1. NATIONAL POLL: VETERANS AFFAIRS, May 16-18, 2014 N=1,723 Likely 2014 Voters Margin of Error: +/- 2.4% #140505

2. 2 GENERIC BALLOT REMAINS EVEN. GOP HAS SLIGHT ADVANTAGE WITH INDIES AND STRONG BASE SUPPORT. DEM And, when you think about the upcoming 2014 elections for U.S. Senate happening in some states, which is your preference for the outcome of the election? Is it… GOP TotalBy Party R+4R+2 D+1 DEMGOPDEMGOPDEMGOPDEMGOPDEMGOPDEMGOP R+2

3. 3 Now, generally speaking, would you say that things in the country are going in the right direction, or have they pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track? PESSIMISM IS HITTING A NEW HIGH IN THE WAKE OF VETERANS ADMINISTRATION NEWS. Wrong Track Right Direction

4. 4 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President? AND OBAMA APPROVAL RATING IS DOWN A COUPLE OF POINTS FROM TWO WEEKS PRIOR. Disapprove Approve

5. 5 Next, continuing to think about the November election in 2014 for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress… Please tell me, using a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means "not at all interested" and 10 means "extremely interested," how interested you are, personally, in the upcoming November election. ENTHUSIASM ADVANTAGE FAVORS REPUBLICANS. NOTE THAT LOWEST ENTHUSIASM COMES FROM THE IDEOLOGICAL MIDDLE. Totals % “10” By Party% “10” By Ideology

6. 6 Sup Will your vote this November for federal offices such as U.S. Senate and U.S. House be a vote to… Send a signal of support for President Obama, Send a signal of opposition to President Obama, OR Not send a signal either way about President Obama? Opp No Sig. PLURALITY OF VOTERS INTEND TO SEND SIGNAL OF OPPOSITION TO OBAMA IN NOVEMBER ELECTION, HIGHEST NUMBER IN RECENT TRACKING. SupOpp No Sig. SupOpp No Sig. SupOpp No Sig. SupOpp No Sig.

7. 7 Will your vote this November for federal offices such as U.S. Senate and U.S. House be a vote to… Send a signal of support for President Obama, Send a signal of opposition to President Obama, OR Not send a signal either way about President Obama? * “Competitive Senate States” based on all states considered Lean or Toss-up by Cook Political Report. Includes (in alphabetical order): AK, AR, CO, GA, IA, KY, LA, MI, MT, NC, NH, WV By Party Support MAJORITY OF INDEPENDENTS WANT TO SEND SIGNAL OF OPPOSITION TO OBAMA. OpposeNo Sign.SupportOpposeNo Sign.OpposeNo Sign.

8. VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT On average, military veterans wait more than 150 days to receive medical benefits. And recently, it was discovered that a Veterans Affairs Department hospital in Phoenix tried to cover up delays in service for more than 1,400 sick veterans, including some who died while waiting for care. Knowing this, please indicate whether you agree or disagree with each statement below.

9. 9 SIX-IN-TEN VOTERS AGREE THIS IS A “CLEAR FAILURE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA,” INCLUDING ONE-THIRD OF DEMOCRATS AND 61% OF INDEPENDENTS. Agree The ineptitude at the Department of Veterans Affairs, which we have now discovered is so bad that veterans are actually dying, is a clear failure of President Obama, who campaigned in 2008 and 2012 of correcting these exact problems. Total By Party DisagreeAgreeDisagreeAgreeDisagreeAgreeDisagree

10. 10 NEAR UNIVERSAL AGREEMENT THAT THIS IS A FAILURE OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, LITTLE PARTISAN DIFFERENCE. The ineptitude at the Department of Veterans Affairs, which we have now discovered is so bad that veterans are actually dying, is a clear failure of the U.S. Congress, which is supposed to oversee these programs instead of just making empty promises on the campaign trail. Agree Total By Party DisagreeAgreeDisagreeAgreeDisagreeAgreeDisagree

11. 11 OVERWHELMING AGREEMENT THAT VOTERS ARE LESS LIKELY TO SUPPORT CANDIDATES CAUGHT IN HYPOCRISY OVER THIS ISSUE. I would be less likely to vote for an incumbent Congressman or Senator who made campaign promises to protect veterans, but got to Washington and allowed this to happen instead of protecting America’s servicemen and women. 52% Strng 44% Strng 53% Strng 61% Strng AgreeDisagreeAgreeDisagreeAgreeDisagreeAgreeDisagree Total By Party

12. 12 VETERANS DESERVE A GOVERNMENT THAT WILL FIGHT TO PROTECT THEM. America’s veterans deserve a government that will fight to protect them instead of allowing bureaucracy and big government ineptitude to put their health, their livelihood, and their lives at risk. Total By Party Agree