Alyse Galvin for Congr ess, June 2018 1 To: Interested Parties Fr: Lake Research Partners Re:

Alaska’s At

-Large Congressional District Poll Results Date: June 22, 2018 A new Lake Research Partners poll of likely

general election voters in Alaska’s at

-large Congressional district shows Alyse Galvin and Don Young in a competitive race for the seat.

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Young’s

job performance has reached an all-time low in our 20 years of polling in Alaska. With almost one-quarter of voters undecided, Galvin has room to move voters in her direction by communicating her strengths and positioning herself as the best candidate to represent Alaska, drawing contrasts with Young, and demonstrating that

it’s time

for a change.

Don Young Vulnerability

Our survey results show Don Young to be in a vulnerable position, evidenced by a poor job performance rating and views voters express about Young. A majority of voters say Young is doing a j ust fair or poor j ob (59%) as their member of Congress, and voters are nearly three times as likely to say he is doing a poor job (28%) than to say he is doing an excellent

job (10%). Young’s job rating is even weaker among independent voters, with m ore than two

-thirds (68%) saying he is doing a just fair or poor job (34% poor), and even among Republican voters, over one-third (36%) say he is doing a just fair/poor job.

Don Young Job Performance

Voters were also asked to rate how well certain words or phrases describe Don Young. The traits Young is

most associated with indicate that voters agree Young has been in office for too long and it’s time to move

on. The traits Young is most associated with include:

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“

H

as been in Washington too long” (51% very well; 73% well)

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“Not respectful enough to people”

(33% very well; 53% well)

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“Too tied to special interests” (33% very well; 59%

well)

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