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ANGRY AMERICANSDouglas E. Schoen, LLC

May 10, 2011

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Overview This survey was conducted with a representative sample

of 600 American adults across the country on April 29th

May 1st, 2011.

The purpose of the survey was to assess the sentimentsand attitudes of Americans generally, and specifically

towards our political system, government, and the issues

facing our country.

The margin of error is +/-4%.

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Overview Generally speaking, Americans are angry and nervous

about the economic and fiscal issues facing the country,

and feel that the federal government is not adequately

addressing these issues.

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Federal Government Solving Economic

Problems

18%

70%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Federal

government

Solving oureconomic

problems

Not solving

our

economicproblems

By almost four-to-one,Americans saygovernment is not

solving our economicproblems.

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Economy and Jobs

12%

81%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Our economy

Deliveringthe jobs we

need

Is not

delivering

jobs weneed

Respondents say oureconomy is notdelivering the jobs we

need by 81% to 12%.

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Anger towards the Countrys Economic

Situation Americans are angry about the economic situation facing

the country.

They say that they are angry that the economy isstagnating while big corporations are posting recordprofits by 65% to 31%.

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Anger towards Big Corporations65%

31%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

The economy is stagnang while big corporaons are posng

record profits

Angry

Not angry

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Anger towards Rising Gas Prices

89%

11%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

The rising price of gas and other commodies

Upset

Not upset

They are upset about rising gas prices, 89% to 11%.

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Impact of Countrys Economic Situation

Cutting Social Services

48%

37%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Have any key social services or

programs been cut because of

the economic downturn?

Yes

No

A plurality (48%) saykey social services orprograms have been

cut because of theeconomic downturn.

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Economic Issues and President Obama And while Americans are very concerned about the

economic and fiscal issues facing the country, they do not

feel that neither President Obama nor the Republicans

are addressing these issues. They say Obama does not have a real plan to cut the

deficit, 55% to 33%, and that he does not have a real plan

to cut spending, 46% to 42%.

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Obama and the Deficit

33%

55%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Do you think that Obama has a real plan to cut

the deficit, or does he not have a real plan?

Real plan

Does not have a real plan

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Obama and Cutting Spending

42%

46%

40%

41%

42%

43%

44%

45%

46%

47%

Do you think Obama has a real plan to cut

spending, or does he not have a real plan?

Real plan

Does not have a real plan

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Obama and Balancing the Budget They also say Obama does not have a real plan to

balance the budget, 50% to 40%.

40%

50%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Do you think Obama has a real plan to

balance the budget, or does he not have a

real plan?

Real plan

Does not have a real

plan

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Republicans Addressing Major IssuesRespondents do notfeel more confident inthe Republican Party.

They say theRepublicans have just

criticized Obama ratherthan made positive

proposals to change

America, 58% to 29%.

29%

58%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Republican Party

Made

posiveproposals

to change

America

Have just

cricized

Obama

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Impact of Personal Economic Situation

Given that Americans are concerned about the countryseconomic issues and feel that neither party is adequately

addressing these issues, it makes sense that they feel

frustrated and upset. Over half (52%) say their personal economic situation

makes them nervous. 48% say it makes them anxious,

44% say it makes them upset, and 30% say it makesthem angry.

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52%48%

44%

30%

45%49%

54%

68%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%70%

80%

Nervous Anxious Upset Angry

Generally speaking, does your personal economic

situa5on make you

Yes

No

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Taxing the Wealthy Americans feel that the wealthiest Americans are not

paying their fair share of taxes. They say we should

increase taxes on the wealthiest Americans, 62% to 26%.

Further, they support increasing taxes on the wealthiestas a means of balancing the budget, 68% to 27%.

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Taxes of the Wealthy

26%

62%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

The wealthiest Americans

Pay their fare share of

taxes

We should increase taxes

on the wealthiest

Americans

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Taxing the Wealthy to Balance the Budget

68%

27%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Increase taxes on the wealthiest Americans as a means of

balancing the budget

Support

Oppose

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Nervousness 70% of Americans are nervous about their retirement

because of their personal economic situation.

45% are nervous about being able to put their childrenthrough college, 31% are nervous about starting a family,and 29% are nervous about being able to afford to buy a

home.

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Nervousness

70%

45%

31% 29%30%

48%56%

63%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

About

rerement

About being

able to put

your children

through college

About starng

a family

About being

able to afford

to buy a home

Because of your personal economic situa5on, are you

nervous

Nervous

Not nervous

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Income53%

42%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Would you say that you feel

stagnated in terms of your

income?

Yes

No

Respondents say theyfeel stagnant in termsof their income, 53% to

42%.

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Lifestyle

44%

54%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Do you feel like you don't

make enough money to

live your life the way you

want to?

Yes

No

44% of Americans feellike they dont makeenough money to live

their life the way theywant to.

54% disagree.

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Second Job

14%

28%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Because of my

family's economic

situaon

I have

taken on asecond job

I have

thought

about

taking on a

second job

14% have taken on asecond job because oftheir familys economic

situation, and 28%have thought about

taking on a second job

because of their

familys economicsituation.

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Health and Marriage

27% 26%

70% 70%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%80%

Health Marriage

Has your familys economic situa5on impacted your

Yes

No

27% say their familys economic situation has impacted their health,and 26% of those married say it has impacted their marriage.

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MarriageOf those who say theirfamilys economicsituation has impacted

their marriage, 57%say their relationship

with their spouse has

become worse, while

34% say it has becomestronger.

34%

57%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

How has your marriage

been affected by your

family's economic

situaon?

Strongerrelaonship

with spouse

Relaonship

with spouse

has

worsened

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Sex LifeOf those who say theyare angry about theirpersonal economic

situation, 13% say theiranger has impacted

their sex life. 78% say

it has not.13%

78%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Has anger about your

personal economic

situaon impacted your

sex life?

Yes

No

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Sex LifeOf those who say theiranger has impactedtheir sex life, 63% say

they experienced alower sex drive all or

some of the time.

One-third say rarely ornever.

63%

33%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Have you

experienced a

lower sex drive?

All/some of

the me

Rarely/never

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Loss of SleepOf those who say theyare angry about theirpersonal economic

situation, 56% say theyhave lost sleep

because of their anger

all or some of the time.

41% say they haverarely or never.

56%

41%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Have you lost sleep

because of anger

about your

economic situaon?

All/some of

the me

Rarely/never

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