November 26, 2014 - Romney, Bush Are Top GOP Contenders For 2016 Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Clinton Leads, Tied With Christie Or Romney

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Republican voters nationwide want 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney back in the game, giving him the top position at 19 percent in an early look at the 2016 presidential race in a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is next with 11 percent, followed by New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie and Dr. Ben Carson at 8 percent each. No other Republican tops 6 percent, with 16 percent undecided.





With Romney out of the race, Jeb Bush leads with 14 percent, followed by Christie at 11 percent, Carson at 9 percent and U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky at 8 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. Another 19 percent are undecided.





Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sweeps the Democratic field with 57 percent, followed by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts at 13 percent and Vice President Joseph Biden at 9 percent, with no other candidate above 4 percent and 14 percent undecided.





If Clinton does not run, Biden gets 34 percent, followed by Warren with 25 percent.





Romney runs best against Clinton in a general election, taking 45 percent to her 44 percent. In other matchups:

Clinton gets 43 percent to Christie's 42 percent;

Clinton tops Paul 46 - 41 percent;

She beats former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee 46 - 41 percent;

Clinton tops Jeb Bush 46 - 41 percent;

She gets 46 percent to 42 percent for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin;

Clinton tops U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas 48 - 37 percent.

"Remember Mitt? Republicans still have Gov. Mitt Romney top of mind and top of the heap in the potential race for the top job," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"But Jeb Bush looms large in second place," Malloy added. "With New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie also in the mix, it looks like Republican voters are favoring more moderate choices for 2016.





"Hillary Clinton has no real rival from her own party, but there are challengers galore in the Republican lineup, with Romney and Christie looking especially strong against her."





American voters give Clinton a narrow 50 - 45 percent favorability rating, but that is better than the favorability ratings for any of the other possible presidential candidates listed:

44 - 42 percent for Romney;

38 - 33 percent for Christie;

33 - 32 percent for Bush;

36 - 28 percent for Ryan;

36 - 29 percent for Huckabee;

35 - 26 percent for Paul;

Negative 21 - 29 percent for Cruz.

The Tea Party is out of favor, getting a negative 27 - 45 percent favorability rating. The other parties do little better as the Democrats get a negative 35 - 54 percent favorability, while the Republicans get a negative 38 - 49 percent score. Holiday Spending





Only 9 percent of American voters plan to spend more on gifts this holiday season, while 33 percent plan to spend less and 56 percent say they'll spend the same amount as last year.





Americans are a little more charitable as 17 percent plan to give more to charity, while 11 percent plan to give less and 69 percent expect to give about the same.





"Americans are going to spend a little less and give a little more in a holiday season that seems to be a barometer on a cautious approach to gift-giving and charity," Malloy said.





From November 18 - 23, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,623 registered voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points. The survey includes 610 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points and 707 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 3.7 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.





For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll.





1. (If Republican or Republican leaner) If the Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ben Carson, Rob Portman, and Mike Huckabee, for whom would you vote?

REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS Tot Men Wom Romney 19% 16% 22% Bush 11 12 11 Rubio 2 3 1 Ryan 5 6 5 Walker 5 6 4 Christie 8 9 7 Jindal 2 3 2 Paul 6 8 4 Cruz 5 8 1 Kasich 2 4 - Perry 2 2 1 Santorum 1 1 2 Carson 8 7 9 Portman - - 1 Huckabee 5 5 5 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - 1 DK/NA 16 11 22

TREND: (If Republican or Republican Leaner) If the Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ben Carson, Rob Portman, and Mike Huckabee for whom would you vote?

REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS................ Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 Oct 02 Apr 03 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 Romney 19 na na na na na Bush 11 10 11 11 11 10 Rubio 2 6 8 7 12 19 Ryan 5 8 13 9 10 17 Walker 5 8 6 5 4 2 Christie 8 10 12 17 13 14 Jindal 2 1 3 3 3 3 Paul 6 11 13 14 17 15 Cruz 5 8 9 13 10 na Kasich 2 2 2 2 na na Perry 2 3 na na na na Santorum 1 2 na na na na Carson 8 na na na na na Portman - na na na na na Huckabee 5 10 na na na na McDonnell na na na na na 1 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - 2 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 1 - DK/NA 16 20 22 17 19 18

1a. RECALCULATED MATCHUP Q1 ASKING ROMNEY VOTERS: Who is your second choice?

REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS MATCHUP Q1 WITHOUT ROMNEY Tot Men Wom Bush 14% 14% 14% Rubio 3 4 2 Ryan 7 8 6 Walker 6 7 5 Christie 11 12 9 Jindal 3 3 2 Paul 8 9 6 Cruz 5 8 1 Kasich 2 4 - Perry 3 4 2 Santorum 2 1 2 Carson 9 8 11 Portman 1 - 1 Huckabee 7 6 8 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - 1 DK/NA 19 12 25

2. (If Democrat or Democratic Leaner) If the Democratic primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Jim Webb, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Martin O'Malley, for whom would you vote?

DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS Tot Men Wom Clinton 57% 51% 61% Biden 9 10 8 Webb 1 1 - Sanders 4 6 3 Warren 13 14 12 O'Malley 1 1 - SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 1 DK/NA 14 14 14

TREND: (If Democrat or Democratic Leaner) If the Democratic primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Jim Webb, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Martin O'Malley, for whom would you vote?

DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS.................. Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 Oct 02 May 02 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 Clinton 57 58 65 66 61 65 Biden 9 9 8 8 11 13 Webb 1 na na na na na Sanders 4 na na na na na Warren 13 11 7 7 7 na O'Malley 1 1 1 - - 1 Cuomo na 4 3 3 2 4 Schweitzer na 1 1 1 na na Dean na na 2 1 na na Patrick na na na na na 1 Warner na na na na 1 1 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 - 1 2 - DK/NA 14 15 13 12 15 14

2a. RECALCULATED MATCHUP Q2 ASKING CLINTON VOTERS: Who is your second choice?

DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS MATCHUP Q2 WITHOUT CLINTON Tot Men Wom Biden 34% 37% 33% Webb 2 3 2 Sanders 6 7 5 Warren 25 25 25 O'Malley 2 3 2 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 1 DK/NA 28 24 30

TREND: RECALCULATED MATCHUP ASKING CLINTON VOTERS: Who is your second choice?

DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS MATCHUP WITHOUT CLINTON Nov 26 May 02 2014 2013 Biden 34 45 Webb 2 na Sanders 6 na Warren 25 na O'Malley 2 3 Cuomo na 15 Patrick na 6 Warner na 2 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 DK/NA 28 26

4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Approve 23% 42% 11% 15% 24% 22% 21% 23% 22% 24% Disapprove 69 51 84 77 69 69 73 70 70 65 DK/NA 8 7 5 8 7 10 6 7 8 11

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? (* High also 34% Mar 3 2011, Mar 2010, ** Low also 17% Oct 2013)

APPROVE....... High Low Nov 26 Jul 08 Apr 02 Jan 21 Jan 08 Mar 31 Jan 21 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2011* 2014** Approve 23 18 18 17 19 34 17 Disapprove 69 73 73 76 73 55 76 DK/NA 8 9 9 7 7 11 7

5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Approve 24% 5% 52% 16% 20% 28% 33% 23% 23% 22% Disapprove 67 92 38 73 74 60 54 68 71 67 DK/NA 9 3 10 11 6 12 14 9 6 11

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? (* Low also 24% Nov 2011, Oct 2011, Sep 2011)

APPROVE....... High Low Nov 26 Jul 08 Apr 02 Jan 21 Jan 08 Mar 04 Nov 26 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2009 2014* Approve 24 29 30 27 29 45 24 Disapprove 67 63 60 66 64 45 67 DK/NA 9 8 10 7 7 10 9

7. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Clinton 43% 5% 89% 42% 35% 51% 55% 44% 42% 39% Christie 42 85 7 40 49 37 27 44 47 45 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 - 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 3 1 6 6 2 3 4 3 4 DK/NA 8 5 4 9 7 9 11 7 5 9

TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote? (Trend information is available upon request back through Mar 2013)

Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 Nov 13 Oct 02 Jul 12 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 Clinton 43 47 46 41 42 49 46 Christie 42 38 38 42 43 36 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 6 5 3 4 3 3 DK/NA 8 7 9 9 9 9 8

8. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Rand Paul the Republican, for whom would you vote?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Clinton 46% 7% 92% 44% 37% 55% 59% 48% 43% 42% Paul 41 84 3 37 49 34 26 41 46 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 3 3 1 4 1 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 - 5 4 1 1 2 2 5 DK/NA 8 5 4 11 7 9 10 8 6 9

TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Rand Paul the Republican, for whom would you vote? (Trend information is available upon request back through May 2013)

Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 Nov 13 Oct 02 Jul 12 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 Clinton 46 49 49 48 49 53 50 Paul 41 40 39 41 40 36 38 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 4 3 2 3 3 2 DK/NA 8 6 8 6 7 6 7

9. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Mike Huckabee the Republican, for whom would you vote?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Clinton 46% 7% 93% 43% 39% 53% 61% 48% 42% 41% Huckabee 41 86 3 35 47 35 22 41 46 44 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 1 - 5 4 2 5 2 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 - 6 4 2 1 3 2 4 DK/NA 8 4 4 10 6 9 11 6 6 9

TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Mike Huckabee the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Nov 26 Jul 08 2014 2014 Clinton 46 49 Huckabee 41 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 4 DK/NA 8 6

10. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Jeb Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Clinton 46% 6% 93% 43% 38% 53% 59% 50% 42% 39% Bush 41 89 3 31 46 36 24 39 46 46 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 - 6 4 2 4 3 4 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 1 6 5 2 2 3 2 4 DK/NA 7 2 3 14 7 8 12 5 6 10

TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Jeb Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 May 31 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 Clinton 46 48 49 48 48 Bush 41 41 38 39 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 3 3 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 5 3 3 3 DK/NA 7 5 7 6 7

11. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Paul Ryan the Republican, for whom would you vote?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Clinton 46% 4% 93% 43% 36% 54% 61% 46% 41% 42% Ryan 42 89 4 37 49 37 26 43 47 45 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 - 5 4 2 5 2 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 - 5 4 1 1 3 2 2 DK/NA 7 5 3 10 7 7 7 6 6 8

TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Paul Ryan the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Nov 26 Jul 08 Nov 13 Mar 07 2014 2014 2013 2013 Clinton 46 48 49 50 Ryan 42 41 40 38 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 1 3 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 4 3 2 DK/NA 7 6 5 7

12. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Clinton 44% 5% 91% 42% 35% 52% 55% 46% 41% 41% Romney 45 91 6 39 51 39 28 45 49 49 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 - 4 4 1 4 2 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 1 6 4 3 5 3 2 2 DK/NA 5 3 2 9 6 5 8 4 5 7

TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote? (*2008 election)

Nov 26 Oct 31 Feb 21 2014 2007* 2007* Clinton 44 48 49 Romney 45 38 37 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 5 4 DK/NA 5 7 9

13. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Ted Cruz the Republican, for whom would you vote?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Clinton 48% 8% 94% 48% 40% 56% 64% 50% 45% 42% Cruz 37 81 2 30 45 30 21 38 41 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 - 3 3 1 4 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 2 - 6 4 3 1 3 4 4 DK/NA 9 7 3 12 8 10 11 8 8 12

TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Ted Cruz the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Nov 26 Jan 21 Dec 11 Nov 13 Oct 02 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 Clinton 48 50 50 51 54 Cruz 37 35 37 36 31 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 3 3 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 4 3 3 3 DK/NA 9 10 7 7 9

14. Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 50% 10% 92% 51% 41% 58% 66% 51% 45% 45% Unfavorable 45 87 4 43 54 37 26 44 50 50 Hvn't hrd enough 3 1 3 3 4 3 5 3 4 2 REFUSED 2 2 1 3 2 2 4 2 1 3

TREND: Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?

FAVORABLE..... High Low Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 Oct 02 Feb 08 May 03 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2007 Favorable 50 48 51 53 56 61 44 Unfavorable 45 43 40 42 36 34 46 Hvn't hrd enough 3 8 7 4 6 4 7 REFUSED 2 2 2 1 2 1 3

15. Is your opinion of Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 44% 78% 13% 43% 51% 38% 36% 43% 46% 49% Unfavorable 42 11 73 44 39 46 50 44 44 32 Hvn't hrd enough 11 7 12 11 9 13 10 10 9 15 REFUSED 3 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 1 4

TREND: Is your opinion of Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FAVORABLE..... High Low Nov 26 Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 22 Nov 26 May 03 2014 2012 2012 2012 2011 2014 2007 Favorable 44 37 33 35 36 44 17 Unfavorable 42 41 38 43 31 42 16 Hvn't hrd enough 11 19 26 19 31 11 65 REFUSED 3 3 3 3 3 3 2

16. Is your opinion of Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 38% 58% 22% 39% 43% 33% 29% 43% 36% 39% Unfavorable 33 20 46 31 34 32 28 31 36 34 Hvn't hrd enough 27 21 30 29 22 33 43 24 26 24 REFUSED 2 1 2 2 1 2 - 1 2 4

TREND: Is your opinion of Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 Oct 02 Jul 12 Oct 05 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2011 Favorable 38 37 33 47 40 45 23 Unfavorable 33 38 30 23 22 18 17 Hvn't hrd enough 27 23 34 28 36 34 59 REFUSED 2 1 3 2 2 2 1

17. Is your opinion of Jeb Bush favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 33% 63% 12% 30% 38% 29% 20% 32% 37% 38% Unfavorable 32 9 54 33 32 33 30 37 30 29 Hvn't hrd enough 33 27 33 35 29 37 49 29 32 30 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 2 1 - 1 1 3

TREND: Is your opinion of Jeb Bush favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Nov 26 Jul 08 Dec 11 May 31 Feb 08 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 Favorable 33 32 31 29 25 Unfavorable 32 37 38 29 29 Hvn't hrd enough 33 29 30 42 45 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 2

18. Is your opinion of Paul Ryan favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 36% 65% 10% 33% 44% 29% 29% 37% 37% 37% Unfavorable 28 4 54 31 28 28 32 27 28 27 Hvn't hrd enough 35 29 36 35 27 42 39 34 34 35 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 2

TREND: Is your opinion of Paul Ryan favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Nov 26 Jul 08 Dec 11 Feb 08 2014 2014 2013 2013 Favorable 36 36 38 34 Unfavorable 28 33 31 36 Hvn't hrd enough 35 31 30 29 REFUSED 1 1 2 1

19. Is your opinion of Mike Huckabee favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 36% 67% 11% 31% 40% 31% 18% 34% 40% 43% Unfavorable 29 9 48 32 32 26 26 32 29 25 Hvn't hrd enough 34 23 39 35 26 40 57 31 30 30 REFUSED 2 1 2 1 1 2 - 3 1 3

TREND: Is your opinion of Mike Huckabee favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Nov 26 Jul 08 Nov 22 Oct 31 2014 2014 2010 2007 Favorable 36 38 41 15 Unfavorable 29 34 25 13 Hvn't hrd enough 34 28 33 70 REFUSED 2 1 2 2

20. Is your opinion of Rand Paul favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 35% 58% 10% 35% 45% 26% 24% 39% 35% 33% Unfavorable 26 6 48 28 27 26 24 25 26 30 Hvn't hrd enough 37 33 40 35 27 46 50 34 37 33 REFUSED 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 3

TREND: Is your opinion of Rand Paul favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Nov 26 Jul 08 Dec 11 Oct 02 Jul 12 May 31 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 Favorable 35 32 34 30 31 32 Unfavorable 26 32 31 33 28 24 Hvn't hrd enough 37 36 33 37 39 42 REFUSED 2 1 2 1 1 1

21. Is your opinion of Ted Cruz favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 21% 41% 3% 17% 27% 15% 11% 17% 23% 27% Unfavorable 29 9 46 37 32 27 30 31 28 28 Hvn't hrd enough 49 49 50 45 40 56 59 51 47 42 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 1 2 - 1 1 3

TREND: Is your opinion of Ted Cruz favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Nov 26 Jul 08 Dec 11 Oct 02 2014 2014 2013 2013 Favorable 21 23 27 16 Unfavorable 29 26 27 25 Hvn't hrd enough 49 50 44 58 REFUSED 1 1 1 1

22. Is your opinion of John Boehner favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 22% 41% 7% 18% 26% 18% 12% 19% 25% 27% Unfavorable 42 23 57 47 46 38 37 40 45 42 Hvn't hrd enough 35 34 36 33 26 43 51 39 29 27 REFUSED 2 2 - 3 2 2 - 2 1 3

TREND: Is your opinion of John Boehner favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Nov 26 Feb 08 Sep 01 Nov 17 2014 2013 2011 2010 Favorable 22 20 22 20 Unfavorable 42 42 31 19 Hvn't hrd enough 35 36 46 61 REFUSED 2 2 1 1

23. Is your opinion of Mitch McConnell favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 18% 36% 5% 14% 24% 12% 13% 14% 19% 25% Unfavorable 28 13 44 32 32 25 18 28 32 30 Hvn't hrd enough 53 51 50 52 43 62 69 57 48 42 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 2 1 - 1 1 3

TREND: Is your opinion of Mitch McConnell favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Nov 26 Sep 01 Nov 17 2014 2011 2010 Favorable 18 14 14 Unfavorable 28 23 20 Hvn't hrd enough 53 63 65 REFUSED 1 1 1

24. Is your opinion of Nancy Pelosi favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 21% 4% 43% 18% 18% 25% 19% 22% 21% 22% Unfavorable 55 81 25 58 65 46 41 53 58 61 Hvn't hrd enough 22 14 30 22 16 28 40 24 18 15 REFUSED 1 1 2 2 1 2 - 1 2 2

TREND: Is your opinion of Nancy Pelosi favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?

FAVORABLE..... High Low Nov 26 Sep 01 Nov 17 Mar 25 Nov 12 May 25 Nov 26 2014 2011 2010 2010 2008 2007 2014 Favorable 21 24 25 25 26 29 21 Unfavorable 55 52 55 51 41 29 55 Hvn't hrd enough 22 22 18 23 31 40 22 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 2 2 1

25. Is your opinion of Harry Reid favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 12% 4% 24% 9% 14% 10% 6% 9% 18% 14% Unfavorable 42 58 23 48 53 32 20 42 42 52 Hvn't hrd enough 45 37 52 41 32 57 72 48 39 31 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2

TREND: Is your opinion of Harry Reid favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him?

FAVORABLE..... High Low Nov 26 Sep 01 Nov 17 Mar 25 Nov 12 Sep 01 Feb 21 2014 2011 2010 2010 2008 2011 2007 Favorable 12 18 17 9 12 18 7 Unfavorable 42 36 39 38 21 36 17 Hvn't hrd enough 45 45 42 51 63 45 75 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 3 1 1

26. How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right; almost all of the time, most of the time, only some of the time, or hardly ever?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Almost all the time 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 4% 1% 2% 2% Most of the time 12 9 18 10 12 13 13 16 9 11 Some of the time 50 46 59 50 47 54 60 50 49 48 Hardly ever 34 43 19 38 39 30 23 33 39 37 DK/NA 1 1 2 - 1 1 - 1 1 2

TREND: How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right; almost all of the time, most of the time, only some of the time, or hardly ever?

ALMST+MOST.... High Low Nov 26 Jul 02 Jan 21 Dec 10 Nov 12 Mar 24 Dec 10 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2010 2013 Almost all the time 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 Most of the time 12 12 13 11 13 17 11 Some of the time 50 49 50 46 49 50 46 Hardly ever 34 37 33 41 35 30 41 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 1 1 1

27. Is your opinion of the Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 35% 7% 78% 24% 28% 42% 54% 35% 32% 29% Unfavorable 54 89 14 61 64 45 33 56 59 57 Hvn't hrd enough 8 3 7 11 6 10 12 7 6 9 REFUSED 3 2 1 5 2 3 1 2 2 5

TREND: Is your opinion of the Democratic Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it?

FAVORABLE..... High Low Nov 26 Jul 08 Nov 13 May 30 Apr 03 Nov 12 Apr 21 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2008 2010 Favorable 35 41 38 42 38 55 32 Unfavorable 54 49 48 47 44 35 52 Hvn't hrd enough 8 8 11 8 15 6 12 REFUSED 3 2 3 3 3 4 3

28. Is your opinion of the Republican Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 38% 79% 8% 28% 42% 33% 33% 40% 36% 39% Unfavorable 49 13 83 56 48 51 55 49 50 45 Hvn't hrd enough 10 6 7 11 7 13 12 10 9 10 REFUSED 3 3 2 5 3 3 - 2 5 6

TREND: Is your opinion of the Republican Party favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it? (* Low also 25% Jul 2009)

FAVORABLE..... High Low Nov 26 Jul 08 Nov 13 May 30 Apr 03 Nov 22 Oct 08 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2010 2009* Favorable 38 36 31 35 28 40 25 Unfavorable 49 52 54 50 52 45 53 Hvn't hrd enough 10 11 13 11 17 13 18 REFUSED 3 2 3 3 3 3 4

29. Is your opinion of the Tea Party movement favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 27% 52% 7% 25% 35% 20% 21% 27% 31% 27% Unfavorable 45 22 66 49 45 45 41 47 46 44 Hvn't hrd enough 26 25 26 25 19 33 38 25 21 28 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 2 1

TREND: Is your opinion of the Tea Party movement favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about it?

FAVORABLE..... High Low Nov 26 Jul 08 Nov 13 May 30 Apr 03 Nov 17 Apr 03 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2010 2013 Favorable 27 30 27 28 24 34 24 Unfavorable 45 44 47 38 43 38 43 Hvn't hrd enough 26 24 25 33 32 26 32 REFUSED 1 2 2 1 2 1 2

36. Thinking about this holiday season, do you plan to spend more on gifts this year than last year, less on gifts or about the same as last year?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ More 9% 6% 13% 9% 10% 8% 21% 9% 7% 4% Less 33 38 25 36 31 35 34 34 35 27 About the same 56 55 59 55 59 55 43 55 57 65 DK/NA 2 1 3 - 1 3 1 1 1 4

TREND: Thinking about this holiday season, do you plan to spend more on gifts this year than last year, less on gifts or about the same as last year?

Nov 26 Dec 11 Nov 13 Dec 11 2014 2013 2002 2001 More 9 7 7 10 Less 33 40 34 24 About the same 56 52 57 65 DK/NA 2 1 2 -

36a. (If q36 more) Would you say a lot more, somewhat more, or only a little more?

SPENDING MORE Q36 Tot Lot more 26% Smwht more 40 Little more 34 DK/NA -

TREND: (If spending more) Would you say a lot more, somewhat more, or only a little more?

SPENDING MORE Nov 26 Dec 11 2014 2013 Lot more 26 28 Smwht more 40 42 Little more 34 31 DK/NA - -

36b. (If q36 less) Would you say a lot less, somewhat less, or only a little less?

SPENDING LESS Q36 Tot Men Wom Lot less 41% 35% 46% Smwht less 35 37 34 Little less 23 27 19 DK/NA 1 - 1

TREND: (If spending less) Would you say a lot less, somewhat less, or only a little less?

SPENDING LESS Nov 26 Dec 11 2014 2013 Lot less 41 42 Smwht less 35 34 Little less 23 23 DK/NA 1 -

37. Thinking about this holiday season, do you plan to give more to charity this year than last year, less to charity, or about the same as last year?

AGE IN YRS.............. Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ More 17% 12% 18% 17% 20% 14% 29% 16% 15% 13% Less 11 18 7 10 10 12 6 13 14 8 About the same 69 68 71 72 68 70 65 70 69 72 DK/NA 3 2 4 1 1 4 - 1 2 7

TREND: Thinking about this holiday season, do you plan to give more to charity this year than last year, less to charity, or about the same as last year?

Nov 26 Dec 11 2014 2013 More 17 17 Less 11 14 About the same 69 67 DK/NA 3 2

37a. (If q37 more) Would you say a lot more, somewhat more, or only a little more?

GIVING MORE Q37.. Tot Men Wom Lot more 26% 20% 33% Smwht more 47 52 42 Little more 26 27 24 DK/NA 1 - 1

TREND: (If giving more) Would you say a lot more, somewhat more, or only a little more?

GIVING MORE... Nov 26 Dec 11 2014 2013 Lot more 26 23 Smwht more 47 48 Little more 26 28 DK/NA 1 -

37b. (If q37 less) Would you say a lot less, somewhat less, or only a little less?

GIVING LESS Q37.. Tot Men Wom Lot less 55% 49% 59% Smwht less 23 26 21 Little less 21 22 20 DK/NA 1 3 -

TREND: (If giving less) Would you say a lot less, somewhat less, or only a little less?