ECONOMIC TRACKING POLL March 9-11, 2014 N=1,932 Likely Voters #140310.

ECONOMIC TRACKING POLL

March 9-11, 2014N=1,932 Likely Voters

#140310

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Total

DEM(37%)

IND(30%)

GOP(33%)

White(82%)

Hispanic(5%)

Afr. Am.(13%)

50%

94%

47%

5%

43%

58%

94%

50%

6%

53%

95%

57%

42%

6%D

Overall, which political party do you trust to do a better job coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next

few years?

A NATION POLITICALLY DIVIDED

R

Total By Party By Ethnicity

D R D R D R DD R

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Now, thinking about your vote in 2014 for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress, what would you say is the top issue that is

motivating your vote?

FISCAL ISSUES DOMINATE

31%

19%

13%

13%

11%

5%

3%

Immigration Reform

Foreign Policy

Health Care

Federal Budget Deficit and Debt

Jobs/Unemployment

The Economy

Medicare and Social Security

DEM(33%)

IND(30%)

GOP(37%)

18-29(16%)

30-44(25%)

45-64(38%)

65+(21%)

32% 28% 34% 33% 34% 34% 23%

23% 19% 15% 22% 21% 18% 16%

6% 17% 18% 9% 12% 13% 19%

15% 13% 10% 7% 8% 12% 24%

11% 8% 13% 14% 12% 12% 6%

5% 5% 5% 7% 5% 4% 4%

2% 3% 3% 3% 4% 1% 2%

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And, for each of the following issues, please indicate whether you trust…

The Democratic Party …or… The Republican Party …to do a better job handling that specific issue.

PARTISAN ADVANTAGES BY ISSUE

56%

55%

54%

53%

51%

50%

49%

44%

45%

46%

47%

49%

50%

51%

Immigration Reform

Foreign Policy

Health Care

Federal Budget Deficit and Debt

Jobs/Unemployment

The Economy

The Republican PartyThe Democratic Party

Medicare and Social Security







R+12

R+10

R+8

R+6

R+2

Net-0

D+2

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Total

DEM(37%)

IND(30%)

GOP(33%)

46%

89%

38%

4%

54%

11%

62%

96%

DEM

INDIES AGREE W/GOP ON SIZE AND ROLE OF GOV

GOP DEM GOP DEM GOP GOP

Regardless of your other political views, which political party do you think has better ideas about the size and role of the federal

government? Is it…

VOTER PERCEPTIONS OF U.S. ECONOMY

7

TWO THIRDS NEGATIVE ON CURRENT STATE OF ECONOMY

And, how would you describe the state of the economy today?

Total

2% 4%

31%43%

20%

Excellent Great Good Not so good Bad

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Total

Total

41%

61%45%

21%14% 18%

LessOpportunity

NEXT GENERATION FACING LESS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Thinking about the economic opportunity that your generation has had in the United States, do you feel that you have had… Less Economic

Opportunity … More Economic Opportunity …or… About the Same Amount of Economic Opportunity…

AS YOUR PARENTS’ GENERATION?

MoreOpportunity

Thinking about the economic opportunity that the next generation

here in the United States will have, do you think the future generation will have… Less Economic Opportunity …

More Economic Opportunity …or… About the Same Amount of Economic

Opportunity…

AS YOUR GENERATION?

SameLess

OpportunityMore

Opportunity Same

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PESSIMISM IS GENERATIONALLY STAGGERED

Thinking about the economic opportunity that YOUR GENERATION has had in the United States, do you

feel that you have had… Less Economic Opportunity … More

Economic Opportunity …or… About the Same Amount of Economic

Opportunity…

AS YOUR PARENTS’ GENERATION?

Thinking about the economic opportunity that the NEXT GENERATION here in the United States will have, do

you think the future generation will have… Less Economic Opportunity …

More Economic Opportunity …or… About the Same Amount of Economic

Opportunity…

AS YOUR GENERATION?LessOpp.

MoreOpp.

SameOpp.

18-29(16%)

58% 29% 13%

30-44(25%)

49% 37% 15%

45-64(38%)

39% 45% 16%

65+(21%)

23% 65% 12%

LessOpp.

MoreOpp.

SameOpp.

18-29(16%)

45% 32% 24%

30-44(25%)

52% 31% 17%

45-64(38%)

68% 15% 17%

65+(21%)

73% 11% 16%

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Total

57%43%

Yes, the economy has gotten better

ECONOMY HAS GOTTEN BETTER

Thinking back to the economic collapse of 2008, do you think the economy has gotten better since the crash?

No, the economy has not gotten better

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Total

IND(27%)

Total

IND(34%)

69% 67% 69% 67%

31% 33% 31% 33%

DEMOCRATS REAP BOTH THE CREDIT AND THE BLAME

And, which political party do you think is more responsible for the recovering economy?

DEM GOP DEM GOP DEM GOP GOP

And, which political party do you think is more to blame

for the economy not recovering?

(n=1,100 “Economy Gotten Better”)

(n=832 “Econ. Not Gotten Better”)

DEM

12

Total

18-29(16%)

30-44(25%)

45-64(38%)

65+(21%)

57%49% 54% 60% 61%

43%51% 46% 40% 39%

Only the

wealthy

GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES ON ECONOMIC BENEFICIARIESWhich of these statements more closely matches your opinion?

The economic recovery has only benefitted the wealthy and real Americans are still struggling.

The economic recovery has benefitted the entire country,

even though there is more work left to be done.

Entire countr

y

Only the

wealthy

Entire countr

y

Only the

wealthy

Entire countr

y

Only the

wealthy

Entire countr

y

Only the

wealthy

Entire countr

y

Total By Age

13

Total

18-29(16%)

30-44(25%)

45-64(38%)

65+(21%)

77%68% 70%

81% 85%

23%32% 30%

19% 15%Wall

Street

WALL ST. RECOVERED, NOT WORKING CLASSWhich of these statements more closely matches your opinion?

The economic recovery has mostly benefitted Wall Street

and large corporations.

The economic recovery has mostly benefitted working class

Americans.

WorkClass

Wall Street

WorkClass

Wall Street

WorkClass

Wall Street

WorkClass

Wall Street

WorkClass

Total By Age

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Total

18-29(16%)

30-44(25%)

45-64(38%)

65+(21%)

18%30% 24%

14% 12%

82%70% 76%

86% 88%

Supp- ort

OPPORTUNITY!Which of these statements more closely matches your opinion?

The role of government is to economically support the

disadvantaged in our country.

The role of government is tocreate economic opportunity so that any citizen has a chance to

succeed.

Oppor-

tunitySupp-

ort

Oppor-

tunitySupp-

ort

Oppor-

tunitySupp-

ort

Oppor-

tunitySupp-

ort

Oppor-

tunity

Total By Age

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