THE POLL Lake Snell Perry A s s o c i a t e s, I n c May 1-3, 2000 / N=1000 “Likely”Voters nationwide / ±3.1% M.O.E. A Survey Of National Voter Attitudes.

May 1-3, 2000 / N=1000 “Likely”Voters nationwide / ±3.1% M.O.E.

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Do you feel things in this country are going in the right direction or do you feel things have gotten

off on the wrong track?

Q1

39%

13%

49%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Right direction Unsure Wrong Track


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Please tell me which one issue you think is most important for Congress to deal with.

Q2

1%

13%

3%

3%

6%

6%

7%

7%

10%

10%

15%

18%

0% 10% 20%

Restoring moral values

Education

Social Security/ Medicare

Health Care

Crime & Drugs

Gun control

Reducing taxes

Government spending

Economy

Environment

Combination

Unsure


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Please tell me which one issue you think is most important for Congress to deal with.

Q2

1%

13%

3%

3%

7%

7%

10%

10%

12%

15%

18%

0% 10% 20%

Restoring moral values

Education

Taxes/ Gov't spending

Social Security/ Medicare

Health Care

Crime & Drugs

Gun control

Economy

Environment

Combination

Unsure


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Please tell me if you have heard of this person, and if so, whether you have a favorable or

unfavorable impression of this person.

Q3,4

50% 42% 8%1%

56% 35% 9%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

George W. Bush

Al Gore

Favorable Unfavorable No opinion Never heard of


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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as President?

Q5

57%

4%

38%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Approve Unsure Disapprove


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Whether you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as President, what

is your impression of Bill Clinton as a person?

Q6

29%

9%

62%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%



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Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job of dealing with important issues facing the country?

Q7

39%

12%

49%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%



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Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job of

dealing with important issues facing the country?

Q8

45%

12%

43%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%



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Do you approve or disapprove of the way your member of Congress is handling his or her job of

dealing with important issues facing the country?

Q9

63%

15%

23%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%



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Do you think your member of Congress has performed his or her job as U.S. Congressman well enough to

deserve re-election, or do you think it’s time to give a new person a chance?

Q10

40%

13%

46%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Deserves re-election

Unsure New person achance


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If the election for President were being held today, and you had to make a choice, would you

be voting for the Republican candidate or the Democrat candidate?

Q11

Undecided15%

Democrat41%

Republican44%


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If the election for Congress were being held today, and you had to make a choice, would you

be voting for the Republican candidate or the Democrat candidate?

Q12

Undecided19%

Democrat41%

Republican41%


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If the election for President were being held today, and you had to make a choice, for whom

would you vote?

Q13

Nader3%

Buchanan3%

Undecided11%

Gore39%

Bush45%


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If the election for President were being held today, and you had to make a choice, for whom

would you vote?

Q14

Undecided10%

Al Gore42%

George W. Bush48%


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If the election for Congress were being held today, and you had to make a choice, would you

vote to re-elect your Congressman no matter who ran against him/her?

Q15

No43%

Unsure21%

Yes35%


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Q16

43%46%

6% 4%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Same Party Different parties No preference Unsure

Which view comes closest to your own? [Congressional & Presidential Party control]


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Please tell me, for each one, whether you have more confidence in the Democrats in Congress or

the Republicans in Congress, to deal with the issue.

Q17-21

28% 51% 3%6% 12%

29% 51% 4%3% 13%

35% 42% 8% 6% 10%

40% 39% 6%4% 10%

40% 32% 8% 8% 13%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Fighting crime anddrugs

Improving economy

Improvingeducation

Strengtheningmedicare

Improving the healthcare system

GOP DEM Both Neither Unsure


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Please tell me, for each one, whether you have more confidence in the Democrats in Congress or

the Republicans in Congress, to deal with the issue.

Q 22-26

30% 48% 4%5% 12%

34% 40% 3%8% 15%

41% 37% 8% 4% 11%

42% 35% 4% 8% 12%

48% 33% 3%5% 12%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Holding the line ontaxes

Sharing your values

Keeping Americaprosperous

Dealing with the gunissue

Strengthening socialsecurity



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Please tell me, for each one, whether you think the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in

Congress, better represent this value.

Q 27-32

28% 37% 6% 15% 14%

32% 41% 7% 7% 13%

32% 40% 8% 8% 13%

40% 22% 5% 20% 13%

41% 32% 6% 9% 11%

45% 25% 6% 10% 14%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Personal responsibility

Strengthening ourfamilies

Ethics & Honesty

Giving children the rightstart

Bringing about change

Standing up to specialinterests



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In thinking about the economy today, and how it will be six months from now, do you feel the

economy will be better, worse or about the same in six months?

Q33

12% 14%

70%

4%0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Better Worse About the same Unsure

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