to as Arab Spring or Arab Awakening. Some observers say this change is good for America s interests while others disagree and say it is not. What do you think? Here are some multiple-choice questions, each with three or four possible answers. Select one answer for each question. 21. _ Which of these countries is nearest, in terms of miles, to any of the 50 states of the United States? [ROTATE ANSWERS] GOOD FOR AMERICA S INTERESTS... 27%. 26% NOT GOOD FOR AMERICA S INTERESTS... 47%. 41% UNSURE... 25%. 33% REFUSED... 2%... 0% RUSSIA... 37%. 43% ICELAND... 10%. 14% EL SALVADOR... 40%. 25% FIJI... 3%... 5% UNSURE... 10%. 12% PAGE B-2 HRC AND MELLMAN GROUP, 2012

3 22. _ The U.S. is spending more than $100 billion tax dollars in which of the following countries this year? [ROTATE ANSWERS] 23. _ Since the attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, American military forces have been fighting and dying in a number of countries. In which one have the largest number of American soldiers died in the last decade? 24. _ Which of the following is the largest U.S. trading partner? [ROTATE ANSWERS] 25. _ Which of these countries does not have nuclear weapons? [ROTATE ANSWERS] 26. _ How many continents are there in the world? [ROTATE ANSWERS] On some different topics, 27. _ Taking into account your use of TV, radio, newspapers and the Internet, how much do you follow news and information about domestic issues and politics in the U.S.? IRAN... 5%... 6% HAITI... 3%... 3% IRAQ... 16%. 20% AFGHANISTAN... 57%. 50% MEXICO... 4%... 5% UNSURE... 14%. 16% REFUSED... 1%... 0% PAKISTAN... 1%... 4% AFGHANISTAN... 44%. 39% KURDISTAN... 0%... 1% IRAQ... 43%. 45% IRAN... 6%... 4% UNSURE... 6%... 7% REFUSED... 0%... 0% CHINA... 69%. 66% CANADA... 14%. 19% MEXICO... 7%... 4% GREAT BRITAIN... 4%... 4% UNSURE... 6%... 5% PAKISTAN... 12%. 18% FRANCE... 32%. 35% JAPAN... 32%. 24% NORTH KOREA... 11%... 8% UNSURE... 13%. 13% SEVEN (7)... 83%. 80% THIRTEEN (13)... 9%. 10% UNSURE... 8%... 9% REFUSED... 0%... 0% A GREAT DEAL... 53%. 41% SOME... 33%. 43% NOT TOO MUCH... 12%. 13% NOT AT ALL... 2%... 2% UNSURE... 1%... 0% REFUSED... 0%... 1% 28. _ And how much do you follow news and information about world affairs, issues and politics in other countries around the world? A GREAT DEAL... 31%. 25% SOME... 42%. 48% NOT TOO MUCH... 20%. 22% NOT AT ALL... 6%... 4% UNSURE... 0%... 1% HRC AND MELLMAN GROUP, 2012 PAGE B-3

4 29. _ People get their news and information about foreign affairs from many different sources. What are the main sources of your opinions about foreign affairs? [READ LIST] [MARK ALL THAT APPLY] NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS LIKE THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY AND THE NEW YORK TIMES... 21%. 18% CABLE TELEVISION NEWS CHANNELS LIKE CNN, FOX NEWS AND MSNBC... 70%. 54% YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION NEWS... 39%. 27% MAGAZINES LIKE TIME, NEWSWEEK AND THE ECONOMIST... 14%... 6% INTERNET NEWS WEBSITES RUN BY MAJOR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS... 37%. 24% OTHER INTERNET WEBSITES... 20%. 12% YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS... 22%. 12% UNSURE... 2%... 1% REFUSED... 1%... 0% 30. _ Students are often given the grades of A,B,C,D or F to evaluate their work. What grade would you give the media for their coverage of international topics and foreign affairs? A... 9%... 6% B... 24%. 28% C... 34%. 38% D... 14%. 16% FAIL... 15%... 8% UNSURE... 3%... 4% 31. _ Which of the following statements comes closer to your point of view: [ROTATE STATEMENTS] The media should spend more time focusing on foreign affairs and international news because it is important to know what is going on in the world around us, OR The media should spend less time focusing on foreign affairs and international news because it is more important to cover domestic news occurring within the United States, OR The media spends about the right amount of time covering foreign affairs and international news. [IF DECIDED ASK:] And do you feel that way strongly or not so strongly? 32. _ How important is it for children to study geography in elementary school and high school? [ROTATE TOP TO BOTTOM] SPEND MORE TIME ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS/STRONGLY 27%. 31% SPEND MORE TIME ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS... 7%... 6% SPEND LESS TIME ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS/STRONGLY.. 14%. 23% SPEND LESS TIME ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS... 5%... 4% ABOUT RIGHT AMOUNT OF TIME/STRONGLY... 28%. 23% ABOUT RIGHT AMOUNT OF TIME... 10%... 7% UNSURE... 5%... 5% REFUSED... 2%... 1% EXTREMELY IMPORTANT... 42%. 36% VERY IMPORTANT... 51%. 48% SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT... 6%. 12% NOT TOO IMPORTANT... 0%... 1% NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT... 0% 2% UNSURE... 0%... 1% REFUSED... 0%... 1% PAGE B-4 HRC AND MELLMAN GROUP, 2012

5 33. _ How important is it for children to conduct cultural exchanges with other countries? [ROTATE TOP TO BOTTOM] EXTREMELY IMPORTANT... 16%. 18% VERY IMPORTANT... 40%. 34% SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT... 33%. 37% NOT TOO IMPORTANT... 7%... 6% NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT... 1% 2% UNSURE... 2%... 2% REFUSED... 0%... 1% 34. _ In your opinion, which of the following languages is it most important for American children to learn these days? [READ LIST, ROTATE] [MARK ALL THAT APPLY] SPANISH... 79%. 67% FRENCH... 10%... 3% GERMAN... 4%... 1% CHINESE... 27%. 16% JAPANESE... 5%... 2% RUSSIAN... 3%... 1% UNSURE... 6%... 8% REFUSED... 5%... 1% 35. _ Would you favor or oppose increased federal and state spending for teaching geography, foreign languages and cultures? How important are each of the following as reasons to be interested in foreign affairs and U.S. foreign policy one of the most important, very important, somewhat important, not too important or not important at all. [ROTATE] 36. _ The economic situation in other countries affects our economy here in the United States 37. _ Situations in other countries can draw the United States into wars 38. _ What happens in other countries can either increase or decrease the possibility of terrorism against the United States 39. _ Important issues like health and the environment cut across national borders 40. _ We have a moral obligation to promote human rights abroad END ROTATION FAVOR... 68%. 63% OPPOSE... 26%. 28% UNSURE... 5%... 8% ONE VERY SOME NOT NOT UNSURE REFUSE MOST IMP IMP TOO AT ALL 14%... 57%... 22%... 3%... 1%... 2%... 1% 22%... 49%... 22%... 4%... 1%... 2%... 1% 16%... 54%... 22%... 3%... 2%... 3%... 1% 30%... 42%... 19%... 4%... 1%... 3%... 1% 18%... 59%... 18%... 1%... 2%... 2%... 1% 23%... 49%... 20%... 3%... 2%... 2%... 1% 9%... 42%... 33%... 7%... 4%... 3%... 1% 16%... 42%... 29%... 6%... 2%... 2%... 1% 12%... 36%... 33%... 10%... 7%... 2%... 1% 15%... 39%... 32%... 9%... 3%... 2%... 1% HRC AND MELLMAN GROUP, 2012 PAGE B-5

6 41a. [SPLIT-SAMPLE A/B VERSIONS] When I say China, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? FLORIDA MANUFACTURING; GROWING ECONOMY... 20% TRADE; EXCHANGE RATES... 12% DEBT... 12% LARGE COUNTRY; LOTS OF PEOPLE... 8% COMMUNIST... 8% CHEAP PRODUCTS; POOR QUALITY... 8% IMPORTS TO THE USA... 7% CHINESE FOOD... 7% SENDING JOBS THERE... 6% SUPERPOWER; STRONG COUNTRY... 3% LABOR COSTS... 3% HUMAN, CIVIL RIGHTS; FREEDOMS... 2% DISHONEST; CHEATERS... 2% FOREIGN COUNTRY... 1% LEADERS, GOVERNMENT... 1% DANGEROUS; A THREAT... 1% OTHER SPECIFIC... 9% OTHER GENERAL... 5% OTHER... 3% NOTHING; NONE... 1% DON'T KNOW; NO ANSWER... 3% OHIO TRADE/IMPORTS/EXPORTS... 19% MANUFACTURING/PRODUCTS... 17% LARGE/POWERFUL... 14% NATIONAL DEBT/US OWES MONEY... 12% CHEAP LABOR/TAKING US JOBS... 7% COMMUNISM... 5% FOOD... 4% HARD WORKING/INTELLIGENT... 2% OTHER... 14% NOTHING; REFUSED... 7% 41b. [SPLIT-SAMPLE A/B VERSIONS] When I say Brazil, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? FLORIDA SOUTH AMERICA; LATIN AMERICA... 10% SPORTS... 8% RIO DE JANEIRO MENTIONED... 8% COFFEE... 7% BEACHES... 6% CARNIVAL; MARDI GRAS; PARTY... 6% OIL & GAS... 6% GROWING ECONOMY... 5% BEAUTIFUL WOMEN... 4% JUNGLE; RAIN FOREST... 4% LARGE COUNTRY... 3% PORTUGUESE SPEAKING... 3% BRAZIL NUTS... 2% OLYMPICS... 2% STATUE OF CHRIST... 1% OTHER FOODS... 2% OTHER SPECIFIC... 18% OTHER GENERAL... 7% OTHER... 6% NOTHING; NONE... 3% DON'T KNOW; NO ANSWER... 4% PAGE B-6 HRC AND MELLMAN GROUP, 2012

7 ASK EVERYONE 42. _ Which of the following statements comes closer to your point of view? [ROTATE] It s best for the future of the country to be active in world affairs, OR, We should pay less attention to problems overseas and concentrate on problems here at home. [IF DECIDED, ASK:} Do you feel that way strongly or not so strongly? Here are some issues or topics that the two candidates for President, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, might discuss in the presidential debates. For each issue or topic, tell me whether you are very interested, somewhat interested or not very interested in hearing the candidates thoughts and positions on each issue. [ROTATE] FLORIDA AND OHIO VOTER OPINION SURVEYS OHIO TROPICAL CLIMATE/AMAZON/RAIN FOREST... 18% AGRICULTURE (COFFEE, NUTS, SUGAR)... 13% SOUTH AMERICA... 9% CARNIVAL/PARTY/VACATION... 8% RIO DE JANEIRO... 6% SOCCER... 4% ECONOMIC GROWTH/BRIC... 3% WOMEN... 3% OTHER... 19% NOTHING/REFUSED... 17% ACTIVE IN WORLD AFFAIRS/STRONGLY... 34%. 43% ACTIVE IN WORLD AFFAIRS... 11%... 8% PAY LESS ATTENTION TO PROBLEMS OVERSEAS... 13%. 13% PAY LESS ATTENTION TO PROBLEMS OVERSEAS/STRONGLY 35%. 29% UNSURE... 6%... 7% VERY SOME- NOT UNSURE RF WHAT VERY 43. _ The global economy 56%... 33%... 9%... 1%... 1% 52%... 34%... 11%... 1%... 1% 44. _ Human rights 54%... 34%... 10%... 1%... 0% 59%... 31%... 7%... 1%... 1% 45. _ Terrorism 69%... 23%... 7%... 0%... 1% 64%... 25%... 8%... 1%... 1% 46. _ Relations and trade with China 55%... 33%... 9%... 1%... 1% 52%... 35%... 9%... 2%... 1% 47. _ Uprisings across many Arab and Muslim countries since last Spring 42%... 36%... 18%... 2%... 1% 42%... 33%... 21%... 3%... 1% 48. _ Iran getting nuclear weapons 72%... 18%... 8%... 2%... 1% 61%... 24%... 12%... 2%... 1% 49. _ War in Afghanistan 61%... 26%... 11%... 1%... 1% 52%... 31%... 12%... 3%... 2% 50. _ The economic situation in Europe 35%... 42%... 21%... 2%... 0% 33%... 43%... 20%... 3%... 1% END ROTATION 51. _ Do you currently hold a passport that allows you to travel outside of the United States? YES... 61%.. 36% NO... 38%.. 59% UNSURE... 0%... 2% REFUSED... 1%... 4% HRC AND MELLMAN GROUP, 2012 PAGE B-7

8 52. _ Have you ever traveled to a foreign country, other than Mexico or Canada? YES... 72%.. 44% NO... 28%.. 53% UNSURE... 0%... 1% REFUSED... 0%... 2% 53. _ Have you ever studied or worked in a foreign country for more than six months? YES... 17%... 9% NO... 82%.. 88% UNSURE... 0%... 1% REFUSED... 0%... 2% 54. _ Are you now able to speak any foreign languages fluently? 55. _ Have you ever hosted a foreign exchange student or adult exchange visitor in your home? 56. _ Do you belong to a church, synagogue or mosque that supports mission or disaster relief projects in other countries? 57. _ Do you have any investments in any foreign stock or bond or international investment fund? YES... 25%.. 12% NO... 75%.. 85% UNSURE... 0%... 1% REFUSED... 0%... 2% YES... 11%... 9% NO... 89%.. 88% UNSURE... 0%... 2% REFUSED... 0%... 2% YES... 44%.. 44% NO... 54%.. 47% UNSURE... 2%... 5% REFUSED... 0%... 3% YES... 18%.. 13% NO... 76%.. 77% UNSURE... 4%... 6% REFUSED... 1%... 4% 58. _ Has anyone else in your own family, including any spouse, sibling, parent and children been married to someone who is not an American citizen? 59. _ Has anyone else in your own family, including any spouse, sibling, parent and children been in the U.S. military? END ROTATION YES... 18%.. 12% NO... 81%.. 83% UNSURE... 0%... 2% REFUSED... 1%... 3% YES... 72%.. 56% NO... 28%.. 39% UNSURE... 0%... 2% REFUSED... 0%... 3% 59a. How likely would you say you are to vote in ALMOST CERTAIN TO VOTE... 77%.. 82% the November 2012 general election for VERY LIKELY TO VOTE... 19%.. 14% ABOUT %... 2% President, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, State NOT TOO LIKELY TO... 1%... 0% Legislature and other political offices -- are NOT AT ALL LIKELY... 1%... 0% you almost certain to vote in the election, very likely, about 50-50, not too likely, not at UNSURE... 0%... 1% all likely, or aren't you sure? REFUSED... 0%... 1% Now I have a few questions to be sure we have a sample that includes all types of people. PAGE B-8 HRC AND MELLMAN GROUP, 2012

9 60. _ [ASK ONLY IF NOT ON SAMPLE LIST] What was your age on your last birthday? FLORIDA % % % % % 75 OR MORE... 15% 61. _ Including yourself, how many adults, age 18 and older, live in your household today? OHIO % % % % % N/A/REFUSED... 0% %. 25% %. 47% 3 OR MORE... 21%. 24% REFUSED... 1%... 5% 62. _ How many infants and children, under 18 years of age, live in your household today? NONE... 70%. 53% %. 15% %. 12% 3 OR MORE... 5%... 8% REFUSED... 2%. 12% 63. _ Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an independent, or something else? [IF REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT ASK:] Do you consider yourself a strong (Republican/Democrat) or a not so strong (Republican/Democrat)? [IF INDEPENDENT ASK:] Would you say that you lean more toward the Republicans or more toward the Democrats? 64. _ Do you consider yourself very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat conservative or very conservative? [IF MODERATE, ASK:] Do you tend to lean toward the liberal or conservative side? STRONG REPUBLICAN... 26%. 24% NOT SO STRONG REPUBLICAN... 8%... 4% INDEPENDENT LEANS REPUBLICAN... 5%... 6% INDEPENDENT... 13%. 23% INDEPENDENT LEANS DEMOCRAT... 7%... 5% NOT SO STRONG DEMOCRAT... 6%... 5% STRONG DEMOCRAT... 28%. 29% UNSURE... 4%... 3% REFUSED... 2%... 2% VERY LIBERAL... 10%. 10% SOMEWHAT LIBERAL... 16%. 14% MODERATE/LEAN LIBERAL... 3%... 5% MODERATE... 20%. 23% MODERATE/LEAN CONSERVATIVE... 4%... 5% SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE... 23%. 18% VERY CONSERVATIVE... 18%. 19% UNSURE... 3%... 4% REFUSED... 3%... 2% 65. _ What is the last level of education you completed? LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL... 2%... 3% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE OR GED... 16%. 25% VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL SCHOOL/BUSINESS... 3%... 3% SOME COLLEGE... 24%. 22% COLLEGE GRADUATE... 32%. 28% GRADUATE SCHOOL/DEGREE... 20%. 15% UNSURE... 0%... 0% REFUSED... 3%... 3% HRC AND MELLMAN GROUP, 2012 PAGE B-9

10 66. _ Are you of Latino, Hispanic, or of Spanish descent? YES... 15%... 2% NO... 85%. 97% UNSURE... 0%... 0% 67. _ Are you black, white, Asian, Native American or some other race? THANK AND TERMINATE BLACK... 13%. 11% WHITE... 81%. 82% ASIAN... 1%... 1% NATIVE AMERICAN... 1%... 1% OTHER [SPECIFY]... 3%... 3% UNSURE... 0%... 0% REFUSED... 1%... 2% 68. _ Record sex of respondent: MALE... 45% FEMALE... 55% 69. _ Party Registration REPUBLICAN... 40% DEMOCRAT... 41% INDEPENDENT; OTHER PARTY... 13% PAGE B-10 HRC AND MELLMAN GROUP, 2012

July 24-28, 2009 N= 1,050

z POLL July 24-28, 2009 N= 1,050 All trends are from New York Times/CBS News polls unless otherwise noted. An asterisk indicates registered respondents only. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way