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CLARUS RESEARCH GROUP 1201 CONNECTICUT AVE. NW, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 PHONE: 202.683.3146 WWW.CLARUSRG.COM

District of Columbia PollMarch 2011

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2CLARUS RESEARCH GROUP 1201 CONNECTICUT AVE. NW, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 PHONE: 202.683.3146 WWW.CLARUSRG.COM

POLLING. FOCUS GROUPS. MARKET STUDIES. MEMBERSHIP SURVEYS. MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING.

SURVEY INFORMATION AND METHODOLOGY

SAMPLE UNIVERSE District of Columbia Registered Voters

SAMPLE SIZE N=500, margin of error +/-4.4%

Sample composition:

GENDER: 55% women, 45% menRACE: 55% African American, 38% white, 7% other

INTERVIEW DATES March 21-22, 2011

INTERVIEWING Live telephone interviewing

CONDUCTED BY Clarus Research Group

Ron Faucheux, President/Chief Project Analyst

Michael Hutshneker, Analyst/Senior Associate

Note: Clarus conducted this survey for its own use. No client, candidate,

or political committee sponsored or paid for this survey.

KEY An asterisk (*) indicates 0.4% or less.

Due to rounding, columns do not always add up to 100%.

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Mayor Grays job approval rating

is more negative (40%) thanpositive (31%). A high percentageof DC voters (30%) dont yet have

an opinion of his performance.

Gray does better among African

Americans (42%) than whites(17%). He also does better among

Democrats (32%) than non-Democrats (25%). From a regional

standpoint, his approval rating ishigher in the area of the city thatcomprises wards 4, 5, 7, and 8

(42%) than he does in wards 1, 2,3, and 6 (21%). Gray does worstamong white men (12%) and best

among black women (43%).

Kwame Browns rating tiltsdecidedly negative (43% disapprove

to 27% approve). He does better

among blacks (38%) than whites(12%). His rating is a net positive

among blacks (38% approval to30% disapproval) and in the areacomprising wards 4, 5, 7, and 8

(36% approve, 19% disapprove).

KEY FINDINGS:APPROVAL RATINGS I am going to read you a list of public officials. Please tell me whether you approve ordisapprove of the job each is doing... If youve never heard of any of these names, please just say so.

Approve DisapproveDon't know/no answer

President Barack Obama88% 9% 4%

Police Chief Cathy Lanier 84 7 9

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton 82 10 8

The D.C. City Council 54 22 24

Acting Education Chancellor Kaya

Henderson42 8 50

Mayor Vincent Gray 31 40 29

D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown 27 43 30

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Gray earns net positive ratings for

and improving public educationand keeping in touch with averagecitizens. His ratings lean negative

on every other issue tested. Largepercentages of voters (22% to31%) have not yet made up their

minds.

Appointments and ethics are hisworst areas (17% and 23%

approval, respectively). Nearly threeout of five voters (59%) disapproveof his appointments to city jobs and

a solid majority also disapprove ofhim on ethics standards (54%).

Grays handling of appointmentsengenders heavy net negative

ratings among whites (9% approve,78% disapprove) and blacks (25%

approve, 48% disapprove). Grayshandling of ethics also engendersnet negative ratings among both

whites (13% approve, 71%disapprove) and blacks (32%approve, 43% disapprove).

KEY FINDINGS:GRAY ISSUE RATINGS Now, please tell me whether you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor Vincent Gray ishandling the following issues

Approve DisapproveDon't know/no answer

Improving public education 45% 26% 28%

Keeping in touch with average citizens 40 30 30

Bringing people together to solve problems 31 38 31

Managing city government 30 41 29

Providing strong leadership 28 46 26

Living up to high standards of ethics 23 54 22

Appointing the right people to city jobs 17 59 23

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The April 26 Council at-large

special election is wide open.Former council member and citywidecandidate Orange starts in the lead,

but nearly half of the electorate isundecided.

Biddle and Mara are now runningneck-and-neck for second place, but

neither yet breaks single-digitscitywide. Mayor Gray and Council

Chairman Kwame Brown haveendorsed Biddle, the interim councilat-large appointee. Mara is the only

Republican in the race; hes tied withOrange among white voters.

KEY FINDINGS:D.C. CITY COUNCIL AT-LARE SEAT One final question... There will be a special election next month for an at-large seat on the D.C. City Council. Of the following candidates for Council-at-large, which ONE would you most likely vote for

(ROTATE) Dorothy Douglas, Vincent Orange, Sekou Biddle, Bryan Weaver, Josh Lopez, Tom Brown, Patrick Mara, AlanPage, or Arkan Haile?

WARDS

All White Black 1, 2, 3 & 6 4, 5, 7 & 8

Vincent Orange 28% 14% 37% 21% 36%

Sekou Biddle 6 7 6 6 6Patrick Mara 6 14 1 10 3

Bryan Weaver 3 6 1 4 1

Josh Lopez 3 3 3 4 3

Dorothy Douglas 2 1 2 1 2

Tom Brown 1 * 2 1 2

Alan Page 1 1 2 1 1

Arkan Haile * * 1 * 1

Undecided(Volunteered)

49 53 46 53 45

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