swing state q poll shows vp joe biden running strong vs. top gop 2016 candidates

FOR RELEASE: AUGUST 20, 2015

BIDEN TOPS TRUMP IN FLORIDA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY SWING STATE POLL FINDS

---FLORIDA: Biden 45 – Trump 42OHIO: Biden 48 – Trump 38PENNSYLVANIA: Biden 48 – Trump 40

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are clear winners in the Democratic

and Republican primaries in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, but Vice President Joseph Biden

runs as well as or better than Clinton against top Republicans in general election matchups in

these key swing states, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released today.

While they lead in the race for the nomination, Clinton and Trump have the worst overall

favorability ratings among all voters of any of the leading candidates, and the lowest scores for

being honest and trustworthy, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll

finds. The Swing State Poll focuses on Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania because since 1960 no

candidate has won the presidential race without taking at least two of these three states.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida both run better than

Trump against Clinton, Biden or U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

If Trump makes a third-party run, results are:

Florida – Clinton at 37 percent, with 36 percent for Bush and 19 percent for Trump;Ohio – Clinton over Bush 37 – 27 percent, with 23 percent for Trump;Pennsylvania – Clinton tops Bush 37 – 29 percent, with Trump at 24 percent.

“Vice President Joseph Biden, who is spending his time in seclusion, contemplating whether to

take on Secretary Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries for president, has some new

information to consider,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University

Poll.

“In head-to-head matchups against the three leading contenders for the Republican nomination,

he runs as well or slightly better than she does.”

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“Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers are like a leaky faucet: drip…drip... drip. She is now getting

less than half the vote in all three states’ Democratic primaries,” Brown added.

“Perhaps most telling is how poorly she scores when all voters in these three key states are asked

about her empathy, honesty and temperament. In Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania she averages a

negative 37 – 55 percent favorability. Donald Trump is in the same leaky boat, averaging a

negative 34 – 53 percent favorability. The good news for Clinton is that she remains far ahead of

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Biden in the three Democratic primary contests.

“The first Republican debate mattered,” said Brown. “Gov. Jeb Bush got middling debate grades

and slips in the GOP horse race. Yet he does very well when voters rate the leading Republican

candidates on personal characteristics. He scores best on honesty, empathy and temperament to

handle an international crisis, while finishing a close second to Trump on leadership.

“Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker gets very low debate grades and all but disappears from the

Republican primary list.”

Florida

Clinton has 48 percent of Florida Democrats, followed by 15 percent for Sanders and 11

percent for Biden, with 17 percent undecided.

Among Republicans, Trump gets 21 percent, with 17 percent for Bush and 11 percent

each for Rubio and Ben Carson. No other candidate tops 7 percent, with 8 percent undecided.

In general election matchups in Florida:

Bush tops Clinton 49 – 38 percent and Rubio leads 51 – 39 percent while Trump gets 43 percent to Clinton’s 41 percent. Bush leads Biden 51 – 38 percent, with Rubio up 48 – 42 percent. Biden gets 45 percent to Trump’s 42 percent.Sanders trails Bush 54 – 35 percent and loses 52 – 36 percent to Rubio and 45 – 41percent to Trump.

Clinton gets a negative 37 – 55 percent favorability rating and voters say 64 – 32 percent

she is not honest and trustworthy. Biden gets a split 44 – 43 percent favorability rating and

voters say 52 – 40 percent he is honest and trustworthy.

Trump gets a negative 36 – 50 percent favorability rating and voters say 53 – 39 percent

he is not honest and trustworthy. Bush gets a 53 – 39 percent favorability and voters say 64 – 28

percent he is honest and trustworthy. Rubio gets a 52 – 35 percent favorability and voters say

58 – 30 percent he is honest and trustworthy. “In the battle of Floridians, former Gov. Jeb Bush

is holding off U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, and the former mentor to Rubio scores higher when voters

rate the two men’s personal qualities,” Brown said.

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Ohio

Ohio Democrats go 47 percent for Clinton, 17 percent for Sanders and 14 percent for

Biden, with 12 percent undecided.

Gov. John Kasich gets 27 percent of Republicans, with 21 percent for Trump and 7

percent each for Rubio and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. No other candidate tops 6 percent,

with 11 percent undecided.

In general election matchups:

Clinton gets 41 percent to 39 percent for Bush. Rubio has 42 percent to Clinton’s 40 percent while Clinton tops Trump 43 – 38 percent. Biden gets 42 percent to Bush’s 39 percent and gets 42 percent to Rubio’s 41 percent. Biden beats Trump 48 – 38 percent.Sanders trails Bush 42 – 36 percent and loses 42 – 34 percent to Rubio. Sanders gets 42percent to Trump’s 40 percent.

Ohio voters give Clinton a negative 36 – 54 percent favorability rating and say 60 – 34

percent she is not honest and trustworthy. Biden gets a split 45 – 42 percent favorability rating

and voters say 59 – 33 percent he is honest and trustworthy.


he is not honest and trustworthy. Bush gets a negative 39 – 43 percent favorability and voters

say 54 – 35 percent he is honest and trustworthy. Rubio gets a 40 – 21 percent favorability and


“Ohio is important, but if Gov. John Kasich is going to be a serious candidate for the

Republican nomination he must broaden his appeal,” said Brown. “In Pennsylvania and Florida

more than half the voters don’t know enough about Kasich to have an opinion about him.”

Pennsylvania

Clinton leads among Pennsylvania Democrats with 45 percent, followed by 19 percent

for Sanders and 17 percent for Biden, with 12 percent undecided.

Trump leads among Republicans with 24 percent, followed by 13 percent for Carson and

10 percent for Rubio. No other candidate tops 7 percent, with 9 percent undecided.

In general election matchups:

Bush gets 43 percent to 40 percent for Clinton. Rubio tops Clinton 47 – 40 percent while

Clinton beats Trump 45 – 40 percent.

Bush is at 43 percent to Biden’s 42 percent. Rubio has 44 percent to Biden’s 41 percent.

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Biden beats Trump 48 – 40 percent.

Sanders trails Bush 44 – 36 percent and loses 45 – 33 percent to Rubio. Sanders gets 44percent to Trump’s 41 percent.

Pennsylvania voters give Clinton a negative 38 – 55 percent favorability rating and say

63 – 32 percent she is not honest and trustworthy. Biden gets a split 46 – 43 percent favorability

rating and voters say 61 – 31 percent he is honest and trustworthy.


he is not honest and trustworthy. Bush gets a divided 41 – 43 percent favorability and voters say

54 – 36 percent he is honest and trustworthy. Rubio gets a 46 – 22 percent favorability and


“Donald Trump may have the raw horserace numbers, but below the surface there is a looming

problem: Pennsylvania voters give him stunningly bad numbers on trust, honesty and

favorability,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.

“And although she is the Democratic front runner, Hillary Clinton’s overall numbers are

not much better than Trump’s.

“Who gets the love? The one guy who hasn’t declared. Vice President Joseph Biden, a

Scranton boy made good, is perhaps becoming a more important player in the 2016 presidential

race, with a solid grip on the ‘from the gut’ support of Pennsylvanians.”

From August 7 – 18 Quinnipiac University surveyed:

1,093 Florida voters with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points. The survey includes 477 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 4.5 percentage points and 345 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 5.3 percentage points.1,096 Ohio voters with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points. The survey includes 371 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 5.1 percentage points and 353 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 5.2 percentage points.1,085 Pennsylvania voters with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points. The survey includes 443 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 4.7 percentage points and 462Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4.6 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.

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1. (If Registered Republican) If the Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Jim Gilmore, Lindsey Graham, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, John Kasich, George Pataki, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum, Donald Trump, and Scott Walker, for whom would you vote?

REGISTERED REPUBLICANS FL OH PA

Bush 17% 5% 6%Carson 11 6 13Christie 1 1 2Cruz 7 7 5Fiorina 7 5 7Gilmore - - -Graham - - -Huckabee 4 3 2Jindal 1 - 1Kasich 3 27 3Pataki - - -Paul 4 2 5Perry - - -Rubio 11 7 10Santorum - 2 4Trump 21 21 24Walker 4 2 5SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - 1WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - 2DK/NA 8 11 9

2. (If Registered Republican) Are there any of these candidates you would definitely not support for the Republican nomination for president: Bush, Carson, Christie, Cruz, Fiorina, Gilmore, Graham, Huckabee, Jindal, Kasich, Pataki, Paul, Perry, Rubio, Santorum, Trump, or Walker? (Totals may add up to more than 100% because multiple responses were allowed)

REGISTERED REPUBLICANS FL OH PA

Bush 17% 12% 22%Carson 5 5 5Christie 16 15 18Cruz 5 6 7Fiorina 4 4 5Gilmore 7 7 8Graham 10 11 11Huckabee 8 7 8Jindal 9 4 6Kasich 6 7 7Pataki 11 8 8Paul 17 16 14Perry 8 8 8Rubio 7 5 6Santorum 9 8 9Trump 29 31 36Walker 5 5 6No/No one 23 25 23DK/NA 9 10 7

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3. (If Registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden, Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders and Jim Webb, for whom would you vote?

REGISTERED DEMOCRATS FL OH PA

Biden 11% 14% 17%Chafee - - -Clinton 48 47 45O'Malley 1 - 1Sanders 15 17 19Webb 1 1 1SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 6 3DK/NA 17 12 12

4. (If Registered Democrat) Are there any of these candidates you would definitely not support for the Democratic nomination for president: Biden, Chafee, Clinton, O'Malley, Sanders, or Webb? (Totals may add up to more than 100% because multiple responses were allowed)

REGISTERED DEMOCRATS FL OH PA

Biden 12% 9% 9%Chafee 11 8 9Clinton 14 14 15O'Malley 11 8 9Sanders 11 7 8Webb 10 7 9No/No one 42 51 50DK/NA 23 18 20

5. 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?

FL OH PA

Clinton 38% 41% 40%Bush 49 39 43SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 4 3WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 7 10 9DK/NA 3 6 4

6. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Marco Rubio the Republican, for whom would you vote?

FL OH PA

Clinton 39% 40% 40%Rubio 51 42 47SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 7 5DK/NA 3 8 6

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

FL OH PA

Clinton 41% 43% 45%Trump 43 38 40SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 4 4WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 9 10 9DK/NA 4 6 3

8. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden the Democrat and Jeb Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote?

FL OH PA

Biden 38% 42% 42%Bush 51 39 43SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 9 7DK/NA 3 6 6

9. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden the Democrat and Marco Rubio the Republican, for whom would you vote?

FL OH PA

Biden 42% 42% 41%Rubio 48 41 44SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 3WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 4 7 6DK/NA 3 8 7

10. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote?

FL OH PA

Biden 45% 48% 48%Trump 42 38 40SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 7 7 7DK/NA 4 4 3

11. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Bernie Sanders the Democrat and Jeb Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote?

FL OH PA

Sanders 35% 36% 36%Bush 54 42 44SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 4 3WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 9 8DK/NA 3 10 9

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12. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Bernie Sanders the Democrat and Marco Rubio the Republican, for whom would you vote?

FL OH PA

Sanders 36% 34% 33%Rubio 52 42 45SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 3WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 8 6DK/NA 6 13 12

13. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Bernie Sanders the Democrat and Donald Trump the Republican, for whom would you vote?

FL OH PA

Sanders 41% 42% 44%Trump 45 40 41SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 4WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 7 7 6DK/NA 5 7 6

14. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat, Jeb Bush the Republican, and Donald Trump running as an independent, for whom would you vote?

FL OH PA

Clinton 37% 37% 37%Bush 36 27 29Trump 19 23 24SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 5 4DK/NA 3 6 4

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Q15-37. Florida Summary Table - Is your opinion of [Candidate] favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him/her? Table ranked by net favorability (Favorable - Unfavorable).

FLORIDA REGISTERED VOTERS......... Hvn't Fav Unfav hrdEn REF NetFavFiorina 34 11 54 - 23Carson 38 17 44 - 21Rubio 52 35 12 1 17Kasich 28 11 60 1 17Bush 53 39 7 1 14Huckabee 41 33 25 1 8Biden 44 43 12 1 1Walker 28 27 43 2 1Cruz 31 32 36 1 -1Sanders 28 31 41 - -3Jindal 22 26 51 - -4Chafee 7 11 81 1 -4Gilmore 5 9 86 - -4Webb 7 12 80 - -5Pataki 12 20 68 - -8O'Malley 6 16 77 1 -10Santorum 24 35 40 1 -11Perry 28 39 32 1 -11Paul 27 41 31 1 -14Trump 36 50 12 2 -14Christie 32 47 20 1 -15Clinton 37 55 7 1 -18Graham 14 38 45 3 -24

FLORIDA REPUBLICANS............... Hvn't Fav Unfav hrdEn REF NetFavRubio 87 8 4 1 79Bush 81 15 4 - 66Huckabee 70 13 17 1 57Carson 61 5 34 - 56Fiorina 57 5 37 - 52Walker 59 10 31 - 49Kasich 48 4 48 - 44Cruz 56 14 29 1 42Jindal 45 11 43 1 34Perry 56 22 21 1 34Trump 55 30 12 3 25Santorum 45 21 33 - 24Christie 52 30 16 2 22Paul 38 33 27 1 5Pataki 18 17 64 - 1Gilmore 6 6 88 - 0Graham 26 29 43 2 -3

FLORIDA DEMOCRATS............... Hvn't Fav Unfav hrdEn REF NetFavBiden 80 10 9 - 70Clinton 80 15 4 1 65Sanders 51 7 41 1 44O'Malley 11 6 81 1 5Chafee 10 9 81 1 1Webb 10 17 73 - -7

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Q15-37. Ohio Summary Table - Is your opinion of [Candidate] favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him/her? Table ranked by net favorability (Favorable - Unfavorable).

OHIO REGISTERED VOTERS............. Hvn't Fav Unfav hrdEn REF NetFavKasich 55 27 17 1 28Carson 35 13 51 1 22Rubio 40 21 37 1 19Fiorina 24 13 62 1 11Sanders 30 26 43 1 4Biden 45 42 11 2 3Jindal 17 19 63 1 -2Huckabee 33 37 29 1 -4Bush 39 43 17 2 -4Gilmore 3 8 88 1 -5Webb 4 9 86 1 -5Walker 21 28 51 - -7Cruz 25 33 41 1 -8Chafee 2 10 87 - -8Pataki 7 16 76 1 -9O'Malley 4 13 83 - -9Santorum 19 35 45 1 -16Christie 27 43 29 1 -16Paul 22 38 38 2 -16Clinton 36 54 8 2 -18Perry 18 38 43 1 -20Trump 32 54 11 3 -22Graham 8 35 57 1 -27

OHIO REPUBLICANS................... Hvn't Fav Unfav hrdEn REF NetFavRubio 74 5 21 - 69Kasich 76 14 10 - 62Carson 65 4 31 - 61Huckabee 70 13 16 1 57Bush 67 17 14 2 50Cruz 50 12 37 1 38Fiorina 43 8 49 - 35Walker 47 13 40 - 34Jindal 37 9 54 - 28Santorum 38 16 44 1 22Trump 53 33 11 3 20Perry 40 23 34 2 17Christie 44 30 25 1 14Pataki 11 17 71 - -6Gilmore 3 11 85 1 -8Paul 28 45 25 2 -17Graham 13 32 53 1 -19

OHIO DEMOCRATS................... Hvn't Fav Unfav hrdEn REF NetFavBiden 79 10 11 1 69Clinton 77 11 10 2 66Sanders 52 5 43 1 47O'Malley 7 7 85 - 0Chafee 6 7 87 1 -1Webb 6 12 80 2 -6

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Q15-37. Pennsylvania Summary Table - Is your opinion of [Candidate] favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him/her? Table ranked by net favorability (Favorable - Unfavorable).

PENNSYLVANIA REGISTERED VOTERS ... Hvn't Fav Unfav hrdEn REF NetFavRubio 46 22 32 - 24Carson 35 16 49 1 19Kasich 28 13 58 - 15Fiorina 28 16 57 - 12Biden 46 43 10 1 3Jindal 22 22 56 - 0Walker 26 26 48 1 0Huckabee 36 37 26 1 -1Sanders 28 29 43 1 -1Bush 41 43 14 2 -2Cruz 29 32 38 1 -3Chafee 6 10 83 - -4Gilmore 2 7 90 1 -5Webb 8 14 77 - -6Santorum 34 42 24 1 -8O'Malley 9 18 72 1 -9Pataki 11 22 66 1 -11Christie 34 50 16 1 -16Paul 27 43 29 1 -16Clinton 38 55 5 2 -17Graham 13 31 55 1 -18Perry 21 41 38 - -20Trump 34 55 9 2 -21 PENNSYLVANIA...................... REPUBLICANS....................... Hvn't Fav Unfav hrdEn REF NetFavRubio 73 6 21 - 67Carson 67 3 30 - 64Cruz 56 10 34 1 46Bush 65 22 9 3 43Jindal 43 7 50 1 36Santorum 58 21 21 - 37Kasich 41 7 52 - 34Fiorina 45 10 45 - 35Huckabee 57 24 18 - 33Walker 44 13 41 1 31Trump 52 33 13 1 19Perry 34 23 42 1 11Christie 45 36 19 - 9Paul 42 34 24 1 8Graham 24 26 50 - -2Gilmore 4 9 86 1 -5Pataki 12 21 64 2 -9 PENNSYLVANIA...................... DEMOCRATS......................... Hvn't Fav Unfav hrdEn REF NetFavBiden 87 5 8 - 82Clinton 81 11 5 3 70Sanders 42 8 50 1 34Chafee 10 8 82 - 2O'Malley 16 14 69 1 2Webb 13 15 71 1 -2

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

FL OH PA

Favorable 37% 36% 38%Unfavorable 55 54 55Hvn't hrd enough 7 8 5REFUSED 1 2 2

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

FL OH PA


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

FL OH PA


18. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Ben Carson favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA

Favorable 38% 35% 35%Unfavorable 17 13 16Hvn't hrd enough 44 51 49REFUSED - 1 1

19. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


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20. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Ted Cruz favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


21. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Carly Fiorina favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?

FL OH PA

Favorable 34% 24% 28%Unfavorable 11 13 16Hvn't hrd enough 54 62 57REFUSED - 1 -

22. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Jim Gilmore favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


23. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Lindsey Graham favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


24. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Mike Huckabee favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


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25. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Bobby Jindal favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


26. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of John Kasich favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA

Favorable 28% 55% 28%Unfavorable 11 27 13Hvn't hrd enough 60 17 58REFUSED 1 1 -

27. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of George Pataki favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


28. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Rand Paul favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


29. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Rick Perry favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


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30. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Marco Rubio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


31. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Rick Santorum favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


32. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Scott Walker favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA

Favorable 28% 21% 26%Unfavorable 27 28 26Hvn't hrd enough 43 51 48REFUSED 2 - 1

33. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


34. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Lincoln Chafee favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA

Favorable 7% 2% 6%Unfavorable 11 10 10Hvn't hrd enough 81 87 83REFUSED 1 - -

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35. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Martin O'Malley favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA

Favorable 6% 4% 9%Unfavorable 16 13 18Hvn't hrd enough 77 83 72REFUSED 1 - 1

36. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Bernie Sanders favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


37. (Split Sample) Is your opinion of Jim Webb favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

FL OH PA


38. Thinking about the recent Republican presidential primary debate on Fox News between Bush, Carson, Christie, Cruz, Huckabee, Kasich, Paul, Rubio, Trump and Walker; which candidate do you think did the best job, or won, the debate?

FL OH PA

Bush 7% 3% 5%Carson 8 7 6Christie 2 1 3Cruz 3 2 3Huckabee 3 2 3Kasich 7 20 10Paul 2 1 2Rubio 15 7 10Trump 14 16 17Walker 1 1 1DK/NA 37 40 41

39. Did you watch this debate?

FL OH PA

Yes 60% 58% 56%No 40 41 41DK/NA 1 1 2

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46. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton is honest and trustworthy or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 32% 34% 32%No 64 60 63DK/NA 4 6 5

47. Would you say that - Donald Trump is honest and trustworthy or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 39% 37% 40%No 53 53 53DK/NA 8 10 7

48. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Joe Biden is honest and trustworthy or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 52% 59% 61%No 40 33 31DK/NA 8 8 8

49. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Jeb Bush is honest and trustworthy or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 64% 54% 54%No 28 35 36DK/NA 8 11 10

50. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Bernie Sanders is honest and trustworthy or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 40% 38% 40%No 23 20 23DK/NA 37 42 37

51. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Marco Rubio is honest and trustworthy or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 58% 45% 49%No 30 24 23DK/NA 12 31 28

52. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton has strong leadership qualities or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 52% 53% 56%No 46 43 42DK/NA 2 4

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53. Would you say that - Donald Trump has strong leadership qualities or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 61% 61% 65%No 35 36 33DK/NA 4 3 2

54. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Joe Biden has strong leadership qualities or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 46% 51% 50%No 48 42 42DK/NA 6 7 7

55. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Jeb Bush has strong leadership qualities or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 72% 58% 61%No 22 33 29DK/NA 6 9 10

56. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Bernie Sanders has strong leadership qualities or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 34% 31% 38%No 29 28 26DK/NA 37 41 35

57. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Marco Rubio has strong leadership qualities or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 56% 47% 47%No 32 24 23DK/NA 12 29 30

58. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 42% 43% 43%No 55 52 53DK/NA 3 5 4

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59. Would you say that - Donald Trump cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 38% 33% 36%No 55 59 60DK/NA 6 8 4

60. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Joe Biden cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 49% 56% 60%No 42 37 34DK/NA 9 8 7

61. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Jeb Bush cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 61% 47% 49%No 34 43 41DK/NA 5 10 10

62. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Bernie Sanders cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 40% 38% 42%No 28 24 25DK/NA 31 38 33

63. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Marco Rubio cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 56% 43% 46%No 33 29 30DK/NA 11 28 24

64. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton has the right kind of temperament and personality to handle an international crisis as President, or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 45% 49% 51%No 51 47 44DK/NA 4 4 4

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65. Would you say that - Donald Trump has the right kind of temperament and personality to handle an international crisis as President, or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 29% 28% 30%No 64 65 65DK/NA 7 7 5

66. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Joe Biden has the right kind of temperament and personality to handle an international crisis as President, or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 49% 53% 57%No 45 40 36DK/NA 6 7 7

67. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Jeb Bush has the right kind of temperament and personality to handle an international crisis as President, or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 70% 57% 61%No 23 32 29DK/NA 7 11 10

68. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Bernie Sanders has the right kind of temperament and personality to handle an international crisis as President, or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 32% 29% 30%No 30 30 30DK/NA 38 41 40

69. (Split Sample) Would you say that - Marco Rubio has the right kind of temperament and personality to handle an international crisis as President, or not?

FL OH PA

Yes 55% 40% 45%No 32 27 23DK/NA 13 32 32

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