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CBS NEWS POLL For release: Sunday October 11, 2015

10:30 am EDT

The Race for the 2016 Democratic Nomination: Clinton Maintains Her Lead

October 4-8, 2015

Hillary Clinton continues to lead in the race for the Democratic nomination, followed by Bernie Sanders. If Joe Biden does not enter the race, Clinton’s lead over Sanders grows.

While Democratic primary voters see Clinton as the most electable and a strong and experienced leader, Biden is most widely viewed as honest and trustworthy. More see Clinton than Biden or Sanders as able to manage the economy and an international crisis.

But among the broader electorate, Clinton is viewed more negatively, and 61% of voters say she is not honest (similar percentages of voters overall say the same about Donald Trump).

The Democratic Race Just days before the first Democratic candidate debate, Hillary Clinton is ahead of Bernie Sanders by 19 points in the Democratic race for the nomination nationally. Her lead is similar to last month, but has narrowed since August. Potential candidate Vice President Joe Biden comes in third, while the other candidates trail far behind.

2016 Democratic Nomination for President (among Democratic primary voters)

Now 9/2015 8/2015 Hillary Clinton 46% 47% 58% Bernie Sanders 27 27 17 Joe Biden 16 15 11 Jim Webb 2 1 2 Lincoln Chafee * 1 1 Martin O'Malley * * 1 Lawrence Lessig * n/a n/a Don’t know 5 7 7

(*) % is less than 0.5

If Biden decides not to enter the race, Clinton’s lead over Sanders widens.

2016 Democratic Nomination for President (among Democratic primary voters)

With Biden Without Biden Hillary Clinton 46% 56% Bernie Sanders 27 32 Joe Biden 16 n/a Jim Webb 2 2 Lincoln Chafee * 1 Martin O'Malley * 1

Lawrence Lessig * * Don’t know 5 4 (*) % is less than 0.5

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Clinton is still viewed as the candidate with the best chance of winning a general election. Nearly six in 10 Democratic primary voters see her as the most electable, far ahead of the other candidates in the field.

Best Chance of Winning in November 2016 (among Democratic primary voters)

Now 9/2015 8/2015 Hillary Clinton 59% 55% 78% Joe Biden 18 21 11 Bernie Sanders 15 10 5 Jim Webb 1 2 1 Lincoln Chafee * 1 -

Martin O'Malley * * * Lawrence Lessig - n/a n/a Don’t know 5 7 4 (*) % is less than 0.5

Clinton gets strong support from women and older voters. Clinton’s lead is narrower with men, and she and Sanders run about even among Democratic primary voters under age 50.

2016 Democratic Nomination for President (among Democratic primary voters)

Clinton Sanders Biden

Men 39% 30 19 Women 51% 24 13

18-49 41% 39 14 50+ 48% 18 17

(Table has been truncated. Not all candidates listed.)

Just under half of Democratic primary voters nationwide say they would enthusiastically support Clinton if she became the party’s nominee. 27% would support her with some reservations and another 11% would only back her because she is the nominee. 14% would not support her in a general election. Democratic voters currently backing Clinton are especially likely to be enthusiastic about her. Those not supporting Clinton are less fervent– only about a quarter would enthusiastically support her if she became the party’s nominee.

If Clinton Becomes the Democratic Nominee, You Would… (among Democratic primary voters)

Total Clinton supporters Support other candidate Enthusiastically support her 47% 76% 22% Support with reservations 27 16 38 Only because she’s party’s nominee 11 4 17 Not support 14 2 23

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Views of the Democratic Candidates Clinton, Sanders and Biden are viewed more positively than negatively among Democratic primary voters. While fewer see Sanders favorably, over a third has yet to form an opinion of him.

Views of Democratic Candidates (Among Democratic primary voters)

Clinton Sanders Biden Favorable 69% 50% 71% Not favorable 19 13 9 Undecided/haven’t heard enough 12 37 21

Among voters nationwide, opinions of Biden and Sanders are divided, but more than four in 10 voters are undecided about Sanders or don’t know enough to have an opinion of him.

Views of Democratic Candidates

(among registered voters) Clinton Sanders Biden

Favorable 33% 26% 38% Not favorable 53 28 36 Undecided/haven’t heard enough 14 44 25

But among that broader electorate of voters, 53% have an unfavorable opinion of Clinton, an increase from August and the highest since the CBS News Poll began asking about her in 1992.

Views of Hillary Clinton (among registered voters)

Now 8/2015 10/2007 Favorable 33% 41% 43% Not favorable 53 47 41 Undecided/haven’t heard 14 11 16

Democrats: The Candidates on the Issues On handling of two key issues -- the economy and an international crisis -- more Democratic primary voters say they are very confident in Clinton’s abilities than in her nearest competitors’. 47% are very confident in Biden to handle an international crisis, while Sanders lags on this issue. Still, majorities of Democratic voters are at least somewhat confident in both Sanders and Biden. Clinton, Sanders, and Biden get similar marks from Democratic voters on the issue of regulating banks and financial institutions.

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Confident in These Candidates on the Issues (Among Democratic primary voters)

Clinton Sanders Biden Economic decisions Very 51% 34% 35%

Somewhat 33 29 47 Not too/not at all 17 28 15 Don’t know * 9 3 International Crisis Very 57% 21% 47%

Somewhat 24 36 33 Not too/not at all 16 35 17 Don’t know 1 8 3 Regulating banks and financial institutions Very 37% 34% 32%

Somewhat 39 29 45 Not too/not at all 22 30 18 Don’t know 2 7 5

Democrats: Candidate Qualities Democratic primary voters choose honesty and trustworthiness (26%) and having a candidate who cares about people like themselves (26%) as the top qualities in deciding their vote for their party’s nominee. These are closely followed by strong leadership (21%), the right experience (20%) and electability (4%).

What’s Most Important to You in Deciding Your Vote for Nomination? (among Democratic primary voters)

Is honest and trustworthy 26% Cares about people like me 26 Is a strong leader 21 Has the right experience 20 Can win a general election 4

Clinton supporters value experience and empathy as their top candidate qualities. Among Democratic voters not backing Clinton, honesty is the quality that is most important to them, while experience is less important.

What’s Most Important to You in Deciding Your Vote for Nomination? (among Democratic primary voters)

Clinton supporters Support other candidate Has the right experience 34% 8% Cares about people like me 29 25 Is a strong leader 16 25 Is honest and trustworthy 15 34 Can win a general election 4 4

Generally, the Democratic candidates, or potential candidates, get positive marks on these qualities and characteristics. Majorities of Democratic voters see Clinton, Sanders and Biden as honest and trustworthy, although Biden does the best on this quality.

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Candidate Qualities: Honest and Trustworthy

(Among Democratic primary voters) Clinton Sanders Biden Yes 68% 68% 85% No 30 17 10

Don’t know 2 15 5 Clinton and Biden run about even on leadership and experience (more than 8 in 10 say they each possess these traits). Experience is less of a strength for Sanders -- 52% of Democratic voters thinks he has the right experience to be a good president.

Candidate Qualities: Leadership and Experience (Among Democratic primary voters)

Clinton Sanders Biden Strong leadership qualities

Yes 85% 62% 83% No 13 27 14 Don’t know 2 11 3

Has right kind of experience Yes 83% 52% 85% No 15 36 10 Don’t know 1 12 4

All three are viewed by large majorities of Democratic primary voters as caring about the needs and problems of people like themselves. On all of these measures, about one in 10 Democratic voters do not have an opinion of Sanders.

Candidate Qualities: Cares about People Like You (Among Democratic primary voters)

Clinton Sanders Biden A lot 49% 48% 48%

Some 33 27 40 Not much/not at all 18 15 10 Don’t know * 8 2 2016 Candidate Qualities Among All Voters The poll also tested how potential nominees fared among all voters, not just primary voters, across a number of those same qualities. Among all voters, Donald Trump gets good marks on strong leadership, just as he does among Republicans. Majorities also see Vice President Biden, Clinton, and Carson as strong leaders. Fiorina and Sanders rate lower on this, but are also more unknown.

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Qualities and Characteristics of the Candidates (Among registered voters)

Strong leadership qualities Yes No Don’t know

Trump 65% 33 2 Biden 55% 38 7 Clinton 53% 44 3 Carson 51% 29 20 Fiorina 44% 34 22 Sanders 39% 40 20

Joe Biden ranks highest on being honest and trustworthy, though Ben Carson is close behind. Hillary Clinton continues to struggle in this area among all voters, as does Donald Trump.

Honest and trustworthy Yes No Don’t know Biden 61% 29 10 Carson 58% 18 24 Sanders 45% 27 29 Fiorina 39% 31 29 Clinton 35% 61 3 Trump 33% 60 7 Both Biden and Ben Carson do well on caring about voters’ need problems. This is also one of Bernie Sanders’ strongest attributes of those tested among all voters. More say Trump does not care about people like them than say he does. Cares about you A lot/some Not much/none Don’t know

Biden 67% 30 4 Carson 63% 22 15 Sanders 56% 28 16 Fiorina 52% 30 18 Clinton 50% 48 1 Trump 43% 55 2

More see Biden as having the right experience to be a good president, compared to the other candidates asked about. Clinton is second, and the political newcomers are much further behind, along with Sanders. Has the right experience Yes No Don’t know

Biden 60% 33 7 Clinton 51% 47 2 Trump 35% 62 3 Carson 33% 44 22 Sanders 31% 47 22 Fiorina 27% 49 24

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The Clinton Email Controversy As questions continue about Clinton’s email practices as Secretary of State, 71% of registered voters nationwide do not think it was appropriate for Clinton to use a personal email address and server for work-related matters while Secretary of State, up from 64% in March. Majorities of Republicans and independents say her actions were not appropriate, while Democrats are more divided.

Clinton’s Use of Personal Email Address/Server for Work (among registered voters)

Total Reps Dems Inds 3/2015 Appropriate 21% 4% 41% 20% 25 Not appropriate 71 93 48 72 64

In addition, about six in 10 voters are dissatisfied with her explanation of the matter, while far fewer – a third – are satisfied.

Clinton’s Explanation about Personal Email Use (among registered voters)

Now 9/2015 3/2015 Mostly satisfied 32% 35% 42% Mostly dissatisfied 59 54 43

Don’t know 8 11 15 But how will this affect Clinton’s campaign for president? Voters are split: 50% say the email issue will be important in their vote for president, while almost as many – 48% say it won’t be. Most Democrats say the email matter won’t be important, while most Republicans say it will be. Independents are divided.

How Important Will the Matter About Clinton’s Email Be in Your Vote?

(among registered voters) Total Reps Dems Inds

Very 31% 46% 14% 33% Somewhat 19 27 15 15 Not too 19 10 28 19 Not at all 29 15 42 30

Views on the Role of Government and the Economy: A Partisan Divide Democrats and Republicans have distinctly different views on the role of government in America. Three in four Republicans say the government is doing too much, while two in three Democrats see it as doing too little. Overall, a majority of Americans think the government is now doing too much that is better left to businesses and individuals; just 39% think the government should do more to solve national problems.

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Government… All Reps Dems Inds Should do more to solve problems 39% 19% 66% 33% Is doing too much better left to business/individuals 56 77 30 59 On economic fairness, just over half the public thinks that only a few people at the top have a chance to get ahead in today’s economy; 42% think everyone has a fair chance. But Republicans are more likely to say that everyone has a chance to get ahead; most Democrats think only those at the top do.

Who Can Get Ahead In Today’s Economy? Total Reps Dems Inds

Anyone has a fair chance 42% 58% 38% 34% Only those at the top 54 38 60 60

Cross-over Appeal? With the election for president more than a year away, about a third of Democrats and Republicans say they would consider voting for a candidate from the other party. Most, however, are inclined to stick with their own party.

Would You Consider Voting for a Democratic Candidate for President? (Among Republicans) Yes 37% No 59

Would You Consider Voting for a Republican Candidate for President?

(Among Democrats) Yes 33% No 59

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This poll was conducted by telephone October 4-8, 2015 among a random sample of 1,251 adults nationwide, including 1,038 registered voters. Data collection was conducted on behalf of CBS by SSRS of Media, PA. Phone numbers were dialed from samples of both standard land-line and cell phones. The poll employed a random digit dial methodology. For the landline sample, a respondent was randomly selected from all adults in the household. For the cell sample, interviews were conducted with the person who answered the phone. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish using live interviewers. The data have been weighted to reflect U.S. Census figures on demographic variables. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. The error for subgroups may be higher and is available by request. The margin of error includes the effects of standard weighting procedures which enlarge sampling error slightly. The margin of error for the sample of 343 Democratic primary voters is 6 percentage points. This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.

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CBS NEWS POLL Democratic Race: Clinton Maintains Her Lead October 4-8, 2015 Q14. Next year, are you more likely to vote in a Republican presidential primary or caucus, or a Democratic presidential primary or caucus or aren't you likely to vote in a primary or caucus at all? REGISTERED VOTERS Total Rep Dem Ind Sep15a1 % % % % % Republican primary 38 86 2 28 36 Democratic primary 33 2 84 19 33 Not likely to vote 17 7 7 32 17 Never vote (Vol.) * - - 1 * Don't know/No answer 12 5 7 20 14

Q22. Which one of these potential candidates would you like to see the Democratic Party nominate for President in 2016?

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Sep15a1 % % Hillary Clinton 46 47 Bernie Sanders 27 27 Joe Biden 16 15 Jim Webb 2 1 Martin O'Malley * * Lincoln Chafee * 1 Lawrence Lessig * n/a Someone Else (vol.) 1 1 None of them (vol.) 4 2 Don't know/No answer 5 7 Q23. Who would be your second choice for the Democratic nomination for president?

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS WHO MADE A CHOICE IN Q22 Sep15a1

Joe Biden 38 36 Hillary Clinton 25 23 Bernie Sanders 19 14 Martin O'Malley 4 2 Jim Webb 2 3 Lawrence Lessig 1 n/a Lincoln Chafee - - Someone Else (vol.) 1 1 None of them (vol.) 6 12 Don't know/No answer 5 8

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Q24. Suppose the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2016 comes down to the following candidates, which one would you like to see the Democratic Party nominate for President in 2016?

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS Sep15a1 Hillary Clinton 56 58 Bernie Sanders 32 28 Jim Webb 2 3 Martin O'Malley 1 * Lincoln Chafee 1 - Lawrence Lessig * - Someone Else (vol.) 1 2 None of them (vol.) 3 2 Don't know/No answer 4 6 Q25. Regardless of how you intend to vote in 2016, which one of these potential Democratic presidential candidates do you think has the best chance of winning the general election in November 2016?

Sep15a1 Hillary Clinton 59 55 Joe Biden 18 21 Bernie Sanders 15 10 Jim Webb 1 2 Martin O'Malley * * Lincoln Chafee * 1 Lawrence Lessig - n/a Someone else (vol.) - 1 None of them (vol.) 1 2 Don't know/No answer 5 7 Q26. If Hillary Clinton became the 2016 Democratic nominee for President, would you enthusiastically support her, support her but with reservations, support her only because she is the Democratic Party nominee, or not support her?

Sep15a1 Enthusiastically support 47 48 Support with reservations 27 28 Support only because nominee 11 15 No support 14 6 Don't know/No answer 1 2

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Q27. We'd like to get your opinion of some public figures. For each of the following people, please say whether your opinion is favorable, not favorable, undecided, or whether you haven't heard enough about him or her yet to have an opinion. a. Hillary Clinton REGISTERED VOTERS Dem. Primary Total Rep Dem Ind Voters Jul15e % % % % % % Favorable 33 7 71 24 69 41 Not favorable 53 86 15 55 19 47 Undecided 11 4 10 16 10 9 Haven't heard enough 3 2 4 4 2 2 Don't know/No answer * - - 1 - 1 b. Bernie Sanders Favorable 26 9 46 23 50 20 Not favorable 28 48 13 25 13 20 Undecided 13 12 11 16 13 12 Haven't heard enough 31 30 29 35 24 46 Don't know/No answer 2 2 1 2 1 2 c. Joe Biden

Feb13a Favorable 38 14 70 33 71 33 Not favorable 36 63 7 36 9 32 Undecided 15 15 12 16 13 18 Haven't heard enough 10 7 11 12 8 16 Don't know/No answer 1 * * 2 - 1 Q27aa. Which one of these candidate qualities is most important to you in deciding who to support for the Democratic/Republican nomination for president in 2016? Dem. Primary Voters Is honest and trustworthy 26 Has the right experience 20 Can win a general election 4 Cares about people like me 26 Is a strong leader 21 Don't know/No answer 3

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Q28 How confident are you in Hillary Clinton’s ability to make the right decisions about the economy--are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident? DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS

Total Jul15e % % Very confident 51 48 Somewhat confident 33 39 Not too confident 8 7 Not at all confident 9 5 Don't know/No answer * 1 Q29. How confident are you in Hillary Clinton’s ability to handle an international crisis-are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident? Very confident 57 Somewhat confident 24 Not too confident 6 Not at all confident 10 Don't know/No answer 1 Q29a. How confident are you in Hillary Clinton’s ability to make the right decisions when it comes to regulating large banks and financial institutions- are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident? Very confident 37 Somewhat confident 39 Not too confident 8 Not at all confident 14 Don't know/No answer 2 Q30. How confident are you in Bernie Sanders’ ability to make the right decisions about the economy--are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident? Very confident 34 20 Somewhat confident 29 29 Not too confident 12 20 Not at all confident 16 15 Don't know/No answer 9 16 Q31. How confident are you in Bernie Sanders’ ability to handle an international crisis-are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident? Very confident 21 Somewhat confident 36 Not too confident 17 Not at all confident 18 Don't know/No answer 8

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Q31a. How confident are you in Bernie Sanders’ ability to make the right decisions when it comes to regulating large banks and financial institutions-are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY VOTERS % Very confident 34 Somewhat confident 29 Not too confident 13 Not at all confident 17 Don't know/No answer 7 Q32. How confident are you in Joe Biden’s ability to make the right decisions about the economy--are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident? Very confident 35 Somewhat confident 47 Not too confident 10 Not at all confident 5 Don't know/No answer 3 Q33. How confident are you in Joe Biden’s ability to handle an international crisis-are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident? Very confident 47 Somewhat confident 33 Not too confident 11 Not at all confident 6 Don't know/No answer 3 Q33a. How confident are you in Joe Biden’s ability to make the right decisions when it comes to regulating large banks and financial institutions- are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident? Very confident 32 Somewhat confident 45 Not too confident 11 Not at all confident 7 Don't know/No answer 5

Q40. Do you think Donald Trump is honest and trustworthy, or not? REGISTERED VOTERS Total Rep Dem Ind Sep15a % % % % % Honest and trustworthy 33 51 17 31 35 Not honest and trustworthy 60 42 79 60 55 Don't know/No answer 7 7 4 9 11

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Q41. How much do you think Donald Trump cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself--a lot, some, not much, or not at all? REGISTERED VOTERS Total Rep Dem Ind % % % % A lot 15 24 6 14 Some 28 44 12 28 Not much 17 16 18 17 Not at all 38 15 62 38 Don't know/No answer 2 1 2 2 Q42. Do you think Donald Trump has the right kind of experience to be a good president, or not? Yes 35 56 12 35 No 62 42 86 60 Don't know/No answer 3 2 2 5 Q43. Do you think Donald Trump has strong qualities of leadership, or not?

Sep15a1 %

Yes, has 65 82 47 65 56 No, does not have 33 17 52 31 41 Don't know/No answer 2 1 2 4 3 Q44. Do you think Ben Carson is honest and trustworthy, or not? Honest and trustworthy 58 77 42 54 49 Not honest and trustworthy 18 7 32 17 16 Don't know/No answer 24 16 26 29 36 Q45. How much do you think Ben Carson cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself--a lot, some, not much, or not at all? A lot 33 53 16 28 Some 30 26 34 31 Not much 13 7 21 12 Not at all 9 3 14 9 Don't know/No answer 15 10 14 20 Q46. Do you think Ben Carson has the right kind of experience to be a good president, or not? Yes 33 49 17 33 No 44 34 63 39 Don't know/No answer 22 17 20 28

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Q47. Do you think Ben Carson has strong qualities of leadership, or not?

REGISTERED VOTERS Total Rep Dem Ind Sep15a1 % % % % % Yes, has 51 69 37 48 38 No, does not have 29 16 44 29 25 Don't know/No answer 20 16 19 24 37 Q48. Do you think Carly Fiorina is honest and trustworthy, or not? Honest and trustworthy 39 57 24 36 Not honest and trustworthy 31 19 45 31 Don't know/No answer 29 23 31 34 Q49. How much do you think Carly Fiorina cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself--a lot, some, not much, or not at all? A lot 13 24 6 10 Some 39 43 34 39 Not much 16 8 23 17 Not at all 14 8 20 14 Don't know/No answer 18 17 18 19 Q50. Do you think Carly Fiorina has the right kind of experience to be a good president, or not? Yes 27 41 13 27 No 49 36 66 47 Don't know/No answer 24 22 21 26 Q52. Do you think Carly Fiorina has strong qualities of leadership, or not? Yes, has 44 58 28 45 No, does not have 34 22 50 31 Don't know/No answer 22 20 22 23

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Q53. Do you think Hillary Clinton is honest and trustworthy, or not? REGISTERED VOTERS Dem. Primary Total Rep Dem Ind Voters Sep15a1 % % % % % % Honest and trustworthy 35 9 70 29 68 32 Not honest and trustworthy 61 89 26 67 30 62 Don't know/No answer 3 2 4 4 2 7 Q54. How much do you think Hillary Clinton cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself--a lot, some, not much, or not at all?

Jul15e %

A lot 23 5 50 17 49 27 Some 27 21 36 26 33 26 Not much 16 19 7 21 6 16 Not at all 32 54 7 35 12 29 Don't know/No answer 1 * 1 1 - 2 Q55. Do you think Hillary Clinton has the right kind of experience to be a good president, or not?

Aug07a %

Yes 51 27 86 44 83 59 No 47 73 12 53 15 35 Don't know/No answer 2 1 3 3 1 6 Q56. Do you think Hillary Clinton has strong qualities of leadership, or not? Sep15a1 % Yes, has 53 26 86 51 85 53 No, does not have 44 74 11 46 13 43 Don't know/No answer 3 1 3 4 2 4 Q57. Do you think Bernie Sanders is honest and trustworthy, or not?

Sep15a1 %

Honest and trustworthy 45 30 63 43 68 43 Not honest and trustworthy 27 38 17 25 17 20 Don't know/No answer 29 32 20 33 15 38

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Q58. How much do you think Bernie Sanders cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself--a lot, some, not much, or not at all? REGISTERED VOTERS Dem. Primary Total Rep Dem Ind Voters % % % % % A lot 25 11 45 21 48 Some 31 29 26 36 27 Not much 15 20 11 13 8 Not at all 13 19 7 13 7 Don't know/No answer 16 20 10 17 8 Q59. Do you think Bernie Sanders has the right kind of experience to be a good president, or not? Yes 31 13 47 32 52 No 47 64 36 43 36 Don't know/No answer 22 23 17 25 12 Q60. Do you think Bernie Sanders has strong qualities of leadership, or not?

Sep15a1 %

Yes, has 39 23 58 38 62 37 No, does not 40 56 27 38 27 29 Don't know/No answer 20 21 15 24 11 35 Q61. Do you think Joe Biden is honest and trustworthy, or not? Honest and trustworthy 61 42 85 58 85 55 Not honest and trustworthy 29 48 8 30 10 31 Don't know/No answer 10 10 7 13 5 15 Q62. How much do you think Joe Biden cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself--a lot, some, not much, or not at all? A lot 26 11 52 17 48 Some 41 38 36 47 40 Not much 16 25 5 17 5 Not at all 14 23 4 14 5 Don't know/No answer 4 3 3 5 2 Q63. Do you think Joe Biden has the right kind of experience to be a good president, or not? Yes 60 40 83 57 85 No 33 54 10 34 10 Don't know/No answer 7 5 7 8 4

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Q64. Do you think Joe Biden has strong qualities of leadership, or not?

REGISTERED VOTERS Dem. Primary Total Rep Dem Ind Voters Sep15a1 % % % % % % Yes, has 55 31 83 51 83 49 No, does not have 38 61 13 40 14 40 Don't know/No answer 7 7 4 9 3 12 Q65. Which comes closer to your view? In today's economy, everyone has a fair chance to get ahead in the long run or in today's economy, it's mainly just a few people at the top who have a chance to get ahead? TOTAL RESPONDENTS Total Rep Dem Ind Jul15c % % % % % Everyone has a fair chance to get ahead 42 58 38 34 38 Just a few people at top get ahead 54 38 60 60 58 Don't know/No answer 4 4 2 5 5 Q67. Do you think it was appropriate or not appropriate for Hillary Clinton to exclusively use a personal email address and server for work while she was Secretary of State? REGISTERED VOTERS Total Rep Dem Ind Mar15c % % % % % Appropriate 21 4 41 20 25 Not appropriate 71 93 48 72 64 Don't know/No answer 7 2 11 8 11 Q68. Are you mostly satisfied or mostly dissatisfied with Hillary Clinton’s explanation about why she used a personal email address and server for work while she was Secretary of State?

Sep15a1 Mostly Satisfied 32 12 62 26 35 Mostly Dissatisfied 59 85 28 62 54 Don't know/No answer 8 3 9 12 11

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Q69. How important will Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email address and server for work as Secretary of State be in your vote for President in 2016 -- very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all?

REGISTERED VOTERS Total Rep Dem Ind % % % % Very important 31 46 14 33 Somewhat important 19 27 15 16 Not too important 19 10 28 19 Not important at all 29 15 42 30 Don't know/No answer 2 3 1 3 Q71a. Would you consider voting for a Democratic candidate for President in 2016, or not? TOTAL RESPONDENTS

REP % Yes 37 No 59 Depends 3 Don't know/No answer 1 Q71b. Would you consider voting for a Republican candidate for President in 2016, or not?

DEMO % Yes 33 No 59 Depends 6 Don't know/No answer 2

Unweighted Weighted Total Respondents 1,251 Total Registered Voters 1,038 948 Registered Voters - Republicans 339 295 Registered Voters - Democrats 311 284 Registered Voters - independents 388 369 Democratic Primary voters 343 313

(*) % is less than 0.5