q1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President?

CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES POLL BUSH AND THE DEMOCRATIC AGENDA JUNE 14-18, 2001 q1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President? Total Rep Dem Ind May01a Approve 53 83 31 52 57 Disapprove 34 8 58 30 30 DK/NA 13 9 11 18 13 q2 What do you think is the single most important problem for the government - that is, the President and Congress - to address in the coming year? Education 12 10 14 11 9 Energy/Gas crisis 10 11 10 10 13 Health Care 8 6 9 10 5 Social Security/Medicare 8 8 8 7 8 Economy 8 14 6 7 11 Taxes/IRS 6 8 5 5 10 Environment 5 2 7 5 3 Foreign Policy 3 2 5 3 3 Defense / Military 2 2 2 2 2 Budget Deficit /National Debt 3 2 3 3 3 Jobs and Unemployment 2 1 3 2 2 Crime 2 2 3 1 2 Other 16 18 14 16 15 DK/NA 15 14 11 18 14 q3 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling foreign policy? Approve 47 73 28 49 53 Disapprove 31 11 47 29 24 DK/NA 22 16 25 22 23 q4 How about the economy? Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the economy? Approve 50 79 27 50 46 Disapprove 38 8 63 35 37 DK/NA 12 13 10 15 17 q5 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the energy situation? Approve 33 56 16 32 Disapprove 55 31 77 51 DK/NA 12 13 7 17

CBS News/New York Times Poll: Bush & The Democratic Agenda June 14-18, 2001 2 q6 Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the environment? Total Rep Dem Ind May01a Approve 39 67 23 35 42 Disapprove 46 21 64 46 39 DK/NA 15 12 13 19 19 q7 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job? Approve 45 44 50 39 45 Disapprove 39 42 36 40 36 DK/NA 16 14 14 21 19 q8 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction today, or do you feel things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track? Apr01b Right direction 42 59 31 41 37 Wrong track 53 35 66 54 58 DK/NA 5 6 3 5 5 q9 How would you rate the condition of the national economy these days? Is it very good, fairly good, fairly bad or very bad? May01a Very good 3 3 2 3 4 Fairly good 67 79 61 65 64 Fairly bad 22 13 27 23 23 Very bad 6 3 9 6 7 DK/NA 2 2 1 3 2 q10 Do you think the economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Getting better 9 15 5 9 10 Getting worse 40 23 56 38 44 Staying about same 50 62 38 53 44 DK/NA 1 0 1 0 2 q11 Is your opinion of George W. Bush favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about George W. Bush yet to have an opinion? Apr01b Favorable 37 73 12 34 41 Not favorable 29 4 53 24 26 Undecided 16 9 16 20 18 Haven't heard enough 18 13 18 21 13 Refused 0 1 1 1 2

CBS News/New York Times Poll: Bush & The Democratic Agenda June 14-18, 2001 3 q12 Is your opinion of Dick Cheney favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Dick Cheney yet to have an opinion? Total Rep Dem Ind Mar01a Favorable 27 49 13 24 34 Not favorable 14 2 23 13 11 Undecided 15 11 18 16 17 Haven't heard enough 44 38 45 46 38 Refused 0 0 1 1 0 q13 Is your opinion of Tom Daschle favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Tom Daschle yet to have an opinion? Favorable 10 6 16 8 Not favorable 7 16 1 7 Undecided 14 13 14 14 Haven't heard enough 68 64 69 70 Refused 1 1 0 1 q14 Is your opinion of John McCain favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about John McCain yet to have an opinion? May00b* Favorable 36 34 39 36 46 Not favorable 12 20 8 11 14 Undecided 23 26 22 23 17 Haven't heard enough 28 20 31 30 22 Refused 1 0 0 0 1 *Trend is among registered voters. q15 Do you think the recent tax cuts will be good for the economy, bad for the economy, or don't you think they'll make much difference one way or the other? Good for economy 32 57 17 28 Bad for economy 13 4 22 13 Won't make much difference 50 36 57 53 DK/NA 5 3 4 6 q16 Do you think using a significant portion of the budget surplus to cut taxes was the best thing to do or would it have been better to spend the money on programs like Social Security and Medicare? Tax cut best thing 28 57 10 25 Better for SS/Medicare 64 32 87 66 DK/NA 8 11 3 9 q18 Do you think George W. Bush can be trusted to keep his word as President, or not? Apr01b Can be trusted 49 87 23 48 57 Cannot be trusted 40 7 68 37 34 DK/NA 11 6 9 15 9

CBS News/New York Times Poll: Bush & The Democratic Agenda June 14-18, 2001 4 q19 Do you think George W. Bush has strong qualities of leadership, or not? Total Rep Dem Ind Apr01b Yes 54 82 34 54 58 No 38 13 59 35 36 DK/NA 8 5 7 11 6 q20 Do you have confidence in George W. Bush's ability to deal wisely with an international crisis, or are you uneasy about his approach? Confidence 42 74 17 43 47 Uneasy 52 20 78 49 47 DK/NA 6 6 5 8 6 q21 How much do you think George W. Bush cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself -- a lot, some, not much, or not at all? Mar01a A lot 23 49 9 18 33 Some 37 40 33 39 34 Not much 21 5 29 25 20 Not at all 16 3 29 14 11 DK/NA 3 3 0 4 2 q22 How much do you think George W. Bush cares about the needs and problems of blacks -- a lot, some, not much, or not at all? A lot 18 40 4 16 30 Some 37 39 33 40 31 Not much 19 5 29 19 22 Not at all 15 2 26 14 11 DK/NA 11 14 8 11 6 q23 Do you think of George W. Bush as more of a liberal, a moderate, or a conservative? Liberal 13 6 16 16 11 Moderate 24 30 18 24 30 Conservative 53 58 56 46 49 DK/NA 10 6 10 14 10 q24 Do you think George W. Bush is a different kind of Republican, or do you think he is a typical Republican? Aug00a* Different kind of Republic 30 42 21 29 35 Typical Republican 63 52 76 59 52 DK/NA 7 6 3 12 13 *Trend is among registered voters.

CBS News/New York Times Poll: Bush & The Democratic Agenda June 14-18, 2001 5 q25 Since he has been President, has George W. Bush concentrated on the problems that mattered most to you or has he concentrated on other problems? Total Rep Dem Ind % % % % Problem that mattered most 25 47 10 24 Other problems 61 35 82 59 Both (vol.) 3 6 1 2 Neither (vol.) 2 2 2 3 DK/NA 9 10 5 12 q26 Do you think George W. Bush is working hard enough at the job of being president, or do you think he should be working harder than he is? Jan 1982* Working hard enough 53 78 36 51 58 Should be working harder 38 14 54 38 35 DK/NA 9 8 10 11 7 *Asked about President Ronald Reagan. q27 Do you think that George W. Bush has good judgment under pressure? Apr 1981** Yes 45 74 22 47 71 No 33 11 54 27 13 DK/NA 22 15 24 26 16 **Asked about President Ronald Reagan. q28 From what you know so far, do you think George W. Bush does or does not have the skills needed to negotiate effectively with world leaders? Oct00i+ Does 45 73 21 50 49 Does not 44 15 70 39 39 DK/NA 11 12 9 11 12 +Trend is among registered voters. q29 Do you think the leaders of other countries around the world have respect for George W. Bush, or not? Yes 37 57 23 37 No 44 23 61 42 DK/NA 19 20 16 21 q30 Are George W. Bush's policies more conservative than you had expected they would be, less conservative or are they about what you expected? More conservative 10 9 13 8 Less conservative 11 7 10 13 About what was expected 75 80 74 72 DK/NA 4 4 3 7

CBS News/New York Times Poll: Bush & The Democratic Agenda June 14-18, 2001 6 q31 In general, do you think the policies of the Bush administration favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or do they treat all groups the same? Total Rep Dem Ind % % % % Favor the rich 57 24 82 57 Favor the middle class 8 12 6 9 Favor the poor 2 3 1 1 Treat all groups the same 27 55 8 25 DK/NA 6 5 3 8 q32 Think about the two houses of Congress. As of now, which party has more seats in the United States Senate ---- the Republicans or the Democrats? Republicans 19 12 21 22 Democrats 65 73 69 55 Neither (vol.) 3 4 2 5 DK/NA 13 11 8 18 q33 Would you agree or disagree with the following statement: it makes no real difference which party controls Congress ---- things go on just as they did before. Oct98g Agree 38 29 34 48 39 Disagree 58 68 62 47 57 DK/NA 4 3 4 5 4 q34 In general, is your opinion of the Republican party favorable or not favorable? Mar01a Favorable 46 86 19 42 54 Not favorable 47 9 76 46 39 DK/NA 7 5 5 12 7 q35 In general, is your opinion of the Democratic party favorable or not favorable? Favorable 56 26 84 50 55 Not favorable 36 65 12 38 38 DK/NA 8 9 4 12 7 q36 The current Congress is very closely divided between Republicans and Democrats. So far, do you think this close division between Republicans and Democrats has decreased partisanship by forcing the parties to work together to get things done, or do you think this has increased partisanship by giving neither party control? Jan01a* Decreased partisanship 33 34 34 30 30 Increased partisanship 51 49 54 49 49 Neither (vol.) 5 5 3 6 6 DK/NA 11 12 9 15 15 *Varied wording: Do you think this close division between Republicans and Democrats will decrease partisanship by forcing the parties to work together to get things done, or do you think this will increase partisanship by giving neither party complete control?

CBS News/New York Times Poll: Bush & The Democratic Agenda June 14-18, 2001 7 q37 Do you think George W. Bush will compromise with the Democrats in Congress in order to get things done, or not? Total Rep Dem Ind Mar01a Will compromise with Dems 63 85 50 61 61 Won't compromise with Dems 29 10 42 29 29 DK/NA 8 5 8 10 10 q38 Do you think the Democrats in Congress will work with George W. Bush in order to get things done, or not? Will work with with Bush 67 61 76 62 62 Won't work with Bush 25 33 16 27 29 DK/NA 8 6 8 11 9 q39 Which do you think George W. Bush and the Democrats in Congress SHOULD do ---- compromise their positions in order to get things done, or stick to their positions even if it means not getting as much done? Compromise 76 71 81 73 Stick to positions 15 16 13 16 Depends (vol.) 6 9 3 6 DK/NA 3 4 3 5 q40 Over the next year or so, who do you think WILL have more influence over the direction of the country: George W. Bush, or the Democrats in the Senate? George W. Bush 51 63 44 48 Democrats in the Senate 37 24 47 37 Both (vol.) 1 1 1 1 Neither (vol.) 1 1 0 2 DK/NA 10 11 8 12 q41 Over the next year or so, who do you think SHOULD have more influence over the direction of the country: George W. Bush, or the Democrats in the Senate? George W. Bush 50 85 27 47 Democrats in the Senate 38 6 66 33 Both (vol.) 3 2 2 5 Neither (vol.) 3 1 1 6 DK/NA 6 6 4 9 q42 Who do you trust more to make the right decisions about who should sit on the United States Supreme Court ----- George W. Bush or the Senate Democrats? ****HALF SAMPLE A**** George W. Bush 37 79 12 34 Senate Democrats 51 13 81 45 Both (vol.) 2 3 1 3 Neither (vol.) 3 1 1 7 DK/NA 7 4 5 11

CBS News/New York Times Poll: Bush & The Democratic Agenda June 14-18, 2001 8 q43 Who do you trust more to make the right decisions about who should sit on the United States Supreme Court -----the President or the U.S. Senate? ****HALF SAMPLE B**** Total Rep Dem Ind May01a President 23 44 7 22 23 U.S. Senate 68 44 89 68 67 Both (vol.) 1 3 1 0 2 Neither (vol.) 1 1 1 3 4 DK/NA 7 8 2 7 4 q44 As you may know, as President, George W. Bush may appoint as many as three justices to the United States Supreme Court. Do you think Bush's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court will be more conservative than you would like, not conservative enough, or about right? More conservative 31 12 49 26 28 Not conservative enough 14 10 17 13 16 About right 47 68 28 49 46 DK/NA 8 10 6 12 10 q45 Do you think the Social Security system will have the money available to provide the benefits you expect for your retirement? Mar01a Yes 30 36 23 33 37 No 56 51 63 53 49 Already get SS (Vol.) 8 8 9 7 9 DK/NA 6 5 5 7 5 q46 Some people have suggested allowing individuals to invest portions of their Social Security taxes on their own, which might allow them to make more money for their retirement, but would involve greater risk. Do you think allowing individuals to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes on their own is a good idea or a bad idea? Oct00c* Good idea 48 63 35 51 50 Bad idea 46 33 59 42 42 DK/NA 6 4 6 7 8 *Trend is among registered voters. q47 If people who chose to invest their Social Security taxes in the stock market lost their money, should it be the government's responsibility to make up the losses, or should this not be the government's responsibility? May00b Government's responsibility 9 4 14 8 8 Not gov t's responsibility 88 93 84 89 89 DK/NA 3 3 2 3 3

CBS News/New York Times Poll: Bush & The Democratic Agenda June 14-18, 2001 9 q48 How much does reducing the cost of prescription drugs for the elderly matter to you personally -- A lot, some, not much, or not at all? Total Rep Dem Ind Sep00a A lot 71 62 75 73 65 Some 18 27 18 11 23 Not much 6 6 3 7 6 Not at all 5 5 3 7 5 DK/NA 0 0 1 2 1 q49 As you may know, Medicare --- government health insurance for people age 65 and over --- does not currently cover prescription drugs. Would you favor or oppose the Medicare system paying for the costs of prescription drugs for all recipients, even if this meant an increase in premiums for Medicare patients and increased cost to the Medicare program? Jul99a Favor 74 67 82 72 70 Oppose 19 25 14 20 20 DK/NA 7 8 4 8 10 q50 Should the Medicare program offer prescription drug benefits to all recipients or only to low income recipients? All 62 56 67 61 Only low income 35 39 30 36 No one (vol.) 1 2 0 1 DK/NA 2 3 3 2 q51 Would you favor or oppose a law which required HMOs and other managed care plans as well as insurance companies to provide people with more information about their health plan, make it easier to see medical specialists and allow appeals to independent reviewers when someone is denied coverage? Favor 90 87 92 90 Oppose 5 7 4 5 DK/NA 5 6 4 5 q52 What if that meant the costs for participating in managed care plans would increase - -- then would you favor or oppose requiring HMOs and other managed care plans as well as insurance companies to provide people with more information about their health plan, make it easier to see medical specialists and allow appeals to independent reviewers when someone is denied coverage? Would you favor or oppose that? Favor 68 66 71 66 Oppose 18 17 18 18 DK/NA 5 5 3 6 Oppose/DK/NA in q51 10 12 8 10 q53 Would you favor or oppose a law guaranteeing people in HMOs and other managed care plans the right to sue their plan for denying coverage for care they think they need? Favor 65 60 68 66 Oppose 26 31 24 24 DK/NA 9 9 8 10

CBS News/New York Times Poll: Bush & The Democratic Agenda June 14-18, 2001 10 q54 What if that meant the costs for participating in managed care plans would increase? Then would you favor or oppose a law guaranteeing people in managed care plans the right to sue their plan for denying coverage for care they think they need? Total Rep Dem Ind % % % % Favor 50 46 55 50 Oppose 11 9 12 11 DK/NA 4 5 1 6 Oppose/DK/NA in q53 35 40 32 34 q55 As you may know, the minimum wage is currently $5.15 an hour. There are several proposals in Congress to raise it. Over the next three years, do you think the minimum wage should be raised to $6.15 an hour, raised to $6.65 an hour, or should it remain at $5.15 an hour? $6.15 an hour 31 40 25 30 $6.65 an hour 53 30 67 55 remain at $5.15 an hour 13 25 7 12 DK/NA 3 5 1 3 q56 Do you favor or oppose mandatory testing of students in public schools each year as a way to determine how well the school is doing educating students? Mar01a Favor 74 79 74 70 78 Oppose 23 17 24 25 19 DK/NA 3 4 2 5 3 q57 What about using the results of these kinds of tests to determine whether or not a school can receive federal funds, giving federal money to schools where students score well on tests and withholding federal money from schools where students score poorly on tests? Would you favor or oppose that? Mar01a Favor 32 41 24 33 29 Oppose 63 53 71 63 68 DK/NA 5 6 5 4 3 q77 Last year, countries that signed the Kyoto Treaty agreed to cut back their emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, in an effort to reduce global warming. Industrialized countries like the United States would be required to cut back more than developing countries, like China and India. Since the U.S. produces more greenhouse gases than any other country, do you think it should abide by the treaty, or do you think the U.S. should reject the treaty because it is unfair and might affect the U.S. economy? Should abide by the treaty 53 40 62 55 Should reject the treaty 32 44 27 29 DK/NA 15 16 11 16

CBS News/New York Times Poll: Bush & The Democratic Agenda June 14-18, 2001 11 q80 Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder? Total Rep Dem Ind May01a Favor 67 77 57 69 66 Oppose 25 14 35 22 24 DK/NA 8 9 8 9 10 UNWEIGHED Total Respondents 1050 WEIGHTED Total Republicans 297 279 Total Democrats 353 379 Total Independents 400 392 Half Sample A 531 541 Half Sample B 519 509