June 10, 2010 - McMahon Cuts Blumenthal Lead To 20 In Connecticut, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Lamont, Foley Lead In Primaries For Governor Word format Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon is inching up on Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and now trails the Democrat 55 - 35 percent in the U.S. Senate race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This compares to a 56 - 31 percent Blumenthal lead over McMahon in a May 27 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. Blumenthal tops former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons, who has suspended his bid for the GOP nomination but who remains on the ballot, by a similar 54 - 33 percent margin, and beats businessman Peter Schiff 56 - 29 percent. McMahon leads the Republican primary for U.S. Senate with 45 percent, followed by Simmons with 29 percent and Schiff with 13 percent, with 12 percent undecided. By a narrow 38 - 35 percent margin, Connecticut voters have a favorable opinion of McMahon, compared to a negative 32 - 39 percent favorability May 27. "Three weeks after the Vietnam flap, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has lost a little more ground to Linda McMahon, but he still has a comfortable lead. Prior to the Vietnam controversy, Blumenthal led by 33 points. A week after the controversy, his lead was 25 points. Now it's down to 20 points," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, PhD. "In primaries across the country this week, Republican women soared. Can McMahon do the same in Connecticut? Like those who won on Tuesday night, she is a successful business woman running as an outsider. One difference, however, is that Connecticut voters have a negative view of the WWE and say that her experience as the World Wrestling Entertainment CEO makes them less likely to vote for her by about two-one margins. "But McMahon must feel good that she has reversed her negative favorability rating." "Blumenthal, meanwhile, still has a 73 - 22 percent job approval, the best score in Connecticut," Dr. Schwartz added." Connecticut voters say 52 - 34 percent that McMahon does not have the right kind of experience to be a U.S. Senator. Voters have a negative 22 - 43 percent opinion of professional wrestling and say 36 - 16 percent that McMahon's role as CEO of WWE makes them less likely to vote for her, while 44 percent say this won't affect their vote. Because of his statements concerning his military service in the Vietnam era, voters say 33 - 3 percent that they are less likely to vote for Blumenthal, but 61 percent say this doesn't make a difference, identical to the May 27 survey findings. "The Gulf oil spill washed the Vietnam flap out of the headlines, at least for now, possibly limiting the political damage for Blumenthal," Schwartz said. Governor's Primaries In the Republican primary for governor, former ambassador Tom Foley has 39 percent, followed by Lt. Gov. Mike Fedele with 12 percent and businessman Oz Griebel with 2 percent. Another 44 percent of Republicans are undecided and the percentage of voters who don't know enough about the candidates to form an opinion ranges from 52 percent to 89 percent. Former Senate candidate Ned Lamont leads in the Democratic primary for governor with 39 percent, with 22 percent for former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy and 36 percent undecided. Lamont gets a 43 - 9 percent favorability among Democrats, with 46 percent who haven't heard enough to form an opinion. For Malloy, 68 percent haven't heard enough. "Little or no movement in either primary for governor, as the best known candidates, Tom Foley and Ned Lamont continue to enjoy double digit leads. But with two months until the primaries, and the large undecided, there is still plenty of room for movement," Schwartz said. From June 2 - 8, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,350 Connecticut registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.7 percentage points. The survey includes 500 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4.4 percentage points and 343 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 5.3 percentage points. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. (If registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Ned Lamont and Dan Malloy, for whom would you vote? REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Lamont 39% 40% 39% Malloy 22 27 18 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 - DK/NA 36 29 40 TREND: (If registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Ned Lamont and Dan Malloy, for whom would you vote? REGISTERED DEMOCRATS.......................... Jun 10 May 27 Mar 18 Jan 21 Nov 10 Feb 10 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 Lamont 39 41 28 27 23 na Malloy 22 24 18 11 9 12 Glassman na na 4 4 na na Figueroa na na 1 1 na na Marconi na na 2 1 1 na Amann na na na 5 3 4 LeBeau na na na 2 2 na Bysiewicz na na na na 26 44 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 4 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 3 2 2 2 2 DK/NA 36 30 44 44 33 36 2. (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of - Dan Malloy favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 26% 30% 24% Unfavorable 5 4 6 Hvn't hrd enough 68 65 69 REFUSED 1 - 1 TREND: (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of Dan Malloy favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? REGISTERED DEMS....... Jun 10 May 27 Mar 18 2010 2010 2010 Favorable 26 28 35 Unfavorable 5 5 9 Hvn't hrd enough 68 65 55 REFUSED 1 1 1 3. (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of - Ned Lamont favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? REGISTERED DEMS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 43% 46% 40% Unfavorable 9 10 8 Hvn't hrd enough 46 41 49 REFUSED 2 2 3 TREND: (If registered Democrat) Is your opinion of Ned Lamont favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? REGISTERED DEMS....... Jun 10 May 27 Mar 18 2010 2010 2010 Favorable 43 46 43 Unfavorable 9 12 13 Hvn't hrd enough 46 39 42 REFUSED 2 3 2 4. (If registered Republican) If the Republican primary for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Tom Foley, Mike Fedele and Oz Griebel, for whom would you vote? REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Foley 39% 44% 34% Fedele 12 14 10 Griebel 2 1 3 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 1 DK/NA 44 38 52 TREND: (If registered Republican) If the Republican primary for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Tom Foley, Mike Fedele and Oz Griebel, for whom would you vote? REGISTERED REPS............... Jun 10 May 27 Mar 18 Jan 21 2010 2010 2010 2010 Foley 39 37 30 17 Fedele 12 11 4 8 Griebel 2 5 2 2 Boughton na na 4 6 Wright na na 2 na Marsh na na - na DeNardis na na 2 4 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 3 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 3 3 2 DK/NA 44 42 50 59 5. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - Tom Foley favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 37% 39% 36% Unfavorable 9 12 6 Hvn't hrd enough 52 48 57 REFUSED 1 - 1 TREND: (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of Tom Foley favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? REGISTERED REPS....... Jun 10 May 27 Mar 18 2010 2010 2010 Favorable 37 34 37 Unfavorable 9 6 6 Hvn't hrd enough 52 58 57 REFUSED 1 1 1 6. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - Mike Fedele favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 17% 20% 13% Unfavorable 5 6 3 Hvn't hrd enough 78 73 83 REFUSED 1 1 1 TREND: (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of Mike Fedele favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? REGISTERED REPS....... Jun 10 May 27 Mar 18 2010 2010 2010 Favorable 17 15 11 Unfavorable 5 6 8 Hvn't hrd enough 78 78 80 REFUSED 1 1 1 7. (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of - Oz Griebel favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Favorable 8% 9% 6% Unfavorable 3 5 1 Hvn't hrd enough 89 86 92 REFUSED - - 1 TREND: (If registered Republican) Is your opinion of Oz Griebel favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? REGISTERED REPS....... Jun 10 May 27 Mar 18 2010 2010 2010 Favorable 8 10 5 Unfavorable 3 2 3 Hvn't hrd enough 89 88 92 REFUSED - 1 - 8. (If registered Republican) If the 2010 Republican primary for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Rob Simmons, Linda McMahon and Peter Schiff, for whom would you vote? REGISTERED REPS.. Tot Men Wom Simmons 29% 26% 32% McMahon 45 45 45 Schiff 13 18 8 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 - DK/NA 12 10 14 TREND: (If registered Republican) If the 2010 Republican primary for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Rob Simmons, Linda McMahon and Peter Schiff, for whom would you vote? (Data available upon request back to May 2009) REGISTERED REPS....................................... Jun 10 May 27 Mar 17 Jan 14 Nov 12 Sep 17 Jul 23 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 Simmons 29 23 34 37 28 43 42 McMahon 45 49 44 27 17 na na Schiff 13 11 9 4 5 2 - Foley na na na na 9 5 5 Caligiuri na na na na 4 4 5 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 2 - 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 DK/NA 12 15 12 28 36 43 45 9. If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Richard Blumenthal the Democrat and Rob Simmons the Republican, for whom would you vote? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Blumenthal 54% 20% 85% 47% 49% 59% 46% Simmons 33 68 8 36 39 28 41 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 1 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 - 1 2 1 3 DK/NA 10 9 6 14 9 11 9 TREND: If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Richard Blumenthal the Democrat and Rob Simmons the Republican, for whom would you vote? Jun 10 May 27 Mar 17 Jan 14 2010 2010 2010 2010 Blumenthal 54 55 62 62 Simmons 33 28 26 27 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 3 1 1 DK/NA 10 13 10 10 10. If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Richard Blumenthal the Democrat and Linda McMahon the Republican, for whom would you vote? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Blumenthal 55% 18% 86% 49% 52% 58% 48% McMahon 35 72 7 38 38 32 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 2 2 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 DK/NA 8 8 6 10 7 9 7 TREND: If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Richard Blumenthal the Democrat and Linda McMahon the Republican, for whom would you vote? Jun 10 May 27 Mar 17 Jan 14 2010 2010 2010 2010 Blumenthal 55 56 61 64 McMahon 35 31 28 23 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 1 DK/NA 8 10 10 11 11. If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Richard Blumenthal the Democrat and Peter Schiff the Republican, for whom would you vote? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Blumenthal 56% 22% 84% 51% 49% 62% 54% Schiff 29 61 6 30 36 23 33 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 - 2 2 2 2 DK/NA 12 13 8 16 11 13 10 TREND: If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Richard Blumenthal the Democrat and Peter Schiff the Republican, for whom would you vote? Jun 10 May 27 Mar 17 Jan 14 2010 2010 2010 2010 Blumenthal 56 59 64 66 Schiff 29 25 21 19 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 1 DK/NA 12 13 13 14 12. Is your opinion of - Richard Blumenthal favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Favorable 59% 33% 82% 56% 55% 63% 53% Unfavorable 29 57 7 32 36 23 40 Hvn't hrd enough 9 9 10 9 8 11 5 REFUSED 2 2 1 3 1 3 2 TREND: Is your opinion of Richard Blumenthal favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Jun 10 May 27 Mar 17 Jan 14 Feb 10 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 Favorable 59 61 70 74 71 Unfavorable 29 29 18 13 13 Hvn't hrd enough 9 9 10 12 15 REFUSED 2 2 2 1 2 13. Is your opinion of - Rob Simmons favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Favorable 36% 47% 29% 39% 42% 31% 41% Unfavorable 13 9 14 13 13 12 14 Hvn't hrd enough 50 43 56 47 43 56 45 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 - TREND: Is your opinion of Rob Simmons favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Favorable..... High Low Jun 10 May 27 Mar 17 Jan 14 Nov 12 Sep 17 May 27 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 Favorable 36 36 38 36 40 41 34 Unfavorable 13 14 21 18 10 11 12 Hvn't hrd enough 50 48 40 45 49 46 53 REFUSED 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 14. Is your opinion of - Linda McMahon favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Favorable 38% 65% 19% 38% 40% 36% 41% Unfavorable 35 13 53 33 35 35 30 Hvn't hrd enough 25 20 27 28 24 26 28 REFUSED 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Linda McMahon favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Jun 10 May 27 Mar 17 Jan 14 Nov 12 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 Favorable 38 32 36 24 20 Unfavorable 35 39 26 21 13 Hvn't hrd enough 25 27 36 54 66 REFUSED 1 2 2 1 1 15. Is your opinion of - Peter Schiff favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Favorable 15% 26% 10% 13% 19% 12% 13% Unfavorable 5 6 6 4 6 4 7 Hvn't hrd enough 79 67 83 81 75 83 79 REFUSED 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Peter Schiff favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him? Jun 10 May 27 Mar 17 Jan 14 Nov 12 Sep 17 Jul 23 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 Favorable 15 15 10 8 7 6 7 Unfavorable 5 6 6 5 4 2 3 Hvn't hrd enough 79 78 85 86 88 92 89 REFUSED 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jodi Rell is handling her job as Governor? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Approve 62% 71% 50% 68% 60% 64% 65% Disapprove 32 25 44 26 36 29 25 DK/NA 6 3 7 5 4 7 10 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jodi Rell is handling her job as Governor? (*Low also 59% Sep 2009) APPROVE....... High Low Jun 10 Mar 18 Jan 14 Nov 10 Sep 16 Jan 13 Mar 18 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2005 2010* Approve 62 59 64 64 59 83 59 Disapprove 32 34 28 30 34 3 34 DK/NA 6 8 7 6 7 14 8 17. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Approve 29% 25% 35% 27% 24% 33% 23% Disapprove 57 62 48 61 66 49 61 DK/NA 14 13 17 12 10 18 16 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 10 Mar 18 Jan 14 Nov 10 Sep 16 Jun 3 Mar 18 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2004 2010 Approve 29 28 30 33 35 48 28 Disapprove 57 59 58 54 55 33 59 DK/NA 14 13 13 13 11 19 14 18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Lieberman is handling his job as United States Senator? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Approve 41% 63% 29% 41% 43% 40% 44% Disapprove 50 24 67 49 50 51 49 DK/NA 9 12 5 10 8 9 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joseph Lieberman is handling his job as United States Senator? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 10 Mar 17 Jan 14 Nov 12 Sep 17 Sep 21 Dec 17 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2000 2008 Approve 41 39 39 49 48 80 38 Disapprove 50 54 54 44 45 14 54 DK/NA 9 7 6 8 7 6 8 19. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Chris Dodd is handling his job as United States Senator? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Approve 36% 11% 62% 27% 35% 36% 37% Disapprove 58 79 31 68 60 56 60 DK/NA 7 9 7 5 4 9 3 TREND: Do you approve or dispprove of the way Chris Dodd is handling his job as United States Senator? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 10 Mar 17 Jan 14 Nov 12 Sep 17 Apr 19 Apr 2 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2001 2009 Approve 36 35 36 40 43 71 33 Disapprove 58 58 58 54 49 16 58 DK/NA 7 7 6 6 8 13 9 20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Richard Blumenthal is handling his job as State Attorney General? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Approve 73% 53% 86% 71% 69% 76% 69% Disapprove 22 41 8 23 26 18 25 DK/NA 6 5 6 5 5 6 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Richard Blumenthal is handling his job as State Attorney General? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 10 May 27 Mar 17 Jan 14 Nov 10 Jan 14 Nov 23 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 2004 Approve 73 76 79 84 78 84 71 Disapprove 22 16 13 11 13 11 15 DK/NA 6 9 8 5 9 5 13 21. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Approve 53% 13% 87% 48% 52% 53% 42% Disapprove 42 85 10 46 44 40 53 DK/NA 5 3 4 7 3 7 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? (*High also 71% Apr 2009) APPROVE....... High Low Jun 10 Mar 17 Jan 14 Nov 12 Sep 17 May 27 Jun 10 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009* 2010 Approve 53 54 55 58 57 71 53 Disapprove 42 42 41 35 36 22 42 DK/NA 5 4 4 7 6 7 5 22. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Connecticut today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Very satisfied 2% 1% 4% 2% 3% 2% 2% Smwht satisfied 42 37 48 40 39 44 32 Smwht dissatisfied 36 40 32 38 37 36 42 Very dissatisfied 19 21 15 19 20 17 22 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 1 2 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Connecticut today? Very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Jun 10 Mar 18 Nov 10 Sep 16 Jul 22 Oct 21 Mar 13 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 1998 2003 Very satisfied 2 1 2 3 3 21 4 Smwht satisfied 42 39 41 38 45 62 32 Smwht dissatisfied 36 38 39 35 35 14 34 Very dissatisfied 19 20 17 23 17 3 29 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 23. Do you think Richard Blumenthal has the right kind of experience to be a United States Senator from Connecticut or not? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Yes 70% 53% 82% 72% 66% 74% 71% No 21 40 8 20 26 16 24 DK/NA 9 7 10 8 8 10 5 TREND: Do you think Richard Blumenthal has the right kind of experience to be a United States Senator from Connecticut or not? Jun 10 May 27 Jan 14 2010 2010 2010 Yes 70 76 82 No 21 15 11 DK/NA 9 9 8 24. Would you say that Richard Blumenthal cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Yes 66% 42% 81% 67% 62% 69% 62% No 25 50 7 25 31 20 31 DK/NA 9 8 12 8 8 11 7 TREND: Would you say that Richard Blumenthal cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Jun 10 May 27 Jan 14 2010 2010 2010 Yes 66 69 80 No 25 21 12 DK/NA 9 10 7 25. Would you say that Richard Blumenthal is honest and trustworthy or not? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Yes 60% 41% 76% 57% 58% 62% 54% No 29 48 14 31 34 25 34 DK/NA 11 11 10 11 8 13 12 TREND: Would you say that Richard Blumenthal is honest and trustworthy or not? Jun 10 May 27 Jan 14 2010 2010 2010 Yes 60 60 81 No 29 27 9 DK/NA 11 13 10 26. Would you say that Richard Blumenthal has strong leadership qualities or not? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Yes 71% 56% 84% 70% 66% 76% 66% No 20 34 8 22 25 15 27 DK/NA 9 10 8 8 9 9 7 TREND: Would you say that Richard Blumenthal has strong leadership qualities or not? Jun 10 May 27 Jan 14 2010 2010 2010 Yes 71 73 82 No 20 19 9 DK/NA 9 9 9 27. Do you think Linda McMahon has the right kind of experience to be a United States Senator from Connecticut or not? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Yes 34% 56% 19% 34% 35% 33% 37% No 52 32 66 50 52 51 49 DK/NA 15 12 15 16 13 16 13 TREND: Do you think Linda McMahon has the right kind of experience to be a United States Senator from Connecticut or not? Jun 10 May 27 Jan 14 Nov 12 2010 2010 2010 2009 Yes 34 29 24 25 No 52 52 43 34 DK/NA 15 19 33 41 28. Would you say that Linda McMahon cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Yes 48% 71% 30% 49% 48% 49% 54% No 33 15 49 29 32 33 31 DK/NA 19 13 21 22 20 18 16 TREND: Would you say that Linda McMahon cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Jun 10 May 27 Jan 14 2010 2010 2010 Yes 48 45 37 No 33 33 26 DK/NA 19 22 37 29. Would you say that Linda McMahon is honest and trustworthy or not? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Yes 45% 71% 28% 46% 47% 44% 49% No 26 12 39 22 28 25 19 DK/NA 29 17 33 33 25 32 32 TREND: Would you say that Linda McMahon is honest and trustworthy or not? Jun 10 May 27 Jan 14 2010 2010 2010 Yes 45 45 35 No 26 24 15 DK/NA 29 31 50 30. Would you say that Linda McMahon has strong leadership qualities or not? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Yes 56% 69% 46% 57% 56% 55% 54% No 22 11 32 19 21 23 20 DK/NA 22 20 22 24 23 22 27 TREND: Would you say that Linda McMahon has strong leadership qualities or not? Jun 10 May 27 Jan 14 2010 2010 2010 Yes 56 54 38 No 22 23 21 DK/NA 22 24 41 31. How much have you heard or read about the controversy regarding Richard Blumenthal's statements about his military service during the Vietnam war - a lot, some, not much, or nothing at all? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld A lot 60% 61% 57% 63% 67% 55% 72% Some 28 31 28 27 26 30 18 Not much 6 5 8 5 4 8 6 Nothing at all 4 2 6 4 1 6 2 DK/NA 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 TREND: How much have you heard or read about the controversy regarding Richard Blumenthal's statements about his military service during the Vietnam war - a lot, some, not much, or nothing at all? Jun 10 May 27 2010 2010 A lot 60 62 Some 28 26 Not much 6 7 Nothing at all 4 4 DK/NA 1 1 32. Does the controversy about Richard Blumenthal's statements regarding his military service during the Vietnam war make you more likely to vote for him in the November general election, less likely, or doesn't it make a difference? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld More likely 3% 2% 4% 3% 3% 3% 4% Less likely 33 56 13 37 39 27 41 Doesn't make diff 61 41 78 57 57 64 53 DK/NA 4 2 6 2 1 6 2 TREND: Does the controversy about Richard Blumenthal's statements regarding his military service during the Vietnam war make you more likely to vote for him in the November general election, less likely, or doesn't it make a difference? Jun 10 May 27 2010 2010 More likely 3 2 Less likely 33 33 Doesn't make diff 61 61 DK/NA 4 4 33. Which one of the following do you think better describes how Richard Blumenthal has portrayed his military service during the Vietnam war; A) Blumenthal has misspoken, but not lied about his military service or B) Blumenthal has lied about his military service? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Misspoken 53% 32% 71% 51% 53% 53% 49% Lied 40 61 20 44 43 36 46 DK/NA 8 7 10 5 4 11 6 33. Which one of the following do you think better describes how Richard Blumenthal has portrayed his military service during the Vietnam war; A) Blumenthal has misspoken, but not lied about his military service or B) Blumenthal has lied about his military service? Jun 10 May 27 2010 2010 Misspoken 53 54 Lied 40 38 DK/NA 8 8 34. Which type of Senate candidate would you prefer: a candidate who funds their campaign mostly with private donations or a wealthy candidate who funds their campaign mostly with their own funds? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Donations 46% 43% 47% 48% 46% 46% 49% Own funds 33 38 28 33 38 29 30 DK/NA 21 19 25 19 17 25 22 TREND: Which type of Senate candidate would you prefer: a candidate who funds their campaign mostly with private donations or a wealthy candidate who funds their campaign mostly with their own funds? Jun 10 Mar 17 2010 2010 Donations 46 46 Own funds 33 36 DK/NA 21 18 35. Which type of candidate would you prefer to see as a United States Senator - someone with years of political experience or a political outsider? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Experience 51% 36% 68% 47% 42% 59% 40% Outsider 38 54 18 44 51 27 48 DK/NA 11 11 14 9 8 14 12 TREND: Which type of candidate would you prefer to see as a United States Senator, someone with years of political experience or a political outsider? Jun 10 Mar 17 2010 2010 Experience 51 45 Outsider 38 45 DK/NA 11 9 36. Does Richard Blumenthal's experience as state attorney general make you more likely to vote for him for United States Senator, less likely or doesn't it make a difference? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld More likely 46% 23% 64% 45% 42% 50% 42% Less likely 14 22 5 15 16 13 22 Doesn't make diff 37 50 30 38 40 35 31 DK/NA 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 TREND: Does Richard Blumenthal's experience as State Attorney General make you more likely to vote for him for United States Senator, less likely or doesn't it make a difference? Jun 10 Mar 17 2010 2010 More likely 46 60 Less likely 14 13 Doesn't make diff 37 25 DK/NA 2 1 37. Does Linda McMahon's experience as CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment make you more likely to vote for her for United States Senator, less likely or doesn't it make a difference? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld More likely 16% 26% 5% 19% 21% 12% 18% Less likely 36 18 53 34 33 39 39 Doesn't make diff 44 51 38 45 42 45 38 DK/NA 4 5 5 2 4 4 5 TREND: Does Linda McMahon's experience as CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment make you more likely to vote for her for United States Senator, less likely or doesn't it make a difference? Jun 10 Mar 17 2010 2010 More likely 16 15 Less likely 36 33 Doesn't make diff 44 49 DK/NA 4 3 38. Is your opinion of professional wrestling favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Favorable 22% 29% 16% 23% 30% 14% 15% Unfavorable 43 34 52 42 39 47 55 Hvn't hrd enough 27 29 25 27 24 31 24 REFUSED 8 8 7 8 7 8 7 TREND: Is your opinion of professional wrestling favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about it? Jun 10 Mar 17 2010 2010 Favorable 22 17 Unfavorable 43 54 Hvn't hrd enough 27 22 REFUSED 8 7 39. Would you like to see the next United States Senator elected from Connecticut generally support Barack Obama's policies or oppose Barack Obama's policies? Mltry Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom HsHld Support 53% 11% 88% 47% 51% 54% 40% Oppose 37 79 5 40 40 34 46 DK/NA 11 10 7 13 9 12 14 TREND: Would you like to see the next United States Senator elected from Connecticut generally support Barack Obama's policies or oppose Barack Obama's policies? Jun 10 Mar 17 2010 2010 Support 53 56 Oppose 37 36 DK/NA 11 8
