NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey - Republican Primary Voter

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HART RESEARCH Study #11579--page 1NOVEMBER 2011 NBC News/Wall Street Journal SurveyRepublican Primary Voter Re-contact Survey

Interviews: 102 Republican Primary Voters Date: November 10-12, 2011

Study #11579NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Please note: all results are shown as percentages unless otherwise stated.

Q2a For statistical purposes only, would you please tell me how old you are? (IF REFUSED, ASK:) Well,would you tell me which age group you belong to? (READ LIST.)

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18-24 ............................................... 3 4

25-29 ............................................... 8 730-34 ............................................... 8 535-39 ............................................... 10 840-44 ............................................... 10 1345-49 ............................................... 12 950-54 ............................................... 9 755-59 ............................................... 9 1160-64 ............................................... 12 1365-69 ............................................... 9 970-74 ............................................... 2 375 and over ...................................... 8 12

Not sure/refused ............................ - -

52 Male48 Female


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Q6 Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and I'd like you to rate your feelings towardeach one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don'tknow the name, please just say so.

VeryPositive

SomewhatPositive Neutral

SomewhatNegative

VeryNegative

Don't KnowName/

Not SureMitt Romney

All Primary Voters 11/2-5 .................... 10 36 33 11 6 4Among those Re-contactedInitial 11/2-5 ...................................... 9 40 34 9 5 3When re-contacted 11/10-12 ............ 26 36 26 6 4 1

Herman CainAll Primary Voters 11/2-5 .................... 20 32 22 10 9 7Among those Re-contactedInitial 11/2-5 ...................................... 21 30 25 12 8 4When re-contacted 11/10-12 ............ 30 26 18 16 8 2

Rick PerryAll Primary Voters 11/2-5 .................... 8 25 36 9 14 8

Among those Re-contactedInitial 11/2-5 ...................................... 8 30 32 9 15 6When re-contacted 11/10-12 ............ 3 25 36 23 10 4

Newt GingrichWhen re-contacted 11/10-12 ............ 30 29 22 11 6 2

Q21 Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as (ROTATE:) a Democrat, a Republican, an independent, orsomething else? (IF "DEMOCRAT" OR "REPUBLICAN," ASK:) Would you call yourself a strong(Democrat/Republican) or not a very strong (Democrat/Republican)? (IF "NOT SURE," CODE AS "NOTVERY STRONG DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN.") (IF "INDEPENDENT," ASK:) Do you think of yourself ascloser to the Republican Party, closer to the Democratic Party, or do you think of yourself as strictlyindependent? (IF "NOT SURE," CODE AS "STRICTLY INDEPENDENT.")

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Re-con11/2-5Strong Democrat ............................ 1 1Not very strong Democrat .............. 2 1Independent/lean Democrat ........... 5 5Strictly Independent ....................... 6 6Independent/lean Republican ........ 22 26Not very strong Republican ............ 15 17Strong Republican ......................... 45 38Other (VOL) ................................... 3 5

Not sure ....................................... 1 1

Q22a Do you consider yourself a supporter of the Tea Party Movement?

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Yes ............................. 53 57No ............................... 40 37

Depends (VOL) ........ 3 3Not sure .................... 4 3


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Q24a Let me read you a list of people who might seek the 2012 Republican nomination for president. If you werevoting today in the 2012 Republican primary for president, which one of the following candidates would youfavor? (READ LIST. RANDOMIZE. IF "NOT SURE," ASK:) Well, which way do you lean? (ACCEPT ONLYONE ANSWER.) (IF CHOICE, THEN ASK:) And, which candidate would be your second choice?

1st Choice

Among Re-contacted

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Initial11/2-5

WhenRe-con

11/10-12Mitt Romney ................. 28 27 32Herman Cain ................. 27 28 27Newt Gingrich ................ 13 17 22Ron Paul ........................ 10 10 9Rick Perry ...................... 10 8 4Michele Bachmann ........ 4 4 2Rick Santorum ............... 2 4 2Jon Huntsman ............... - 1 1

Other (VOL) ................ - - -None (VOL) ................

1 - -Not sure ...................... 4 1 12

nChoice

Among Re-contacted

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11/10-12Mitt Romney ................. 20 23 16Herman Cain ................. 19 13 15Newt Gingrich ................ 14 16 17Rick Perry ...................... 12 12 14Ron Paul ........................ 10 11 13Michele Bachmann ........ 10 12 15Rick Santorum ............... 3 6 3Jon Huntsman ............... 2 2 2

Other (VOL) ................ 1 1 -None (VOL) ................ 2 3 4Not sure ...................... 2 2 2

Combined Choice

Among Re-contacted

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WhenRe-con

11/10-12Mitt Romney ................. 48 50 48Herman Cain ................. 45 41 42Newt Gingrich ................ 27 32 38Rick Perry ...................... 22 20 18Ron Paul ........................ 20 21 22Michele Bachmann ........ 14 16 17Rick Santorum ............... 5 10 5

Jon Huntsman ............... 3 3 3Other (VOL) ................ 1 1 -None (VOL) ................ 3 3 4Not sure ...................... 6 3 3


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Q24c Now, if you were voting today in the 2012 Republican primary for president, and the candidates were(ROTATE) Mitt Romney and Herman Cain, which one would you favor? (IF "NOT SURE," ASK:) Well, whichway do you lean? (ACCEPT ONLY ONE ANSWER.)

Among Re-contacted

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Initial11/2-5

WhenRe-con

11/10-12Mitt Romney ......................... 49 47 56Herman Cain ......................... 48 51 43

Neither (VOL) ...................... 1 - 1Not Sure .............................. 2 2 -

QX1 How confident are you that [ITEM] has the right set of personal characteristics to be president of the UnitedStatesextremely confident, quite confident, only somewhat confident, or not at all confident?

THIS TABLE HAS BEEN RANKED BY THE PERCENTAGE WHO SAY EXTREMELY/QUITE CONFIDENT

Total

Extremely/Quite

Confident

Total

Smwht/NotConfident ExtremelyConfident QuiteConfident

Only

SomewhatConfident Not At AllConfident

Not

SureMitt Romney

Re-contacted 11/10-12 ...... 50 49 16 34 43 6 1

Herman CainRe-contacted 11/10-12 ...... 40 60 19 21 33 27 -

Rick PerryRe-contacted 11/10-12 ...... 23 75 6 17 50 25 3

Newt GingrichRe-contacted 11/10-12 ...... 44 55 23 21 36 19 1

Now, thinking more about just one of these candidates, Herman CainQX2 What are the things you like or dislike about Herman Cain? Probe: And, more specifically, what are your

feelings about his becoming President of the United States?

[SEE VERBATIM RESPONSES]

Recent news reports say that Herman Cain had been accused of sexually suggestive behavior toward femaleemployees in the 1990sQ24d How much concern, if any, do you have about voting for Herman Cain based on these allegations, a great

deal, quite a bit, just a little, or none at all or do you not know enough about this to have an opinion one wayor the other?

Among Re-contacted

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11/10-12A great deal ........................... 8 10 20

Quite a bit ............................... 5 7 8Just a little .............................. 15 11 18None at all .............................. 54 54 46Dont know enough ................ 17 18 8

Not Sure ............................... 1 1 -


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Q24e From what youve seen heard or read do you believe these charges are true or not true? If you do not havean opinion just say so.

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Believe charges are true .......................... 24Do not believe charges are true ............... 43No opinion ............................................... 32

Not sure .................................................. 1

QF3 What is the last grade that you completed in school? (DO NOT READ CHOICES.)

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Grade school ........................................................ - 2Some high school ................................................. 2 1High school graduate ........................................... 17 18

Some college, no degree ..................................... 14 16Vocational training/2-year college ........................ 9 64-year college/bachelor's degree ......................... 34 34Some postgraduate work, no degree ................... 3 32-3 years postgraduate work/master's degree ..... 17 17Doctoral/law degree ............................................. 4 4

Not sure/refused ................................................. - -

QF4 Thinking about your general approach to issues, do you consider yourself to be liberal, moderate, orconservative? (IF "LIBERAL" OR "CONSERVATIVE," ASK:) Do you consider yourself to be very(liberal/conservative) or somewhat (liberal/conservative)?

All

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11/2-5Very liberal ...................................... 1 1Somewhat liberal ............................ 3 3Moderate ......................................... 23 19Somewhat conservative .................. 32 35Very conservative ........................... 38 42

Not sure ........................................ 3 -

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