We Ask America, a nationally recognized polling firm, today, released the third in a series of statewide public opinion polls from across the country. The third state surveyed is Indiana and took the pulse on voter’s opinions about direction of the country and state, the job performance of its leaders, and their opinion on the legal age to purchase tobacco.

We Ask America previously released polls for two other midwestern states: a statewide survey of Likely 2020 Republican Primary voters in Nebraska to assess the landscape ahead of a potential primary for Senator Ben Sasse and to gauge voter’s attitudes regarding the debate over property taxes in Lincoln; and a statewide survey of Registered Voters in Illinois to assess the direction of the state, the job performance of its leaders, and their opinion on Governor JB Pritzker’s recent budget address.

Despite being the home-state candidate, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has a long way to go if he hopes to win Indiana in the Democratic primary next year as former Vice President Joe Biden has a 10-point lead over second place U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and a 13-point lead over third place Buttigieg. Despite very loud noise from the far left of the Democratic Party and Buttigieg's popularity in the South Bend region, it seems that, for now, rank-and-file Indiana Democrats prefer a traditional party leader.Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence sits comfortably with a net +6% favorability, while President Trump is slightly underwater in his job approval at net -2%.

Ahead of a run for re-election next year, Governor Eric Holcomb controls his own destiny and any challenger will face a long, uphill battle to tarnish Holcomb's image to the point where voters would consider turning on the incumbent governor.

Lastly, on the heels of U.S. Senator Todd Young joining a bipartisan group of colleagues at the federal level seeking to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 years of age, Hoosiers overwhelmingly support the idea, at least at home. In a time when the nation is a divided political landscape, the state legislature has a clear mandate from voters to enact change in combatting a major health crisis affecting its youth.

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