HART/McINTURFF Study #101731--page 1 52 Female

[Pages:20]HART/McINTURFF November 2010

Interviews: 1000 adults, including 200 reached by cell phone

Study #101731 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Study #101731--page 1 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Date: November 11-15, 2010

48 Male 52 Female

Please note: all results are shown as percentages unless otherwise stated. The margin of error for 1000 interviews is ?3.10%

Unless otherwise noted by a "+", all previous data shown reflects responses among all adults.

(ASK ONLY OF SAMPLE TYPE 2--CELL PHONE ONLY RESPONDENTS.) Q1. Do you have a landline in addition to your cell phone, or is your cell phone the only telephone you have?

Have a landline ................................. Cell phone is only telephone ............. 100

Not sure .......................................... -

CONTINUE

Q2a For statistical purposes only, would you please tell me how old you are? (IF "REFUSED," ASK:) Well, would you tell me which age group you belong to? (READ LIST.)

18-24 ................................................ 9

25-29 ................................................ 9

30-34 ................................................ 9

35-39 ................................................ 8

40-44 ................................................ 10

45-49 ................................................ 8

50-54 ................................................ 11

55-59 ................................................ 10

60-64 ................................................ 11

65-69 ................................................ 6

70-74 ................................................ 4

75 and over....................................... 5

Not sure/refused .............................

-

Q2b To ensure that we have a representative sample, would you please tell me whether you are from a Hispanic or Spanish-speaking background?

Yes, Hispanic.................................... 11 No, not Hispanic ............................... 88

Not sure/refused ............................. 1

Q2c And again, for statistical purposes only, what is your race--white, black, Asian, or something else?

White ................................................. 76 Black ................................................. 11 Asian ................................................. 3 Other ................................................. 3

Hispanic (VOL) ................................ 6 Not sure/refused.............................. 1

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Study #101731--page 2 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q3

Are you currently registered to vote at this address?

Registered....................................... 82 Not registered.................................. 18

Not sure......................................... -

Q4

All in all, do you think that things in the nation are generally headed in the right direction, or do you feel that

things are off on the wrong track?

Headed in the right direction...... Off on the wrong track ...............

Mixed (VOL) ............................ Not sure...................................

10/28- 10/14-

8/26- 8/5-

11/10 30/10+ 18/10+ 9/10 30/10 9/10

32

31

32

32

30

32

58

60

59

59

61

58

6

5

6

5

6

6

4

4

3

4

3

4

5/611/10

34 56 6 4

3/10 33 59 5 3

1/23 25/10

32 58 7 3

1/1014/10

34 54 10 2

12/09 33 55 10 2

6/10 29 62 5 4

10/09 36 52 9 3

High

9/01 72 11 11 6

Low 10/1720/08+

12 78 7 3

9/09 7/09 6/09

39

39

42

48

49

46

10

9

9

3

3

3

10/17- 10/4- 9/19-

4/09 2/09 1/09 12/08 20/08+ 5/08+ 22/08+ 8/08+ 7/08+

43

41

26

26

12

12

16

18

13

43

44

59

60

78

77

73

67

74

10

9

9

10

7

9

9

12

10

4

6

6

4

3

2

2

3

3

3/7-

6/08+ 4/08+ 10/08+ 1/08+ 9/07

16

15

20

20

25

71

73

66

68

63

11

10

11

9

9

2

2

3

3

3

1/07 9/06+ 1/06 9/05

28

31

31

32

57

54

57

57

13

12

10

8

2

3

2

3

1/05 40 47 10 3

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

9/04+ 39 49 10 2

1/04 47 43 6 4

9/03 38 50 8 4

1/03 36 47 14 3

9/02 42 43 12 3

1/02 62 20 14 4

9/01 12/99

72

49

11

34

11

15

6

2

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Study #101731--page 3 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q5a In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that Barack Obama is doing as president?

Approve ................................... Disapprove ...............................

Not sure .................................

11/10 47 47 6

10/28- 10/14-

8/26-

30/10+ 18/10+ 9/10 30/10

45

47

46

45

50

49

49

49

5

4

5

6

1/23- 1/10-

25/10 14/10 12/09

50

48

47

44

43

46

6

9

7

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

10/09 51 42 7

9/09 51 41 8

8/59/10 47 48

5

8/09 51 40 9

5/20- 5/6-

6/10 23/10 11/10

45

48

50

48

45

44

7

7

6

7/09 6/09 4/09

53

56

61

40

34

30

7

10

9

3/10 48 47 5

2/09 60 26 14

Q5b Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job that Barack Obama is doing in handling the economy?

10/14-

11/10 18/10+ 9/10

Approve ............................ 42

43

42

Disapprove........................ 54

53

54

Not sure .......................... 4

4

4

8/26-

8/5-

5/6-

1/23-

30/10 9/10 6/10

11/10

3/10

25/10

39

44

46

48

47

47

56

52

50

46

50

49

5

4

4

6

3

4

1/1014/10

43 49 8

12/09 42 51 7

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

10/09 9/09 7/09

47

50

49

46

42

44

7

8

7

6/09 51 38 11

4/09 55 37 8

2/09 56 31 13

Q5c Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job that Barack Obama is doing in handling foreign policy?

11/10* 1/10 12/09 10/09 9/09 7/09 6/09 4/09

Approve ............................................ 48

50

49

51

50

57

54

56

Disapprove ....................................... 44

37

42

39

36

33

36

31

Not sure.......................................... 8

13

9

10

14

10

10

13

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).

Q5d Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the war in Afghanistan?

Approve ..................................................... Disapprove ................................................

Not sure...................................................

**Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).

11/10** 8/10

48

44

41

45

11

11

3/10 53 35 12

12/09 46 42 12

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Study #101731--page 4 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q6

Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures, groups and organizations, and I'd like you to

rate your feelings toward each one as very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very

negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. (RANDOMIZE EXCEPT BARACK OBAMA)

Very Somewhat

Somewhat

Positive Positive Neutral Negative

Barack Obama

November 11-15, 2010 .............

28

21

12

13

October 28-30, 2010+................. 29

18

12

15

October 14-18, 2010+................. 29

19

9

17

September 2010 .......................

29

18

12

14

August 26-30, 2010 ..................

26

20

12

14

August 5-9, 2010 ......................

27

19

13

14

June 2010 .................................

27

20

13

15

May 20-23, 2010.......................

28

19

15

14

May 6-11, 2010.........................

29

20

12

14

March 2010...............................

31

19

11

14

January 23-25, 2010 .................

29

23

14

14

January 10-14, 2010 .................

29

23

12

16

December 2009 ........................

29

21

13

15

October 2009 ............................

36

20

11

12

September 2009 .......................

38

18

11

14

July 2009 ..................................

37

18

10

14

June 2009 .................................

41

19

11

12

April 2009 .................................

45

19

12

10

February 2009 ..........................

47

21

12

9

January 2009 ............................

43

23

17

8

December 2008 ........................

45

22

15

8

October 17-20, 2008+...............

37

19

10

10

October 4-5, 2008+...................

30

22

12

12

September 19-22, 2008+ ..........

29

19

15

14

September 6-8, 2008+ ..............

33

20

13

12

August 2008+ ...........................

28

22

13

17

July 2008+ ................................

27

21

16

11

June 2008+ ...............................

25

23

17

11

April 2008+ ...............................

23

23

16

17

March 2008+.............................

24

25

18

16

January 2008 ............................

19

30

22

11

December 2007 ........................

17

29

22

14

November 2007 ........................

15

28

24

12

September 2007 .......................

15

27

23

13

July 2007 ..................................

16

26

24

12

April 2007 .................................

19

26

25

8

March 2007...............................

18

19

26

11

Barack Obama

High

February 2009 ..........................

47

21

12

9

Presidential Term Low

August 26-30, 2010+ ................

26

20

11

15

All-time Obama Low

October 28-30, 2006+...............

14

17

18

5

NBC-WSJ All-time Presidential Tracking High/Low within Presidential Term

High

March 1991

(George H.W. Bush) ................

50

30

9

6

Low

October 17-20, 2008+

(George W. Bush) ....................

11

18

11

15

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Very Negative

26 27 26 27 27 27 25 24 24 24 20 19 22 21 19 20 17 13 10 6 8 23 23 22 20 19 23 22 20 16 14 12 12 12 10 6 6

10

28

6

4

45

Don't Know Name/ Not Sure

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 4 6 9 10 12 16 20

1

1

40

1

-

HART/McINTURFF November 2010

Study #101731--page 5 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q.6 (cont'd)

Very

Somewhat

Positive Positive

The Democratic Party

November 11-15, 2010 .............

14

26

October 28-30, 2010+ ................

16

23

October 14-18, 2010+ ................

14

24

September 2010.........................

15

22

August 26-30, 2010 ....................

11

25

August 5-9, 2010 ........................

11

22

June 2010 ..................................

11

24

May 20-23, 2010 ........................

15

26

May 6-11, 2010 ..........................

11

26

March 2010 ................................

9

28

January 23-25, 2010 ...................

14

25

January 10-14, 2010 ...................

11

27

December 2009...........................

10

25

October 2009 .............................

14

28

September 2009.........................

14

27

July 2009....................................

13

29

June 2009 ..................................

19

26

April 2009 ...................................

17

28

February 2009 ............................

20

29

December 2008..........................

17

32

October 17-20, 2008+ ................

16

23

October 4-5, 2008+ ....................

15

26

September 19-22, 2008+ ...........

19

23

September 6-8, 2008+ ...............

24

25

August 2008+ .............................

17

26

July 2008+..................................

15

28

June 2008+ ................................

16

27

April 2008+ .................................

17

27

March 7-10, 2008+ .....................

20

25

January 2008 .............................

22

25

November 2007..........................

12

27

September 2007.........................

8

26

July 2007....................................

15

27

January 2007 .............................

13

29

October 28-30, 2006+ ................

14

25

July 2006....................................

7

25

January 2006 .............................

11

25

May 2005 ...................................

12

26

February 2005 ............................

14

28

October 2004+ ...........................

17

25

January 2002 .............................

16

33

January 1998 .............................

13

30

January 1994 .............................

11

29

High

January 2000 .............................

20

30

Low

July 2006....................................

7

25

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Neutral

18 17 16 20 19 22 21 18 19 19 22 20 19 20 18 19 16 19 18 22 22 20 20 17 21 18 24 22 18 19 24 27 21 26 25 27 28 26 28 22 23 30 29

23

27

Somewhat Negative

18 19 19 20 19 18 20 18 18 19 17 18 19 14 17 17 16 15 14 15 17 18 16 19 16 18 13 15 16 18 18 22 20 16 18 22 20 20 16 16 15 16 17

15

22

Very Negative

Don't Know Name/ Not Sure

23

1

23

2

26

1

22

1

24

2

26

1

24

-

22

1

24

2

24

1

21

1

23

1

26

1

22

2

22

2

20

2

21

2

19

2

17

2

13

1

21

1

19

2

20

2

14

1

19

1

19

2

19

1

17

2

19

2

15

1

17

2

16

1

15

2

14

2

17

1

17

2

15

1

14

2

13

1

19

1

11

2

9

2

11

3

10

2

17

2

HART/McINTURFF November 2010

Study #101731--page 6 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q.6 (cont'd)

Very

Somewhat

Positive Positive

The Republican Party

November 11-15, 2010..............

11

23

October 28-30, 2010+ ................

12

22

October 14-18, 2010+ ................

8

23

September 2010.........................

8

23

August 26-30, 2010 ....................

7

23

August 5-9, 2010 ........................

6

18

June 2010 ..................................

6

24

May 20-23, 2010 ........................

10

23

May 6-11, 2010 ..........................

8

22

March 2010 ................................

6

25

January 23-25, 2010 ..................

7

25

January 10-14, 2010 ..................

7

23

December 2009..........................

5

23

October 2009 .............................

6

19

September 2009.........................

5

23

July 2009 ....................................

9

19

June 2009 ..................................

6

19

April 2009 ...................................

7

22

February 2009 ............................

7

19

December 2008..........................

7

20

October 17-20, 2008+ ................

11

21

October 4-5, 2008+ ....................

12

23

September 19-22, 2008+............

13

21

September 6-8, 2008+ ...............

18

22

August 2008+ .............................

10

25

July 2008+ ..................................

8

23

June 2008+ ................................

7

21

April 2008+ .................................

8

19

March 7-10, 2008+ .....................

10

24

January 2008 .............................

13

21

November 2007..........................

8

24

September 2007.........................

8

23

July 2007 ....................................

8

25

January 2007 .............................

10

23

Oct 28-30, 2006+ .......................

15

20

July 2006 ....................................

11

22

January 2006 .............................

13

24

May 2005 ...................................

13

27

February 2005 ............................

17

27

October 2004+ ...........................

20

24

January 2002 .............................

20

32

January 1998 .............................

9

29

January 1994 .............................

12

30

High

December 2001..........................

21

36

Low

August 5-9, 2010 ........................

6

18

The Tea Party Movement

November 11-15, 2010..............

14

16

October 28-30, 2010+ ................

14

18

October 14-18, 2010+ ................

14

16

September 2010.........................

15

15

August 26-30, 2010 ....................

12

16

August 5-9, 2010 ........................

14

16

June 2010 ..................................

15

19

May 6-11, 2010 ..........................

16

15

March 2010 ................................

13

16

January 23-25, 2010 ..................

14

14

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

Neutral

Somewhat Negative

Very Negative

Don't Know Name/ Not Sure

24

20

19

3

24

18

23

1

25

19

23

2

25

21

22

1

25

22

21

2

28

24

22

2

26

23

19

2

26

21

19

1

26

22

20

2

24

20

23

2

27

18

20

3

27

24

18

1

27

24

19

2

27

23

23

2

27

22

21

2

29

21

20

2

29

23

21

2

25

22

22

2

24

25

22

3

20

26

26

1

18

23

25

2

17

21

26

1

18

19

28

1

15

18

25

2

22

19

23

1

20

22

26

1

24

22

25

1

23

22

26

2

15

21

28

2

26

19

18

3

24

20

22

2

20

27

20

2

19

23

23

2

21

23

21

2

16

20

28

1

18

21

25

3

20

20

22

1

17

19

22

2

19

18

18

1

18

15

22

1

24

12

9

3

30

18

12

2

29

16

9

4

18

13

9

3

28

24

22

2

21

13

25

11

18

12

28

10

20

11

27

12

21

13

23

13

19

12

24

17

23

12

22

13

21

12

19

14

21

10

20

18

22

10

18

21

20

6

15

31

HART/McINTURFF November 2010

Study #101731--page 7 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Q.6 (cont'd)

Very

Somewhat

Positive

Positive

John Boehner

November 11-15, 2010*.....

8

11

October 14-18, 2010+ ........

3

11

September 2010 ................

5

9

October 2009 .....................

2

7

January 2007 .....................

1

4

Nancy Pelosi

November 11-15, 2010*.....

9

15

October 28-30, 2010+ ........

8

16

September 2010 ................

7

15

August 5-9, 2010 ...............

7

14

January 10-14, 2010 ........

6

15

October 2009 .....................

8

18

September 2009 ................

8

19

July 2009 ...........................

7

18

June 2009 ..........................

5

19

February 2009 ...................

12

19

January 2009 .....................

9

17

October 4-5, 2008+ ............

7

16

January 2008 .....................

5

17

April 2007 ..........................

11

18

January 2007 .....................

10

18

December 2006 .................

9

16

October 2006+ ...................

4

10

September 2006+ ..............

4

11

December 2005 .................

3

10

February 2005 ...................

5

10

Mitch McConnell

November 11-15, 2010** ...

3

8

September 2010 ................

3

9

October 2009 ....................

3

6

January 2007 .....................

2

9

Harry Reid

November 11-15, 2010** ...

3

11

September 2010 ................

3

12

August 5-9, 2010 ...............

2

9

January 10-14, 2010 .........

3

10

October 2009 .....................

2

12

January 2009 ....................

2

12

January 2007 .....................

3

9

September 2006+ ..............

2

8

February 2005 ...................

4

7

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

* Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM A).

** Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).

Neutral

Somewhat Negative

Very Negative

Don't Know Name/ Not Sure

20

7

10

44

16

6

12

52

19

8

9

50

12

7

8

64

12

4

2

77

16

11

37

12

15

11

39

11

17

14

36

11

19

11

35

14

19

12

32

16

16

9

33

16

16

11

33

13

16

11

33

15

17

12

34

13

15

9

28

17

19

10

26

19

21

14

27

15

21

11

22

24

20

12

18

21

23

9

15

25

21

8

15

31

18

8

17

43

12

7

16

50

20

6

12

49

17

6

10

52

22

8

11

48

20

9

9

50

19

8

6

58

19

5

1

64

20

11

21

34

20

12

20

33

22

7

24

36

20

8

24

35

18

7

19

42

22

10

11

43

13

9

8

58

15

6

12

57

21

5

3

60

SUMMARY TABLE OF IMAGES ? BY D/S (POSITIVE ? NEGATIVE)

TOTAL

TOTAL

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE

D/S

Barack Obama

49

39

10

John Boehner

19

17

2

The Democratic Party

40

41

-1

The Republican Party

34

39

-5

The Tea Party Movement

30

Mitch McConnell

11

Harry Reid

14

38

-8

19

-8

32

-18

Nancy Pelosi

24

48

-24

HART/McINTURFF November 2010

Study #101731--page 8 NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey

Moving on... Q7a Overall, how do you feel about the results of this year's elections--do you feel they are very positive for the

country, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, or very negative for the country?

11/10

12/94

Very positive ..................................

17

19

Somewhat positive ........................

44

45

Somewhat negative.......................

22

19

Very negative.................................

11

10

Neutral/mixed (VOL) ...................

4

4

Not sure .......................................

2

3

+ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

11/9/94+ 25 44 14 9 4 4

(ASKED ONLY OF REGISTERED TO VOTERS, Q3:1) Q7b Now, many people we have spoken to did not happen to vote. How about you? Did you happen to vote in this

year's elections, or didn't you get a chance to vote? +

Yes, voted .................................................................... 83 No, did not vote ............................................................ 17

Not sure...................................................................... + Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

(ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAY THEY VOTED IN Q7b)

Q8

In your district, did you vote for (ROTATE) -- the Republican candidate or the Democratic candidate -- for the

U.S. House of Representatives?

11/10^ 11/9/94

Voted for Republican ............................................................ 45

51

Voted for Democrat............................................................... 47

40

Voted for other (VOL) ......................................................... 2

1

Did not vote for U.S. House (VOL) ..................................... -

1

Not sure/refused ............. ................................................... 6

7

^ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters

who say they voted in 2010 elections.

(ASK ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO SAY THEY VOTED IN Q7b)

Q9

And thinking generally about the elections this year for state offices and Congress, (ROTATE) -- did you mostly

vote for Democrats, or did you mostly vote for Republicans?

Mostly voted for Democrats ............................................ Mostly voted for Republicans..........................................

Both equally (VOL)........................................................ Not sure.........................................................................

^ Results shown reflect responses among registered voters who say they voted in 2010 elections.

11/10^ 45 44 7 3

11/9/94 38 47 9 6

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