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NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll Embargoed for release Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 6:00AM

The NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll tracks voter preferences and attitudes on a weekly basis throughout the 2016 election cycle. Results are released every Tuesday at 6:00AM and are among registered voters. Results for the week of February 8, 2016 through February 14, 2016 are among a national sample of 13,129 adults ag ed 18 and over, including 11,417 registered voters (+/- 1.1%), 3,411 registered Republican voters (+/- 2.1%) and 3,847 registered Democratic voters (+/-1.8%). Complete error estimates can be found in the methodology section below.

TOPLINE RESULTS

Which one of the following issues matters MOST to you right now?

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

Strongly approve Somewhat approve Somewhat disapprove Strongly disapprove No answer 2/8

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2/14 26 24 12 38 1 2/1

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2/7 27 23 12 38 1 1/25

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1/31 25 22 12 40 1 1/18

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1/24 26 24 14 36 - 1/11

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1/17 26 22 12 40 1 1/4

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1/10 23 22 12 42 1 12/28

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1/3 23 25 12 40 1

Over the past week, did you follow news about candidates for the 2016 presidential election:

Extremely Closely Very closely Somewhat closely Not so closely Not at all closely No answer 2/8

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2/14 18 29 35 12 6 1 2/1

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2/7 18 30 34 12 6 1 1/25

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1/31 16 27 36 14 7 - 1/18

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1/24 12 24 38 16 9 1 1/11

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1/17 13 26 38 15 8 1 1/4

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1/10 13 26 37 17 8 - 12/28

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1/3 13 23 37 17 9 - Foreign Policy The environment Terrorism Immigration Health care Jobs and the Economy Education Other No answer 2/8

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2/14 4 8 16 8 14 34 10 5 1 2/1

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2/7 5 9 15 7 16 32 10 5 - 1/25

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1/31 5 9 17 8 13 32 10 5 - 1/18

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1/24 4 8 19 7 15 33 10 5 1 1/11

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1/17 5 8 21 8 13 29 10 4 1 1/4

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