& Conducted August 23-25, 1998 N=1,000 “Likely” Registered Voters Nationwide, With A +3.1% Margin Of Error

How interested are you in this year’s elections? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q1 Do you feel things in the country are going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten off on the wrong track? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q2 What do you think is the number one problem facing this part of the country today? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q3 On which of the following issues do you want Congress to focus? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q4 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as President? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error * Dec-93 through 97 all registered voters

Q5 Whether you approve or disapprove of the way Clinton is handling his job, what is your impression of Bill Clinton as a person? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Bill Clinton- Job Approval Vs. Personal Approval & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Clinton Approval Consistency & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q6 Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job of dealing with important issues? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q7 Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job of dealing with important issues? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q8 Do you approve or disapprove of the way your Member of Congress is handling his or her job of dealing with important issues? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q9 If the election for Congress were being held today, and you had to make a choice, for whom would you vote in your district? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error * Aug-94 through Dec-97 all registered voters

Q10a-24a For each issue, do you have more confidence in Pres. Clinton and the Democrats in Congress, or the Republicans in Congress? (split sample A) & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q10a-24a For each issue, do you have more confidence in Pres. Clinton and the Democrats in Congress, or the Republicans in Congress? (split sample A) & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q10b-24b For each issue, do you have more confidence in the Democrats in Congress, or the Republicans in Congress? (split sample B) & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q10b-24b For each issue, do you have more confidence in the Democrats in Congress, or the Republicans in Congress? (split sample B) & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q25 Which one of the following education issues do you think is the most important facing our schools today? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q26 Which one of the following education issues do you think is the second most important facing our schools today? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Which one of the following education issues do you think is the most important facing our schools today? (combined) & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q27 Which of the viewpoints on education comes closest to your own? That education spending decisions should be made at the local level, and we should send federal money to states and communities to hire additional teachers, reduce classroom size, crack down on undisciplined students, wire schools with computers or any other priorities that parents and communities deem for their education dollars. That we need a national commitment to quality education for every child in America, as well as state and local involvement. That means establishing tough national standards including zero tolerance for violence in the schools, and a federal priority to invest in reducing class size, modernizing our schools, and increasing the number of qualified teachers. & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q28 Which one of the following problems facing our health care system do you think is the most important? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q29 Which of the viewpoints on Health Care comes closest to your own? That the recently passes Patient Protection act ensures patients a quick, independent review process for appealing medical decisions and guarantees choices in doctors. Unlike the liberal Ted Kennedy alternative, this bill does not increase the cost of care with the heavy hand of big government and an open door for greedy trial lawyers That we need to have a strong Patient Bill of Rights that puts doctors and patients in charge of health care, not insurance company bureaucrats. The Republican bill is a watered-down bill that fails to cover everyone with private health insurance, fails to require that doctors make medical decision, and fails to give patients the right to hold their insurance companies accountable. & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q30a When you think about national health care reform and health care in America today, which are you more worried about? (Split Sample A) & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q30b When you think about education reform in American public schools today, which are you more worried about? (Split Sample B) & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q31 Which of the viewpoints on the federal budget surplus comes closest to your own? That we should put half of the surplus aside to preserve Social Security and send half back to the American taxpayers by cutting taxes so they can have more money to spend as they see fit. That we should use all the surplus to preserve the Social Security system because using the surplus to cut taxes is irresponsible and will harm Social Security for our seniors. & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q32 Which of the viewpoints on our country’s priorities comes closest to your own? That the most important thing we can do for families is to invest in education. We should establish national school standards, modernize the schools to reduce class size, provide computer technology, and provide tax credits for college education. That the most important thing we can do for families is to cut their taxes. We should abolish the IRS, simplify the tax code, and cut taxes across-the-board so families can keep more of their own hard-earned money and spend it as they see fit. & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error

Q33 Which of the following statements best describes your feelings about this surplus? & Aug N=1,000 likely voters +3.1% Margin Of Error