OH-Sen Basswood Research for Club for Growth (Dec.

2016)

---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Doug Sachtleben

Polling was done by live callers by Basswood h4p://www.redseallc.com/

A statewide poll of 600 likely Republican primary voters conducted Dec. 11-12

Candidate

Favorable

Unfavorable

No Opinion

Never Heard Of

Josh Mandel

59

28

Pat Tiberi

16

29

49

Matt Huffman

27

61

Head-to-Head Matchups
Mandel 60 Tiberi 12 Undecided 27
Mandel 62 Huffman 8 Undecided 30

BASSWOOD RESEARCH
SURVEY OF OHIO REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECEMBER 13, 2016

TABLE # TABLE TITLE

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Pg 1 1 Q1. - AS YOU MAY KNOW, VERY FEW PEOPLE ACTUALLY VOTE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU VOTE IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTIONS IN OHIO? WOULD
YOU SAY YOU ALWAYS VOTE, ALMOST ALWAYS VOTE, SOMETIMES VOTE, RARELY
VOTE, OR NEVER VOTE IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTIONS IN OHIO?

- 600 Total
- 496 82.7 ALWAYS
- 87 14.5 ALMOST ALWAYS
- 17 2.8 SOMETIMES

Pg 6 2 Q2. - WITH WHICH POLITICAL PARTY ARE YOU AFFILIATED?

- 600 Total
- 527 87.8 REPUBLICAN
- 73 12.2 INDEPENDENT/OTHER

Pg 10 3 Q3. - IN WHICH PARTY'S PRIMARY ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO VOTE, THE REPUBLICAN
OR THE DEMOCRAT?

- 73 Total
- 73 100.0 REPUBLICAN

Pg 14 4 Q4. - IF YOU HAD TO LABEL YOURSELF, WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE A LIBERAL, A
MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE IN YOUR POLITICAL BELIEFS

- 600 Total

 - 19 3.2 LIBERAL
- 139 23.2 MODERATE
- 423 70.5 CONSERAVTIVE
- 166 27.7 Smwht Conservative
- 257 42.8 Very Conservative
- 19 3.2 DK/REFUSED

Pg 54 6 Q6. - WHAT ISSUE OR ACTION DO YOU MOST ASSOCIATE WITH JOSH MANDEL?

- 600 Total
- 50 8.3 OHIO STATE TREASURER
- 24 4.0 GOOD/LIKE/OKAY
- 21 3.5 GOOD JOB/RECORD
- 19 3.2 MILITARY/MARINE
- 12 2.0 HANDICAP SAVING ACCTS
- 11 1.8 HONEST/TRUSTWORTHY
- 11 1.8 CHECKBOOK TRANSPARENC
- 9 1.5 CONSERVATIVE/VERY
- 8 1.3 BUDGET
- 8 1.3 FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
- 7 1.2 2018 SENATE CANDIDATE
- 7 1.2 TV ADS
- 6 1.0 GOOD VIEWS/POSITION
- 5 0.8 HEARD OF/KNOW NAME
- 5 0.8 JOBS
- 5 0.8 HEARD NEGATIVES
- 4 0.7 REPUBLICAN
- 3 0.5 FOR THE PEOPLE/AREA
- 3 0.5 HARD WORKER/TRY HARD
- 3 0.5 RUNNING VS BROWN
- 3 0.5 ECONOMY
- 3 0.5 JUST DON'T LIKE
- 3 0.5 INEFFECTIV/DO NOTHING
- 3 0.5 AGE/YOUNG
- 3 0.5 CRONYISM
- 2 0.3 NEW
- 2 0.3 ABORTION STAND

- 2 0.3 "POWER TO THE PEOPLE"

- 2 0.3 HEARD GOOD THINGS
- 2 0.3 RADICAL
- 2 0.3 DISAGREE WITH VIEWS
- 1 0.2 QUALIFIED
- 1 0.2 WASTEFUL SPENDING
- 1 0.2 TAXES
- 1 0.2 DISHONEST/DONT TRUST
- 1 0.2 WISHY WASHY
- 1 0.2 NOT ENOUGH EXPERIENCE
- 1 0.2 IMMIGRATION STAND
- 1 0.2 STATE PENSION PLAN
- 1 0.2 CITIES GIVE BUDGETS
- 1 0.2 SWITCHED PARTIES
- 1 0.2 LOCAL APPEARANCES
- 1 0.2 PEOPLE PERSON
- 1 0.2 LOST 2016 SENATE RACE
- 1 0.2 SELF SERVING
- 1 0.2 OIL PIPELINE
- 1 0.2 UP AND COMING
- 1 0.2 ATTENDED TRUMP RALLY
- 1 0.2 WHINER
- 334 55.7 DON'T KNOW

Pg 84 7 Q7. - WHAT ISSUE OR ACTION DO YOU MOST ASSOCIATE WITH PAT TIBERI?

- 600 Total
- 9 1.5 CONGRESSMAN
- 7 1.2 GOOD/LIKE/OKAY
- 6 1.0 REPUBLICAN/PARTY LINE
- 5 0.8 GOOD JOB/RECORD
- 5 0.8 JUST DON'T LIKE
- 4 0.7 CONSERVATIVE/VERY
- 4 0.7 AROUND/IN LONG
- 4 0.7 SELF SERVING
- 3 0.5 HEARD OF/KNOW NAME
- 3 0.5 JOBS
- 2 0.3 FOR THE PEOPLE/AREA
- 2 0.3 POOR JOB IN CONGRESS
- 2 0.3 PEOPLE PERSON
- 2 0.3 FAMILY MAN/VALUES
- 2 0.3 LEGISLATION
- 2 0.3 RELIABLE/DEPENDABLE
- 1 0.2 HONEST/SINCERE
- 1 0.2 GOOD VIEWS/POSITION
- 1 0.2 KNOW PERSONALLY
- 1 0.2 ENVIRONMENT/EPA
- 1 0.2 POLITICIAN
- 1 0.2 TAXES
- 1 0.2 ABORTION STAND

- 1 0.2 R.I.N.O.
- 1 0.2 HEARD GOOD THINGS
- 1 0.2 FROM COLUMBUS
- 1 0.2 MODERATE
- 1 0.2 KINDNESS
- 1 0.2 AUTO INDUSTRY
- 1 0.2 STATUS QUO
- 1 0.2 FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
- 1 0.2 INCUMBENT
- 1 0.2 OHIO GOVERNMENT
- 1 0.2 TOO LAID BACK
- 1 0.2 CHRISTIAN
- 1 0.2 JERK
- 518 86.3 DON'T KNOW

Pg 104 8 Q8. - IN GENERAL, ARE YOU MOST INTERESTED IN ECONOMIC ISSUES LIKE JOBS AND
UNEMPLOYMENT; FOREIGN AFFAIRS ISSUES LIKE NATIONAL DEFENSE AND
TERRORISM; DOMESTIC ISSUES LIKE EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND THE
ENVIRONMENT; FINANCIAL ISSUES LIKE TAXES, SPENDING, AND THE BUDGET;
OR MORAL ISSUES LIKE RIGHT TO LIFE AND TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE?

- 600 Total
- 218 36.3 ECONOMIC
- 107 17.8 MORAL
- 84 14.0 FOREIGN AFFAIRS
- 81 13.5 FINANCIAL
- 74 12.3 DOMESTIC
- 36 6.0 DK/REFUSED

Pg 114 9 Q9. - WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD YOU SAY MOST WORRIES YOU ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF AMERICA?
1. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
2. THE NATIONAL DEBT
3. THE FUTURE OF THE SUPREME COURT
4. THE SPREADING THREAT OF TERRORISM AND WAR
5. A WEAK ECONOMY WITH TOO FEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

- 600 Total
- 142 23.7 TERRORISM/WAR
- 122 20.3 FUTURE/SUPREME COURT
- 109 18.2 NATIONAL DEBT
- 105 17.5 WEAK ECONOMY
- 86 14.3 ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
- 36 6.0 DK/REFUSED

Pg 124 10 Q10. - PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION
OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE. IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER
HEARD OF THE PERSON, JUST SAY SO.
"DONALD TRUMP"

- 600 Total
- 520 86.7 FAVORABLE
- 344 57.3 Very Favorable
- 176 29.3 Somewhat Favorable
- 59 9.8 UNFAVORABLE

- 31 5.2 Somewhat Unfavorable

- 28 4.7 Very Unfavorable
- 21 3.5 NO OPINION

Pg 134 11 Q11. - PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION
OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE. IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER
HEARD OF THE PERSON, JUST SAY SO.
"ROB PORTMAN"

- 600 Total
- 481 80.2 FAVORABLE
- 235 39.2 Very Favorable
- 246 41.0 Somewhat Favorable
- 46 7.7 UNFAVORABLE
- 32 5.3 Somewhat Unfavorable
- 14 2.3 Very Unfavorable
- 66 11.0 NO OPINION
- 7 1.2 NEVER HEARD OF

Pg 154 13 Q13. - PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION
OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE. IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER
HEARD OF THE PERSON, JUST SAY SO.
"JOSH MANDEL"

- 600 Total
- 357 59.5 FAVORABLE
- 139 23.2 Very Favorable
- 218 36.3 Somewhat Favorable
- 45 7.5 UNFAVORABLE
- 31 5.2 Somewhat Unfavorable
- 14 2.3 Very Unfavorable

- 169 28.2 NO OPINION

- 29 4.8 NEVER HEARD OF

Pg 164 14 Q14. - PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION
OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE. IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER
HEARD OF THE PERSON, JUST SAY SO.
"PAT TIBERI"

- 600 Total
- 99 16.5 FAVORABLE
- 40 6.7 Very Favorable
- 59 9.8 Somewhat Favorable
- 31 5.2 UNFAVORABLE
- 11 1.8 Somewhat Unfavorable
- 20 3.3 Very Unfavorable
- 175 29.2 NO OPINION
- 295 49.2 NEVER HEARD OF

Pg 174 15 Q15. - PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION
OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE. IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER
HEARD OF THE PERSON, JUST SAY SO.
"MATT HUFFMAN"

- 600 Total
- 49 8.2 FAVORABLE
- 14 2.3 Very Favorable
- 35 5.8 Somewhat Favorable
- 19 3.2 UNFAVORABLE
- 9 1.5 Somewhat Unfavorable
- 10 1.7 Very Unfavorable
- 163 27.2 NO OPINION
- 369 61.5 NEVER HEARD OF

Pg 214 19 Q16. - IN GENERAL, DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF MORE OF A TRADITIONAL-TYPE

REPUBLICAN OR MORE OF A DONALDTRUMP-TYPE REPUBLICAN?

- 600 Total
- 321 53.5 TRADITIONAL REPUB.
- 208 34.7 TRUMP REPUBLICAN
- 71 11.8 DK/REFUSED

Pg 224 21 Q18. - IN A REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION FOR U.S. SENATOR, IF THE CANDIDATES
WERE JOSH MANDEL AND PAT TIBERI, FOR WHOM WOULD YOU VOTE?


- 600 Total
- 362 60.3 MANDEL
- 75 12.5 TIBERI
- 163 27.2 UNDECIDED

Pg 229 22 Q19. - IN A REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION FOR U.S. SENATOR, IF THE CANDIDATES
WERE JOSH MANDEL AND MATT HUFFMAN, FOR WHOM WOULD YOU VOTE?

- 600 Total
- 370 61.7 MANDEL
- 48 8.0 HUFFMAN
- 182 30.3 UNDECIDED