Michigan 2018 Post Labor Day Survey Report

MICHIGAN STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION VOTER SURVEY
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600 SAMPLE
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018
Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 1

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Glengariff Group, Inc.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page Topic
2 Methodology
3 Key Findings
18 Aggregate Survey Results
35 Cross-tabulation Report
METHODOLOGY
The Glengariff Group, Inc. conducted a Michigan statewide survey of November 2018 likely general election voters. The 600
sample, live operator telephone survey was conducted on September 5-7, 2018 and has a margin of error of +/-4.0 percent with a 95
percent level of confidence. 64.0 percent of respondents were contacted via landline telephone. 36.0 percent of respondents were
contacted via cell phone telephone. This survey was commissioned by WDIV Local 4 and the Detroit News.

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KEY FINDINGS
Lay of the Land
 By a margin of 38.2 percent right – 48.2 percent wrong, Michigan voters believe the nation is on the wrong track by a 10-point
margin.
o Independent voters believe the nation is on the wrong track by a margin of 28.5 percent right track/ 46.3 percent wrong
track.
o 78 percent of Republican voters believe the nation is on the right track. 80.0 percent of Democratic voters believe
Michigan is on the wrong track.
o In January 2018, voters said the nation was on the wrong track by a margin of 33 percent-54 percent.
 But by a margin of 46.0 percent-40.0 percent, Michigan voters believe the state is on the right track.
o Independent voters believe Michigan is on the right track by a margin of 50.4 percent-34.1 percent, a 16.3 percent
margin.
o In January 2018, voters said Michigan was on the right track by a narrow margin of 41.0 percent-37.3 percent.
 49.8 percent of Michigan voters continue to believe Detroit is on the right track, while only 20.1 percent believe Detroit is on
the wrong track.
o Party affiliation provides no statistically significant differences in how Detroit is viewed.

o Out-state voters believe Detroit is on the right track by a margin of 30.8 percent-24.4 percent. But voters in Metro
Detroit believe Detroit is on the right track by a overwhelming margin of 68.3 percent right track to 15.9 percent wrong
track. Metro Detroit voters are strongly bullish on Detroit. (In January 2018, Metro Detroit voters said Detroit was
on the right track by a margin of 64.7 percent-15.7 percent.)

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 Voters were asked in an open ended question what the most important issue was facing their community:
o 16.8 percent jobs and the economy

o 12.8 percent roads and bridges
o 8.2 percent crime and drugs
o 6.2 percent poor leadership/ divided government
o 5.2 percent availability of health care
o 4.8 percent education quality
o 4.3 percent water and sewer infrastructure
o 4.2 percent education funding
o 3.7 percent high cost of living/ homelessness
o 3.5 percent morality and social issues
o 2.7 percent immigration
o 2.5 percent environmental issues
o All other issues came in with less than 2.5 percent of respondents mentioning it.
 Voters were asked if they approve or disapprove of the job being done by Governor Rick Snyder. Voters are split 46.0
percent approve to 46.6 percent disapprove of his performance.
o By a margin of 50.4 percent-40.6 percent, Independent voters approve of Governor Snyder’s performance.
 Voters were asked to think back to 2010 and asked if things in Michigan had gotten better, worse, or stayed the same.
 55.9 percent of voters believe things in Michigan are better than 2010.
 18.6 percent believe things are worse.
 And 22.5 percent believe things in Michigan are about the same.

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Historic Motivation to Vote in November: Voters at 9.4 in Motivation
 Voters were asked on a one to ten scale, how motivated they were to cast a ballot in the November election. The higher the
number, the greater the motivation. Voters are motivated at a historically high 9.4 on a 10.0 point scale. Voters across all
demographic groups are extremely motivated to vote.
 The chart below provides context into how unusual this motivation to vote is. We compared motivation to vote by party for
the past three elections compared to this November. Voters are substantially more motivated to vote than even during the
October 2012 period. Their motivation is in stark contrast to the particularly low levels of motivation in the 2016 election – of
particular note is the motivation compared to 2016 of Independents and Leaning Democratic voters.
Party Affiliation October 2012 October 2014 October 2016 September 2018
Strong Democratic 8.3 7.0 6.7 9.5
Lean Democratic 7.7 6.4 4.7 9.5
Independent 7.0 5.9 5.6 9.1
Lean Republican 7.5 6.2 6.2 9.2
Strong Republican 8.5 6.9 6.5 9.4
Generic Ballot Test: +12.2 percent Democratic
 Voters were asked if the election were held today, would they generally vote for the Republican candidate or the Democratic
candidate for State Representative. By a margin of 46.1 percent-33.9 percent, voters chose the generic Democratic candidate
over the generic Republican candidate – a lead of 12.2 percent for the Democratic candidate. In January 2018, the generic
Democratic candidate had a 10.8 percent lead in the generic ballot test. [NOTE: The survey was +6.1 percent Democratic.
Democrats are over-performing their base vote by 6.1 percent.]
o Independent voters chose the generic Democratic candidate over the Republican by a margin of 28.5 percent-11.4
percent -- a 17.1 percent lead for the Democratic candidate. In January 2018, Independents gave the generic
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Democratic candidate a 9.6 percent lead. Independent voters are breaking sharply for the Democratic candidate. (In
October 2016, the generic GOP candidate had a six-point lead among Independents on the generic ballot test.)
 Men choose the generic Democratic candidate by a margin of 43.2 percent-40.1 percent -- a three point lead.
 But women choose the generic Democratic candidate by a margin of 48.7 percent-28.0 percent -- a 20.7 percent lead among
women. This is a four-point increase since January 2018.
 The chart below compares the generic ballot test by gender and outstate vs Metro Detroit. Republicans hold a lead among out
state men, but hold large leads among all other voters. In particular, Democrats hold a 33.7 percent advantage among
Metro Detroit women. College educated women give Democrats a 25.3 percent advantage on the generic ballot test.
Gender/ Region Democratic Republican Difference

Outstate Men 33.6 percent 47.9 percent +14.3 percent GOP
Metro Detroit Men 52.7 percent 32.4 percent +20.3 percent DEM
Outstate Women 43.1 percent 34.6 percent +8.5 percent DEM
Metro Detroit Women 54.0 percent 21.7 percent +33.7 percent DEM
All About Trump: 56.6 percent Continue to View Him Unfavorably
 Voters view Donald Trump unfavorably by a margin of 37.0 percent favorable to 56.6 percent unfavorable. These numbers
remain unchanged from January 2018.
o Independent voters view Donald Trump unfavorably by a margin of 26.0 percent-56.9 percent.
 Independent men view Trump unfavorably by a margin of 20.8 percent-54.2 percent.

 Independent women view Trump unfavorably by a margin of 29.3 percent-58.7 percent.
o Men view Trump unfavorably by a margin of 40.1 percent-50.7 percent.
o But women view Trump unfavorably by a whopping margin of 34.1 percent-62.1 percent.

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 The chart below compares Trump favorable/unfavorable by gender and outstate vs Metro Detroit. Only outstate men hold
Trump narrowly favorable. All other groups view Trump unfavorably. But 68.3 percent of Metro Detroit women view
Trump unfavorably.
Gender/Region Favorable Unfavorable Difference

Outstate Men 45.2 percent 43.2 percent +2.0 percent
Metro Detroit Men 35.1 percent 58.1 percent -23.0 percent
Outstate Women 40.5 percent 55.6 percent -15.1 percent
Metro Detroit Women 28.0 percent 68.3 percent -40.3 percent
 But while voters view Trump unfavorably, voters disapprove of the job he is doing by a margin of 44.3 percent approve to
51.1 percent disapprove.
o While 25.5 percent strongly approve of Donald Trump’s performance, 44.2 percent strongly disapprove of Trump’s
performance.
 While President Trump’s favorable/unfavorable has remain unchanged, his job approval has climbed from 39.5 percent to 44.3
percent since January 2018 – an improvement of 4.8 percent points.
 Voters were asked if President Trump’s performance would or would not be a major factor in how they vote this November.
67.9 percent of voters said President Trump WOULD play a major factor in how they voted this November.
o 40.6 percent of voters plan to vote to oppose Trump.

o 27.3 percent of voters plan to vote to support Trump.
o 28.8 percent of voters said Trump would not be a major factor.
 But when you compare how people view Donald Trump compared to how they plan to vote in the generic ballot test, it is clear
that how voters view Donald Trump drives their position on the generic ballot test. The problem for Republicans is that far
more voters have an unfavorable impression of Donald Trump.
View on Trump Democrat Republican

Trump Favorable 3.1 percent 79.6 percent
Trump Unfavorable 75.6 percent 5.5 percent
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Trump No Opinion 24.2 percent 24.2 percent
 The chart below compares Trump’s favorable/unfavorable by voters’ primary source of news media:
Trump Impression Local News FOX CNN/MSNBC Networks Radio Newspapers

Favorable 33.7 percent 76.1 percent 12.5 percent 23.1 percent 33.3 percent
18.8 percent
Unfavorable 57.1 percent 17.9 percent 83.8 percent 71.8 percent 57.8 percent
73.9 percent
Devos Versus Granholm
 Democrats are using Betsy Devos in their messaging. Republicans are using Jennifer Granholm in their messaging. Voters
were asked their opinions of both women.
 Jennifer Granholm has 95 percent name identification breaking 41.1 percent favorable to 41.0 percent unfavorable.
o Independents narrowly have an unfavorable impression of Jennifer Granholm by a margin of 32.5 percent-38.2 percent
o Strong Republican voters have a sharply unfavorable impression of Granholm by a margin of 17.5 percent-74.1
percent.
 Betsy DeVos has 90.5 percent name identification breaking 22.4 percent favorable to 50.7 percent unfavorable.
o Independents have a sharply negative impression of Betsy Devos by a margin of 11.4 percent-51.2 percent.
o Even 33.3 percent of Leaning Republican voters and 18.2 percent of Strong Republican voters have an unfavorable
impression of Betsy Devos.
 Voters were asked if they approve or disapprove of the job being done by Betsy Devos as US Secretary of Education. Voters
disapprove of Betsy Devos’ performance by a margin of 24.4 percent approve to 60.2 percent disapprove. 50.3 percent of
Michigan voters STRONGLY DISAPPROVE of Betsy Devos’ performance.

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o Independent voters disapprove of Betsy Devos’ performance by a margin of 17.0 percent-62.6 percent. 51.2 percent of
Independents strongly disapprove of Betsy Devos’ performance.
Governor’s Race: Whitmer Holds Large 13.7 percent Point Lead
 Bill Schuette has 88.4 percent name identification breaking 26.2 percent favorable to 41.3 percent unfavorable. Bill
Schuette’s name identification is under water by 14.1 percent.
o Independents have an unfavorable opinion of Bill Schuette with only 18.7 percent viewing him favorably while 37.4
percent view him unfavorably. Schuette is viewed unfavorably by independent voters by a 2-1 margin.
 Gretchen Whitmer has 80.9 percent name identification breaking 39.3 percent favorable to 19.1 percent unfavorable.
o Independents have a favorable opinion of Gretchen Whitmer with 35.0 percent viewing her favorably and 14.6 percent
viewing her unfavorably.
 When asked which candidate they would support for Governor, Whitmer leads Schuette 49.8 percent-36.1 percent. 4.1
percent of voters would go to Third Party candidates. Only 10.0 percent of voters remain undecided.
o With a 13.7 percent-point lead, Whitmer could afford to lose the remaining 10 percent of undecided voters and still win
if she holds her current voters.
o The race is tied in out-state with Whitmer at 42.8 percent and Schuette at 42.5 percent. But in Metro Detroit, Whitmer
wallops Schuette by a margin of 56.6 percent-29.8 percent -- a 26.8 percent lead.
o Whitmer leads among Independent voters by a margin of 39.0 percent-25.2 percent -- a 13.8 percent lead.
o Whitmer leads among men 46.3 percent-39.8 percent -- a 6.5 percent lead. But Whitmer holds a lead of 53.2 percent-
32.5 percent among women – a lead of 20.7 percent. The chart below compares genders by region showing Whitmer
leading by 33 percent among Metro Detroit women. Schuette only leads among out state men.

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Gender/ Region Whitmer Schuette Difference
Outstate Men 37.7 percent 45.2 percent +7.5 Schuette
Metro Detroit Men 54.7 percent 34.4 percent +20.3 percent Whitmer
Outstate Women 47.7 percent 39.8 percent +7.9 percent Whitmer
Metro Detroit Women 58.4 percent 25.4 percent +33.0 percent Whitmer
o Schuette only leads among men with a high school education at 47.6 percent-36.1 percent. Whitmer leads among
men with some post high education by a margin of 50.0 percent-36.1 percent and among college educated men 48.4
percent-38.4 percent.
o Whitmer leads women of all education levels. Whitmer leads among women with a high school education 52.1
percent-36.7 percent. She leads among women with some post high school education by a margin of 47.7 percent-36.3
percent. But she holds a lead among college educated women 56.5 percent-28.6 percent.
o Among voters over 65 years old, Whitmer leads 52.9 percent-35.0 percent -- a 27.9 percent lead.
US Senate Race: Stabenow Cruising To Re-Election/ Up by 22.9 percent
 Debbie Stabenow has 97.7 percent name identification breaking 54.3 percent favorable to 31.1 percent unfavorable.
o Among independent voters Stabenow is viewed 56.9 percent favorable to 17.9 percent unfavorable
 John James has 54.3 percent name identification breaking 20.9 percent favorable to 15.5 percent unfavorable.
o Independent voters have an unfavorable view of James by a margin of 8.9 percent favorable to 13.0 percent
unfavorable.
 Voters were asked if they approve or disapprove of the job being done by Debbie Stabenow as United States Senator. Voters
approve of Stabenow’s performance by a margin of 54.0 percent approve to 30.9 percent disapprove.
o Independent voters approve of her performance by a margin of 56.1 percent approve to 17.1 percent disapprove.

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 In a head to head matchup, Stabenow is cruising to re-election with 55.5 percent of voters supporting Stabenow compared to
only 32.6 percent supporting James. Stabenow holds a 22.9 percent lead. More importantly, incumbent Stabenow appears
well above the 50 percent threshold against James.
o
Stabenow leads in out-state by a margin of 49.1 percent-36.5 percent, a 12.6 percent lead.
o
Stabenow leads among Independent voters 54.5 percent-13.1 percent -- a lead of 41.4 percent.
o
Stabenow leads in Metro Detroit by a margin of 61.5 percent-28.8 percent, a staggering 32.7 percent lead.
o
Stabenow leads among men 51.7 percent-38.4 percent and among women 58.9 percent-27.0 percent -- a 38.2 percent
lead with women.
Attorney General: Nessel Leads Leonard by 12.9 percent
 Dana Nessel has 17.1 percent name identification breaking 5.1 percent favorable to 3.0 percent unfavorable. Nessel has
minimal name identification.
 Tom Leonard has 23.0 percent name identification breaking 3.3 percent favorable to 5.1 percent unfavorable. Leonard also
has minimal name identification.
 In a head to head matchup, Nessel leads 42.3 percent-29.4 percent -- a lead of 12.9 percent. Third party candidates get 4.6
percent and 23.7 percent of voters remain undecided.
 The chart below compares the race by party affiliation. Nessel has nearly united support of Strong and Leaning Democratic
voters, while Leonard appears to have more work to do among Leaning Republican voters.
Party Affiliation Nessel Leonard Undecided

Strong Democratic 84.6 percent 2.8 percent 9.8 percent
Lean Democratic 70.2 percent 2.1 percent 25.5 percent
Independent 26.8 percent 11.3 percent 55.3 percent
Lean Republican 3.7 percent 55.6 percent 33.3 percent
Strong Republican 4.9 percent 79.0 percent 11.2 percent
Perhaps most noticeable is that Nessel holds a 15.5 percent lead among Independent voters with a large 55.3 percent of
Independents undecided.

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 When you look at Trump favorable/unfavorable, the generic ballot test, the Governor’s Race, and the US Senate race, it is clear
the Republican candidate faces the same challenge of Independent voters automatically shifting to the Democratic column.
Secretary of State: Benson Leads by 15.2 percent
 Jocelyn Benson has 18.7 percent name identification breaking 5.3 percent favorable to 2.5 percent unfavorable. Benson has
minimal name identification.
 Mary Treder Lang has 14.3 percent name identification breaking 2.6 percent favorable to 2.5 percent unfavorable. Like
Benson, Lang has minimal name identification.
 In a head to head matchup, Benson leads 43.7 percent-28.5 percent -- a lead of 15.2 percent. Third party candidates get 5.2
percent. 22.5 percent of voters remain undecided.
 The chart below compares the race by party affiliation. As with the Attorney General race, Strong and Leaning Democratic
voters are united behind their candidate. Strong Republicans are behind their nominee. But 37.0 percent of leaning
Republican voters remain undecided. And Benson holds a 12.9 percent lead among Independent voters.
Party Affiliation Benson Lang Undecided

Strong Democratic 87.8 percent 1.9 percent 7.5 percent
Lean Democratic 70.2 percent 0.0 percent 23.4 percent
Lean Republican 4.9 percent 49.4 percent 37.0 percent
Strong Republican 4.2 percent 76.9 percent 14.0 percent
Ballot Proposals: Pot Positioned for Win; Redistricting Proposal Muddled Support

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 By a margin of 56.2 percent-38.0 percent, Michigan voters support legalizing recreational marijuana. Only 5.8 percent of
voters remain undecided. These numbers have remained consistent for the past two years. [Note: Official ballot language
was not yet available.]
o The chart below compares the proposal’s support by party affiliation. Unlike other proposals, there is no sharp
opposition by party affiliation. Republicans and Independents are split on the proposal, while Democratic voters
strongly support it.
Party Affiliation Support Oppose

Strong Democratic 71.1 percent 24.3 percent
Lean Democratic 70.3 percent 17.0 percent
Independent 47.1 percent 45.5 percent
Lean Republican 49.4 percent 49.4 percent
Strong Republican 41.3 percent 52.5 percent
o The more statistically significant demographic appears to be age. Only voters over the age of 65 are sharply opposed to
the marijuana proposal.
Age Support Oppose

18-29 79.2 percent 19.5 percent
65+ 37.1 percent 55.7 percent
 By a margin of 37.8 percent-31.4 percent, a plurality of Michigan voters narrowly support a constitutional amendment that
would create an Independent Redistricting Commission to handle redrawing legislative and congressional district boundaries.
30.8 percent of voters remain undecided. [Note: Official ballot language was not yet available.]
o There are stark differences on the redistricting proposal by party affiliation. Strong Republican voters are sharply
opposed to the constitutional amendment. Leaning Republican and Independent voters are split, with Democratic

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voters in support of the proposal But this constitutional amendment is NOT in the upper fifties as is historically
required at the start of a campaign to be positioned for passage.

Voters Split on Kavanaugh Appointment
 By a margin of 36.3 percent-38.8 percent, Michigan voters are statistically split on the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the
US Supreme Court. 24.8 percent of voters remain undecided.
o The chart below compares support for the Kavanaugh appointment by party affiliation.

Voters Strongly Behind Mueller Investigation By 2-1 Margin
 By a margin of 62.7 percent-31.3 percent, Michigan voters support the Mueller investigation – 46.4 percent of Michigan voters
strongly support the Mueller investigation.
 51.3 percent say the Mueller investigation is fair. 31.9 percent say the investigation is rigged. 16.9 percent do not know.
o The chart below compares this question by party affiliation. Only Republican voters believe the investigation is rigged.

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Party Affiliation Fair Rigged
 Voters who get their primary news from FOX disproportionately believe the Mueller investigation is rigged. The chart below
compares positions by primary source of news.
Mueller Views Local TV FOX CNN/MSNBC Networks Radio Newspapers

Fair 51.5 percent 14.9 percent 81.3 percent 61.5 percent 51.1 percent
63.8 percent
Rigged 27.0 percent 70.1 percent 11.3 percent 15.4 percent 26.7 percent
23.2 percent
No Support for Regulating Search Engines
 Voters were asked if they support or oppose regulating search engines to make sure positive stories about the Trump
Administration are more highly placed on searches. Voters reject this idea by a margin of 24.5 percent support to 55.4 percent
oppose. 47.0 percent of voters strongly oppose this idea.
o The chart below compares this question by party affiliation. Only Strong Republican voters support this idea.

 The chart below compares positions on this issue by primary source of news. Again, Fox News viewers are disproportionately
in support of this idea compared to those that watch other sources of news.
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Regulation of Search
Engines Local TV FOX CNN/MSNBC Networks Radio Newspapers
Support 28.3 percent 41.8 percent 23.8 percent 6.2 percent 13.3 percent
15.9 percent
Oppose 44.7 percent 31.4 percent 65.1 percent 79.5 percent 64.5 percent
66.6 percent
Michigan Voters Oppose Trump on Trade Sanctions
 Voters were asked if they support or oppose President Trump’s imposition of trade sanctions on other countries. By a margin
of 40.8 percent-50.0 percent, Michigan voters oppose the trade sanctions. While 26.5 percent strongly support the sanctions,
38.2 percent strongly oppose the sanctions.
 Republicans are now the state’s strongest advocates of trade sanctions.

 74.6 percent of FOX viewers support the President’s trade sanctions.
Republicans Believe Media Is The Enemy of the People

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 By a margin of 29.8 percent agree to 64.4 percent disagree, Michigan voters sharply disagree with President Trump that the
media is the enemy of the people.
The chart below breaks down the question by party affiliation. Strong Republican voters overwhelmingly agree that the
media is the enemy of the people.
Party Affiliation Agree Disagree

The chart below compares positions on whether the media is the enemy of the people by primary source of news. Only FOX
viewers believe the media is the enemy of the people.
Position Local TV FOX CNN/MSNBC Networks Radio Newspapers

Yes, Enemy 30.7 percent 55.2 percent 5.1 percent 25.7 percent 26.7 percent
14.5 percent
No, Not Enemy 62.0 percent 40.3 percent 92.5 percent 71.8 percent 64.4 percent
78.3 percent
40.8 percent Support Impeachment Hearings
 By a margin of 40.8 percent-49.1 percent, Michigan voters oppose impeachment hearings against President Trump. But 40.8
percent of voters now support impeachment hearings.
o Independent voters are opposed to impeachment hearings by a margin of 33.5 percent support to 49.6 percent
opposed.

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MICHIGAN STATEWIDE SURVEY
POST LABOR DAY SURVEY/ SEPTEMBER 2018
Hello, my name is __________. I’m not selling anything. I’m doing a survey of voters in our community. It should take
approximately ten minutes.
A. Are you registered to vote at the address I am calling?
1. Yes…..CONTINUE 100.0 percent

2. No….TERMINATE
B. Thinking about the General Election on November 6th of this year, would you say are definitely going to vote, probably going
to vote, probably not going to vote, or definitely not going to vote?
1. Definitely going to vote….CONTINUE 87.0 percent

2. Probably going to vote….CONTINUE 13.0 percent
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3. Probably not going to vote….TERMINATE
4. Definitely not going to vote….TERMINATE
0. And could you tell me in what county you vote in?
1. UP/North 13.0 percent

2. West 11.2 percent
3. Southwest 8.3 percent
4. Mid Michigan 8.7 percent
5. East Central 7.7 percent
6. Oakland 13.2 percent
7. Macomb 8.5 percent
8. Wayne 11.7 percent
9. City of Detroit 6.7 percent
10. Remainder of Detroit MSA 11.2 percent
1. CODE:
1. Outstate (UP/North, West, Southwest, Mid, East Central) 49.2 percent

2. Metro Detroit
(Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, Detroit, Detroit MSA) 50.8 percent
2. Generally speaking, do you think the nation is on the right track of would you say the nation is on the wrong track?
1. Right track 38.2 percent

2. Wrong track 48.2 percent
3. Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER 13.7 percent
3. And what about Michigan, do you think things in Michigan are on the right track or would you say they have gotten off on the
wrong track?
1. Right Track 46.0 percent

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2. Wrong Track 40.0 percent
4. And do you think things in Detroit are on the right track or would you say they have gotten off on the wrong track?
1. Right track 49.8 percent

2. Wrong track 20.1 percent
3. Don’t Know/ Refused….DO NOT OFFER 30.1 percent
5. And what would you say is the most important issue facing our community right now?
And what would you say is the most important issue facing
our community right now? Number Percent
Jobs and the Economy 101 16.8 percent
Roads and Bridges 77 12.8 percent
Water and Sewer Infrastructure 26 4.3 percent
Government Spending 14 2.3 percent
High Taxes 13 2.2 percent
Education Quality 29 4.8 percent
Education Funding 25 4.2 percent
Auto Insurance Rates 14 2.3 percent
Crime and Drugs 49 8.2 percent
Poor Leadership/ Divided Politics 37 6.2 percent
Immigration 16 2.7 percent
Community Development 9 1.5 percent
Availability of Health Care 31 5.2 percent
Environmental Issues 15 2.5 percent
Morality and Social issues 21 3.5 percent
Racism/ Racial Inequality 5 0.8 percent
High Cost of Living/ Homelessness 22 3.7 percent
Poor Public Transportation 3 0.5 percent
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Misc 0 0.0 percent
Don't know/ Refused/ Nothing 93 15.5 percent
Total 600 100.0 percent
6. If the election for State House was held today, generally speaking would you say you would vote for the [ROTATE]
Democratic candidate or would you vote for the Republican candidate?
1. Democratic 46.1 percent

2. Republican 33.9 percent
3. Don’t Know/ Depends…DO NOT OFFER 19.2 percent
4. Refused…DO NOT OFFER 0.8 percent
I am going to read you the names of several people you might have heard of. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or
unfavorable impression of that person.
7. Donald Trump NAME ID: 99.0 percent
1. Heard, favorable 37.0 percent

2. Heard, unfavorable 56.6 percent
3. Heard, no opinion 5.4 percent
4. Never heard of 0.0 percent
5. Don’t Know/ Refused 1.0 percent
8. Bill Schuette NAME ID: 88.4 percent


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9. Gretchen Whitmer NAME ID: 80.9 percent

10. Garlin Gilchrest NAME ID: 28.1 percent

11. Lisa Posthumous Lyons NAME ID: 31.5 percent

12. Debbie Stabenow NAME ID: 97.7 percent


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13. John James NAME ID: 54.3 percent

14. Tom Leonard NAME ID: 23.0 percent

15. Dana Nessel NAME ID: 17.1 percent

16. Jocelyn Benson NAME ID: 18.7 percent


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17. Mary Treder Lang NAME ID: 14.3 percent

18. Jennifer Granholm NAME ID: 95.4 percent

19. Rick Snyder NAME ID: 99.0 percent

20. Betsy DeVos NAME ID: 90.5 percent


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21. Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Donald Trump as President of the United States? ASK: WOULD
THAT BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE?
1. Strongly approve 25.5 percent APPROVE: 44.3 percent

2. Somewhat approve 18.8 percent
3. Somewhat disapprove 6.9 percent
4. Strongly disapprove 44.2 percent DISAPPROVE: 51.1 percent
5. Neither/ Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER 4.6 percent
22. Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Debbie Stabenow as United States Senator? ASK: WOULD THAT
BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE?
1. Strongly approve 26.5 percent APPROVE 54.0 percent

4. Strongly disapprove 16.8 percent DISAPPROVE 30.9 percent
23. Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Rick Snyder as Governor of Michigan? ASK: WOULD THAT BE
STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE?

24. Do you approve or disapprove the job being done by Betsy DeVos as US Secretary of Education? ASK: WOULD THAT

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25. Thinking back eight years to 2010, do you think things in Michigan have gotten better than they were eight years ago, things
have gotten worse than they were eight years ago, or would you say things are about the same as they were eight years ago?
1. Better 55.9 percent

2. Worse 18.6 percent
3. About the same 22.5 percent
26. If the election for United States Senator were held today and [ROTATE] John James
was the Republican candidates, Debbie Stabenow was the Democratic candidate, George Huffman was the US Taxpayers
candidate, Marcia Squier was the Green candidate, and John Howard Wilhelm was the Natural Law candidate, who would you
vote for to be Michigan’s United State Senator? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY DO YOU LEAN?
1. Stabenow/ Democratic 51.2 percent STABENOW 55.5 percent

2. Lean Stabenow 4.3 percent
3. James/ Republican 29.6 percent JAMES 32.6 percent
4. Lean James 3.0 percent
5. Huffman/ US Taxpayers 0.3 percent THIRD PARTY: 2.0 percent
6. Squier/ Green 1.0 percent
7. Wilhelm/ Natural Law 0.7 percent
8. Don’t Know/ Refused….DO NOT OFFER 10.0 percent UNDECIDED 10.0 percent
27. If the election for Michigan Governor were held today and [ROTATE] Gretchen Whitmer was the Democratic candidate, Bill
Schuette was the Republican candidate, Bill Gelineau was the Libertarian candidate, Todd Schleiger was the US Taxpayers
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candidate, Jennifer Kurland was the Green candidate, and Keith Butkovich was the Natural Law candidate, who would you
vote for to be Governor? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY DO YOU LEAN?
1. Whitmer/ Democratic 46.2 percent WHITMER 49.8 percent

2. Lean Whitmer 3.6 percent
3. Schuette/ Republican 31.3 percent SCHUETTE 36.1 percent
4. Lean Schuette 4.8 percent
5. Gelineau/ Libertarian 2.3 percent THIRD PARTY: 4.1 percent
6. Schleiger/ US Taxpayers 0.5 percent
7. Kurland/ Green 0.8 percent
8. Butkovich / Natural Law 0.5 percent
9. Don’t Know/ Refused….DO NOT OFFER 10.0 percent UNDECIDED: 10.0 percent
28. If the election for Michigan Attorney General were held today and [ROTATE] Tom Leonard was the Republican candidate,
Dana Nessel was the Democratic candidate, Gerald Van Sickle was the US Taxpayers candidate, and Lisa Lane Gioia was the
Libertarian candidate, who would you vote for to be Michigan’s Attorney General? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH
WAY DO YOU LEAN?
1. Nessel/ Democratic 38.8 percent NESSEL: 42.3 percent

2. Lean Nessel 3.5 percent
3. Leonard/ Republican 25.8 percent LEONARD: 29.4 percent
4. Lean Leonard 3.6 percent
5. Gioia/ Libertairan 3.3 percent THIRD PARTY: 4.6 percent
6. Van Sickle/ US Taxpayers 1.3 percent
7. Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER 23.7 percent UNDECIDED: 23.7 percent
29. If the election for Secretary of State were held today and [ROTATE] Jocelyn Benson was the Democratic candidate, Mary
Treder Lang was the Republican candidate, Gregory Scott Stempfle was the Libertarian candidate, and Robert Gale was the
US Taxpayers candidate, who would you vote for to be Michigan’s Secretary of State? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH
WAY DO YOU LEAN?
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1. Benson/ Democratic 39.8 percent BENSON 43.7 percent
2. Lean Benson 3.9 percent
3. Lang/ Republican 26.0 percent LANG 28.5 percent
4. Lean Lang 2.5 percent
5. Stempfle/ Libertarian 3.9 percent THIRD PARTY: 5.2 percent
6. Gale/ US Taxpayers 1.3 percent
7. Don’t Know/ Refused….DO NOT OFFER 22.5 percent UNDECIDED: 22.5 percent
30. Michigan voters will decide several ballot proposals on Election Day. Would you say you support or oppose a proposal to
legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan? ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST
SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?
1. Strongly support 37.8 percent SUPPORT: 56.2 percent

2. Somewhat support 18.4 percent
3. Somewhat oppose 8.2 percent OPPOSE: 38.0 percent
4. Strongly oppose 29.8 percent
31. And would you say you support or oppose an amendment to Michigan’s Constitution that would create an Independent
Redistricting Commission to be in charge of redrawing Michigan’s legislative and congressional district boundaries. ASK:
WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?
1. Strongly support 22.7 percent SUPPORT 37.8 percent

3. Somewhat oppose 11.2 percent OPPOSE 31.4 percent
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32. Do you support or oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court? ASK: WOULD THAT
BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?
1. Strongly Support 22.5 percent SUPPORT 36.3 percent

2. Somewhat Support 13.8 percent
3. Somewhat Oppose 10.5 percent OPPOSE: 38.8 percent
4. Strongly Oppose 28.3 percent
33. Do you support or oppose the investigation being conducted by Robert Mueller into Russian meddling in the 2016 election?
ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?
1. Strongly Support 46.4 percent SUPPORT 62.7 percent

2. Somewhat Support 16.3 percent
3. Somewhat Oppose 6.3 percent OPPOSE: 31.3 percent
4. Strongly Oppose 25.0 percent
5. Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER 6.1 percent UNDECIDED 6.1 percent
34. And would you say the investigation is fair or would you say the investigation is rigged?
1. Fair 51.3 percent

2. Rigged 31.9 percent
35. Do you support or oppose regulating internet search engines like Google to make sure that positive stories about the Trump
Administration are more highly placed in internet searches?

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3. Somewhat oppose 8.4 percent
4. Strongly oppose 47.0 percent OPPOSE 55.4 percent
5. Neither support, nor oppose…DO NOT OFFER 12.8 percent NEITHER 12.8 percent
6. Don’t Know/ Refused….DO NOT OFFER 7.2 percent UNDECICDED 7.2 percent
36. Do you support or oppose President Trump’s imposition of trade sanctions on other countries? ASK: WOULD THAT BE
STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?

3. Somewhat oppose 11.8 percent OPPOSE 50.0 percent
5. Neither support, nor oppose…DO NOT OFFER 5.6 percent NEITHER 5.6 percent
6. Don’t Know/ Refused….DO NOT OFFER 3.6 percent UNDECIDED 3.6 percent
37. Would you agree or disagree with President Trump that the media are the enemy of the people? ASK: WOULD THAT BE
STRONGLY AGREE/DISAGREE OR JUST SOMEWHAT AGREE/DISAGREE?
1. Strongly agree 18.6 percent AGREE 29.8 percent

2. Somewhat agree 11.2 percent
3. Somewhat disagree 11.8 percent DISAGREE 64.4 percent
4. Strongly disagree 52.6 percent
5. Neither agree, nor disagree 3.9 percent NEITHER 3.9 percent

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38. Would you say that President Trump’s performance in office will or will not be a major factor in how you vote this November?
IF YES, ASK: AND WILL YOU BE VOTING TO SUPPORT PRESIDENT TRUMP OR WILL YOU BE VOTING TO
OPPOSE PRESIDENT TRUMP?
1. Yes, Support Trump 27.3 percent

2. Yes, Oppose Trump 40.6 percent
3. No, Will Not Be a Major Factor 28.8 percent
39. Do you support or oppose the House of Representative bringing impeachment proceedings against President Trump? ASK:
WOULD YOU STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?

3. Somewhat oppose 11.8 percent
4. Strongly oppose 37.3 percent OPPOSE 49.1 percent
Now, just a few questions for statistical purposes.
40. Generally speaking, would you say you tend to vote mostly for Republican candidates, do you vote mostly for Democratic
candidates, or would you say that you vote equally for both Republican and Democratic candidates? IF VOTE EQUALLY
ASK: WOULD YOU SAY YOU LEAN MORE TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OR MORE TO THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY, OR WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE AN INDEPENDENT VOTER?
1. Strong Democratic….MOVE TO Q42 35.2 percent DEMOCRATIC 42.9 percent

2. Lean Democratic…MOVE TO Q42 7.7 percent
3. Independent….MOVE TO Q43 20.2 percent INDEPENDENT 20.2 percent
4. Lean Republican….MOVE TO Q41 13.3 percent
5. Strong Republican….MOVE TO Q41 23.5 percent REPULICAN 36.8 percent
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6. Other/Refused/ Don’t Know…DO NOT OFFER/ MOVE TO Q43 0.0 percent
41. And would you say you are more a support of Donald Trump or more a supporter of the Republican Party?
1. Donald Trump 46.0 percent

2. Republican Party 42.9 percent
3. Both…DO NOT OFFER 8.0 percent
42. And would you say you were more a supporter or Hillary Clinton or more a supporter of Bernie Sanders?
1. Hillary Clinton 44.8 percent

2. Bernie Sanders 43.3 percent
3. Both ….DO NOT OFFER 6.5 percent
43. Do you or does any member of your family belong to a labor union or teachers association?
1. Yes 35.0 percent

2. No 64.0 percent
44. And on a scale of one to ten, with one being very low and ten being very high, how motivated are you to vote in this
November’s election? You can name any number from one to ten.
SCORE: 9.4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DK/Ref
0.5 percent 0.0 percent 0.0 percent 0.3 percent 2.0 percent 1.8 percent 4.8 percent 9.9 percent 7.1 percent
73.7 percent 0.0 percent
45. What would be the last year of schooling you completed?

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1. High School Graduate or less 21.7 percent
2. Vocational Training/ Some Community College/ Some Coll26.3 percent
3. College Graduate 51.5 percent
46. Could you please tell me in what year you were born?
1. 18-29 (1989-2000) 12.7 percent

2. 30-39 (1979-1988) 16.8 percent
3. 40-49 (1969-1978) 16.4 percent
4. 50-64 (1954-1968) 30.8 percent
5. 65+ (1953 and before) 23.0 percent
47. And where would you say you primarily get your POLITICAL news?
1. Local television news 26.2 percent

2. Fox News 12.3 percent
3. CNN/MSNBC 13.0 percent
4. Networks (ABC/CBS/NBC) 6.6 percent
5. Radio 7.9 percent
6. Newspapers and newspaper websites 11.0 percent
7. Social media like Facebook and Twitter 6.7 percent
8. Political websites like Breitbart, the Huffington Post
or the Drudge Report 7.6 percent
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9. Other__________________________________________ 4.4 percent
48. And what is your race or ethnic background?
1. Caucasian 77.8 percent

2. African American 11.3 percent
3. Hispanic/Puerto Rican/ Mexican American 1.6 percent
4. Asian 1.5 percent
5. Mixed Race…DO NOT OFFER 2.3 percent
6. Native American 1.3 percent
7. Other/ Don’t Know/ Refused…DO NOT OFFER 4.1 percent
49. Gender: BY OBSERVATION
1. Male 48.0 percent

2. Female 52.0 percent
50. TELEPHONE
1. Cell 36.3 percent

2. Landline 63.7 percent
51. This survey was commissioned by the news media. Occasionally, they choose to talk to several participants of the survey.
Can we release your name and telephone to them if they want to talk to you? Or would you prefer that your opinions remain
confidential? IF YES, ASK:
AND CAN YOU CONFIRM YOUR NAME? _______________________________
WRITE IN TELEPHONE NUMBER ______________________________________
AND CAN WE RELEASE YOUR RESPONSES OR WOULD YOU PREFER THAT YOUR RESPONSES REMAIN
CONFIDENTIAL?
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1. Yes, release responses.
2. No, responses remain confidential.
Thank you. That completes our survey.
2. Generally speaking, do you think the nation is on the right track of would you say the nation is on the wrong track?
Right Wrong
Metro 33.7 percent 55.7 percent
Out State 42.8 percent 40.5 percent
Strong Dem 7.9 percent 82.2 percent

Lean Dem 10.6 percent 78.7 percent
Lean GOP 74.1 percent 12.3 percent
Strong GOP 80.4 percent 9.1 percent
Male 43.5 percent 44.9 percent

Female 33.1 percent 51.3 percent
Union 37.6 percent 49.8 percent

Non Union 38.6 percent 47.3 percent

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3. And what about Michigan, do you think things in Michigan are on the right track or would you say they have gotten off on the
wrong track?
Right Wrong




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4. And do you think things in Detroit are on the right track or would you say they have gotten off on the wrong track?
Right Wrong




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6. If the election for State House was held today, generally speaking would you say you would vote for the [ROTATE]
Democratic candidate or would you vote for the Republican candidate?
Dem GOP




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7. Donald Trump
Favorable Unfavorable No Opinion Never Heard

Metro 31.4 percent 63.4 percent 4.5 percent 0.0 percent
Out State 42.8 percent 49.5 percent 6.4 percent 0.0 percent
Strong Dem 4.2 percent 92.1 percent 1.9 percent 0.0 percent
Lean Dem 4.3 percent 89.4 percent 6.4 percent 0.0 percent
Independent 26.0 percent 56.9 percent 15.4 percent 0.0 percent
Lean GOP 74.1 percent 25.9 percent 0.0 percent 0.0 percent
Strong GOP 85.3 percent 9.8 percent 4.9 percent 0.0 percent
Male 40.1 percent 50.7 percent 7.8 percent 0.0 percent

Female 34.1 percent 62.1 percent 3.2 percent 0.0 percent
Union 33.8 percent 57.7 percent 7.5 percent 0.0 percent

Non Union 38.3 percent 56.3 percent 4.4 percent 0.0 percent
18-29 28.6 percent 67.5 percent 3.9 percent 0.0 percent

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65+ 35.7 percent 56.4 percent 5.0 percent 0.0 percent
8. Bill Schuette




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9. Gretchen Whitmer




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10. Garlin Gilchrest




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11. Lisa Posthumous Lyons




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12. Debbie Stabenow




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13. John James




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14. Tom Leonard




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15. Dana Nessel




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16. Jocelyn Benson




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17. Mary Treder Lang




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18. Jennifer Granholm




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19. Rick Snyder




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20. Betsy DeVos




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21. Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Donald Trump as President of the United States? ASK: WOULD
THAT BE STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE?
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly

Approve Approve Disapprove Disapprove



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22. Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Debbie Stabenow as United States Senator? ASK: WOULD THAT




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23. Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by Rick Snyder as Governor of Michigan? ASK: WOULD THAT BE
STRONGLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE OR JUST SOMEWHAT APPROVE/DISAPPROVE?




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24. Do you approve or disapprove the job being done by Betsy DeVos as US Secretary of Education? ASK: WOULD THAT




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25. Thinking back eight years to 2010, do you think things in Michigan have gotten better than they were eight years ago, things
have gotten worse than they were eight years ago, or would you say things are about the same as they were eight years ago?
Better Worse Same

Metro 57.3 percent 18.4 percent 20.7 percent
Out State 54.5 percent 18.7 percent 24.4 percent
Strong Dem 36.4 percent 32.2 percent 26.6 percent

Lean Dem 38.3 percent 29.8 percent 29.8 percent
Lean GOP 70.4 percent 7.4 percent 21.0 percent
Strong GOP 84.6 percent 2.8 percent 10.5 percent
Male 60.9 percent 16.0 percent 20.7 percent

Female 51.3 percent 21.0 percent 24.2 percent
Union 53.5 percent 20.7 percent 21.1 percent

Non Union 56.8 percent 17.5 percent 23.7 percent
18-29 54.5 percent 11.7 percent 24.7 percent

65+ 47.1 percent 21.4 percent 30.0 percent

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26. If the election for United States Senator were held today and [ROTATE] John James
was the Republican candidates, Debbie Stabenow was the Democratic candidate, George Huffman was the US Taxpayers
candidate, Marcia Squier was the Green candidate, and John Howard Wilhelm was the Natural Law candidate, who would you
vote for to be Michigan’s United State Senator? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY DO YOU LEAN?
Stabenow Lean James Lean Undecided

Metro 57.3 percent 4.2 percent 26.5 percent 2.3 percent 7.4 percent
Out State 44.8 percent 4.3 percent 32.8 percent 3.7 percent 12.7 percent
Strong Dem 86.9 percent 6.1 percent 1.9 percent 0.5 percent 3.7 percent
Lean Dem 83.0 percent 4.3 percent 2.1 percent 0.0 percent 6.4 percent
Independent 49.6 percent 4.9 percent 9.8 percent 3.3 percent 29.3 percent
Lean GOP 17.3 percent 2.5 percent 59.3 percent 4.9 percent 13.6 percent
Strong GOP 7.7 percent 2.1 percent 80.4 percent 6.3 percent 2.1 percent
Male 48.0 percent 3.7 percent 35.0 percent 3.4 percent 7.5 percent
Female 54.1 percent 4.8 percent 24.5 percent 2.5 percent 12.4 percent
Union 54.9 percent 4.2 percent 27.2 percent 2.3 percent 9.4 percent
Non Union 49.6 percent 4.4 percent 30.3 percent 3.3 percent 10.5 percent
18-29 48.1 percent 6.5 percent 23.4 percent 7.8 percent 11.7 percent
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65+ 60.0 percent 1.4 percent 27.9 percent 1.4 percent 7.9 percent
27. If the election for Michigan Governor were held today and [ROTATE] Gretchen Whitmer was the Democratic candidate, Bill
Schuette was the Republican candidate, Bill Gelineau was the Libertarian candidate, Todd Schleiger was the US Taxpayers
candidate, Jennifer Kurland was the Green candidate, and Keith Butkovich was the Natural Law candidate, who would you
vote for to be Governor? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH WAY DO YOU LEAN?
Whitmer Lean Schuette Lean Undecided

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28. If the election for Michigan Attorney General were held today and [ROTATE] Tom Leonard was the Republican candidate,
Dana Nessel was the Democratic candidate, Gerald Van Sickle was the US Taxpayers candidate, and Lisa Lane Gioia was the
Libertarian candidate, who would you vote for to be Michigan’s Attorney General? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH
WAY DO YOU LEAN?
Nessel Lean Leonard Lean Undecided

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29. If the election for Secretary of State were held today and [ROTATE] Jocelyn Benson was the Democratic candidate, Mary
Treder Lang was the Republican candidate, Gregory Scott Stempfle was the Libertarian candidate, and Robert Gale was the
US Taxpayers candidate, who would you vote for to be Michgian’s Secretary of State? IF DON’T KNOW, ASK: WHICH
WAY DO YOU LEAN?
Benson Lean Lang Lean Undecided


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30. Michigan voters will decide several ballot proposals on Election Day. Would you say you support or oppose a proposal to
legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan? ASK: WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST
SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?

Support Support Oppose Oppose




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31. And would you say you support or oppose an amendment to Michigan’s Constitution that would create an Independent
Redistricting Commission to be in charge of redrawing Michigan’s legislative and congressional district boundaries. ASK:
WOULD THAT BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?





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32. Do you support or oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court? ASK: WOULD THAT
BE STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?





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33. Do you support or oppose the investigation being conducted by Robert Mueller into Russian meddling in the 2016 election?





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34. And would you say the investigation is fair or would you say the investigation is rigged?
Fair Rigged





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35. Do you support or oppose regulating internet search engines like Google to make sure that positive stories about the Trump
Administration are more highly placed in internet searches?





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36. Do you support or oppose President Trump’s imposition of trade sanctions on other countries? ASK: WOULD THAT BE
STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?





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37. Would you agree or disagree with President Trump that the media are the enemy of the people? ASK: WOULD THAT BE
STRONGLY AGREE/DISAGREE OR JUST SOMEWHAT AGREE/DISAGREE?

Agree Agree Disagree Disagree




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38. Would you say that President Trump’s performance in office will or will not be a major factor in how you vote this November?
IF YES, ASK: AND WILL YOU BE VOTING TO SUPPORT PRESIDENT TRUMP OR WILL YOU BE VOTING TO
OPPOSE PRESIDENT TRUMP?
Yes, Support Yes, Oppose Not a Major Factor

Metro 22.3 percent 46.3 percent 29.8 percent
Out State 32.4 percent 34.8 percent 27.8 percent
Strong Dem 5.6 percent 75.7 percent 16.4 percent

Lean Dem 2.1 percent 72.3 percent 25.5 percent
Lean GOP 45.7 percent 8.6 percent 35.8 percent
Strong GOP 61.5 percent 2.1 percent 35.7 percent
Male 29.3 percent 35.7 percent 31.3 percent

Female 25.5 percent 45.2 percent 26.4 percent
Union 26.8 percent 41.8 percent 27.7 percent

Non Union 27.2 percent 40.4 percent 29.3 percent

65+ 32.9 percent 42.1 percent 22.1 percent

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39. Do you support or oppose the House of Representative bringing impeachment proceedings against President Trump? ASK:
WOULD YOU STRONGLY SUPPORT/OPPOSE OR JUST SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?





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44. And on a scale of one to ten, with one being very low and ten being very high, how motivated are you to vote in this
November’s election?
SCORE
Metro 9.5
Out State 9.3
Strong Dem 9.5

Lean Dem 9.5
Independent 9.1
Lean GOP 9.2
Strong GOP 9.4
Male 9.2
Female 9.5
Union 9.3
Non Union 9.4
18-29 8.8
30-39 9.0
40-49 9.2
50-64 9.5
65+ 9.8

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MICHIGAN STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION VOTER SURVEY

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 1

18 Aggregate Survey Results

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 2

Lay of the Land

o Party affiliation provides no statistically significant differences in how Detroit is viewed.

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 3

o 16.8 percent jobs and the economy

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 4

Generic Ballot Test: +12.2 percent Democratic

Gender/ Region Democratic Republican Difference

All About Trump: 56.6 percent Continue to View Him Unfavorably

 Independent men view Trump unfavorably by a margin of 20.8 percent-54.2 percent.

o Men view Trump unfavorably by a margin of 40.1 percent-50.7 percent.

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 6

Gender/Region Favorable Unfavorable Difference

o 40.6 percent of voters plan to vote to oppose Trump.

View on Trump Democrat Republican

Trump Impression Local News FOX CNN/MSNBC Networks Radio Newspapers

Devos Versus Granholm

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 8

Governor’s Race: Whitmer Holds Large 13.7 percent Point Lead

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 9

US Senate Race: Stabenow Cruising To Re-Election/ Up by 22.9 percent

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 10

Party Affiliation Nessel Leonard Undecided

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 11

Secretary of State: Benson Leads by 15.2 percent

Party Affiliation Benson Lang Undecided

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 12

Party Affiliation Support Oppose

Age Support Oppose

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 13

Party Affiliation Support Oppose

Voters Split on Kavanaugh Appointment

Party Affiliation Support Oppose

Voters Strongly Behind Mueller Investigation By 2-1 Margin

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 14

Mueller Views Local TV FOX CNN/MSNBC Networks Radio Newspapers

No Support for Regulating Search Engines

Party Affiliation Support Oppose

Michigan Voters Oppose Trump on Trade Sanctions

 Republicans are now the state’s strongest advocates of trade sanctions.

Party Affiliation Support Oppose

 74.6 percent of FOX viewers support the President’s trade sanctions.

Republicans Believe Media Is The Enemy of the People

Party Affiliation Agree Disagree

Position Local TV FOX CNN/MSNBC Networks Radio Newspapers

40.8 percent Support Impeachment Hearings

Michigan Statewide General Election Survey 17

A. Are you registered to vote at the address I am calling?

1. Yes…..CONTINUE 100.0 percent

1. Definitely going to vote….CONTINUE 87.0 percent

0. And could you tell me in what county you vote in?

1. UP/North 13.0 percent

1. Outstate (UP/North, West, Southwest, Mid, East Central) 49.2 percent

1. Right track 38.2 percent

1. Right Track 46.0 percent

1. Right track 49.8 percent

1. Democratic 46.1 percent

7. Donald Trump NAME ID: 99.0 percent

1. Heard, favorable 37.0 percent

8. Bill Schuette NAME ID: 88.4 percent

1. Heard, favorable 26.2 percent