Clinton vs Sanders Iowa Poll Quinnipiac Sept 10th

FOR RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

SANDERS 41 TO CLINTON 40 IN IOWA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS,

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS;

DEMS SAY SANDERS IS MORE HONEST AND CARING

In a come-from-behind rally, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the choice of 41 percent of

Iowa likely Democratic Caucus participants, with 40 percent picking former Secretary of State

Hillary Clinton and 12 percent backing Vice President Joseph Biden, according to a Quinnipiac

University poll released today.

This compares to results of a July 2 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-

ack) University showing Clinton at 52 percent, with 33 percent for Sanders and 7 percent for

Biden.

Today, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley gets 3 percent of Iowa likely Democratic

Caucus participants, with 3 percent undecided.

There is a wide gender gap among Democrats today as Sanders leads Clinton 49 – 28

percent among men, with 16 percent for Biden, while Clinton leads Sanders 49 – 35 percent

among women, with 9 percent for Biden.

Sanders and Biden have a higher net favorability rating than Clinton and higher ratings

for honesty and empathy. Clinton has the best scores for leadership and temperament to handle

an international crisis.

“Sen. Bernie Sanders has become the Eugene McCarthy of 2016,” said Peter A. Brown,

assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. “He is the candidate of the Democratic left,

against his own party’s bosses and their prized presidential candidate, Secretary Hillary Clinton.

“Sanders has seized the momentum by offering a message more in line with

disproportionately liberal primary and caucus voters.”

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Peter A. Brown, Assistant Director,

Quinnipiac University Poll

(203) 535-6203

Rubenstein Associates, Inc.

Public Relations

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“But unlike the late Sen. McCarthy, who came on strong just before the 1968 primaries,

Sen. Sanders has seized the momentum, five months before voting begins in Iowa. History will

eventually tell us whether he has made such a large move too soon,” Brown added.

“Although Vice President Joseph Biden received only 12 percent of the vote in this poll

of likely Democratic Caucus-goers, he still may be a winner in the zero-sum game of presidential

primary politics because it further increases questions about Clinton’s electability.”

Clinton has a 76 – 20 percent favorability rating among likely Democratic Caucus

participants, as these voters say 64 – 30 percent that she is honest and trustworthy, and 78 – 18

percent that she cares about their needs and problems. She has strong leadership qualities, voters

say 92 – 7 percent, and the right temperament and personality to handle an international crisis,

voters say 89 – 9 percent.

Sanders gets a 78 – 6 percent favorability rating and likely Democratic Caucus-goers say

86 – 4 percent that he is honest and trustworthy, and 85 – 5 percent that he cares about their

needs and problems. Voters say 76 – 9 percent that he has strong leadership qualities and

65 – 15 percent that he has the right temperament and personality to handle an international

crisis.

Iowa likely Democratic Caucus participants give Biden a 79 – 9 percent favorability

rating. He is honest and trustworthy, voters say 91 – 5 percent, and cares about their needs and

problems, voters say 84 – 11 percent. He has strong leadership qualities, voters say 81 – 14

percent and the right temperament and personality for an international crisis, voters say 81 – 13

percent.

Iowa Democrats support the nuclear pact with Iran 66 – 19 percent and say 68 – 17

percent that the agreement will make the world safer.

From August 27 – September 8, Quinnipiac University surveyed 832 likely Iowa

Democratic Caucus participants with a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points. Live

interviewers call land lines and cell phones.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public

opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia,

Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.

For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or

follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll.

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3. If the Democratic caucus were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden,

Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders, and Jim Webb, who would

you support? (If undecided) If you had to choose today, would you support Biden, Chafee,

Clinton, O’Malley, Sanders, or Webb?

LIKELY DEM CAUCUS-GOERS.............................................

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

LIBERAL..... Mod/

Tot Very Smwht Cons Men Wom

Biden 12% 7% 13% 15% 16% 9%

Chafee - - - - - -

Clinton 40 29 45 44 28 49

O'Malley 3 4 3 2 4 2

Sanders 41 59 36 32 49 35

Webb 1 - 1 1 1 -

DK/NA 3 1 2 6 2 5

COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS.............. ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME...

Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Biden 12% 12% 11% 10% 13% 15% 11% 16% 13% 8%

Chafee - - - - - - - - - -

Clinton 43 37 19 40 48 53 32 38 41 50

O'Malley 3 3 1 4 2 5 1 5 3 2

Sanders 37 44 66 43 31 20 51 38 39 36

Webb 1 1 - 1 1 1 - - 2 -

DK/NA 3 4 2 2 5 6 4 2 2 4

3A. RECALCULATED MATCHUP Q3 ASKING BIDEN VOTERS: Who is your second choice?


MATCHUP Q3 WITHOUT BIDEN............................................


LIBERAL..... Mod/


Chafee - - - 1% 1% -

Clinton 47 31 53 53 36 55

O'Malley 4 5 3 3 4 3

Sanders 44 62 41 35 54 37

Webb 1 - 1 2 2 -

DK/NA 4 1 2 7 3 5


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Chafee 1% - - 1% - - - 1% - -

Clinton 48 46 29 46 54 60 39 48 47 55

O'Malley 4 3 1 4 4 6 2 6 3 3

Sanders 42 46 67 46 37 24 55 40 44 39

Webb 1 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 3 -

DK/NA 4 4 2 3 5 8 4 4 3 4

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4. Are there any of these candidates you would definitely not support for the Democratic

nomination for president? (Totals may add up to more than 100% because multiple responses

were allowed)



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Biden 5% 5% 5% 3% 4% 5%

Chafee 9 11 7 9 8 10

Clinton 11 10 10 12 17 6

O'Malley 6 5 5 7 5 7

Sanders 3 2 2 6 3 3

Webb 6 7 7 5 6 7

No/No one 63 69 67 57 62 64

DK/NA 9 5 8 13 7 11


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Biden 3% 6% 4% 4% 5% 5% 6% 4% 5% 1%

Chafee 11 8 7 8 12 11 6 8 10 12

Clinton 6 14 20 8 9 6 19 13 7 6

O'Malley 5 7 7 4 6 10 7 8 5 5

Sanders 3 4 - - 5 10 5 3 2 3

Webb 6 7 6 3 8 9 7 5 6 6

No/No one 70 58 67 64 62 57 50 66 69 70

DK/NA 7 11 9 12 7 10 16 5 7 6

Q62-67. Summary Table - Is your opinion of [Candidate] favorable, unfavorable or haven't

you heard enough about him/her? Table ranked by net favorability (Favorable -

Unfavorable).

LIKELY DEM CAUCUS-GOERS...........

Hvn't

Fav Unfav hrdEn REF NetFav

Sanders 78 6 15 1 72

Biden 79 9 10 2 70

Clinton 76 20 3 2 56

O'Malley 33 8 59 1 25

Webb 17 8 75 - 9

Chafee 10 8 81 1 2

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62. Is your opinion of Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about

him?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Favorable 79% 82% 80% 78% 83% 76%

Unfavorable 9 8 9 10 9 10

Hvn't hrd enough 10 8 8 11 7 12

REFUSED 2 2 2 1 1 3


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Favorable 86% 74% 68% 83% 81% 86% 66% 85% 81% 89%

Unfavorable 8 11 11 10 11 6 12 6 12 7

Hvn't hrd enough 5 13 20 5 6 6 19 7 8 3

REFUSED 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 - 1

63. Is your opinion of Lincoln Chafee favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about him?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Favorable 10% 15% 9% 8% 13% 8%


Hvn't hrd enough 81 76 83 83 78 84

REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Favorable 10% 11% 9% 12% 10% 11% 9% 5% 12% 15%

Unfavorable 7 8 6 5 9 12 11 7 6 7

Hvn't hrd enough 82 81 84 82 81 76 79 87 82 76

REFUSED 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - 1

64. Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about her?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Favorable 76% 76% 82% 74% 67% 84%

Unfavorable 20 21 14 22 30 11


REFUSED 2 1 1 3 1 2


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Favorable 82% 72% 64% 79% 80% 83% 69% 76% 80% 81%

Unfavorable 15 23 32 19 16 11 26 22 17 15

Hvn't hrd enough 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 1 3 2

REFUSED 1 2 2 - 3 2 3 1 - 2

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65. Is your opinion of Martin O'Malley favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about him?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Favorable 33% 42% 37% 25% 37% 29%


Hvn't hrd enough 59 51 57 65 53 63

REFUSED 1 - 1 1 1 1


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Favorable 38% 28% 29% 29% 36% 37% 24% 32% 34% 42%

Unfavorable 6 9 13 6 6 6 13 9 3 5

Hvn't hrd enough 55 62 57 64 58 55 61 59 62 53

REFUSED 1 1 - 1 - 2 2 - - -

66. Is your opinion of Bernie Sanders favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

about him?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Favorable 78% 92% 82% 66% 82% 75%


Hvn't hrd enough 15 6 13 21 12 17

REFUSED 1 - 1 1 1 1


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Favorable 86% 72% 85% 79% 77% 69% 70% 79% 83% 83%

Unfavorable 3 8 1 6 6 13 7 10 4 5

Hvn't hrd enough 10 19 14 14 16 16 22 11 13 10

REFUSED 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

67. Is your opinion of Jim Webb favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about

him?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Favorable 17% 21% 14% 16% 20% 14%


Hvn't hrd enough 75 67 78 78 72 77

REFUSED - - - 1 1 -


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Favorable 22% 13% 10% 21% 15% 23% 11% 16% 20% 20%

Unfavorable 6 10 10 7 8 7 13 10 3 8

Hvn't hrd enough 72 77 80 72 76 69 76 73 77 71

REFUSED - 1 - - 1 1 1 - - -

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68. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton is honest and trustworthy or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 64% 65% 68% 62% 57% 70%

No 30 31 28 31 38 24

DK/NA 5 4 4 7 5 6


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 68% 62% 47% 69% 67% 75% 57% 62% 69% 70%

No 28 32 49 28 27 16 39 33 26 26

DK/NA 4 7 4 3 6 9 3 5 5 4

69. Would you say that - Bernie Sanders is honest and trustworthy or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 86% 95% 90% 77% 89% 83%

No 4 1 2 7 4 4

DK/NA 10 4 8 16 7 13


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 92% 81% 93% 84% 84% 84% 83% 81% 93% 89%

No 2 5 2 3 5 5 7 4 3 1

DK/NA 5 14 5 13 11 12 10 16 4 9

70. Would you say that - Joe Biden is honest and trustworthy or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 91% 95% 92% 88% 92% 90%

No 5 4 4 6 6 5

DK/NA 4 1 4 6 3 5


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 93% 89% 89% 90% 90% 95% 87% 93% 93% 93%

No 4 6 5 5 6 3 8 5 4 4

DK/NA 3 5 6 4 3 2 5 2 3 4

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71. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton has strong leadership qualities or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 92% 93% 96% 89% 88% 96%

No 7 7 3 9 11 3

DK/NA 1 - 1 2 1 1


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 95% 90% 89% 94% 93% 93% 90% 94% 93% 97%

No 4 8 9 6 6 5 9 6 6 3

DK/NA 1 1 1 - 1 2 - - 1 1

72. Would you say that - Bernie Sanders has strong leadership qualities or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 76% 88% 83% 64% 81% 72%

No 9 4 4 15 9 8

DK/NA 15 7 13 22 10 20


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 77% 75% 89% 80% 70% 61% 75% 76% 80% 78%

No 8 9 7 5 9 14 13 7 8 6

DK/NA 15 16 4 15 21 24 13 17 13 16

73. Would you say that - Joe Biden has strong leadership qualities or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 81% 82% 82% 82% 83% 80%

No 14 12 16 13 15 13

DK/NA 5 6 2 5 3 7


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 85% 78% 79% 82% 80% 85% 75% 85% 84% 83%

No 10 16 18 12 14 10 18 13 11 11

DK/NA 5 5 3 7 6 4 6 1 5 6

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74. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton cares about the needs and problems of people like

you or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 78% 79% 79% 78% 69% 85%

No 18 17 18 18 26 11

DK/NA 4 3 3 4 4 3


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 82% 75% 68% 77% 82% 86% 68% 80% 82% 85%

No 14 21 29 20 13 9 28 15 14 13

DK/NA 4 4 3 3 5 5 4 5 3 2

75. Would you say that - Bernie Sanders cares about the needs and problems of people like

you or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 85% 94% 92% 75% 88% 82%

No 5 1 2 10 6 5

DK/NA 10 4 6 15 7 13


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 92% 80% 91% 84% 82% 80% 76% 85% 91% 91%

No 3 7 5 3 6 8 10 3 4 1

DK/NA 5 13 3 13 12 12 13 11 5 8

76. Would you say that - Joe Biden cares about the needs and problems of people like you

or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 84% 92% 86% 79% 84% 85%

No 11 4 11 15 13 9

DK/NA 5 4 4 6 4 6


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 89% 80% 78% 87% 85% 87% 72% 92% 87% 90%

No 6 14 16 9 11 5 21 5 8 6

DK/NA 4 6 6 3 5 8 7 3 5 4

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77. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton has the right kind of temperament and personality

to handle an international crisis as president, or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 89% 94% 92% 85% 83% 95%

No 9 6 6 12 14 5

DK/NA 2 - 2 2 3 1


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 95% 85% 84% 93% 90% 92% 82% 88% 93% 96%

No 4 12 13 6 10 6 16 10 7 2

DK/NA 1 3 4 2 - 2 1 2 - 2

78. Would you say that - Bernie Sanders has the right kind of temperament and personality

to handle an international crisis as president, or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 65% 80% 65% 54% 70% 60%

No 15 7 15 21 14 15

DK/NA 21 13 20 26 16 24


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 69% 62% 81% 64% 62% 49% 67% 65% 64% 67%

No 14 15 10 16 12 22 17 11 16 14

DK/NA 18 23 9 20 26 29 16 24 20 19

79. Would you say that - Joe Biden has the right kind of temperament and personality to

handle an international crisis as president, or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 81% 85% 78% 81% 84% 78%

No 13 11 16 12 13 13

DK/NA 6 4 6 8 3 9


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 83% 79% 75% 84% 81% 84% 77% 85% 83% 82%

No 11 14 18 11 13 8 13 12 12 13

DK/NA 6 7 7 5 6 8 10 3 4 4

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80. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today;

are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Very satisfied 9% 11% 6% 9% 7% 10%

Smwht satisfied 51 50 62 47 47 54

Smwht dissatisfied 24 23 22 27 29 21

Very dissatisfied 15 14 10 17 17 14

DK/NA 1 2 - 1 1 1


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Very satisfied 8% 9% 4% 10% 10% 10% 9% 11% 5% 9%

Smwht satisfied 60 44 50 55 52 46 41 50 53 67

Smwht dissatisfied 23 25 31 15 25 25 27 20 26 18

Very dissatisfied 9 19 14 16 13 18 21 17 14 6

DK/NA 1 2 1 3 - 1 2 1 1 -

81. How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do

what is right; almost all of the time, most of the time, only some of the time, or hardly

ever?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Almost all the time 2% 4% 2% 1% 1% 3%

Most of the time 23 25 24 23 23 24

Some of the time 51 50 57 50 50 53

Hardly ever 21 19 17 25 25 18

DK/NA 2 2 1 1 1 2


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Almost all the time 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% 4% 4% 1% 2%

Most of the time 24 23 24 24 24 21 22 20 26 26

Some of the time 59 46 50 53 52 50 46 55 53 56

Hardly ever 14 27 23 20 19 22 27 20 19 15

DK/NA 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 1

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82. If you had to choose, which type of experience do you think would better help a

candidate serve effectively as president; someone who has experience in Washington or

someone who is a Washington outsider?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


DC experience 69% 69% 75% 64% 63% 73%

DC outsider 23 24 16 28 29 19

DK/NA 8 7 9 8 7 8


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

DC experience 74% 64% 59% 63% 76% 76% 62% 69% 71% 74%

DC outsider 17 29 39 25 15 13 34 23 19 18

DK/NA 9 7 2 11 8 11 4 8 11 8

83. Would you rather have a presidential candidate whose political experience was mostly

outside of Washington or mostly in the government in Washington?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Outside Washington 33% 26% 31% 41% 40% 27%

In Washington 54 59 54 49 51 57

DK/NA 13 15 15 10 9 16


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Outside Washington 27% 38% 46% 34% 28% 23% 39% 40% 31% 23%

In Washington 58 51 48 50 61 58 52 51 57 56

DK/NA 15 11 6 16 11 19 9 10 12 21

84. What do you think is the best preparation for being President; working in government

or working in business?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Government 75% 86% 77% 67% 76% 74%

Business 14 10 11 19 15 14

DK/NA 11 4 12 14 9 12


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Government 80% 71% 81% 71% 75% 73% 71% 78% 75% 79%

Business 11 17 13 17 16 11 20 12 16 9

DK/NA 9 12 6 12 10 16 9 10 9 11

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86. In selecting a presidential nominee for the Democratic Party, which is more important

to you: a candidate with the best chance to defeat the Republican candidate or a candidate

who comes closest to your views on issues?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Defeat Rep candidate 32% 33% 40% 26% 26% 36%

Closest to views 66 65 58 71 71 62

DK/NA 3 2 2 2 3 3


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Defeat Rep candidate 39% 26% 12% 30% 42% 43% 21% 31% 34% 42%

Closest to views 58 71 85 69 55 53 79 66 63 55

DK/NA 2 3 2 2 2 4 1 3 3 2

87. I am going to mention four phrases and ask you which one best describes how you feel

about the way the federal government works. Do you feel enthusiastic, satisfied but not

enthusiastic, dissatisfied but not angry, or angry?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Enthusiastic 3% 5% 3% 3% 3% 3%

Sat/Not enthusiastic 34 36 38 32 32 36

Dissat/Not angry 46 36 45 54 49 43

Angry 16 23 14 12 15 17

DK/NA 1 - 1 - 1 1


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Enthusiastic 3% 4% 5% 2% 3% 3% 5% 3% 3% 3%

Sat/Not enthusiastic 36 33 36 33 34 34 34 37 33 32

Dissat/Not angry 46 45 44 47 49 41 41 41 50 53

Angry 14 17 14 17 13 21 19 18 14 12

DK/NA - 1 1 1 1 1 2 - - -

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88. Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in

most cases or illegal in all cases?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Legal all cases 46% 68% 43% 32% 37% 53%

Legal most cases 40 29 45 45 47 35

Illegal most cases 8 2 8 13 11 6

Illegal all cases 3 1 2 4 2 3

DK/NA 3 1 2 6 4 3


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Legal all cases 47% 45% 48% 53% 40% 41% 43% 41% 53% 42%

Legal most cases 44 37 38 36 47 39 37 39 38 49

Illegal most cases 6 10 10 7 8 8 10 14 5 6

Illegal all cases 1 4 2 3 2 5 6 2 1 2

DK/NA 1 4 2 2 2 7 4 3 2 1

89. How about when the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest; do you think abortion

should be legal in that situation or illegal?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Legal 93% 98% 97% 88% 93% 93%

Illegal 4 1 2 7 5 4

DK/NA 3 1 1 4 2 3


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Legal 98% 89% 95% 93% 93% 89% 90% 93% 98% 96%

Illegal 1 7 4 4 4 7 9 3 1 2

DK/NA 1 4 1 4 3 4 1 4 1 3

90. How about when an abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother; do you think

abortion should be legal in that situation or illegal?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Legal 95% 98% 96% 93% 95% 95%

Illegal 2 1 - 3 1 3

DK/NA 3 1 4 5 4 3


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Legal 98% 92% 93% 98% 95% 93% 92% 95% 99% 97%

Illegal 1 3 2 - 2 3 4 - - 1

DK/NA 1 5 5 2 3 3 4 5 1 2

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91. If you agreed with a presidential candidate on other issues, but not on the issue of

abortion, do you think you could still vote for that candidate or not?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Yes 66% 49% 72% 75% 79% 55%

No 30 48 25 21 19 40

DK/NA 4 3 3 4 3 5


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Yes 64% 67% 70% 60% 71% 63% 64% 71% 65% 66%

No 31 30 30 37 25 29 34 25 32 30

DK/NA 5 3 - 3 4 8 2 4 2 4

92. Is your opinion of Planned Parenthood favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard

enough about it?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Favorable 85% 98% 91% 74% 83% 87%



REFUSED 1 - - 2 1 1


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Favorable 90% 81% 85% 92% 83% 82% 80% 86% 87% 93%

Unfavorable 4 7 6 3 5 9 6 4 5 5

Hvn't hrd enough 5 10 7 5 12 7 12 8 8 2

REFUSED - 2 2 - 1 2 2 3 - -

93. Do you support or oppose cutting off federal government funding to Planned

Parenthood?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Support 9% 3% 9% 13% 10% 8%

Oppose 87 96 88 81 85 89

DK/NA 4 - 4 6 4 3


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Support 6% 11% 8% 11% 7% 10% 13% 8% 7% 6%

Oppose 92 84 86 87 89 86 82 89 90 93

DK/NA 2 5 5 2 4 4 5 4 3 1

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94. Would you support or oppose shutting down the government over differences about

federal government funding to Planned Parenthood?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Support 7% 7% 2% 9% 7% 7%

Oppose 90 92 96 87 92 89

DK/NA 3 1 2 4 1 5


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Support 5% 9% 9% 8% 7% 4% 16% 1% 5% 4%

Oppose 93 88 88 91 90 93 81 99 90 96

DK/NA 2 4 3 2 4 3 4 - 5 -

95. Who would you blame more for a government shutdown; the Republicans in Congress or

Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Reps in Congress 84% 91% 86% 79% 83% 85%

Obama/Dems in Congrs 3 - 2 6 4 3

BOTH EQUALLY(VOL) 8 6 10 9 11 6

DK/NA 4 3 2 6 3 6


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Reps in Congress 90% 79% 77% 84% 88% 85% 79% 84% 86% 89%

Obama/Dems in Congrs 1 5 3 3 4 4 7 1 4 1

BOTH EQUALLY(VOL) 7 10 14 9 4 8 10 11 6 7

DK/NA 2 6 6 4 4 3 4 4 3 3

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96. Which comes closest to your view about illegal immigrants who are currently living in

the United States? A) They should be allowed to stay in the United States and to

eventually apply for U.S. citizenship. B) They should be allowed to remain in the United

States, but not be allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship. C) They should be required to

leave the U.S.



LIBERAL..... Mod/


A) Stay/Citizenship 85% 97% 87% 76% 85% 85%

B) Stay/Not citizen 4 1 5 6 4 4

C) Not stay 9 1 7 16 9 9

DK/NA 2 1 1 3 2 2


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

A) Stay/Citizenship 89% 82% 90% 86% 81% 81% 80% 86% 87% 87%

B) Stay/Not citizen 6 3 4 3 6 4 1 5 4 6

C) Not stay 4 13 5 9 11 12 17 6 8 5

DK/NA 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 2

97. Do you support or oppose the nuclear deal with Iran?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Support 66% 79% 70% 55% 73% 60%

Oppose 19 10 13 28 16 21

DK/NA 15 11 17 17 11 19


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Support 75% 58% 53% 70% 67% 75% 51% 62% 76% 75%

Oppose 11 25 28 17 15 15 31 23 14 5

DK/NA 14 16 19 13 18 9 18 15 9 20

98. Do you think the nuclear deal with Iran would make the world safer or less safe?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Safer 68% 81% 71% 57% 76% 62%

Less safe 17 7 11 28 14 20

DK/NA 14 11 18 14 10 18


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Safer 76% 63% 61% 71% 69% 74% 54% 69% 78% 75%

Less safe 10 23 25 15 15 14 32 15 14 5

DK/NA 14 14 14 14 16 11 15 16 8 20

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99. Would you support or oppose the U.S. sending ground troops to fight ISIS in Iraq and

Syria?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Support 37% 32% 37% 43% 39% 36%

Oppose 57 63 59 49 57 56

DK/NA 6 5 4 8 4 8


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Support 29% 43% 50% 40% 34% 24% 41% 34% 38% 37%

Oppose 66 50 47 55 61 63 51 62 56 58

DK/NA 6 7 3 6 5 13 8 4 5 5

100. Do you think the United States and its allies are winning or losing the fight against

ISIS?



LIBERAL..... Mod/


Winning 27% 29% 28% 26% 33% 22%

Losing 48 43 49 50 44 52

DK/NA 25 28 23 24 23 26


Yes No 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K

Winning 27% 27% 27% 32% 29% 18% 27% 28% 27% 24%

Losing 44 51 52 46 47 47 49 48 49 48

DK/NA 28 22 21 21 24 35 24 24 24 27

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