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Pew Research Center/USA Today. Dec. 3-7, 2014. N=1,507 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.

"What's your view? Do you think the country is more politically divided these days than in the past, or not?"

		More divided	Not more divided	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	12/3-7/14	81	15	3
	12/5-9/12	80	17	3
	9/30 - 10/4/09	64	30	6
	3/31 - 4/6/09	61	34	5
	1/7-11/09	46	45	9

"And thinking about five years from now, do you think the country will be more politically divided, less politically divided, or about as politically divided as it is now?"

		More divided	Less divided	As divided as it is now	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	12/3-7/14	36	17	41	5

CNN/ORC Poll. Nov. 21-23, 2014. N=1,045 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"We'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. The Tea Party movement."

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/21-23/14	32	50	5	13
	10/18-20/13	28	56	4	12
	9/27-29/13	31	54	5	10
	5/17-18/13	37	45	7	11
	3/15-17/13	28	48	8	16
	11/16-18/12	32	50	7	12
	8/22-23/12 RV	32	46	6	15
	4/13-15/12	34	43	9	14
	9/23-25/11	28	53	6	13
	8/5-7/11	31	51	5	13
	7/18-20/11	37	47	4	12
	6/3-7/11	35	47	6	12
	3/11-13/11	32	47	7	14
	12/17-19/10	37	43	7	13
	11/11-14/10	38	42	9	11
	10/27-30/10	37	37	10	16
	9/1-2/10	36	40	10	14
	4/9-11/10	38	36	12	13
	1/22-24/10	33	26	24	16

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by Hart Research Associates (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Nov. 14-17, 2014. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Results below are among registered voters.

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

		Yes	No	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/14-17/14	21	67	3	9
	10/30 - 11/1/14	21	69	3	7
	10/8-12/14	20	67	3	10
	9/3-7/14	21	70	3	6
	7/30 - 8/3/14	22	66	4	8
	6/11-15/14	22	67	4	7
	4/23-27/14	24	66	3	7
	3/5-9/14	24	66	2	8
	1/22-25/14	24	65	3	8
	12/4-8/13	24	67	2	7
	10/25-28/13	22	70	3	5
	10/7-9/13	20	70	2	8
	9/5-8/13	21	67	3	9
	7/17-21/13	21	67	3	9
	5/30 - 6/2/13	24	65	3	8
	10/17-20/12	24	64	3	9
	9/26-30/12	25	66	2	7
	9/12-16/12	22	65	4	9
	8/16-20/12	26	63	3	8
	7/18-22/12	25	65	2	7
	6/20-24/12	24	64	3	9
	5/16-20/12	30	60	2	8
	4/13-17/12	25	64	2	9
	2/29 - 3/3/12	28	63	2	7
	1/22-24/12	27	66	2	5
	12/7-11/11	27	65	3	5
	11/2-5/11	25	69	2	4
	10/6-10/11	26	64	3	7
	8/27-31/11	27	62	4	7
	6/9-13/11	26	63	3	8
	5/5-7/11	26	62	2	10
	3/31 - 4/4/11	25	67	3	5
	2/24-28/11	29	61	3	7
	1/13-17/11	27	62	3	8
	12/9-13/10	29	61	3	7
	11/11-15/10	30	59	4	7
	10/28-30/10	28	61	3	8
	10/14-18/10	30	59	2	10
	9/22-26/10	28	61	3	8

Pew Research Center. Nov. 6-9, 2014. N=1,353 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Do you think relations between Republicans and Democrats in Washington will get better in the coming year, get worse, or stay about the same as they are now?"

		Get better	Get worse	Stay about the same	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	11/6-9/14	18	26	55	2

George Washington University Battleground Poll conducted by the Tarrance Group (R) and Lake Research Partners (D). Aug. 23-28, 2014. N=1,000 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Do you consider yourself a part of or do you identify with the Tea Party movement?"

		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/23-28/14	22	74	4
	10/27-31/13	19	77	4

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Aug. 4-7, 2014. N=806 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"If your party nominated a well-qualified person for Congress, and you heard he or she was gay or lesbian, would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, less likely, or wouldn't it make any difference one way or the other?"

		More likely	Less likely	No difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	2	16	82	1
	Democrats	3	13	84	0
	Republicans	1	30	67	2
	Independents	2	9	89	0

CNN/ORC Poll. July 18-20, 2014. N=1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Now thinking for a moment about the Watergate affair during President Richard Nixon's administration. It has now been 40 years since Nixon resigned as president. Which of these two statements comes closer to your own point of view about Watergate? It was a very serious matter because it revealed corruption in the Nixon Administration. OR, It was just politics -- the kind of thing both parties engage in."

		Very serious matter	Just politics	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/18-20/14	51	46	3

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. June 6-9, 2014. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Now, I'm going to mention some people and groups in the news recently. For each, please tell me if your feelings are very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable. If you don't know enough to answer, just say so. The Tea Party."

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/6-9/14	31	44	25
	3/7-10/14	29	47	24

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. May 29-June 1, 2014. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"What is your view of the Tea Party political movement? Would you say you support it strongly, support it somewhat, oppose it somewhat or oppose it strongly?"

		Support strongly	Support somewhat	Oppose somewhat	Oppose strongly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/29 - 6/1/14	11	28	22	24	15
	2/27 - 3/2/14	8	33	20	28	12
	1/20-23/14	11	30	21	29	9
	11/14-17/13	9	28	22	31	9
	10/17-20/13	9	27	20	34	10
	5/16-19/13	10	30	21	22	17
	8/22-25/12	13	31	18	24	14
	4/5-8/12	12	29	21	24	14
	3/7-10/12	15	29	17	26	13
	2/1-4/12	12	31	20	25	12
	10/31 - 11/3/11	14	29	20	24	13
	9/29 - 10/2/11	12	30	20	27	11
	8/29 - 9/1/11	13	35	18	27	8
	7/14-17/11	13	31	23	24	10
	6/2-5/11	13	33	21	24	10
	4/14-17/11	16	26	21	27	10

CBS News Poll. May 16-19, 2014. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Which one of the following two positions on campaign financing do you favor more: limiting the amount of money individuals can contribute to political campaigns, or allowing individuals to contribute as much money to political campaigns as they'd like?"

		Limiting	As much as they'd like	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	5/16-19/14	71	25	3
	1/12-17/12	64	31	5

"Currently, groups not affiliated with a candidate are able to spend unlimited amounts of money on advertisements during a political campaign. Do you think this kind of spending should be limited by law, or should it remain unlimited?"

		Limited	Unlimited	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	5/16-19/14	76	22	2
	1/12-17/12	67	29	4
	10/21-26/10	72	20	8

"Thinking about U.S. elections, do you think all Americans have an equal chance to influence the elections process, or do you think wealthy Americans have more of a chance to influence the elections process than other Americans?"

		All Americans have an equal chance	Wealthy have more of a chance	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	ALL	23	75	2
	Republicans	35	63	2
	Democrats	19	78	3
	Independents	21	77	2

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. March 7-10, 2014. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"In your view, is the Tea Party today a mostly positive or mostly negative force in American politics?"

		Mostly positive	Mostly negative	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/7-10/14	29	53	18

"Would you be more likely or less likely to support a particular candidate if he or she has the endorsement of the Tea Party, or would it not matter?"

		More likely	Less likely	Would not matter	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/7-10/14	10	25	61	4

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Feb. 27-March 2, 2014. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"If a candidate for U.S. Congress supports the Tea Party political movement, would that make you more likely to vote for that candidate, less likely or wouldn't it make much difference in your vote?"

		More likely	Less likely	Not much difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/27 - 3/2/14	16	36	41	6

CBS News Poll. Feb. 12-16, 2014. N=1,026 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Does Hollywood have too much influence on American politics and social values, too little influence, or the right amount of influence?"

		Too much	Too little	Right amount	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	2/12-16/14	61	9	26	5

CBS News Poll. Oct. 18-21, 2013. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where indicated

"Which of these comes closer to your view? The U.S. political system is working the way it is supposed to work with both sides fighting hard for what they believe is right. OR, The U.S. political system is not working because of all the fighting and gridlock." Options rotated

		Is working	Is not working	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	10/18-21/13	16	80	2	1

"Looking ahead, have the negotiations over the debt ceiling and the government shutdown made you optimistic about the ability of this Congress to deal with future issues affecting the country, have they made you pessimistic, or has the debate had no effect on your outlook for how this Congress will deal with future issues?"

		Optimistic	Pessimistic	No effect	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	10/18-21/13	11	64	22	3

"Is your opinion of the Tea Party movement favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about the Tea Party movement yet to have an opinion?"

		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/18-21/13	14	36	18	32	1
	10/1-2/13	18	29	17	34	2
	8/22-26/12 RV	21	28	23	25	3
	1/12-17/12	22	30	22	25	1
	9/10-15/11	21	29	21	28	1
	4/15-20/11	26	29	21	22	2
	2/11-14/11	18	25	19	36	2
	10/21-26/10	24	26	21	27	2
	10/1-5/10	22	21	18	38	1
	9/10-14/10	20	25	18	36	1
	1/14-17/10	18	12	11	58	-

"Regardless of your overall opinion, do you think the views of the people involved in the Tea Party movement generally reflect the views of most Americans, or not?"

		Generally reflect	Do not reflect	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	10/18-21/13	28	60	11

"Do you think the Tea Party has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Republican Party today?" 8/12: "Do you think the Tea Party movement ... ?"

		Too much	Too little	Right amount	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	10/18-21/13	40	27	21	12
	Republicans	16	41	32	11
	Democrats	65	18	8	8
	Independents	34	26	25	15

	8/22-26/12 RV	30	20	27	23
	Republicans	12	24	47	17
	Democrats	48	14	14	23
	Independents	27	22	23	28

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 17-20, 2013. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the political movement known as the Tea Party?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/17-20/13	26	59	16
	9/26-30/12	32	46	23
	3/10-13/11	36	48	16
	1/13-16/11	35	52	13
	8/30 - 9/2/10	38	45	18
	6/3-6/10	36	50	14
	3/23-26/10	41	39	20
	2/4-8/10	35	40	25

Pew Research Center. Oct. 9-13, 2013. N=1,504 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.

"Is your overall opinion of the Tea Party movement very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly UNfavorable, or very unfavorable?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of (vol.)	Can't rate (vol.)/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	10/9-13/13	30	49	6	15
	6/12-16/13	37	45	7	11
	8/17-21/11	36	43	5	15
	2/3-9/10	33	25	19	23

Quinnipiac University Poll. Sept. 23-29, 2013. N=1,497 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.5.

"Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party movement or not?"

		Yes, a member	No, not a member	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	12	83	4
	Republicans	26	68	5
	Democrats	1	95	4
	Independents	12	85	3

Gallup Poll. June 15-16, 2013. N=1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a law that would put a limit on the amount of money candidates for the U.S. House and Senate can raise and spend on their political campaigns?"

		Would vote for	Would vote against	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/15-16/13	79	19	3

"Suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a law that would establish a new campaign finance system where federal campaigns are funded by the government and all contributions from individuals and private groups are banned?"

		Would vote for	Would vote against	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/15-16/13	50	44	6

CNN/ORC Poll. June 11-13, 2013. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"As you may know, the IRS targeted conservative political groups for greater scrutiny of their applications for tax-exempt status. How important an issue do you think this is to the nation: very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important?"

		Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not at all important	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/11-13/13	51	32	10	6	-
	5/17-18/13	55	30	10	5	1

"Do you think that senior White House officials ordered the IRS to target those political groups for greater scrutiny, or do you think those IRS officials acted on their own without direct orders from the White House?"

		White House ordered it	IRS officials acted on their own	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/11-13/13	47	49	4
	Democrats	21	74	4
	Independents	51	45	4
	Republicans	71	26	3

	5/17-18/13	37	55	8
	Democrats	19	75	6
	Independents	36	53	10
	Republicans	62	31	7

Gallup Poll. June 1-4, 2013. N=1,529 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"How closely have you followed the news that the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, gave greater scrutiny to conservative political groups applying for tax exempt status than it did to liberal political groups: very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?"

		Very closely	Somewhat closely	Not too closely	Not at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/1-4/13	20	34	24	21	1

"How serious do you consider the IRS giving greater scrutiny to conservative political groups applying for tax-exempt status: very serious, somewhat serious, not too serious, or not serious at all?"

		Very serious	Somewhat serious	Not too serious	Not serious at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/1-4/13	49	28	12	7	4

"Do you think high-ranking Obama administration officials were aware of IRS targeting of conservative groups, or do you think knowledge of the practice was mainly limited to IRS employees in the Cincinnati office where applications for tax-exempt status are processed?" N=755 (Form A), margin of error ą 4

		High-ranking officials were aware	Mainly Cincinnati employees	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/1-4/13	50	36	14

"Do you think high-ranking IRS officials in Washington were aware of IRS targeting of conservative groups, or do you think knowledge of the practice was mainly limited to IRS employees in the Cincinnati office where applications for tax-exempt status are processed?" N=774 (Form B), margin of error ą 4

		High-ranking officials were aware	Mainly Cincinnati employees	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/1-4/13	59	25	16

CBS News/New York Times Poll. May 31-June 4, 2013. N=1,022 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. RV = registered voters

"How closely have you been following news about the IRS selecting some conservative political groups for additional scrutiny regarding their tax exempt status: very closely, somewhat closely, not very closely, or not at all closely?"

		Very closely	Somewhat closely	Not very closely	Not at all closely	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/31 - 6/4/13	21	39	19	19	2

"Do you think the IRS selected some conservative groups for additional scrutiny mostly for political reasons or mostly because they felt it was the right policy under the tax code?"

		Political reasons	The right policy	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	5/31 - 6/4/13	68	19	14

"Do you think the IRS did anything wrong when it selected some conservative political groups for additional scrutiny, or not?" If yes: "Do you think the IRS's activities were unethical but not illegal, or do you think they were illegal?"

		No, nothing wrong	Yes: Not illegal	Yes: Illegal	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%	%
	5/31 - 6/4/13	26	29	31	15

"Do you think officials at the IRS acted on their own in selecting some conservative political groups for additional scrutiny or do you think members of the Obama Administration were involved?"

		IRS officials acted on their own	Administration involved	Unsure/ No answer
		%	%	%
	ALL	40	44	16
	Republicans	13	70	16
	Democrats	65	19	17
	Independents	38	46	16

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. May 31-June 3, 2013. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Do you believe that the extra scrutiny the IRS gave to conservative groups seeking nonprofit status was politically motivated or a product of bureaucratic shortcuts?"

		Politically motivated	Bureaucratic shortcuts	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/31 - 6/3/13	48	31	21

"Do you think Congress is making too much or too little of the allegations that the IRS gave extra scrutiny to conservative groups, or is Congress giving this situation the right amount of attention?"

		Too much	Too little	Right amount	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/31 - 6/3/13	29	26	32	13

"Do you think President Obama is or is not being truthful when he says he didn't have prior knowledge of the extra scrutiny the IRS gave to conservative groups and that he learned about it through the news media?"

		Is being truthful	Is not being truthful	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/31 - 6/3/13	40	47	13

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). May 30-June 2, 2013. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Results below are among registered voters.

"As you may know, the Internal Revenue Service acknowledged that leading up to the 2012 election some Tea Party and conservative groups who were applying for tax-exempt status were targeted for further investigation. Do you think that this is a case of a few officials within the IRS deciding to conduct these investigations on their own or do you believe that this represents part of a more widespread effort by those in government to investigate conservative groups? If you do not know enough about this issue to have an opinion, please just say so and we'll move on." Half sample

		A few within the IRS	A more widespread effort	Do not know enough	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/30 - 6/2/13	29	43	27	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. May 16-19, 2013. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"As you may know, it's been disclosed that the Internal Revenue Service singled out some conservative political groups for extra questions about their tax status. Do you think it was appropriate or inappropriate for the IRS to do this?"

		Appropriate	Inappropriate	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/16-19/13	20	74	7

"Do you think this extra focus on conservative political groups by the IRS was a deliberate effort to harass these groups, or an administrative mistake that was not intended to treat these groups unfairly?" Options rotated

		Deliberate effort	Administrative mistake	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/16-19/13	56	31	13

"In dealing with this situation with the IRS, do you think the Obama administration is honestly disclosing what it knows about what occurred, or is trying to cover up the facts?" Options rotated

		Honestly disclosing	Trying to cover up	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/16-19/13	42	45	13

Pew Research Center. May 16-19, 2013. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.

"Do you think the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service was a decision made by employees at the IRS or do you think the Obama administration was also involved?"

		Employees at IRS	Administration also involved	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	31	42	27
	Republicans	12	69	19
	Democrats	54	21	25
	Independents	28	44	29

USA Today Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. May 16-19, 2013. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.6.

"As you may know, the Internal Revenue Service has been singling out conservative groups by requiring them to provide extensive documentation (IF NECESSARY: in order to qualify for tax-exempt status). Do you think the singling out of conservative groups was done for political reasons -- or don't you think so?"

		Done for political reasons	Don't think so	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%
	5/16-19/13	53	33	14

"How much do you blame President Obama for the IRS (IF NECESSARY: Internal Revenue Service) actions against conservative political groups? Do you blame him a lot, a little or not at all?"

		A lot	A little	Not at all	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	5/16-19/13	19	31	44	6

CNN/ORC Poll. May 17-18, 2013. N=923 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"What is your overall opinion of the Internal Revenue Service, also known as the IRS -- is it very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"

		Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/17-18/13	6	28	30	35	1

"Based on what you have read or heard about this, do you think that the actions of the IRS were acceptable or unacceptable?"

		Acceptable	Unacceptable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/17-18/13	26	71	2

"Do you think that what Barack Obama has said in public about this matter has been completely true, mostly true, mostly false, or completely false?"

		Completely true	Mostly true	Mostly false	Completely false	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/17-18/13	15	46	22	13	5

"Do you think the Republicans in Congress are overreacting to this matter or are they reacting appropriately?"

		Overreacting	Reacting appropriately	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/17-18/13	42	54	4

Gallup Poll. May 14-15, 2013. N=1,022 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"How closely have you followed the news that the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, applied greater scrutiny to conservative political groups seeking tax exempt status than it did to liberal political groups: very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?"

		Very closely	Somewhat closely	Not too closely	Not at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/14-15/13	25	29	22	24	1

"Do you agree or disagree that IRS treatment of conservative groups involves serious matters that need to be investigated?" If agree or disagree: "Do you feel strongly about that, or not strongly?"

		Agree, strongly	Agree, not strongly	Disagree, not strongly	Disagree, strongly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/14-15/13	56	18	9	8	10

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. April 11-15, 2013. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.9.

"Do you consider yourself a supporter of the Tea Party movement, or are you not a supporter of the Tea Party movement?"

		Supporter	Not a supporter	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	4/11-15/13	23	62	12	3
	1/10-14/13	22	64	13	1
	10/19-23/12	24	62	12	2
	9/13-17/12	23	63	13	1
	8/16-20/12	27	63	8	1
	6/14-18/12	23	65	10	1
	5/3-7/12	22	67	10	1
	2/16-20/12	25	71	4	1
	12/8-12/11	30	64	6	1
	10/13-17/11	28	68	4	-
	8/18-22/11	25	70	5	-
	6/16-20/11	33	61	5	1
	5/5-9/11	30	63	7	-
	3/24-28/11	30	65	6	-
	1/5-10/11	31	61	7	-
	11/3-8/10	30	66	4	-
	10/13-18/10	30	67	4	-
	9/8-13/10	28	68	4	1
	8/11-16/10	28	69	3	-
	6/9-14/10	27	65	7	1
	5/7-11/10	27	68	5	-
	4/7-12/10	31	60	9	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Feb. 6-10, 2013. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of this country's political system?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/6-10/13	42	56	2

Quinnipiac University. Jan. 30-Feb. 4, 2013. N=1,772 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.3.

"In a presidential election, all of a state's electoral votes go to the statewide popular vote winner except in Maine and Nebraska. Some states are considering dividing their state's electoral votes between candidates based on the number of congressional districts they win. Which comes closer to your view: your state should award all of its electoral votes to the statewide popular vote winner, or your state should divide its electoral votes between candidates based on the congressional districts they win?"

		Statewide	By CD	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/30 - 2/4/13	46	41	13

Gallup Poll. Jan. 8-9, 2013. N=1,013 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. ... Would you vote for or against a law that would do away with the Electoral College and base the election of the president on the total vote cast throughout the nation?"

		For	Against	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/8-9/13	63	29	8

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. Dec. 7-10, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Currently, some outside groups that spent more than 600 hundred million dollars on ads in the last election are not required to say where they get their money. Do you think Congress should or should not change the law to require them to release the names of their donors?"

		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/7-10/12	78	18	4

Pew Research Center. Dec. 5-9, 2012. Adults nationwide.

"Thinking about the people you know, are they more divided over politics these days than in the past, or not?" N=753 (Form 1), margin of error ą 4.1

		More divided	Not more divided	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/5-9/12	60	35	5

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 8-12, 2012. N=1,301 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"As you may know, there have been efforts in some states to require voters to show a photo identification card to vote. Some people say this is needed to prevent people from voting who are not eligible to vote. Other people say such efforts are designed to suppress voting by minority voters. What do you think? Do you support or oppose efforts to require voters to show a photo identification card to vote?" N=1,170 registered voters, margin of error ą 3.

		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/8-12/12 RV	70	28	2

60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll. Aug. 22-26, 2012. N=1,027 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"When a celebrity like George Clooney or Clint Eastwood publicly supports a candidate for president, does it make you a lot more likely to vote for that candidate, a little more likely, does it make no difference to your vote, or does it make you more likely to vote against that candidate?"

		A lot more likely	A little more likely	No difference	More likely to vote against	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/22-26/12	2	3	89	3	3

"A Supreme Court decision in 2010 allows individuals, corporations, and interest groups to spend as much money as they wish on political advertising. From what you have seen so far, do you think this decision has been good for our democracy, bad for our democracy, or hasn't it made much difference?"

		Good	Bad	Not much difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/22-26/12	4	52	37	6

AP-National Constitution Center Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Aug. 16-20, 2012. N=1,006 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.9.

"Do you think there should or should not be limits on the amount of money individuals can contribute to campaigns for president, Senate and U.S. House?"

		Should	Should not	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	8/16-20/12	67	28	4	1

"Do you think there should or should not be limits on the amount of money CORPORATIONS, UNIONS and OTHER ORGANIZATIONS can contribute to outside organizations trying to influence campaigns for president, Senate and U.S. House?"

		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/16-20/12	83	13	4

United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. July 19-22, 2012. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.8.

"Now thinking about political leaders, all things considered, which do you admire most: political leaders who make compromises with people they disagree with, or political leaders who stick to their positions without compromising?" Options rotated

		Leaders who make compromises	Leaders who don't compromise	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/19-22/12	52	38	10

"Regardless of which party controls Congress and the White House, which do you think is more likely to happen after the 2012 election? The two parties will come together more than they have in recent years to try to solve the most important problems facing the nation. OR, The two parties will mostly disagree and reach stalemate on the most important problems facing the nation, as they often have in the past few years." Options rotated

		Parties will come together	Parties will mostly disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/19-22/12	27	63	9

CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 11-16, 2012. N=1,089 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you feel that the distribution of money and wealth in this country is fair, or do you feel that the money and wealth in this country should be more evenly distributed among more people?"

		Distribution is fair	Should be more evenly distributed	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	32	60	8
	Republicans	58	35	7
	Democrats	9	82	9
	Independents	33	59	8

	10/19-24/11	26	66	8

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 5-8, 2012. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"How much does it matter to you that a candidate for president shares your religious beliefs? Does it matter a great deal, somewhat, not so much, or not at all?"

		A great deal	Somewhat	Not so much	Not at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/5-8/12	18	19	15	47	-
	3/7-10/12	17	24	17	41	1
	2/1-4/12	18	20	16	46	-

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). April 13-17, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Results below are among registered voters.

"Do you consider yourself a supporter of the Occupy Wall Street Movement?"

		Yes	No	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/13-17/12	16	72	3	9
	1/22-24/12	24	64	4	8
	12/7-11/11	24	68	2	6
	11/2-5/11	29	62	2	7

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 5-8, 2012. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"How interested are you in learning more about the Tea Party movement: very interested, somewhat interested, not so interested or not interested at all?"

		Very interested	Somewhat interested	Not so interested	Not at all interested	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/5-8/12	9	30	19	41	1
	4/22-25/10	13	33	19	35	-

"Which of these comes closest to your own view? The more I hear about the Tea Party movement, the more I like it. OR, The more I hear about the Tea Party movement, the less I like it." Options rotated

		The more I like it	The less I like it	Neither (vol.)	Haven't heard (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/5-8/12	27	50	9	6	7
	4/22-25/10	34	43	8	11	4

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). March 10-12, 2012. N=912 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. 2010: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp.

"I'm going to read you the names of several groups and individuals. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each. If you've never heard of one, please just say so. The Tea Party Movement."

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Can't say (vol.)	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%
	3/10-12/12	30	51	14	5
	8/7-9/11	31	51	13	6
	4/25-27/11	36	47	11	7

	10/26-28/10	35	38	13	13
	9/-2/10	39	35	19	7
	4/6-7/10	36	34	16	13
	2/2-3/10	35	22	20	22

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. March 8-11, 2012. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"In your mind, do you think a president's religious beliefs should influence his federal policy decisions all of the time, most of the time, just some of the time, or never?"

		All of the time	Most of the time	Just some of the time	Never	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/8-11/12	8	6	25	58	3

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 7-10, 2012. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Organizations known as super PACs can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money on behalf of candidates they support. Supporters say this is a form of free speech, while opponents say this allows groups or wealthy individuals to have unfair influence. Do you think it should be legal or illegal for these super PACs to operate?"

		Should be legal	Should be illegal	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/7-10/12	25	69	6

"Do you think a political leader should or should not rely on his or her religious beliefs in making policy decisions?"

		Should	Should not	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/7-10/12	31	63	3	3
	8/29 - 9/1/11	29	66	3	1
	12/6-9/07	27	66	6	1
	10/5-8/06	35	61	2	2
	4/21-24/05	40	55	4	2

"In your view, has the country gone too far in keeping religion and government separate, gone too far in mixing religion and government, or has it struck a good balance in the area of the separation of church and state?"

		Gone too far in keeping separate	Gone too far in mixing	Struck a good balance	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/7-10/12	36	25	34	4

Quinnipiac University Poll. Feb. 14-20, 2012. N=2,605 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 1.9.

"Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party movement or not?"

		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/14-20/12	14	81	5
	11/14-20/11	10	87	4
	10/25-31/11	12	85	3
	9/27 - 10/3/11	16	80	4
	8/16-27/11	12	85	3
	11/8-15/10	13	83	4
	8/31 - 9/7/10	12	80	9
	7/13-19/10	12	81	7
	4/14-19/10	15	79	6
	3/16-21/10	13	80	6

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 12-17, 2012. N=1,154 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Which do you think is better for the country? Should the Democrats and Republicans compromise some of their positions in order to get things done, or stick to their positions even if it means not getting as much done?" N=1,154 adults, margin of error ą 3

		Compromise	Stick to positions	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	85	11	4

"Should presidential candidates discuss the role of religion in their lives or is this something that should not be part of a presidential campaign?" N=1,021 registered voters, margin of error ą 3

		Should discuss	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	40	56	4

"What worries you more: public officials who don't pay enough attention to religion and religious leaders, or public officials who are too close to religion and religious leaders?" N=1,021 registered voters, margin of error ą 3

		Don't pay enough attention	Too close to religion, leaders	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	29	61	3	7

"Thinking about your vote for president this year, how important is it that a candidate shares your religious beliefs? Is it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important?" N=1,021 registered voters, margin of error ą 3

		Very important	Somewhat important	Not very important	Not at all important
		%	%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	14	27	23	36

"Do you have a positive or negative view of socialism?" N=1,154 adults, margin of error ą 3

		Positive	Negative	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-17/12	33	49	18

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Some people say the country needs a third political party in addition to the Democratic and Republican parties, others say it's unnecessary. Do you think this country needs a third party or not?"

		Needs a third party	Does not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/12-15/12	48	49	4

"Say an independent, third-party candidate with whom you agree on most issues entered the 2012 race for president. Would you definitely vote for that candidate, consider it, or would you definitely not vote for an independent, third-party candidate for president?"

		Definitely vote for	Consider voting for	Definitely not vote for	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	1/12-15/12	22	46	28	4

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 19-20, 2011. N=996 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4. Interviews conducted as part of Gallup Daily tracking.

"How closely are you following the news about the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests involving demonstrations in New York City and other places around the country: very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?"

		Very closely	Somewhat closely	Not too closely	Not at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/19-20/11	20	35	26	19	1
	10/15-16/11	18	38	26	18	1

"Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement, an opponent of the Occupy Wall Street movement, or neither?"

		Supporter	Opponent	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/19-20/11	24	19	53	3
	10/15-16/11	26	19	52	4

"Now we'd like you to think separately about the goals of the Occupy Wall Street movement and the way the protests are being conducted. First, do you approve or disapprove of the goals of the Occupy Wall Street movement, or don't you know enough to say?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Don't know enough	No answer
		%	%	%	%
	11/19-20/11	25	16	59	1
	10/15-16/11	22	15	63	-

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Occupy Wall Street movement protests are being conducted, or don't you know enough to say?"

		Approve	Disapprove	Don't know enough
		%	%	%
	11/19-20/11	20	31	49
	10/15-16/11	25	20	55

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Nov. 2-5, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Do you feel that the Tea Party movement has been a good thing or bad thing for the American political system, or has it not made much difference either way?"

		Good thing	Bad thing	Not much difference	Some of both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/2-5/11	31	27	34	1	7
	9/22-26/10	42	18	28	1	11

"Do you feel that the Occupy Wall Street movement has been a good thing or bad thing for the American political system, or has it not made much difference either way?"

		Good thing	Bad thing	Not much difference	Some of both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/2-5/11	25	16	49	1	9

"In your view, does the Tea Party movement have too little influence in the Republican Party today, just enough influence, or too much influence in the Republican Party?"

		Too little	Just enough	Too much	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/2-5/11	22	28	39	11
	9/22-26/10	18	33	30	19

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2011. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"What is your view of the Occupy Wall Street movement? Would you say you support it strongly, support it somewhat, oppose it somewhat or oppose it strongly?"

		Support strongly	Support somewhat	Oppose somewhat	Oppose strongly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/31 - 11/3/11	18	26	19	22	15

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Oct. 19-24, 2011. N=1,650 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you feel that the distribution of money and wealth in this country is fair, or do you feel that the money and wealth in this country should be more evenly distributed among more people?"

		Distribution is fair	Should be more evenly distributed	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/19-24/11	26	66	8

"How much have you heard or read about the protests and rallies being held in New York City and in other cities, called Occupy Wall Street: a lot, some, not much or nothing at all?"

		A lot	Some	Not much	Nothing at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/19-24/11	34	36	14	15	1

"Is your opinion of the Occupy Wall Street movement favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about the Occupy Wall Street movement yet to have an opinion?"

		Favorable	Not favorable	Undecided	Haven't heard enough	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/19-24/11	25	20	17	36	2

"From what you have heard or read, would you say you generally agree or disagree with the views of the Occupy Wall Street movement?"

		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	43	27	30
	Republicans	19	57	24
	Democrats	54	13	33
	Independents	48	20	32

"Regardless of your opinion, do you think the views of people involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement generally reflect the views of most Americans, or not?"

		Generally reflect	Do not reflect	Both/Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/19-24/11	46	34	2	18

Pew Research Center/Washington Post. Oct. 20-23, 2011. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"From what you've read and heard, do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose the Occupy Wall Street movement?"

		Strongly/ Somewhat support	Somewhat/ Strongly oppose	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	39	35	6	20
	Republicans	19	55
	Democrats	52	25
	Independents	43	35

"From what you've read and heard, do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose the Tea Party movement?"

		Strongly/ Somewhat support	Somewhat/ Strongly oppose	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	32	44	5	20
	Republicans	63	20
	Democrats	13	64
	Independents	30	49

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Oct. 15-16, 2011. N=1,026 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. Interviews conducted as part of Gallup Daily tracking.

"Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of the Tea Party movement, an opponent of the Tea Party movement, or neither?" Options rotated

		Supporter	Opponent	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/15-16/11	22	27	47	5
	8/2/11	22	23	49	6
	7/27/11	23	25	43	9

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Oct. 13-17, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Do you consider yourself a supporter of the Wall Street protests, or are you not a supporter of the Wall Street protests?"

		Supporter	Not a supporter	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/13-17/11	37	56	7

CNN/ORC Poll. Oct. 14-16, 2011. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"What is your view of the movement known as 'Occupy Wall Street'? Would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Occupy Wall Street movement, or have you never heard of it?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Heard of/No opinion (vol.)	Never heard of
		%	%	%	%
	10/14-16/11	32	29	13	26

"Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for a candidate for president who is a Mormon, or wouldn't that matter to you one way or the other?"

		More likely	Less likely	Wouldn't matter	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/14-16/11	3	17	80	-
	10/12-14/07	3	19	77	1

United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 13-16, 2011. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.7.

"As you may know, protestors around the country have been demonstrating against Wall Street financial institutions and asking for more government regulation of these institutions. How much have you seen or heard about these demonstrations: a lot, some, not too much, or nothing at all?"

		A lot	Some	Not too much	Nothing at all
		%	%	%	%
	10/13-16/11	35	30	18	17

	Among those who have heard a lot, some, or not too much about the demonstrations: "From what you know about these demonstrations against Wall Street, would you say you completely agree with the goals of the protestors, mostly agree, mostly DISagree, or completely disagree with their goals?"

		Completely agree	Mostly agree	Mostly disagree	Completely disagree	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/13-16/11	12	47	18	13	10

Time Poll conducted by Abt SRBI. Oct. 9-10, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Regardless of how you usually vote, overall, which party -- the Democrats or the Republicans -- do you trust to do a better job in dealing with the main problems the nation faces over the next few years?" Options rotated

		The Democrats	The Republicans	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Other (vol.)/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/9-10/11	42	31	1	18	8

"In politics as today, are your views best represented by the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the Tea Party, another party, or do none of the parties really represent your views?"

		Democratic Party	Republican Party	Tea Party	None	Other
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/9-10/11	30	17	12	35	4

"Do you feel that the political debate in Washington and the media mostly represents the concerns you discuss and hear in your own community, or not?"

		Mostly represents	Does not represent	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/9-10/11	36	60	3

"On another issue, is your opinion of the Tea Party movement very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable, or don't you know enough about the Tea Party to have an opinion?"

		Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Don't know enough
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/9-10/11	8	19	9	24	39

	"Has the the Tea Party movement had a positive impact on American politics today, a negative impact, or has it had little impact?" Among respondents familiar with the Tea Party movement (N=669)

		Positive impact	Negative impact	Little impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/9-10/11	34	40	25	2

"Do you consider yourself a member or follower of the Tea Party, or not?"

		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/9-10/11	6	93	1

"In the past few days, a group of protestors has been gathering on Wall Street in New York City and some other cities to protest policies which they say favor the rich, the government's bank bailout, and the influence of money in our political system. Is your opinion of these protests very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable, or don't you know enough about the protests to have an opinion?"

		Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Don't know enough
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/9-10/11	25	29	10	13	23

	"Here are some of the issues the protestors have raised. Regardless of how you feel about the protesters themselves, for each one, could you tell me whether you agree or disagree with each of these positions. Let's start with [see below]. Do you agree or disagree with that position?" Among respondents familiar with the protests (N=787)

		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%

	"Wall Street and its lobbyists have too much influence in Washington"
	10/9-10/11	86	11	4

	"The gap between rich and poor in the United States has grown too large"
	10/9-10/11	79	17	3

	"Executives of financial institutions responsible for the financial meltdown in 2008 should be prosecuted"
	10/9-10/11	71	23	6

	"The rich should pay more taxes"
	10/9-10/11	68	28	4

	"In your view, will this protest movement have a positive impact on American politics today, a negative impact, or will it have little impact on American politics today?" Among respondents familiar with the protests (N=787)

		Positive impact	Negative impact	Little impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/9-10/11	30	9	56	6

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Oct. 6-10, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Now, taking some more about some of the candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination: As you many know, Mitt Romney is a member of the Mormon faith. Based on what you have heard, would you say that you feel comfortable with Mitt Romney and that his religious beliefs will not interfere with his decisions as president, you do not feel comfortable with Mitt Romney and worry his religious beliefs will interfere with his decisions as president, or don't you know enough to say either way?"

		Feel comfortable	Do not feel comfortable	Don't know enough	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	47	21	31	1
	GOP primary voters	66	13	20	1

"Have you seen, read, or heard the news coverage about sit-ins and rallies in New York City and other major cities around the country with people protesting about the influence Wall Street and corporations have on government?" If yes: "And, have you seen, read, or heard a lot or just some about this?" Split sample (N=762)

		Have seen, read, or heard: A lot	Have seen, read, or heard: Some	Have not seen, read, or heard	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/6-10/11	40	40	19	1

"Have you seen, read, or heard the news coverage about sit-ins and rallies in New York City and other major cities around the country with people protesting about the influence Wall Street and corporations have on government?" If yes: "... From what you know about these protests do you tend to support or tend to oppose these protests, or do you not have an opinion either way?" Split sample (N=762). Combined responses.

		Tend to support	Tend to oppose	Have no opinion	Have not seen, read, heard/Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/6-10/11	37	18	25	20

Ipsos/Reuters Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Oct. 6-10, 2011. N=1,113 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"How familiar are you with the protests going on in New York City and other locations around the country referred to as Occupy Wall Street? Are you . . . ?"

		Very familiar	Somewhat familiar	Not very familiar	Heard of it, but know nothing about it	Never heard of it	Don't know/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	10/6-10/11	17	33	13	19	17	1

	"How favorable or unfavorable are you towards the Occupy Wall Street protests, as far as you understand them? Are you . . . ?" Among those who have heard of the Occupy Wall Street protests (N=977)

		Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Undecided	Don't know/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	10/6-10/11	17	21	10	14	35	3

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Aug. 18-22, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.1.

"Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neither favorable nor unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party movement?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/18-22/11	28	46	21	5
	11/3-8/10	32	36	24	8
	10/13-18/10	32	36	24	7
	9/8-13/10	29	34	31	6
	8/11-16/10	31	34	30	5
	6/9-14/10	33	30	31	7
	5/7-11/10	29	31	32	9
	4/7-12/10	28	30	34	8

"Do you consider yourself a supporter of the Tea Party movement, or are you not a supporter of the Tea Party movement?"

		Supporter	Not a supporter	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	8/18-22/11	25	70	5	-
	6/16-20/11	33	61	5	1
	5/5-9/11	30	63	7	-
	3/24-28/11	30	65	6	-
	1/5-10/11	31	61	7	-
	11/3-8/10	30	66	4	-
	10/13-18/10	30	67	4	-
	9/8-13/10	28	68	4	1
	8/11-16/10	28	69	3	-
	6/9-14/10	27	65	7	1
	5/7-11/10	27	68	5	-
	4/7-12/10	31	60	9	1

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Aug. 4-7, 2011. N=1,204 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Thinking again about how you might vote for Congress, would you, personally, be more likely to vote for a candidate for Congress who was supported by the Tea Party movement, would it not make a difference to your vote, or would you be less likely to vote for a candidate for Congress who was supported by the Tea Party movement?" Options rotated

		More likely	No difference	Less likely	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/4-7/11	23	30	42	5

United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. July 28-31, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.6.

"How much confidence do you have that the government in Washington D.C. will make progress over the next year on the most important problems facing the country: a lot of confidence, some confidence, not much confidence, or no confidence at all?"

		A lot of confidence	Some confidence	Not much confidence	No confidence at all	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/28-31/11	7	35	35	23	1

"Overall, which party -- the Democrats or the Republicans -- do you trust to do a better job in coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next few years?" Options rotated

		Democrats	Republicans	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/28-31/11	43	31	2	15	9

"This year, have Republicans and Democrats in Washington been working together more to solve problems, or have they been bickering and opposing one another more than usual?"

		Working together	Bickering, opposing	Same as in the past (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	7/28-31/11	9	82	3	6

Pew Research Center. May 25-30, 2011. N=1,509 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Regardless of the specific candidates who are running for president, we'd like to know how you generally feel about some different traits. First, would you be more likely or less likely to support a candidate for president who [see below], or wouldn't this matter to you? . . ."

		More likely	Less likely	Wouldn't matter	Unsure
		%	%	%	%

	"Is a woman"
	5/25-30/11	14	7	77	1
	8/1-18/07	15	12	72	1
	2/7-11/07	13	11	75	1

	"Is black"
	5/25-30/11	7	3	89	1
	8/1-18/07	9	6	84	1
	2/7-11/07	7	4	88	1

	"Is Hispanic"
	5/25-30/11	8	11	80	1
	8/1-18/07	9	15	75	1
	2/7-11/07	4	14	80	2

	"Is Mormon"
	5/25-30/11	5	25	68	3
	8/1-18/07	5	25	66	4
	2/7-11/07	2	30	64	4

	"Does not believe in God"
	5/25-30/11	5	61	33	2
	8/1-18/07	3	61	34	2
	2/7-11/07	3	63	32	2

	"Has served in the military"
	5/25-30/11	49	4	47	1
	2/7-11/07	48	3	48	1

	"Has been a business executive"
	5/25-30/11	35	14	49	2
	2/7-11/07	28	13	56	3

	"Has been an elected official in Washington for many years"
	5/25-30/11	26	25	46	3
	2/7-11/07	35	15	45	5

	"Has never held elected office before"
	5/25-30/11	9	51	38	3
	2/7-11/07	7	56	35	2

	"Has used marijuana in the past"
	5/25-30/11	5	24	69	2

	"Had an extramarital affair in the past"
	5/25-30/11	2	46	49	3
	2/7-11/07	1	39	56	4

	"Has been divorced"
	5/25-30/11	3	11	85	1
	2/7-11/07	3	9	86	2

	"Is homosexual"
	5/25-30/11	3	33	62	2
	2/7-11/07	1	46	51	2

	"Has been a governor"
	5/25-30/11	37	5	55	3

"From what you know, do you agree or disagree with the Tea Party movement, or don't you have an opinion either way?"

		Agree	Disagree	No opinion either way	Haven't heard of (vol.)	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/25-30/11	18	23	54	2	2
	3/30 - 4/3/11	22	29	47	1	1
	3/8-14/11	19	25	54	1	1
	2/22 - 3/1/11	20	25	52	2	2

CBS News Poll. May 20-23, 2011. N=1,020 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"How much say do you think people like yourself have about what the government does: a good deal, some, or not much?"

		A good deal	Some	Not much	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/20-23/11	9	21	69	1

"Who do you think benefits most from the policies of the federal government: the rich, the middle class, the poor, or do they all benefit equally?"

		%
	Rich	66
	Middle class	4
	Poor	12
	All equally	10
	No one (vol.)	2
	Unsure	6

"Do you think most members of Congress are more interested in serving the people they represent, or more interested in serving special interest groups?"

		People	Interest groups	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/20-23/11	13	80	7

"Do you think [see below] has/have too much influence, too little influence, or about the right amount of influence on American life and politics today?"

		Too much	Too little	About right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	"Large corporations"
	5/20-23/11	75	7	13	5

	"Special interest groups"
	5/20-23/11	71	9	11	9

	"Labor unions"
	5/20-23/11	36	30	26	8

	"The National Rifle Association"
	5/20-23/11	28	17	41	14

	"Planned Parenthood"
	5/20-23/11	22	30	34	14

	"People like yourself"
	5/20-23/11	1	85	12	2

USA Today/Gallup Poll. April 20-23, 2011. N=1,013 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about the Tea Party Movement?"

		Favorable	Unfavorable	Never heard of	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/20-23/11	33	47	7	13
	1/14-16/11	39	42	6	14
	5/24-25/10	36	41	10	13
	3/26-28/10	37	40	13	11

"Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of the Tea Party movement, an opponent of the Tea Party movement, or neither?" Options rotated

		Supporter	Opponent	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/20-23/11	30	28	38	4
	1/14-16/11	30	25	40	6
	11/4-7/10	32	30	31	7
	10/28-31/10	26	27	40	7
	10/14-17 & 21-24/10	26	26	35	13
	8/27-30/10	30	27	34	9
	6/11-13/10	31	30	32	7
	5/24-25/10	29	28	37	6
	3/26-28/10	28	26	38	8

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 15-20, 2011. N=1,224 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"If a political candidate said he or she were part of the Tea Party movement would that make you more likely to support that candidate, less likely, or wouldn't that make a difference to you?" 2010: "If a political candidate said they were part of the Tea Party movement would that make you more likely to support that candidate, less likely, or wouldn't that make a difference to you?" LV = likely voters

		More likely	Less likely	No difference	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/15-20/11	14	26	53	2	5
	Republicans	29	7	59	2	3
	Democrats	8	47	39	2	4
	Independents	11	20	60	2	7

	10/21-26/10 LV	15	29	51	3	2

"Do you think the Tea Party movement has too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in the Republican Party?"

		Too much	Too little	Right amount	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/15-20/11	27	18	32	23
	Republicans	9	23	53	15
	Democrats	45	15	20	20
	Independents	25	18	29	28

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. April 9-10, 2011. N=824 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"In general, do you think the Tea Party movement has had a positive effect or a negative effect on the country so far?"

		Positive	Negative	Mixed (vol.)	No effect (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/9-10/11	50	43	2	1	3

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). March 31-April 4, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures and groups, and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as either very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. The Tea Party Movement."

		Very positive	Somewhat positive	Neutral	Somewhat negative	Very negative	Don't know name/Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	3/31 - 4/4/11	13	16	20	14	30	7
	1/13-17/11	13	16	22	14	24	11
	12/9-13/10	15	18	20	14	23	10
	11/11-15/10	14	16	21	13	25	11
	9/22-26/10	15	15	21	13	23	13
	1/23-25/10	14	14	20	6	15	31

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