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N= 600 100%

Denver/Boulder ................................. 1 ( 1/ 81) 165 28%

Jefferson/Arapahoe ............................. 2 134 22%

West ........................................... 3 128 21%

East/Rural ..................................... 4 173 29%

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Hello, my name is __________ and I am conducting a survey for Suffolk

University and I would like to get your opinions on some political questions.

Would you be willing to spend five minutes answering some questions? <ROTATE>

N= 600 100%

Continue ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 83) 600 100%

GENDR

Record Gender

N= 600 100%

Male ........................................... 1 ( 1/ 87) 276 46%

Female ......................................... 2 324 54%

S1. How likely are you to vote in the upcoming Presidential election this

November - would you say you are very likely, somewhat likely, somewhat

unlikely, or not at all likely?

N= 600 100%

Very likely .................................... 1 ( 1/ 84) 555 93%

Somewhat likely ................................ 2 20 3%

Already voted .................................. 3 25 4%

Somewhat unlikely .............................. 4 0 0%

Very unlikely .................................. 5 0 0%

Q2. Are you currently registered to vote as a Democrat, Republican, or

Unaffiliated/Independent?

N= 600 100%

Democrat ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 88) 183 31%

Republican ..................................... 2 210 35%

Unaffiliated/Ind ............................... 3 197 33%

Other .......................................... 4 4 1%

DK/RF/NOT REG .................................. 5 6 1%

Q3. Which of the following best describes your race or ethnicity?

N= 600 100%

White/Caucasian ................................ 1 ( 1/ 89) 500 83%

African-American ............................... 2 32 5%

Asian .......................................... 3 8 1%

American Indian ................................ 4 4 1%

Hispanic (Mexican, Spanish) .................... 5 48 8%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 6 5 1%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 7 3 1%

Q4. What is your age category?

N= 600 100%

18-25 .......................................... 1 ( 1/ 90) 17 3%

26-35 .......................................... 2 41 7%

36-45 .......................................... 3 111 19%

46-55 .......................................... 4 127 21%

56-65 .......................................... 5 147 25%

Over 65 ........................................ 6 149 25%

Refused ........................................ 7 8 1%

Q5. How do you plan on casting your ballot for the General Election?

N= 600 100%

Vote at polls .................................. 1 ( 1/ 91) 213 36%

Vote by mail ................................... 2 387 65%

Q5B

Q5B. Are you currently signed up to receive all your ballots by mail?

N= 387 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/ 92) 360 93%

No ............................................. 2 24 6%

Don't know how to sign up ...................... 3 3 1%

The following are questions about political issues:

Q6. Do you think Colorado is on the right track or the wrong track?

N= 600 100%

Right track .................................... 1 ( 1/ 93) 253 42%

Wrong track .................................... 2 187 31%

Undecided ...................................... 3 160 27%

Q7. Were you a Hillary Clinton supporter originally?

N= 600 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/ 94) 153 26%

No ............................................. 2 434 72%

Undecided ...................................... 3 11 2%

Refused ........................................ 4 2 0%

Q8. There are four candidates for U.S. Senate printed on your November ballot.

If the General Election for U.S. Senate were held today and the candidates

were Republican Bob Schaffer, Democrat Mark Udall, Green Party Robert Kinsey,

or American Constitutional Party Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell, for whom would

you vote or toward whom would you lean at this time?

N= 600 100%

Bob Schaffer - Republican ...................... 1 ( 1/ 95) 205 34%

Mark Udall - Democrat .......................... 2 270 45%

Robert Kinsey - Green .......................... 3 5 1%

Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell - American ......... 4 19 3%

Constitution Party

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 89 15%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 6 12 2%

Q9. There are 16 candidates for President on your ballot. Of these, the 5

major candidates are: Libertarian Bob Barr, Republican John McCain, Green

Party Cynthia McKinney, Independent Ralph Nader {NAY-der}, and Democrat Barack

Obama. At this point, for whom would you vote?

N= 600 100%

Bob Barr ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 96) 3 1%

John McCain .................................... 2 248 41%

Cyntiha McKinney ............................... 3 1 0%

Ralph Nader .................................... 4 12 2%

Barack Obama ................................... 5 269 45%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 6 54 9%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 7 13 2%

Q10

Q10. Is your mind made up or do you think you might change your mind before

the election?

N= 533 100%

Mind made up ................................... 1 ( 1/ 97) 491 92%

Might change ................................... 2 35 7%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 7 1%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 4 0 0%

Q11

Q11. As of today, who are you leaning toward?

N= 67 100%

Bob Barr - Libertarian ......................... 1 ( 1/ 98) 0 0%

John McCain - Republican ....................... 2 9 13%

Cyntiha McKinney - Green ....................... 3 0 0%

Ralph Nader - Independent ...................... 4 0 0%

Barack Obama - Democrat ........................ 5 12 18%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 6 37 55%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 7 9 13%

Q9&11 CONSOLIDATED including leaners

N= 600 100%

Bob Barr ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 96) 3 1%

John McCain .................................... 2 257 43%

Cynthia McKinney ............................... 3 1 0%

Ralph Nader .................................... 4 12 2%

Barack Obama ................................... 5 281 47%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 6 37 6%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 7 9 1%

Q12

Q12. Which one of the following issues matters most in deciding your vote for

president?

ONE ANSWER ONLY!

N= 600 100%

Taxes .......................................... 01 ( 1/ 99) 74 12%

Education ...................................... 02 49 8%

Iraq ........................................... 03 39 7%

Terrorism ...................................... 04 31 5%

Economy/Jobs ................................... 05 265 44%

Moral values ................................... 06 54 9%

Healthcare ..................................... 07 55 9%

Other .......................................... 08 16 3%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 09 13 2%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 10 4 1%

Q13

Q13. Do you believe the economy will get better or worse in the next year?

N= 600 100%

Better ......................................... 1 ( 1/101) 296 49%

Worse .......................................... 2 188 31%

Same ........................................... 3 43 7%

Undecided ...................................... 4 71 12%

Refused ........................................ 5 2 0%

Q14

Q14. Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with

Barack Obama as president?

N= 600 100%

Extremely comfortable .......................... 1 ( 1/102) 136 23%

Very comfortable ............................... 2 121 20%

Somewhat comfortable ........................... 3 123 21%

Not at all comfortable ......................... 4 201 34%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 16 3%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 6 3 1%

Q15

Q15. Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John

McCain as president?

N= 600 100%

Extremely comfortable .......................... 1 ( 1/103) 54 9%

Very comfortable ............................... 2 125 21%

Somewhat comfortable ........................... 3 176 29%

Not at all comfortable ......................... 4 221 37%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 20 3%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 6 4 1%

Q16

Q16. Which of the following comes closest to your opinion of the upcoming

Presidential election?

N= 600 100%

It's the most important election of my life .... 1 ( 1/104) 255 43%

It's very important but not the most important . 2 268 45%

It's no different than any other presidential .. 3 67 11%

election

It's not really that important to me ........... 4 3 1%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 6 1%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 6 1 0%

Q17

Q17. When all the votes are counted in November of 2008, who do you think will

be our next President? (Not necessarily who you are voting for but who do you

think will be the next President?) - Barack Obama or John McCain?

N= 600 100%

Obama .......................................... 1 ( 1/105) 384 64%

McCain ......................................... 2 120 20%

Undecided ...................................... 3 93 16%

Refused ........................................ 4 3 1%

Q18

Q18. Has anyone in your household ever served in the U.S. military?

N= 600 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/106) 270 45%

No ............................................. 2 327 55%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 2 0%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 4 1 0%

Q19

Q19. Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?

N= 600 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/107) 83 14%

No ............................................. 2 515 86%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 2 0%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 4 0 0%

Q20

Q20. In the 2004 presidential election, did you vote for?

N= 600 100%

John Kerry - Democrat .......................... 1 ( 1/108) 247 41%

George Bush - Republican ....................... 2 297 50%

Ralph Nader - Reform ........................... 3 15 3%

Michael Badnarik - Libertarian ................. 4 3 1%

Did not vote (DO NOT READ) ..................... 5 38 6%