Copyright 2014

NH Senate IVR

September 10, 2014

1027 Interviews
Margin of Error: +/- 3.1%

Hi. This is a survey about important issues in your area. This is not a sales call and this survey will take no more than two minutes of
your time.
Q1.

To begin, are you at least 18 years old and

registered to vote? Press one for yes and two for
no.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Yes..............................................................................................................................................................
100% 100% 100% 100%
No ...............................................................................................................................................................
-

Q2.

There will be an election for U.S. Senate and

other state offices this November. Press one if
you will definitely vote, press two if you will
probably vote, press three if the chances are 5050, press four if you will probably not vote and
press five if you will definitely not vote.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Definitely .....................................................................................................................................................
92%
92%
89%
93%
Probably .....................................................................................................................................................
8
8
11
7
Chances 50-50 ...........................................................................................................................................
Probably not vote........................................................................................................................................
Definitely not vote .......................................................................................................................................
-

Q3. As you may know, in New Hampshire, you can

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Republican ..................................................................................................................................................
37%
100%
Democrat ....................................................................................................................................................
27
100
Not registered with party.............................................................................................................................
35
100
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Q4. If the election for U.S. Senate were held today,

who would you vote for? [ROTATE] Press one for

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Jeanne Shaheen ........................................................................................................................................
48%
90%
50%
14%
Scott Brown ................................................................................................................................................
41
6
31
76
Undecided ..................................................................................................................................................
11
4
19
10

Q5.

Thinking about Jim Rubens. Press one if you

have a favorable view of Jim Rubens. Press two if
you have an unfavorable view. Or press three if
you've never heard of Jim Rubens or are unsure
how you feel about him.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Favorable ....................................................................................................................................................
19%
11%
17%
26%
Unfavorable ................................................................................................................................................
18
25
16
15
Never heard/Don't know .............................................................................................................................
63
64
67
58

Q6.

Thinking about Scott Brown. Press one if you

have a favorable view of Scott Brown. Press two if
you have an unfavorable view. Or press three if
you've never heard of Scott Brown or are unsure
how you feel about him.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Favorable ....................................................................................................................................................
41%
7%
34%
73%
Unfavorable ................................................................................................................................................
48
88
51
16
Never heard/Don't know .............................................................................................................................
11
5
15
11

Thinking about Jeanne Shaheen. Press one if

you have a favorable view of Jeanne Shaheen.
Press two if you have an unfavorable view. Or
press three if you've never heard of Jeanne
Shaheen or are unsure how you feel about her.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Favorable ....................................................................................................................................................
52%
91%
54%
22%
Unfavorable ................................................................................................................................................
42
8
36
72
Never heard/Don't know .............................................................................................................................
6
1
10
6

register to vote as a Republican or a Democrat, or

you can choose to not register with a party.
Regardless of which who you support...Press one
if you are registered as a Republican. Press two if
you are registered as a Democrat. Or press three
if you are not registered with a party.

Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, press two for

Republican Scott Brown, and press three if you
are undecided.

Q7.

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Q8.

Regardless of who you support... Press one if

you saw or heard any advertising recently urging
you to vote in support of Jim Rubens for U.S.
Senate. Press two if you did not.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Yes..............................................................................................................................................................
36%
29%
36%
41%
No ...............................................................................................................................................................
64
71
64
59

Q9.

Regardless of who you support... Press one if

you saw or heard any advertising recently urging
you to vote against Scott Brown for U.S. Senate.
Press two if you did not.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Yes..............................................................................................................................................................
77%
67%
75%
86%
No ...............................................................................................................................................................
23
33
25
14

Q10.

Thinking about the influence of money in

politics. Press 1 if you think it's important to
reduce the influence of money in politics. Press 2
if you think it's unimportant.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Important ....................................................................................................................................................
82%
92%
81%
74%
Not important ..............................................................................................................................................
18
8
19
26

As you are deciding how to vote for U.S.

Senate, how much of a factor are the candidates'
positions on reducing the corrupting influence of
money in politics? Press one if it will be a main
deciding factor in your vote. Press two if it will be
a major factor. Press three if it will be a minor
factor. Press four if it will not be a factor.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Main deciding factor ...................................................................................................................................
29%
37%
22%
29%
Major factor .................................................................................................................................................
32
35
37
25
Minor factor .................................................................................................................................................
31
23
33
34
Not really a factor .......................................................................................................................................
8
5
8
11

Q12.

Regardless of who you support... [ROTATE]

Press one if you think Jeanne Shaheen would do
a better job reducing the corrupting influence of
money in politics. Press two if Scott Brown would
do a better job reducing the corrupting influence of
money in politics.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Jeanne Shaheen ........................................................................................................................................
56%
93%
62%
22%
Scott Brown ................................................................................................................................................
44
7
38
78

Q13.

Regardless of who you support... How

concerning is it to you that Scott Brown has
accepted millions in campaign contributions from
special interests who have a corrupting influence
in politics. Press one if it is very concerning. Press
two if it is somewhat concerning. Press three if it
is not concerning.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Very concerning ..........................................................................................................................................
49%
82%
50%
24%
Somewhat concerning ................................................................................................................................
24
12
27
29
Not concerning ...........................................................................................................................................
27
6
23
47

Q14.

Do you agree or disagree with the following

statement? If a former U-S Senator joined a DC
lobbying firm after leaving Congress, then it is fair
to refer to them as a lobbyist regardless of
whether or not they ever officially registered as a
lobbyist with the government. Press one if you
agree that it is fair to call someone a lobbyist in
this situation. Press two if you disagree.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Agree ..........................................................................................................................................................
58%
80%
60%
41%
Disagree .....................................................................................................................................................
42
20
40
59

Now for some demographic questions for

statistical purposes only... Press one if you are a
man. Press two if you are a woman.

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Man .............................................................................................................................................................
49%
40%
49%
54%
Woman .......................................................................................................................................................
51
60
51
46

Q11.

Q15.

FACTOR (NET) ..........................................................................................................................................

61%
73
59
55

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Please use your phone to enter the four digit

year in which you were born, for instance, 1-9-7-0
for 1970, and then press pound.

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VOL:

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
18-29...........................................................................................................................................................
4%
3%
4%
4%
30-44...........................................................................................................................................................
15
12
18
15
45-54...........................................................................................................................................................
23
22
19
27
55-64...........................................................................................................................................................
22
25
27
16
65+..............................................................................................................................................................
23
28
22
20
(Refused) ....................................................................................................................................................
13
9
10
18

Press one if you think of yourself as liberal.

Press two if you think of yourself as moderate.
Press three if you think of yourself as
conservative.
VOL:

Total
Dem
Ind
Rep
Liberal .........................................................................................................................................................
18%
37%
11%
10%
Moderate ....................................................................................................................................................
42
42
59
26
Conservative ...............................................................................................................................................
30
9
21
53
(Refused) ....................................................................................................................................................
10
12
8
11

Q16.

Q17.