THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. #8263 THE POLL

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Do you feel things in this country are going in the right direction or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? Q1

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Do you feel things in this country are going in the right direction or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track?

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Please tell me which one issue you think is most important for Congress to deal with. Q2

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Please tell me which one issue you think is most important for Congress to deal with. Q2

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Please tell me if you have heard of this person, and if so, whether you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of this person. Q3,4

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Please tell me what kind of impression you have of George W. Bush.

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Please tell me what kind of impression you have of Al Gore.

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as President? Q5

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as President?

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Whether you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as President, what is your impression of Bill Clinton as a person? Q6

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Whether you approve or disapprove of the way Clinton is handling his job, what is your impression of Bill Clinton as a person?

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job of dealing with important issues facing the country? Q7

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job of dealing with important issues facing the country? Q8

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Do you approve or disapprove of the way your member of Congress is handling his or her job of dealing with important issues facing the country? Q9

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Do you think your member of Congress has performed his or her job as U.S. Congressman well enough to deserve re-election, or do you think it’s time to give a new person a chance? Q10

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. If the election for President were being held today, and you had to make a choice, would you be voting for the Republican candidate or the Democrat candidate? Q11

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. If the election for President were being held today, and you had to make a choice, for whom would you vote?

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. If the election for Congress were being held today, and you had to make a choice, would you be voting for the Republican candidate or the Democrat candidate? Q12

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. If the election for Congress were being held today, and you had to make a choice, for whom would you vote?

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. If the election for were being held today, and you had to make a choice, would you vote to re-elect your Congressman no matter who ran against him/her? Q15

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. If the election for President were being held today, and you had to make a choice, for whom would you vote? Q13

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. If the election for President were being held today, and you had to make a choice, for whom would you vote? Q14

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. If the election for President were being held today, and you had to make a choice, for whom would you vote?

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Q16 Which view comes closest to your own? [Congressional & Presidential Party control]

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Please tell me, for each one, whether you have more confidence in the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress, to deal with the issue. Q17-21

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Please tell me, for each one, whether you have more confidence in the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress, to deal with the issue. Q 22-26

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. Please tell me, for each one, whether you think the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress, better represent this value. Q 27-32

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. PRESIDENTIAL ISSUES ADVANTAGES Please tell me, for each issue, whether you have more confidence in George W. Bush or Al Gore to deal with this issue. NET BUSH ADVANTAGE NET GORE ADVANTAGE *Voters split evenly on “dealing with the gun issue,” which was only asked in March.

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP QUALITIES Please tell me, for each leadership quality, whether you think George W. Bush or Al Gore better represents this quality. NET BUSH ADVANTAGE NET GORE ADVANTAGE

THE POLL May 1-3, 2000 / N=1,000 Registered “Likely”Voters / ±3.1% M.O.E. In thinking about the economy today, and how it will be six months from now, do you feel the economy will be better, worse or about the same in six months? Q33