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Please attribute this information to: Monmouth University Poll West Long Branch, NJ 07764 www.monmouth.edu/polling Follow on Twitter: @MonmouthPoll Released: Tuesday, October 9, Contact: PATRICK MURRAY 732-979-6769 (cell); 732-263-5858 (office) pdmurray@monmouth.edu Follow on Twitter: @PollsterPatrick NEW JERSEY: DEM MAINTAINS EDGE IN CD11 Trump, tax plan don t help in a ublican leaning district West Long Branch, NJ ocrat Mikie maintains her lead over ublican Jay in New Jersey s 11 th Congressional District, according to the latest Monmouth University Poll. Little has changed in the state of the race since Monmouth polled it in June. NJ-11 voters are divided on President Donald Trump and hold a negative view of the GOP tax plan passed by Congress last year issues that have been baked into the campaign since the start of the cycle. The recent Supreme Court nomination process has not noticeably moved this race in either direction. currently holds a 4 to 4 lead over among likely voters using Monmouth s standard midterm turnout model, with supporting another candidate and undecided. The race stands at 5 for and 4 for using a model that incorporates a turnout surge in ocratic precincts. A model projecting lower overall turnout shows with a 4 to 4 edge over. These results are in line with where the race stood in Monmouth s June poll, except there are now fewer undecided voters. At that time, was ahead by 4 points in the standard model (4-4), with 1 undecided. She also led by 6 points in the ocratic surge model (4-3) and by 3 points in the low turnout model (4-4). All leads in the current likely voter models are within the margin of error for the poll. The basic contours of this race have not changed. Even though ublicans have the edge in party affiliation, many are not happy with the president or key GOP initiatives such as the tax reform plan, said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute. The poll finds that the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is not having much of an impact on this race. More than 3-in-4 (7) likely NJ-11 voters say that this has not caused them to change their vote for the House. Among the remainder, say the Kavanaugh issue has made them more likely to support, say it has made them more likely to support, and say it has made them more undecided. 1

Monmouth University Polling Institute 10/09/18 Most of the voters who say they have been motivated by the Kavanaugh nomination are partisan identifiers, which suggests this issue has been more likely to firm up their choice rather than actually flip their vote. These results suggest that the factors driving this race have already been baked in. Any new developments only serve to strengthen the choices voters were already inclined to make, said Murray. He added, But we did notice some very slight shifts over the weekend as the confirmation vote played out but nothing definitive. We will continue to monitor this issue in future polls. NJ-11 voters are divided on whether they prefer to have ublicans (4) or ocrats (4) in control of Congress, which is basically unchanged from their 4 to 4 preference for GOP control in June. While there is a slight lean toward the GOP, this is a marked contrast from the huge margins racked up by the district s outgoing ublican incumbent. Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen whose retirement led to the open contest for this seat won this district by a minimum of 19 points in every election since his first victory in 1994. At the presidential level, district voters are about evenly divided between saying they approve (4) or disapprove (4) of the job Trump is doing. Trump s rating in June stood at 4 approve and 5 disapprove. Trump won this district by one point in 2016 while Mitt Romney won it by 6 points in 2012. Overall opinion of the president may be evenly divided, but he tends to have a net negative impact on voter motivation. Currently, 7 of likely voters say that the president is a very important factor in their House vote, including 8 of Trump opponents and 7 of Trump supporters. In June, a similar 7 said Trump was a very important factor, although there was a larger gap between opponents (8) and supporters (6) who felt this way. Last month, Trump tweeted his endorsement of, surprising some political observers including the ublican candidate himself. Only 3 of NJ-11 voters are aware of the president s support. Regardless of whether they are already aware of the Trump endorsement, just 1 of voters say it makes them more likely to support while a larger 2 say it makes them less likely to support. Another 5 say Trump s tweet has no impact on their vote choice. It s no surprise that has not been trumpeting the president s endorsement when you look at these poll numbers. Trump does not really help even though this is a ublican district, said Murray. Three-in-four (7) likely NJ-11 voters say they have a lot of interest in the upcoming House election, which is identical to the 7 who said the same in June. There has been a 5 point increase in interest among ocrats (8, up from 7), but a slight decrease in interest among ublicans (6, from 6) and independents (7, from 7). Among all the issues involved in the race, the ublican tax plan is particularly unpopular in this wealthy district where many voters worry about an adverse impact from the new SALT deduction 2

Monmouth University Polling Institute 10/09/18 limits. Opinion currently stands at 4 approve and 4 disapprove, which is identical to Monmouth s 4 approve and 4 disapprove result on this question in June. Significantly more voters strongly disapprove (3) than strongly approve (2) of the tax plan. If anything should play well in a wealthy ublican district, it s a tax cut. But the elimination of certain deductions takes the sheen off this plan for many voters in New Jersey s 11 th, said Murray. When asked to choose their top issue in the House race from a list of six included in the poll, health care (2) emerges as the top pick, followed by immigration (1), tax policy (1), gun control (1), abortion (), and job creation (). When asked who they trust more to keep health care affordable, 4 choose and 2 choose, with 1 saying they trust both candidates equally. When asked who they trust more to handle tax policy, 3 choose the ocrat and 3 choose the ublican, with 1 saying they trust both equally. Nearly half (4) of NJ-11 likely voters have a favorable view of compared to just 1 who have an unfavorable view, with 4 expressing no opinion. currently earns a relatively weaker 3 favorable and 2 unfavorable rating, with 4 having no opinion. The percent who express no opinion of either candidate is slightly lower than it was in the summer. In June, had a rating of 3 favorable, unfavorable and 5 no opinion, while had a rating of 2 favorable, 1 unfavorable and 6 no opinion. Looking at demographic breakdowns of the vote, leads among men by 5 to 3, which is slightly larger than his 4 to 3 edge in the summer. However, the ocrat has also extended her lead among women, which is currently 5 to 3 compared with 5 to 3 in June. continues to lead among white voters without a college degree 5 to 4, which is smaller than his 5 to 2 advantage in June. The two candidates are tied among white voters with a college degree at 4 to 4. led among this group in June by 5 to 3. She has offset this drop by extending her lead among non-white voters currently 6 to 2 over, compared with 4 to 2 in June. has pulled farther ahead in the ublican-leaning Morris and Sussex portions of the district now leading 5 to 4 there compared with 4 to 4 in June. has countered this with wider advantages in the (5 to 3 compared with 5 to 3 in June) and (5 to 3 compared with 4 to 3 in June) portions of the district. The Monmouth University Poll was conducted by telephone from October 3 to 7, with 356 likely voters in New Jersey s 11 th Congressional District. The question results in this release have a margin of error of +/- 5.2 percentage points. The error of the difference between the two candidates vote share (i.e. the lead ) is +/-7.3 percentage points. The poll was conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute in West Long Branch, NJ. 3

Monmouth University Polling Institute 10/09/18 QUESTIONS AND RESULTS (* Some columns may not add to 10 due to rounding.) 1/2. If the election for U.S. House of resentatives in your district was today, would you vote for Jay the ublican or Mikie the ocrat, or some other candidate? [IF UNDECIDED: If you had to vote for one of the following at this moment, do you lean more toward Jay or more toward Mikie?] [NAMES WERE ROTATED] Likely Voters with leaners Standard Midterm June ocratic Surge Low Turnout Standard Midterm ocratic Surge Low Turnout Jay 4 4 4 4 3 4 Mikie 4 5 4 4 4 4 Other (VOL) Undecided 1 1 1 (n) (356) (356) (356) (339) (339) (339) [QUESTIONS 3 & 4 WERE ROTATED] 3. Is your general impression of Jay favorable or unfavorable, or do you have no opinion of him? June Favorable 3 2 Unfavorable 2 1 No opinion 4 6 (n) (356) (339) 4. Is your general impression of Mikie favorable or unfavorable, or do you have no opinion of her? June Favorable 4 3 Unfavorable 1 No opinion 4 5 (n) (356) (339) 5. How much interest do you have in the upcoming election for House of resentatives a lot of interest, a little interest, or not much interest at all? June A lot 7 7 A little 2 1 Not much at all (VOL) Don t know (n) (356) (339) 6. Have you been following the campaign in your congressional district very closely, somewhat closely, or not too closely? June Very closely 2 1 Somewhat closely 4 4 Not too closely 2 3 (VOL) Don t know (n) (356) (339) 4

Monmouth University Polling Institute 10/09/18 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? [Do you (approve/disapprove) strongly or somewhat?] June Strongly approve 3 3 Somewhat approve 1 Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove 4 4 (VOL) Don t know (n) (356) (339) 8. On most issues would you say you support or oppose what President Trump is doing? June Support 4 4 Oppose 4 5 (VOL) Depends/both (VOL) Don t know (n) (356) (339) 9. How important is it for you to cast a vote for Congress that shows your [support of/opposition to] President Trump very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? June Very important 7 7 Somewhat important 1 Not too important Not at all important (VOL) Don t know (n) (356) (339) 10. Would you rather see the ublicans or the ocrats in control of Congress, or doesn t this matter to you? June ublicans 4 4 ocrats 4 4 Does not matter 1 (VOL) Don t know (n) (356) (339) 11. Please tell me which one of the following policy issues is most important to you in your vote choice for Congress? [ITEMS WERE ROTATED] Immigration policy 1 Health care policy 2 Gun control policy 1 Abortion policy Tax policy 1 Job creation policy (VOL) Other (VOL) Don t know (n) (356) 5

Monmouth University Polling Institute 10/09/18 [QUESTIONS 12 & 13 WERE ROTATED] 12. Who do you trust more to work to keep health care affordable Jay or Mikie, or do you trust both equally? [NAMES WERE ROTATED] Jay 2 Mikie 4 Both equally 1 (VOL) Neither one (VOL) Don t know (n) (356) 13. Who do you trust more to handle tax policy Jay or Mikie, or do you trust both equally? [NAMES WERE ROTATED] Jay 3 Mikie 3 Both equally 1 (VOL) Neither one (VOL) Don t know (n) (356) 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the tax reform plan passed by Congress in December? [Do you (approve/disapprove) strongly or somewhat?] June Strongly approve 2 2 Somewhat approve 1 1 Somewhat disapprove 1 1 Strongly disapprove 3 3 (VOL) Don t know 1 1 (n) (356) (339) 15. Have you heard that Jay was endorsed by Donald Trump in a tweet last month, or haven t you heard about this? Heard 3 Not heard 6 (n) (356) 15A. Does Trump s endorsement make you more likely to support, less likely to support, or does it not change your vote choice either way? More likely to support 1 Less likely to support 2 Does not change vote choice 5 (VOL) Don t know (n) (356) 6

Monmouth University Polling Institute 10/09/18 16. Has anything that s happened in the last few weeks related to the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court caused you to change your mind about who you will support in the election for House of resentatives, or hasn t it changed your mind? [If YES : Has this made you more likely to support, more likely to support, or has it made you more undecided?] Yes, more likely to support Yes, more likely to support Yes, more undecided No, has not changed my mind 7 (VOL) Don t know (n) (356) METHODOLOGY The Monmouth University Poll was sponsored and conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute from October 3 to 7, with a random sample of 356 likely voters in New Jersey s 11 th Congressional District, drawn from a list of registered voters who voted in at least one of the last four general or primary elections or have registered to vote since January 2016. This includes 221 contacted by a live interviewer on a landline telephone and 135 contacted by a live interviewer on a cell phone. Monmouth is responsible for all aspects of the survey design, data weighting and analysis. Final sample is weighted for region, party registration, age, gender, education and race based on state voter registration list and U.S. Census information. Data collection support provided by Braun Research (field) and L2 (voter sample). For results based on this sample, one can say with 9 confidence that the error attributable to sampling has a maximum margin of plus or minus 5.2 percentage points (unadjusted for sample design). Sampling error can be larger for sub-groups (see table below). In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of opinion polls. DEMOGRAPHICS (weighted) Party Registration 4 ublican 3 ocrat 2 Neither Self-orted Party ID 3 ublican 3 ependent 3 ocrat 4 Male 5 Female 1 18-34 2 35-49 3 50-64 3 65+ 8 White, non-hispanic 1 Other 4 No college degree 6 4-year college degree 2 County 5 Morris County 1 County Sussex County 7

Monmouth University Polling Institute 10/09/18 MARGIN OF ERROR unweighted sample moe (+/-) ALL LIKELY VOTERS 356 5. SELF-REPORTED ublican 126 8. ependent 120 9. ocrat 109 9. IDEOLOGY Conservative 102 9. Moderate 145 8. Liberal 99 9. Male 171 7. Female 185 7. AGE 18-49 132 8. 50-64 116 9. 65+ 104 9. COLLEGE by RACE White, No degree 93 10. White, 4 year degree 190 7. Other race, Latino 60 12. COUNTY Morris/Sussex 205 6. 55 13. 96 10. VOTE CHOICE 148 8. 163 7. Other, undecided 45 14. ### 8

Q1-2. NJ11 HOUSE VOTE WITH LEANERS Jay Mikie Other Undecided 4 4 9 2 5 1 9 9 3 5 9 5 3 3 5 3 5 Q1-2. NJ11 HOUSE VOTE WITH LEANERS Jay Mikie Other Undecided 4 4 5 4 2 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 3 5 3 5 Con Mod Lib Q3. Is your general impression of Favorable 3 7 2 7 2 4 2 2 Jay favorable or unfavorable, or do you have no Unfavorable 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 opinion of him? No opinion 4 2 5 6 2 5 5 3 5 5 NJ11 HOUSE VOTE w/o LEANERS Q3. Is your general impression of Favorable 3 4 4 3 1 4 2 2 7 Jay favorable or unfavorable, or do you have no Unfavorable 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 opinion of him? No opinion 4 3 4 4 6 4 5 5 2 Q3. Is your general impression of Favorable 1 Jay favorable or unfavorable, or do you have no Unfavorable 3 1 opinion of him? No opinion 5 7 Con Mod Lib Q4. Is your general impression of Favorable 4 1 5 7 1 5 7 3 5 4 Mikie favorable or unfavorable, or do you have no Unfavorable 1 3 3 2 1 opinion of her? No opinion 4 5 4 2 4 4 2 3 4 4 Page 1

NJ11 HOUSE VOTE w/o LEANERS Q4. Is your general impression of Favorable 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 1 Mikie favorable or unfavorable, or do you have no Unfavorable 1 1 1 1 2 3 opinion of her? No opinion 4 3 4 3 4 3 5 3 5 Q4. Is your general impression of Favorable 8 2 Mikie favorable or unfavorable, or do you have no Unfavorable opinion of her? No opinion 1 7 Q5. How much interest do you have in the upcoming election for House of resentatives - a lot of interest, a little interest, or not much interest at all? A lot A little Not much at all 7 2 6 3 7 2 8 1 7 7 8 2 2 1 7 2 7 2 6 2 Q5. How much interest do you have in the upcoming election for House of resentatives - a lot of interest, a little interest, or not much interest at all? A lot A little Not much at all 7 7 7 7 6 2 1 2 2 2 7 2 6 2 7 2 NJ11 HOUSE VOTE w/o LEANERS 6 2 Q5. How much interest do you have in the upcoming election for House of resentatives - a lot of interest, a little interest, or not much interest at all? A lot A little Not much at all 8 1 6 2 Page 2

Con Mod Lib Q6. Have you been following the Very closely 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 campaign in your Congressional district very closely, somewhat Somewhat closely 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 closely, or not too closely? Not too closely 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 Q6. Have you been following the Very closely 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 campaign in your Congressional district very closely, somewhat Somewhat closely 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 closely, or not too closely? Not too closely 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 Q6. Have you been following the Very closely 2 2 campaign in your Congressional district very closely, somewhat Somewhat closely 4 5 3 closely, or not too closely? Not too closely 2 2 6 Q7. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? [PROBE: Do you (approve\disapprove) strongly or somewhat?] Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove 3 4 8 1 2 1 5 8 8 2 1 1 4 8 4 1 3 3 5 2 1 4 Q7. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? [PROBE: Do you (approve\disapprove) strongly or somewhat?] Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove 4 4 4 3 2 1 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 1 4 3 5 Q7. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? [PROBE: Do you (approve\disapprove) strongly or somewhat?] Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove 8 1 8 1 2 1 3 Page 3

Q8. On most issues would you say you support or oppose what President Trump is doing? Support Oppose [VOL] Both 4 4 9 3 5 1 9 9 3 1 5 8 5 3 4 5 3 5 Q8. On most issues would you say you support or oppose what President Trump is doing? Support Oppose [VOL] Both 5 5 5 4 2 4 4 3 4 6 5 4 4 5 3 5 NJ11 HOUSE VOTE w/o LEANERS 9 Q8. On most issues would you say you support or oppose what President Trump is doing? Support Oppose [VOL] Both 9 3 3 1 1 Q9. How important is it for you to cast a vote for Congress that shows your [support of\opposition to] President Trump very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? Very important Somewhat important Not too important Not at all important 7 8 5 1 1 8 8 6 8 1 1 7 7 7 Q9. How important is it for you to cast a vote for Congress that shows your [support of\opposition to] President Trump very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? Very important Somewhat important Not too important Not at all important 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 1 Page 4

Q9. How important is it for you to cast a vote for Congress that shows your [support of\opposition to] President Trump very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important? Very important Somewhat important Not too important Not at all important 8 8 3 1 3 Q10. Would you rather see the ublicans or the ocrats in control of Congress, or doesnt this matter to you? ublicans ocrats Does not matter 4 4 9 2 4 2 9 9 3 4 8 1 5 3 3 4 1 3 5 1 Q10. Would you rather see the ublicans or the ocrats in control of Congress, or doesnt this matter to you? ublicans ocrats Does not matter 4 5 5 4 1 3 3 3 4 6 1 1 5 3 1 3 5 1 3 5 Q10. Would you rather see the ublicans or the ocrats in control of Congress, or doesnt this matter to you? ublicans ocrats Does not matter 9 8 1 2 2 3 1 Q11. Please tell me which one of the following policy issues is most important to you in your vote choice for Congress - [READ LIST]? Immigration policy Health care policy Gun control policy Abortion policy Tax policy Job creation policy [VOL] Other 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 Page 5

Q11. Please tell me which one of the following policy issues is most important to you in your vote choice for Congress - [READ LIST]? Immigration policy Health care policy Gun control policy Abortion policy Tax policy Job creation policy [VOL] Other 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 Q11. Please tell me which one of the following policy issues is most important to you in your vote choice for Congress - [READ LIST]? Immigration policy Health care policy Gun control policy Abortion policy Tax policy Job creation policy [VOL] Other 3 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 Q12. Who do you trust more to work to keep health care affordable Jay or Mikie, or do you trust both equally? Jay Mikie Both equally (VOL) Neither one 2 4 1 6 2 1 4 1 1 7 7 1 4 7 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 4 1 1 2 5 1 Q12. Who do you trust more to work to keep health care affordable Jay or Mikie, or do you trust both equally? Jay Mikie Both equally (VOL) Neither one 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 3 4 5 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 4 2 1 4 1 Page 6

Q12. Who do you trust more to work to keep health care affordable Jay or Mikie, or do you trust both equally? Jay Mikie Both equally (VOL) Neither one 6 8 2 2 1 2 1 2 Q13. Who do you trust more to handle tax policy Jay or Mikie, or do you trust both equally? Jay Mikie Both equally (VOL) Neither one 3 3 1 6 1 2 4 1 1 7 1 7 2 3 7 1 2 1 4 3 1 2 4 1 1 2 4 2 Q13. Who do you trust more to handle tax policy Jay or Mikie, or do you trust both equally? Jay Mikie Both equally (VOL) Neither one 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 5 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 2 4 1 2 4 2 Q13. Who do you trust more to handle tax policy Jay or Mikie, or do you trust both equally? Jay Mikie Both equally (VOL) Neither one 7 1 7 1 1 1 2 1 4 Q14. Do you approve or disapprove of the tax reform plan passed by Congress in December? [PROBE: Do you (approve\disapprove) strongly or somewhat?] Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove 2 1 1 3 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 6 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 6 1 Male Female 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 Page 7

Q14. Do you approve or disapprove of the tax reform plan passed by Congress in December? [PROBE: Do you (approve\disapprove) strongly or somewhat?] Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove 18-49 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 Q14. Do you approve or disapprove of the tax reform plan passed by Congress in December? [PROBE: Do you (approve\disapprove) strongly or somewhat?] Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove 2 1 1 4 5 2 2 1 2 6 3 1 1 Q15. Have you heard that Jay was endorsed by Donald Trump in a tweet last month, or havent you heard about this? Heard Not heard 3 6 3 6 2 7 3 6 3 2 3 6 7 6 3 6 3 7 3 6 Q15. Have you heard that Jay was endorsed by Donald Trump in a tweet last month, or havent you heard about this? Heard Not heard 2 3 3 3 3 7 6 6 6 6 3 6 2 7 3 6 NJ11 HOUSE VOTE w/o LEANERS 3 6 Q15. Have you heard that Jay was endorsed by Donald Trump in a tweet last month, or havent you heard about this? Heard Not heard 3 7 2 7 Page 8

Q15A. Does Trumps endorsement make you more likely to support, less likely to support, or does it not change your vote choice either way? More likely to support Less likely to support Does not change vote choice 1 2 5 2 7 3 5 5 4 2 3 5 7 5 3 Male Female 2 2 3 5 5 Q15A. Does Trumps endorsement make you more likely to support, less likely to support, or does it not change your vote choice either way? More likely to support Less likely to support Does not change vote choice 18-49 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 4 5 5 5 6 5 4 2 2 5 4 5 Q15A. Does Trumps endorsement make you more likely to support, less likely to support, or does it not change your vote choice either way? More likely to support Less likely to support Does not change vote choice 3 6 3 5 3 6 4 5 Con Q16. Has anything thats happened in the last few weeks related to the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Yes, more likely to support Yes, more likely to support 1 1 1 2 1 1 caused you to change your mind about who you will support in the Yes, more undecided election for House of resentatives, or hasnt it No, has not changed my mind 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 7 8 changed your mind? Mod Lib Male Female 18-49 Q16. Has anything thats happened in the last few weeks related to the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Yes, more likely to support Yes, more likely to support 1 1 1 1 caused you to change your mind about who you will support in the Yes, more undecided election for House of resentatives, or hasnt it No, has not changed my mind 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 changed your mind? Page 9

Q16. Has anything thats happened in the last few weeks related to the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Yes, more likely to support Yes, more likely to support 2 2 1 caused you to change your mind about who you will support in the Yes, more undecided election for House of resentatives, or hasnt it No, has not changed my mind 6 8 7 8 7 changed your mind? Page 10