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N= 600 100%

West/North ..................................... 1 ( 1/ 73) 137 23%

Central ........................................ 2 147 25%

Hillsborough ................................... 3 175 29%

Rockingham ..................................... 4 141 24%

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Hello, my name is __________ and I am conducting a survey for 7NEWS/Suffolk University

and I would like to get your opinions on some political questions. We are calling

New Hampshire households statewide. Would you be willing to spend five minutes

answering some brief questions? <ROTATE RESP.> (household).

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Continue ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 75) 600 100%

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RECORD GENDER

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Male ........................................... 1 ( 1/ 76) 290 48%

Female ......................................... 2 310 52%

S2. Thank You. How likely are you to vote in the Presidential Election on

November 4th?

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Very likely .................................... 1 ( 1/ 77) 577 96%

Somewhat likely ................................ 2 23 4%

Not very/Not at all likely ..................... 3 0 0%

Other/Undecided/Refused ........................ 4 0 0%

Q1. And how are you registered to vote - Democrat, Republican or Independent?

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Democrat ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 80) 182 30%

Republican ..................................... 2 186 31%

Independent/Other .............................. 3 229 38%

Not registered yet ............................. 4 3 1%

Q2. What is your age category?

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18-25 .......................................... 1 ( 1/ 81) 19 3%

26-35 .......................................... 2 43 7%

36-45 .......................................... 3 110 18%

46-55 .......................................... 4 129 22%

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

Over 65 ........................................ 6 139 23%

Refused ........................................ 7 13 2%

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

N= 600 100%

White/Caucasian ................................ 1 ( 1/ 82) 573 96%

African-American ............................... 2 13 2%

Asian .......................................... 3 2 0%

American Indian ................................ 4 2 0%

Hispanic (Mexican, Spanish) .................... 5 1 0%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 6 0 0%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 7 9 2%

The following are questions about political issues:

Q4. Do you think the state is on the right track or the wrong track?

N= 600 100%

Right track .................................... 1 ( 1/ 83) 294 49%

Wrong track .................................... 2 175 29%

Undecided ...................................... 3 131 22%

Q5. Were you a Hillary Clinton supporter originally in the Democratic Primary?

N= 411 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/ 84) 154 37%

No ............................................. 2 249 61%

Undecided ...................................... 3 7 2%

Refused ........................................ 4 1 0%

Q6. John McCain chose Sarah Palin {PAY-Lin}, the Governor of Alaska, to be his

Vice Presidential nominee. Does this choice make you more likely or less likely

to vote for John McCain?

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More Likely .................................... 1 ( 1/ 85) 235 39%

Less Likely .................................... 2 245 41%

Undecided ...................................... 3 110 18%

Refused ........................................ 4 10 2%

Q7. To date, has Barack Obama's campaign exceeded your expectations, not met

your expectations, or is what you expected?

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Exceeded ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 86) 150 25%

Not met expectations ........................... 2 137 23%

As expected .................................... 3 269 45%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 4 34 6%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 5 10 2%

Q8. To date, has John McCain's campaign exceeded your expectations, not met

your expectations, or is what you expected?

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Exceeded ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 87) 144 24%

Not met expectations ........................... 2 177 30%

As expected .................................... 3 254 42%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 4 22 4%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 5 3 1%

Q9. There are 5 major candidates for President: <WORD9 >. At this point, for

whom will you vote?

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Bob Barr ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 89) 6 1%

John McCain .................................... 2 253 42%

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

Ralph Nader .................................... 4 5 1%

Barack Obama ................................... 5 255 43%

Undecided ...................................... 6 70 12%

Refused ........................................ 7 10 2%

Q10

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

the election?

N= 519 100%

Mind made up ................................... 1 ( 1/ 90) 411 79%

Might change ................................... 2 97 19%

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

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

Q11

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

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Bob Barr ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 91) 1 1%

John McCain .................................... 2 15 19%

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

Ralph Nader .................................... 4 0 0%

Barack Obama ................................... 5 18 23%

Undecided ...................................... 6 40 50%

Refused ........................................ 7 6 7%

Q9&11 COMBINED

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Bob Barr ....................................... 1 ( 1/ 91) 7 1%

John McCain .................................... 2 268 45%

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

Ralph Nader .................................... 4 5 1%

Barack Obama ................................... 5 273 46%

Undecided ...................................... 6 40 6%

Refused ........................................ 7 6 1%

Q12

Q12. There are three candidates for U.S. Senate: <WORDX >. At this point, for

whom will you vote or toward whom will you lean?

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John Sununu .................................... 1 ( 1/ 93) 242 40%

Jeanne Shaheen ................................. 2 243 41%

Kenneth Blevens ................................ 3 16 3%

Undecided ...................................... 4 78 13%

Refused ........................................ 5 21 4%

Q13

Q13. There are three candidates for Governor: <WORDY >. At this point, for

whom will you vote or toward whom will you lean?

N= 600 100%

John Lynch ..................................... 1 ( 1/ 95) 363 61%

Joseph "Joe" Kenney ............................ 2 97 16%

Susan Newell ................................... 3 13 2%

Undecided ...................................... 4 113 19%

Refused ........................................ 5 14 2%

Q14

Q14. The four candidates for President and Vice President in both the

Democratic and Republican Party are very different people. When thinking about

Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John McCain, or Sarah Palin, which candidate of the

four do you believe is most like you?

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Barack Obama ................................... 1 ( 1/ 96) 132 22%

Joe Biden ...................................... 2 113 19%

John McCain .................................... 3 124 21%

Sarah Palin .................................... 4 129 22%

Undecided ...................................... 5 88 15%

Refused ........................................ 6 14 2%

Q15

Q15. Do you believe the media has treated Sarah Palin fairly, harshly, or

neutral?

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Fairly ......................................... 1 ( 1/ 97) 175 29%

Harshly ........................................ 2 221 37%

Neutral ........................................ 3 155 26%

Undecided ...................................... 4 39 7%

Refused ........................................ 5 8 1%

None ........................................... 6 2 0%

Q16

Q16. Do you think Sarah Palin is qualified to step in as President if she had

to?

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Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/ 98) 260 43%

No ............................................. 2 304 51%

Undecided ...................................... 3 35 6%

Refused ........................................ 4 1 0%

Q17

Q17. Which one of the following issues matters most in deciding your vote for

president?

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Taxes .......................................... 01 ( 1/ 99) 39 7%

Education ...................................... 02 16 3%

Iraq War ....................................... 03 67 11%

Terrorism ...................................... 04 46 8%

Economy/Jobs ................................... 05 280 47%

Moral values ................................... 06 42 7%

Healthcare ..................................... 07 75 13%

Other (DO NOT READ) ............................ 08 19 3%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 09 15 3%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 10 1 0%

Q18

Q18. Do you plan to watch the first Presidential debate on Friday evening,

September 26th?

N= 600 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/101) 470 78%

No ............................................. 2 100 17%

Undecided ...................................... 3 29 5%

Refused ........................................ 4 1 0%

Q19

Q19. How important will the debate be to whom you ultimately vote for - very

important, somewhat important, or not important?

N= 470 100%

Very important ................................. 1 ( 1/102) 119 25%

Somewhat important ............................. 2 195 41%

Not important .................................. 3 151 32%

Undecided ...................................... 4 5 1%

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

Q20

Q20. Compared to other debates in the past, how important is this debate to

you - more important, less important, or no different?

N= 470 100%

More important ................................. 1 ( 1/103) 194 41%

Less important ................................. 2 39 8%

No different/same .............................. 3 228 49%

Undecided ...................................... 4 9 2%

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

Q21

Q21. Who do you expect will win the debate - Obama or McCain?

N= 470 100%

Obama .......................................... 1 ( 1/104) 212 45%

McCain ......................................... 2 124 26%

Neither ........................................ 3 11 2%

Undecided ...................................... 4 117 25%

Refused ........................................ 5 6 1%

Q22

Q22. Overall, which candidate do you trust more - Barack Obama or John McCain?

N= 600 100%

Obama .......................................... 1 ( 1/105) 257 43%

McCain ......................................... 2 271 45%

Undecided ...................................... 3 62 10%

Refused ........................................ 4 10 2%

Q23

Q23. Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with

Barack Obama as president?

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Extremely comfortable .......................... 1 ( 1/106) 118 20%

Very comfortable ............................... 2 162 27%

Somewhat comfortable ........................... 3 139 23%

Not at all comfortable ......................... 4 162 27%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 19 3%

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

Q24

Q24. Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John

McCain as president?

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Extremely comfortable .......................... 1 ( 1/107) 88 15%

Very comfortable ............................... 2 151 25%

Somewhat comfortable ........................... 3 188 31%

Not at all comfortable ......................... 4 160 27%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 13 2%

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

Q25

Q25. Which of the following comes closest to your opinion of the upcoming

Presidential election?

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It's the most important election of my life .... 1 ( 1/108) 197 33%

It's very important but not the most important . 2 286 48%

It's no different than any other presidential .. 3 100 17%

election

It's not really that important to me ........... 4 7 1%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 9 2%

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

Q26

Q26. Which political party - if any - do you blame for the recent turmoil on

Wall Street in the banking and financial sectors?

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Blame Democrats ................................ 1 ( 1/109) 86 14%

Blame Republicans .............................. 2 217 36%

Neither ........................................ 3 201 34%

Undecided ...................................... 4 92 15%

Refused ........................................ 5 4 1%

Q27

Q27. Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as

president?

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Approve ........................................ 1 ( 1/110) 133 22%

Disapprove ..................................... 2 415 69%

Undecided ...................................... 3 50 8%

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

Q28

Q28. 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 ( 1/111) 280 47%

McCain ......................................... 2 221 37%

Undecided ...................................... 3 95 16%

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

Q29

Q29. Are you confident that New Hampshire will retain its first-in-the-nation

Presidential Primary status in the year 2012?

N= 600 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/112) 389 65%

No ............................................. 2 130 22%

Undecided ...................................... 3 78 13%

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

Q30

Q30. Has anyone in your household ever served in the U.S. military?

N= 600 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/113) 295 49%

No ............................................. 2 298 50%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 4 1%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 4 3 1%

Q31

Q31. Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?

N= 600 100%

Yes ............................................ 1 ( 1/114) 121 20%

No ............................................. 2 469 78%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 3 8 1%

Refused (DO NOT READ) .......................... 4 2 0%

Q32

Q32. In the 2004 presidential election, did you vote for?

N= 600 100%

John Kerry - Democrat .......................... 1 ( 1/115) 285 48%

George Bush - Republican ....................... 2 283 47%

Ralph Nader - Reform ........................... 3 2 0%

Did not vote (DO NOT READ) ..................... 4 28 5%

Undecided (DO NOT READ) ........................ 5 1 0%

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