Tim Malloy, Assistant Director (203) 645-8043 FOR RELEASE: MARCH 21, 2018 Rubenstein Pat Smith (212) 843-8026 U.S. VOTERS HOPES ON NORTH KOREA HIT NEW HIGH, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS; CONFIDENCE IN TRUMP ON N. KOREA GROWS, BUT STILL SHORT The United States will be able to resolve the situation with North Korea diplomatically, 65 percent of American voters say in a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today, while 16 percent say the U.S. will need to use military force, the highest level of confidence measured on this question. But only 46 percent of voters have confidence in President Donald Trump to handle the situation with North Korea, while 51 percent do not have confidence, still negative but the highest confidence level measured by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll. Voters approve 66 24 percent of President Trump s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Trump is not prepared for negotiations with Kim, voters say 49 44 percent. And voters say 65 26 percent that North Korea will not give up its nuclear weapons. American voters disapprove 53 40 percent of the job Trump is doing as president and say 57 34 percent that he has damaged rather than improved the U.S. reputation around the world. Trump does not have a sense of decency, voters say 55 42 percent. He is not a good role model for children, voters say 67 29 percent. Should President Donald Trump meet Kim Jung-Un eyeball to eyeball? Absolutely, say American voters, said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. Will a deal be struck? Looks good, voters say. But is the president equipped to handle negotiations? That s where the doubt creeps in. Americans say President Trump is damaging the country's image globally; flunking the decency test and setting a bad example for kids. There s no way to spin or sugarcoat it. The optics are ugly. -more-
Quinnipiac University Poll/March 21, 2018 page 2 American voters say 57 38 percent that President Trump is not honest. Looking at other qualities, voters say: embarrassed. 56 41 percent that he does not have good leadership skills; 53 43 percent that he does not care about average Americans; 64 32 percent that he is not level headed; 62 35 percent that he is a strong person; 57 38 percent that he is intelligent; 59 37 percent that he does not share their values. Only 30 percent of voters are proud to have Trump as president, while 50 percent are Trump and the Media American voters disapprove 59 35 percent of the way the media covers Trump. Voters disapprove by a similar 58 38 percent of the way Trump talks about the media. 2018 Mid-Term Elections American voters disapprove 68 25 percent of the way Republicans in Congress are doing their job and disapprove 63 28 percent of Democrats in Congress. Republicans are narrowing the gap with Democrats in the so-called generic ballot for the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate elections this year: 49 percent of voters want the Democratic Party to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives, as 43 percent want Republicans to control the House. Independent voters are divided as 44 percent back Democrats and 41 percent go Republican. Democrats should win control of the U.S. Senate, voters say by a narrow 49 43 percent. Independent voters are split with 44 percent for Democrats and 43 percent for Republicans. Health care is the most important issue in the 2018 mid-term elections, 23 percent of American voters say, with 22 percent for the economy, 21 percent for gun policy and 19 percent for immigration. From March 16 20, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,291 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points, including the design effect. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts nationwide public opinion surveys, and statewide polls in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado as a public service and for research. Visit poll.qu.edu or www.facebook.com/quinnipiacpoll Call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll. 2
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1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? Approve 40% 84% 4% 38% 48% 32% 38% 55% Disapprove 53 10 94 53 45 62 57 37 DK/NA 7 6 2 9 7 6 5 8 Approve 34% 39% 41% 43% 56% 38% 46% 11% 28% Disapprove 58 51 55 52 38 55 47 84 65 DK/NA 8 9 4 5 6 7 6 4 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? App Dis DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 40 53 7 Mar 07, 2018 38 56 6 Feb 21, 2018 37 58 5 Feb 07, 2018 40 55 5 Jan 25, 2018 36 58 6 Jan 17, 2018 38 57 5 Jan 10, 2018 36 59 5 Dec 19, 2017 37 59 5 Dec 12, 2017 37 57 7 Dec 05, 2017 35 58 7 1a. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q1) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove? Approve strongly 30% 70% 2% 24% 36% 24% 25% 43% Approve smwht 9 14 2 13 12 7 12 10 Disapprove smwht 7 3 8 9 7 7 6 6 Disapprove strongly 46 6 87 44 37 55 52 31 DK/NA 8 6 2 10 7 8 5 10 Approve strongly 25% 25% 30% 35% 42% 28% 34% 6% 23% Approve smwht 9 13 10 7 14 9 11 5 4 Disapprove smwht 14 5 5 4 5 7 6 9 12 Disapprove strongly 44 46 50 47 34 48 41 75 52 DK/NA 9 11 4 7 6 8 7 4 8 4
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove? APPROVE... DISAPPROVE... Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 30 9 7 46 8 Mar 07, 2018 28 10 7 48 7 Feb 21, 2018 26 10 6 52 6 Feb 07, 2018 30 10 8 47 5 Jan 25, 2018 28 8 6 52 7 Jan 17, 2018 29 9 7 49 6 Jan 10, 2018 26 9 6 53 6 Dec 19, 2017 25 11 6 52 6 Dec 12, 2017 26 10 7 49 8 Dec 05, 2017 25 10 6 52 7 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? Approve 25% 56% 5% 19% 29% 22% 25% 31% Disapprove 68 34 92 73 66 69 69 59 DK/NA 7 10 3 8 5 9 5 9 Approve 25% 26% 23% 23% 32% 25% 28% 11% 22% Disapprove 67 67 71 70 64 65 65 85 74 DK/NA 8 7 5 7 4 10 7 4 4 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? App Dis DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 25 68 7 Feb 21, 2018 22 72 6 Jan 24, 2018 24 70 6 Jan 11, 2018 21 72 7 Dec 13, 2017 20 72 8 Nov 14, 2017 15 79 6 Oct 11, 2017 17 77 6 Sep 27, 2017 15 78 7 Jun 29, 2017 25 70 5 Jun 08, 2017 19 73 7 5
3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? Approve 28% 9% 54% 22% 22% 33% 32% 20% Disapprove 63 84 36 70 71 56 62 72 DK/NA 9 7 9 9 6 11 6 8 Approve 25% 28% 29% 29% 19% 32% 26% 36% 37% Disapprove 60 64 64 65 76 58 67 54 49 DK/NA 15 8 7 6 5 9 7 11 14 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? App Dis DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 28 63 9 Feb 21, 2018 28 66 6 Jan 24, 2018 30 63 7 Jan 11, 2018 31 59 11 Dec 13, 2017 30 61 8 Nov 14, 2017 29 63 8 Oct 11, 2017 28 65 8 Sep 27, 2017 29 63 8 Jun 29, 2017 29 64 7 Jun 08, 2017 28 63 9 4. If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives? Republican Party 43% 93% 1% 41% 50% 36% 41% 61% Democratic Party 49 4 97 44 41 56 54 28 DK/NA 9 4 2 14 9 8 5 10 Republican Party 38% 44% 41% 46% 59% 44% 51% 7% 30% Democratic Party 50 49 51 46 34 48 41 83 64 DK/NA 13 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 7 6
TREND: If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives? Rep Dem Party Party DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 43 49 9 Mar 07, 2018 38 48 15 Feb 20, 2018 38 53 9 Feb 07, 2018 40 49 11 Jan 24, 2018 38 51 11 Jan 18, 2018 39 50 10 Jan 11, 2018 35 52 13 Dec 19, 2017 37 52 12 Dec 13, 2017 37 49 13 Dec 05, 2017 36 50 13 5. If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States Senate? Republican Party 43% 92% 1% 43% 51% 36% 42% 60% Democratic Party 49 3 97 44 41 56 53 29 DK/NA 8 5 2 13 8 8 5 10 Republican Party 38% 46% 42% 47% 59% 44% 51% 7% 32% Democratic Party 49 47 53 47 34 48 41 84 65 DK/NA 13 7 6 7 7 9 8 9 3 TREND: If the election were today, would you want to see the Republican Party or the Democratic Party win control of the United States Senate? Rep Dem Party Party DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 43 49 8 Mar 07, 2018 39 49 12 Feb 20, 2018 39 54 7 Feb 07, 2018 42 49 9 Jan 24, 2018 39 53 8 Jan 18, 2018 40 52 8 Jan 11, 2018 36 53 11 Dec 19, 2017 37 53 10 Dec 13, 2017 39 51 10 Dec 05, 2017 37 51 12 7
6. Would you say that Donald Trump - is honest, or not? Yes 38% 79% 5% 36% 44% 31% 32% 53% No 57 15 93 59 50 64 63 40 DK/NA 5 6 3 6 6 5 4 6 Yes 40% 32% 35% 41% 49% 37% 43% 17% 24% No 57 62 61 52 45 58 52 80 69 DK/NA 3 6 4 7 6 5 5 3 7 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is honest, or not? Yes No DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 38 57 5 Jan 25, 2018 35 60 5 Jan 10, 2018 34 63 3 Dec 19, 2017 34 62 4 Nov 14, 2017 37 58 6 Oct 11, 2017 40 56 5 Sep 27, 2017 37 59 4 Aug 23, 2017 36 61 4 Aug 17, 2017 37 59 4 Aug 02, 2017 34 62 5 7. Would you say that Donald Trump - has good leadership skills, or not? Yes 41% 84% 4% 39% 49% 33% 37% 57% No 56 14 94 57 47 64 61 40 DK/NA 3 2 2 4 3 3 2 3 Yes 39% 43% 38% 41% 54% 41% 47% 8% 30% No 57 55 59 55 43 57 50 88 65 DK/NA 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 5 8
TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump has good leadership skills, or not? Yes No DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 41 56 3 Jan 25, 2018 38 59 3 Jan 10, 2018 39 59 2 Dec 19, 2017 35 62 3 Nov 14, 2017 38 59 3 Oct 11, 2017 38 59 2 Sep 27, 2017 38 60 3 Aug 23, 2017 37 61 2 Aug 17, 2017 39 59 2 Aug 02, 2017 34 63 3 8. Would you say that Donald Trump - cares about average Americans, or not? Yes 43% 87% 5% 43% 52% 35% 41% 58% No 53 11 91 52 43 62 57 38 DK/NA 4 2 4 5 5 3 2 3 Yes 36% 40% 44% 48% 59% 41% 49% 11% 35% No 57 55 54 50 38 56 48 77 64 DK/NA 6 5 2 2 3 3 3 11 1 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump cares about average Americans, or not? Yes No DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 43 53 4 Jan 25, 2018 40 57 3 Jan 10, 2018 38 59 2 Dec 19, 2017 37 62 2 Nov 14, 2017 39 59 2 Oct 11, 2017 44 54 2 Sep 27, 2017 42 56 2 Aug 23, 2017 40 57 3 Aug 17, 2017 42 56 2 Aug 02, 2017 39 59 2 9
9. Would you say that Donald Trump - is level headed, or not? Yes 32% 66% 3% 31% 37% 27% 27% 45% No 64 28 94 65 58 69 69 51 DK/NA 5 6 3 4 5 4 4 5 Yes 22% 29% 32% 39% 41% 32% 36% 9% 29% No 75 65 64 56 54 65 60 88 65 DK/NA 2 6 4 6 5 4 4 3 5 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is level headed, or not? Yes No DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 32 64 5 Jan 25, 2018 30 65 5 Jan 10, 2018 28 69 2 Dec 19, 2017 28 70 2 Nov 14, 2017 30 65 4 Oct 11, 2017 29 67 4 Sep 27, 2017 30 67 3 Aug 23, 2017 29 68 3 Aug 17, 2017 30 67 2 Aug 02, 2017 26 71 3 10. Would you say that Donald Trump - is a strong person, or not? Yes 62% 95% 30% 64% 68% 56% 60% 73% No 35 5 66 33 29 41 38 23 DK/NA 3 1 4 3 3 3 2 4 Yes 61% 60% 60% 65% 71% 63% 67% 34% 59% No 37 37 38 31 26 35 30 64 36 DK/NA 2 3 2 4 4 2 3 1 5 10
TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is a strong person, or not? Yes No DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 62 35 3 Jan 25, 2018 61 36 3 Jan 10, 2018 59 39 2 Dec 19, 2017 57 40 3 Nov 14, 2017 58 39 3 Oct 11, 2017 61 35 3 Sep 27, 2017 61 37 2 Aug 23, 2017 59 38 2 Aug 17, 2017 61 37 3 Aug 02, 2017 58 39 3 11. Would you say that Donald Trump - is intelligent, or not? Yes 57% 92% 25% 58% 66% 49% 53% 71% No 38 6 70 36 29 47 43 24 DK/NA 5 2 5 6 5 4 4 5 Yes 55% 55% 58% 59% 68% 56% 62% 36% 53% No 40 42 38 35 27 40 34 61 42 DK/NA 5 3 3 6 5 4 5 2 6 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is intelligent, or not? Yes No DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 57 38 5 Jan 25, 2018 54 40 6 Jan 10, 2018 53 44 3 Dec 19, 2017 52 45 3 Nov 14, 2017 55 41 4 Oct 11, 2017 56 40 4 Sep 27, 2017 55 42 4 Aug 23, 2017 55 43 3 Aug 17, 2017 58 40 2 Aug 02, 2017 55 42 3 11
12. Would you say that Donald Trump - is someone who shares your values, or not? Yes 37% 80% 2% 35% 46% 29% 34% 53% No 59 14 97 60 50 66 63 40 DK/NA 4 6 1 5 4 4 3 7 Yes 36% 35% 36% 43% 52% 36% 44% 7% 28% No 61 60 62 54 43 59 52 92 70 DK/NA 3 6 3 4 5 4 5 1 2 TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is someone who shares your values, or not? Yes No DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 37 59 4 Jan 25, 2018 34 61 5 Jan 10, 2018 32 65 2 Dec 19, 2017 32 65 3 Nov 14, 2017 34 62 3 Oct 11, 2017 37 60 3 Sep 27, 2017 36 61 3 Aug 23, 2017 34 63 3 Aug 17, 2017 37 61 2 Aug 02, 2017 34 63 3 13. Do you feel proud to have Donald Trump as president, embarrassed to have Donald Trump as president, or don't you feel either of these ways? Proud 30% 71% 1% 25% 36% 25% 25% 46% Embarrassed 50 8 92 46 41 58 56 33 Don't feel either 19 20 7 27 22 15 18 20 DK/NA 1 1-2 1 2 1 1 Proud 25% 27% 29% 37% 41% 30% 36% 8% 21% Embarrassed 52 49 53 48 35 53 45 83 56 Don't feel either 23 23 17 13 23 16 19 8 21 DK/NA - 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 12
TREND: Do you feel proud to have Donald Trump as President, embarrassed to have Donald Trump as President, or don't you feel either of these ways? Proud Embarrassed Neither DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 30 50 19 1 Jan 25, 2018 27 53 19 2 Dec 05, 2017 25 52 20 2 Sep 27, 2017 27 51 20 1 Aug 02, 2017 26 54 20 1 Apr 04, 2017 27 52 19 2 14. Do you believe that Donald Trump is more honest than most of the previous presidents, less honest than most previous presidents, or that Donald Trump is just about as honest as most previous presidents? More honest 27% 57% 5% 23% 32% 23% 24% 37% Less honest 44 7 82 42 36 52 49 29 Just about as honest 26 34 11 33 30 23 27 31 DK/NA 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 More honest 28% 26% 28% 26% 35% 26% 30% 11% 24% Less honest 36 45 50 46 31 46 39 71 58 Just about as honest 35 27 20 25 32 26 29 17 15 DK/NA 1 2 2 2 1 2 2-3 TREND: Do you believe that Donald Trump is more honest than most of the previous presidents, less honest than most previous presidents, or that Donald Trump is just about as honest as most previous presidents? More Less JustAs Honest Honest Honest DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 27 44 26 2 Aug 23, 2017 24 50 24 1 Aug 17, 2017 22 49 27 2 Mar 22, 2017 25 48 24 3 15. Do you think that President Trump is a good role model for children, or not? Yes/Good role model 29% 61% 2% 28% 35% 23% 25% 39% No 67 31 96 69 61 72 71 55 DK/NA 4 8 2 3 4 5 3 6 Yes/Good role model 26% 28% 26% 31% 39% 27% 32% 10% 25% No 73 69 68 62 58 68 63 87 71 DK/NA 1 3 5 7 4 5 4 3 4 13
TREND: Do you think that President Trump is a good role model for children, or not? Yes No DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 29 67 4 Jan 25, 2018 29 67 4 16. Would you say that President Trump has a sense of decency or not? Yes/Sense of decency 42% 80% 7% 42% 51% 33% 37% 57% No 55 16 92 53 46 63 59 38 DK/NA 4 4 1 5 4 4 4 4 Yes/Sense of decency 39% 39% 40% 46% 57% 38% 47% 8% 35% No 58 56 57 50 39 57 49 92 62 DK/NA 3 5 3 4 4 5 4-4 17. Do you believe that President Trump respects women just as much as he respects men, or not? Yes/Respects as much 37% 76% 4% 35% 44% 30% 36% 50% No 60 21 95 60 52 68 63 45 DK/NA 3 3 1 5 4 2 1 4 Yes/Respects as much 29% 36% 37% 41% 51% 36% 43% 7% 26% No 69 62 61 54 45 62 54 92 70 DK/NA 2 1 2 5 4 2 3 1 4 TREND: Do you believe that President Trump respects women just as much as he respects men, or not? Yes/ Respcts No DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 37 60 3 Feb 21, 2018 30 66 4 Dec 19, 2017 30 66 3 Nov 21, 2017 34 59 6 14
18. Do you think that President Trump has improved the United States' reputation around the world or damaged the United States' reputation around the world? Improved 34% 75% 1% 30% 43% 26% 32% 47% Damaged 57 15 96 57 49 65 62 42 NEITHER(VOL) 4 3 1 8 4 4 4 5 DK/NA 4 7 1 5 4 5 2 6 Improved 25% 34% 35% 39% 49% 31% 40% 7% 25% Damaged 62 55 59 54 43 60 52 88 64 NEITHER(VOL) 8 4 3 2 4 5 5 3 3 DK/NA 4 6 2 5 4 5 4 2 8 19. Do you believe that President Trump has too friendly of an attitude towards authoritarian leaders, or do you think he has about the right attitude towards authoritarian leaders? Too friendly 38% 8% 67% 37% 31% 44% 44% 27% Right attitude 48 87 17 47 58 39 45 61 DK/NA 14 5 17 16 10 17 11 13 Too friendly 38% 36% 41% 39% 29% 41% 35% 56% 48% Right attitude 51 47 46 49 64 43 53 26 41 DK/NA 11 16 14 12 7 16 12 19 12 20. Do you approve or disapprove of the Republican tax plan? Approve 38% 79% 6% 34% 48% 28% 38% 47% Disapprove 47 7 83 47 41 52 52 30 DK/NA 16 14 12 18 11 21 10 23 Approve 34% 36% 36% 42% 53% 32% 42% 15% 30% Disapprove 50 46 51 42 36 46 41 69 57 DK/NA 15 18 12 16 10 22 16 16 13 15
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the Republican tax plan? App Dis DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 38 47 16 Mar 07, 2018 36 50 14 Feb 07, 2018 39 47 14 Jan 11, 2018 32 52 16 Dec 13, 2017 26 55 18 Dec 05, 2017 29 53 18 Nov 15, 2017 25 52 23 21. Do you have confidence in President Trump to handle the situation with North Korea or not? Yes/Confidence 46% 89% 6% 48% 57% 36% 42% 63% No 51 8 93 49 41 61 56 34 DK/NA 2 4 1 3 2 3 2 2 Yes/Confidence 42% 46% 45% 48% 64% 43% 53% 12% 37% No 56 51 53 50 35 54 45 86 61 DK/NA 2 3 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 TREND: Do you have confidence in President Trump to handle the situation with North Korea or not? Yes No DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 46 51 2 Jan 11, 2018 36 61 3 Dec 12, 2017 39 59 2 Nov 14, 2017 40 57 3 Oct 12, 2017 40 57 2 Sep 28, 2017 41 56 2 Aug 24, 2017 42 54 4 Aug 16, 2017 42 56 3 22. Do you think the United States will be able to resolve the situation with North Korea diplomatically or will the United States need to use military force to resolve the situation with North Korea? Diplomatically 65% 64% 66% 65% 69% 61% 70% 63% Military force 16 16 16 17 16 16 14 17 DK/NA 19 20 18 18 15 23 16 20 Diplomatically 63% 66% 67% 66% 71% 63% 67% 71% 58% Military force 21 17 18 11 15 15 15 9 28 DK/NA 16 17 15 23 14 22 18 20 13 16
TREND: Do you think the United States will be able to resolve the situation with North Korea diplomatically, or will the United States need to use military force to resolve the situation with North Korea? Diplom- Miltry atic Force DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 65 16 19 Jan 11, 2018 59 27 15 Dec 12, 2017 54 32 14 Nov 14, 2017 62 24 14 Oct 12, 2017 54 29 17 Sep 28, 2017 50 35 15 Aug 24, 2017 64 26 11 Aug 16, 2017 60 30 10 23. Do you think it is more important to avoid war with North Korea, or do you think it is more important to take away North Korea's nuclear weapons? Avoid war 53% 27% 75% 55% 49% 58% 59% 43% Take away weapons 38 65 18 34 44 32 32 48 DK/NA 9 8 7 10 7 11 8 9 Avoid war 70% 50% 50% 49% 48% 54% 51% 74% 54% Take away weapons 25 38 42 42 47 34 40 23 35 DK/NA 5 11 8 9 5 12 9 4 11 TREND: Do you think it is more important to avoid war with North Korea, or do you think it is more important to take away North Korea's nuclear weapons? Avoid War TakeAwy Weapns DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 53 38 9 Nov 14, 2017 54 39 7 Oct 12, 2017 52 41 7 Sep 28, 2017 52 43 5 Aug 24, 2017 54 39 6 17
24. Do you approve or disapprove of President Trump's meeting with the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un? Approve 66% 89% 41% 69% 77% 55% 66% 74% Disapprove 24 5 44 21 16 31 25 16 DK/NA 10 6 14 10 7 14 9 11 Approve 61% 69% 64% 70% 81% 60% 70% 43% 66% Disapprove 24 21 29 21 13 27 20 41 26 DK/NA 15 10 8 9 6 13 10 16 8 25. Do you believe that President Trump is prepared for the negotiations with the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un? Yes/Prepared 44% 82% 9% 44% 56% 33% 41% 60% No 49 9 86 49 39 58 54 33 DK/NA 7 9 5 7 4 9 6 7 Yes/Prepared 45% 40% 43% 46% 62% 40% 50% 16% 38% No 48 51 52 47 35 52 44 78 55 DK/NA 7 9 5 7 4 8 6 6 6 26. Do you think that North Korea will ever give up their nuclear weapons, or not? Yes/Will give up 26% 34% 18% 25% 37% 15% 26% 26% No 65 54 73 67 57 72 63 62 DK/NA 10 12 9 8 7 13 12 11 Yes/Will give up 32% 28% 25% 19% 38% 15% 26% 18% 24% No 64 68 65 66 54 69 62 78 71 DK/NA 4 5 10 16 8 16 12 4 5 18
31. Compared to past midterm elections, how motivated would you say you are to vote in this year's midterm election; are you more motivated to vote than usual, less motivated, or are you just as motivated as usual? More 46% 38% 59% 41% 45% 47% 47% 39% Less 4 2 4 5 4 4 1 4 As usual 49 60 36 53 50 49 52 56 DK/NA 1-1 1 1 1-1 More 48% 44% 48% 42% 42% 43% 42% 61% 60% Less 5 6 4 2 1 4 3 12 5 As usual 45 50 47 55 56 53 54 26 35 DK/NA 2-1 1 1 1 1 1 - TREND: Compared to past midterm elections, how motivated would you say you are to vote in this year's midterm election; are you more motivated to vote than usual, less motivated, or are you just as motivated as usual? More Less Just As Motivtd Motivtd Motivtd DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 46 4 49 1 Feb 20, 2018 49 6 44 1 32. What is the most important issue to you in deciding how to vote in this year's midterm election: the economy, taxes, health care, immigration, or gun policy? Economy 22% 27% 13% 25% 24% 19% 22% 22% Taxes 8 8 6 10 8 9 8 8 Health care 23 14 36 20 22 25 23 22 Immigration 19 27 11 19 19 19 19 24 Gun policy 21 18 28 19 21 21 21 16 SOMETHING ELSE(VOL) 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 2 DK/NA 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 Economy 22% 22% 24% 19% 25% 19% 22% 24% 19% Taxes 9 13 6 4 8 9 8 3 7 Health care 24 23 25 24 21 24 23 30 23 Immigration 13 12 23 26 21 22 21 8 22 Gun policy 28 23 17 17 19 18 19 29 25 SOMETHING ELSE(VOL) 2 5 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 DK/NA 2 2 3 8 3 6 4 1 1 19
33. Will your vote in this year's midterm election be more to express support for President Trump, more to express opposition to President Trump, or will President Trump not be an important factor in your vote? Support 27% 64% 1% 22% 33% 22% 23% 43% Opposition 36 5 72 33 30 43 42 24 Not important factor 35 29 26 43 37 33 34 31 DK/NA 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Support 23% 20% 30% 34% 38% 28% 33% 5% 17% Opposition 35 33 39 41 27 38 33 58 43 Not important factor 42 46 30 23 34 32 32 36 39 DK/NA 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 34. If President Trump campaigns for a political candidate, does that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, less likely to vote for that candidate, or would it have no impact on your vote? More likely 12% 30% 1% 8% 16% 9% 11% 17% Less likely 37 4 72 31 32 41 44 22 No impact 50 64 27 59 51 49 44 60 DK/NA 1 2-1 1 2 1 1 More likely 11% 14% 12% 12% 18% 10% 14% 4% 9% Less likely 35 41 37 35 28 38 33 66 41 No impact 53 46 50 50 53 51 52 29 47 DK/NA 1-1 3 1 1 1 1 3 35. Does the Republican tax plan make you more likely to vote for a Republican candidate in this year's midterm election, less likely to vote for a Republican, or does the Republican tax plan have no impact on your vote in this year's midterm election? More likely 24% 52% 2% 21% 29% 19% 22% 33% Less likely 34 3 70 27 32 36 38 21 No impact 39 42 26 50 37 41 39 43 DK/NA 3 3 2 2 2 4 1 3 More likely 16% 23% 23% 31% 33% 23% 27% 7% 20% Less likely 33 34 39 32 26 33 30 61 37 No impact 47 41 36 35 40 41 41 28 39 DK/NA 4 3 2 2 1 3 2 4 4 20
36. (Split Sample A) Do you approve or disapprove of the way the news media has covered President Trump? Approve 35% 6% 63% 35% 28% 42% 38% 23% Disapprove 59 91 31 59 68 50 56 72 DK/NA 6 3 7 6 4 7 7 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the news media has covered President Trump? App Dis DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 35 59 6 Nov 14, 2017 38 58 3 Oct 12, 2017 35 60 5 Aug 23, 2017 40 55 5 Aug 16, 2017 37 58 5 May 25, 2017 39 57 4 May 10, 2017 37 58 5 Mar 07, 2017 41 53 6 Feb 22, 2017 45 50 4 37. (Split Sample A) Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Trump talks about the media? Approve 38% 77% 5% 33% 50% 26% 32% 53% Disapprove 58 18 91 63 47 68 66 43 DK/NA 4 5 3 4 3 5 2 4 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Trump talks about the media? App Dis DK/NA Mar 21, 2018 38 58 4 Nov 14, 2017 34 64 2 Oct 12, 2017 39 59 2 Aug 23, 2017 35 62 3 Aug 16, 2017 38 59 3 May 25, 2017 35 62 3 May 10, 2017 31 65 3 Mar 07, 2017 37 60 3 Feb 22, 2017 35 61 4 38. (Split Sample B) Do you approve or disapprove of the way the reporters have covered President Trump? Approve 39% 7% 74% 33% 35% 42% 39% 26% Disapprove 55 92 17 60 60 50 54 68 DK/NA 6-9 7 4 8 7 6 21
39. (Split Sample B) Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Trump talks about reporters? Approve 34% 67% 2% 36% 41% 27% 31% 45% Disapprove 62 28 95 61 55 68 65 50 DK/NA 4 5 3 3 4 5 3 5 22