Senate Traits Tables

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Western New England University Polling Institute

Massachusetts Statewide Telephone Survey Conducted in Partnership with MassLive.com,

The Republican Newspaper and Television Station WSHM, CBS 3, Springfield

(June 16 20, 2013)TABLES

Regardless of how you plan to vote in the Senate election, please tell me whether you think each of the

following statements applies more to Gabriel Gomez or Ed Markey.

(Notes: The names of the candidates were rotated in random order in the question. Interviewers were

instructed to read only the candidates names with each statement, and not to read the options Neither,

Both, and Dont know / Refused. Interviewers entered data for those categories, however, whenrespondents volunteered those answers.)

Is Honest

and

Trustworthy

Gomez or

Markey June 16

20, 2013

Gomez MarkeyNeither

(Vol.)

Both

(Vol.)

Dont

know/

Refused

(Vol.)

N*

June 16 20,

2013 Likely voters 32% 35% 10% 10% 13% 566Party

Identification**Democrat 10% 61% 10% 9% 10% 203

Republican 59% 10% 8% 5% 19% 71


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Republican 59% 10% 8% 5% 19% 71

Sept. 6 13,2012

Brown WarrenNeither

(Vol.)Both(Vol.)

Dont

know/Refused

(Vol.)

N

Sept. 6 13,

2012Likely voters 38% 35% 2% 16% 9% 444

* Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100

percent due to rounding.

** Party identification was measured with the following question: In politics today, do you consideryourself a Democrat, Republican, Independent or something else?

Has the

Experience

to

Effectively

Represent

Massachusetts In

Washington

Gomez or

Markey

June 16

20, 2013

Gomez MarkeyNeither

(Vol.)Both(Vol.)

Dont

know/Refused

(Vol.)

N*

June 16 20


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Has the

Experience

toEffectively

Represent

Massachuse

tts In

Washington

Brown or

Warren

Sept. 6 13,2012

Brown WarrenNeither

(Vol.)

Both

(Vol.)

Dontknow/

Refused

(Vol.)

N

Sept. 6 13,

2012Likely voters 48% 33% 3% 10% 6% 444



Cares More

About

People Like


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Age 18-34 32% 46% 2% 3% 17% 37

35-49 39% 36% 10% 2% 13% 90

50-64 33% 46% 7% 4% 10% 18165 and older 32% 47% 7% 1% 14% 219

EducationHigh school or

less 28% 49% 11% 0% 12%140

Some college 43% 34% 6% 3% 14% 137

College graduate 33% 43% 7% 4% 13% 283

Cares More

About

People Like

You

Brown or

Warren

Sept. 6 13,

2012

Brown WarrenNeither

(Vol.)

Both

(Vol.)

Dontknow/

Refused

(Vol.)

N

Sept. 6 13,2012

Likely voters 36% 47% 1% 8% 7% 444




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Can WorkWith

Senators

From Both

Parties To

Solve

Problems

Gomez or

Markey

June 16 20, 2013

Gomez MarkeyNeither

(Vol.)

Both

(Vol.)

Dont

know/

Refused

(Vol.)

N*

June 16 20,

2013Likely voters 32% 41% 5% 6% 15% 566

Party

IdentificationDemocrat 12% 64% 3% 5% 16% 203

Republican 59% 16% 3% 4% 17% 71

Independent 42% 30% 8% 7% 13% 284

Gender Male 40% 36% 6% 3% 14% 257

Female 26% 45% 4% 8% 16% 309

Age 18-34 27% 53% 0% 3% 17% 3735-49 34% 31% 6% 9% 20% 90

50-64 34% 46% 8% 6% 6% 181


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Brown WarrenNeither

(Vol.)

Both

(Vol.)

Dontknow/

Refused(Vol.)

N

Sept. 6 13,

2012Likely voters 51% 30% 3% 8% 7% 444



Has TheBest Ideas

For

Creating

Jobs in

Massachuse

tts Gomezor Markey

June 16

20, 2013

Gomez MarkeyNeither

(Vol.)

Both

(Vol.)

Dont

know/

Refused

(Vol.)

N*

June 16 20,

2013Likely voters 30% 37% 9% 3% 21% 566

PartyDemocrat 12% 61% 6% 3% 17% 203

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ForCreating

Jobs inMassachuse

tts Brown

or Warren

Sept. 6 13,

2012

Brown WarrenNeither

(Vol.)Both(Vol.)

Dont

know/Refused

(Vol.)

N

Sept. 6 13,

2012Likely voters 35% 39% 5% 2% 19% 444

* Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100percent due to rounding.


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Has the

Best Ideas

to Reform

Gun Laws

Gomez or

Markey

June 16

20, 2013*

Gomez MarkeyNeither

(Vol.)

Both

(Vol.)

Dont

know/

Refused

(Vol.)

N**

June 16 20,

2013Likely voters 26% 47% 8% 0% 20% 566

Party

IdentificationDemocrat

10% 70% 4% 0% 16%203

Republican 55% 21% 4% 0% 20% 71

Independent 29% 37% 12% 0% 22% 284

Gender Male 29% 43% 10% 0% 17% 257

Female 22% 50% 6% 0% 21% 309

Age 18-34 32% 45% 3% 0% 19% 37

30-49 31% 41% 8% 0% 21% 90

50-64 21% 57% 8% 0% 14% 181

65 and older 21% 48% 11% 0% 19% 219


30% 44% 8% 0% 18% 140

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Gomez orMarkey

June 16 20, 2013*

Gomez Markey

Neither

(Vol.)

Both

(Vol.)

Dont

know/

Refused

(Vol.)

N**

June 16 20,

2013Likely voters 32% 34% 10% 1% 24% 566

Party

IdentificationDemocrat 10% 60% 7% 1% 22% 203

Republican 63% 14% 7% 0% 15% 71

Independent 40% 19% 12% 1% 28% 284

Gender Male 42% 30% 11% 1% 17% 257

Female 23% 38% 9% 1% 30% 309

Age 18-34 26% 52% 3% 0% 19% 37

30-49 33% 28% 10% 0% 29% 90

50-64 36% 30% 10% 1% 22% 181

65 and older 28% 37% 10% 1% 24% 219


less 25% 44% 12% 1% 18%140

Some college 34% 28% 5% 1% 31% 137

College graduate 34% 33% 11% 0% 23% 283

* There is no comparable question from the 2012 Brown Warren Senate race


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The following two questions rotated in random order in the survey.

Which of the following words best describes Gabriel Gomez? If you don't know enough to give an answer, just tell me and we'll move on.

PerceivedIdeology ofthe Senate

Candidates Gabriel

Gomez June 16 20, 2013

Veryliberal

Somewhatliberal

ModerateSomewhat

conservativeVery

conservativeDontknow

N*

June 16 20,2013

Likely voters 2% 6% 19% 38% 13%21%

2% 566

PartyIdentification

Democrat 1% 4% 15% 36% 20%

2

2

%

3% 203

Republican 4% 2% 18% 47% 3%

2

5

%

0% 71

Independent 2% 8% 22% 37% 10%

1

9

%

1% 284

PerceivedIdeology ofthe SenateCandidates

ScottBrown Sept. 6


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13, 2012

Veryliberal

Somewhatliberal

ModerateSomewhat

conservativeVery

conservative

D

on

tknow

Refused (Vol.) N

Sept. 6 13,

2012Likely voters 2% 4% 32% 42% 7%

1

3%

1% 444

* Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding


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Which of the following words best describes Ed Markey? If you don't know enough to give an answer, just tell me and we'll move on.

Perceived

Ideology ofthe SenateCandidates

EdMarkey

June 16 20, 2013

Veryliberal

Somewhatliberal

ModerateSomewhat

conservativeVery

conservativeDontknow

N*

Sept. 6 13,

2012Likely voters 30% 32% 10% 4% 4%

19%

1% 566

PartyIdentification

Democrat 19% 43% 9% 6% 6%

1

6

%

1% 203

Republican 46% 12% 8% 2% 2%

3

0

%

0% 71

Independent36% 29% 10% 5% 2%

1

7%

2%284

PerceivedIdeology ofthe SenateCandidates

ElizabethWarren Sept. 6 13, 2012


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Very

liberal

Somewhat

liberal Moderate

Somewhat

conservative

Very

conservative

Do

n

t

kn

ow

Refused (Vol.) N

Sept. 6 13,2012

Likely voters 37% 28% 13% 3% 1%18%

1% 444

* Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding

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