June 6, 2012 - McMahon, Murphy Open Big Leads In Connecticut Primaries, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Two Front-Runners Neck-And-Neck In General Election Word format Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon leads former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays 59 - 30 percent in the Republican primary for Connecticut's U.S. Senate seat, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This compares to a 51 - 42 percent McMahon lead March 22. In the Democratic Senate primary, U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy leads former Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz 50 - 20 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. This compares to a 37 - 25 percent Murphy lead March 22. In possible November matchups: Murphy gets 46 percent to McMahon's 43 percent, compared to a 52 - 37 percent Murphy lead March 22; Murphy beats Shays 45 - 37 percent, compared to a 41 - 40 percent tie March 22; McMahon edges Bysiewicz 46 - 42 percent, reversing a 49 - 39 percent Bysiewicz lead March 22; Shays gets 44 percent to Bysiewicz' 40 percent, compared to a 43 - 42 percent tie March 22. The McMahon-Murphy matchup features a reverse gender gap as men back McMahon 48 - 44 percent, while women back Murphy 47 - 38 percent. Murphy leads 55 - 35 percent among voters with a college degree while McMahon leads 48 - 40 percent among voters without a degree. "Linda McMahon is now the clear frontrunner for the GOP nod, crushing Congressmen Christopher Shays by 29 points, after having led Shays by only 9 points back in March. It is hard to see how Shays can overcome such a large lead by primary day, August 14," said Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz, PhD. "McMahon also is doing better against Congressman Chris Murphy, the front runner for the Democratic nomination. She is essentially tied with Murphy after trailing by 15 points in March." "McMahon's improvement in the general election against Murphy is due to her better performance among independent voters. She now has 43 percent of these key voters, to Murphy's 41 percent, overcoming a 15-point deficit in March," Dr. Schwartz added. "Unlike in our last poll, McMahon would be a stronger candidate than Shays against Murphy." "McMahon has been dominating the airwaves and it appears to be paying off." Connecticut voters have a 45 - 38 percent favorable opinion of McMahon, with 16 percent who haven't heard enough about her to form an opinion. This is an improvement from March when her favorability rating was a negative 40 - 44 percent. Voters have a 37 - 17 percent favorable opinion of Murphy, but 46 percent haven't heard enough about him, little changed from March. "McMahon also is benefitting from a huge name recognition advantage after her 2010 Senate campaign. The other three candidates are unknown to over 40 percent of the electorate," Schwartz said. Presidential Race President Barack Obama leads Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican challenger, 50 - 38 percent, including 48 - 42 percent among men, 52 - 35 percent among women and 45 - 35 percent among independent voters. President Obama gets a 53 - 43 percent approval rating and a 52 - 41 percent favorability rating. Romney gets a negative 34 - 42 percent favorability rating. "While President Barack Obama has a comfortable double digit lead over Gov. Mitt Romney, McMahon is running in a close race against Murphy. With Republicans needing to pick up only four seats to win control of the U.S. Senate, the national spotlight could turn on this competitive Senate race to fill Sen. Joe Lieberman's seat," Schwartz said. Connecticut voters disapprove 47 - 44 percent of the job Gov. Dannel Malloy is doing, compared to a 44 - 37 percent disapproval in an April 25 poll. From May 29 - June 3, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,408 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.6 percentage points. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones. The survey includes 381 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 5 percentage points and 538 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4.2 percentage points. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, 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 Republican) If the Republican primary for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Chris Shays and Linda McMahon, for whom would you vote? REGISTERED REPUBLICANS........................ COLLEGE DEG Tot Men Wom Con Mod Yes No Shays 30% 32% 28% 25% 35% 40% 23% McMahon 59 62 56 65 57 48 67 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - - - - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - 2 1 2 1 1 DK/NA 9 6 13 10 6 10 9 TREND: (If Registered Republican) If the Republican primary for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Chris Shays and Linda McMahon, for whom would you vote? (* 2011 wording referenced "2012 election") REGISTERED REPUBLICANS Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 2012 2012 2011 Shays 30 42 35 McMahon 59 51 50 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 1 DK/NA 9 6 12 2. (If Registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Chris Murphy and Susan Bysiewicz, for whom would you vote? REGISTERED DEMOCRATS.......................... COLLEGE DEG Tot Men Wom Lib Mod Yes No Murphy 50% 51% 49% 60% 51% 59% 44% Bysiewicz 20 21 20 19 19 18 22 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 1 - 3 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 5 3 2 3 1 5 DK/NA 24 20 27 18 25 20 27 TREND: (If Registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Chris Murphy and Susan Bysiewicz, for whom would you vote? (* 2011 wording referenced "2012 election") REGISTERED DEMOCRATS Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 2012 2012 2011 Murphy 50 37 36 Bysiewicz 20 25 26 Tong na 4 1 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 4 2 DK/NA 24 29 35 3. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Obama 50% 10% 86% 45% 48% 52% 54% 48% Romney 38 86 8 35 42 35 36 39 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 - 4 2 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 DK/NA 8 2 4 12 6 9 7 8 TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and Mitt Romney the Republican, for whom would you vote? (* 2011 wording referenced "2012 election") Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 2012 2012 2011 Obama 50 53 49 Romney 38 37 36 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 2 DK/NA 8 6 10 4. Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 52% 13% 86% 48% 50% 54% 56% 50% Unfavorable 41 83 9 44 44 39 39 43 Hvn't hrd enough 4 3 3 5 4 3 2 5 REFUSED 3 2 1 4 2 4 3 3 TREND: Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 Dec 17 Mar 27 May 10 Feb 19 2012 2012 2011 2008 2008 2007 2007 Favorable 52 55 50 71 59 51 48 Unfavorable 41 41 45 11 24 15 10 Hvn't hrd enough 4 2 3 15 15 32 40 REFUSED 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 5. Is your opinion of Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 34% 73% 13% 29% 35% 32% 35% 33% Unfavorable 42 13 67 38 43 42 48 39 Hvn't hrd enough 21 12 18 29 19 23 13 26 REFUSED 3 2 2 4 3 3 4 2 TREND: Is your opinion of Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 May 10 Feb 19 2012 2012 2011 2007 2007 Favorable 34 35 34 15 13 Unfavorable 42 43 28 23 19 Hvn't hrd enough 21 19 36 60 67 REFUSED 3 3 2 1 1 6. If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Linda McMahon the Republican and Chris Murphy the Democrat, for whom would you vote? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No McMahon 43% 81% 15% 43% 48% 38% 35% 48% Murphy 46 10 79 41 44 47 55 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - - - - - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 DK/NA 9 6 5 14 7 12 9 10 TREND: If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Linda McMahon the Republican and Chris Murphy the Democrat, for whom would you vote? (* 2011 wording referenced "2012 election") Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 2012 2012 2011 McMahon 43 37 38 Murphy 46 52 49 SOMEONE ELSE(VOL) - - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 1 DK/NA(VOL) 9 9 11 7. If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Linda McMahon the Republican and Susan Bysiewicz the Democrat, for whom would you vote? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No McMahon 46% 83% 12% 51% 51% 42% 41% 50% Bysiewicz 42 11 76 34 39 45 46 39 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 DK/NA 9 3 10 11 8 10 9 9 TREND: If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Linda McMahon the Republican and Susan Bysiewicz the Democrat, for whom would you vote? (* 2011 wording referenced "2012 election") Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 2012 2012 2011 McMahon 46 39 38 Bysiewicz 42 49 46 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 3 DK/NA(VOL) 9 9 12 8. If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Chris Shays the Republican and Chris Murphy the Democrat, for whom would you vote? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Shays 37% 72% 10% 39% 43% 32% 38% 36% Murphy 45 13 78 38 43 47 47 44 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 - 1 1 - - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 5 1 3 2 3 3 3 DK/NA 15 9 10 19 11 18 13 16 TREND: If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Chris Shays the Republican and Chris Murphy the Democrat, for whom would you vote? (* 2011 wording referenced "2012 election") Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 2012 2012 2011 Shays 37 40 37 Murphy 45 41 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 2 DK/NA(VOL) 15 17 17 9. If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Chris Shays the Republican and Susan Bysiewicz the Democrat, for whom would you vote? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Shays 44% 78% 19% 47% 46% 43% 46% 43% Bysiewicz 40 13 68 33 40 40 36 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 4 1 5 3 4 5 3 DK/NA 11 5 11 14 10 13 13 11 TREND: If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Chris Shays the Republican and Susan Bysiewicz the Democrat, for whom would you vote? (* 2011 wording referenced "2012 election") Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 2012 2012 2011 Shays 44 43 42 Bysiewicz 40 42 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 2 DK/NA(VOL) 11 13 16 10. Is your opinion of Linda McMahon favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 45% 77% 18% 48% 48% 43% 37% 50% Unfavorable 38 15 61 34 37 39 48 31 Hvn't hrd enough 16 7 20 17 15 16 13 17 REFUSED 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 TREND: Is your opinion of Linda McMahon favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? FAVORABLE.... High Low Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 Aug 4 Jul 16 Jun 06 Nov 12 2012 2012 2011 2010 2010 2012 2009 Favorable 45 40 38 43 43 45 20 Unfavorable 38 44 45 37 37 38 13 Hvn't hrd enough 16 15 15 17 20 16 66 REFUSED 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 11. Is your opinion of Chris Shays favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 38% 48% 30% 40% 42% 35% 43% 35% Unfavorable 16 17 16 14 18 14 16 16 Hvn't hrd enough 44 31 53 44 38 50 40 47 REFUSED 2 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 TREND: Is your opinion of Chris Shays favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 2012 2012 2011 Favorable 38 47 41 Unfavorable 16 13 14 Hvn't hrd enough 44 38 44 REFUSED 2 2 1 12. Is your opinion of Chris Murphy favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 37% 19% 55% 35% 34% 40% 43% 33% Unfavorable 17 32 6 15 23 11 15 18 Hvn't hrd enough 46 48 39 50 43 48 42 48 REFUSED 1 1 - - - 1 1 - TREND: Is your opinion of Chris Murphy favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 2012 2012 2011 Favorable 37 40 38 Unfavorable 17 15 16 Hvn't hrd enough 46 44 45 REFUSED 1 1 1 13. Is your opinion of Susan Bysiewicz favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 33% 17% 43% 34% 33% 32% 30% 34% Unfavorable 27 44 13 27 30 24 30 25 Hvn't hrd enough 40 39 43 38 36 44 40 40 REFUSED 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Susan Bysiewicz favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Jun 06 Mar 22 Sep 16 Jan 21 Nov 10 Feb 10 2012 2012 2011 2010 2009 2009 Favorable 33 39 39 49 43 40 Unfavorable 27 27 27 14 11 12 Hvn't hrd enough 40 34 33 36 44 48 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling his job as Governor? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 44% 21% 65% 41% 45% 43% 51% 40% Disapprove 47 68 28 49 49 45 41 50 DK/NA 9 11 7 10 6 12 8 10 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dannel Malloy is handling his job as Governor? Jun 06 Apr 25 Mar 21 Sep 15 Jun 15 Mar 09 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 Approve 44 37 44 41 38 35 Disapprove 47 44 45 48 44 40 DK/NA 9 19 11 11 18 25 15. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 35% 18% 53% 33% 35% 36% 40% 32% Disapprove 51 71 31 54 55 48 48 53 DK/NA 14 11 16 14 10 17 12 14 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? APPROVE....... High Low Jun 06 Apr 25 Mar 21 Sep 15 Jun 15 Jun 03 Sep 15 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2004 2011 Approve 35 32 35 27 33 48 27 Disapprove 51 49 50 57 50 33 57 DK/NA 14 20 15 16 17 19 16 16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Lieberman is handling his job as United States Senator? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 50% 67% 37% 50% 52% 48% 48% 51% Disapprove 39 26 52 38 40 39 43 37 DK/NA 11 7 12 11 9 13 9 12 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Lieberman is handling his job as United States Senator? (*Low also 38% Dec 2008) APPROVE....... High Low Jun 06 Apr 25 Mar 22 Sep 16 Jun 15 Sep 21 Mar 09 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2000 2011* Approve 50 45 51 51 41 80 38 Disapprove 39 41 38 40 45 14 45 DK/NA 11 13 11 10 14 6 17 17. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Richard Blumenthal is handling his job as United States Senator? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 61% 36% 78% 62% 58% 64% 62% 61% Disapprove 25 45 13 24 30 21 25 26 DK/NA 14 19 9 14 12 15 14 14 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Richard Blumenthal is handling his job as United States Senator? Jun 06 Apr 25 Mar 22 Sep 16 Jun 15 Mar 09 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 Approve 61 58 64 60 54 49 Disapprove 25 27 23 23 25 25 DK/NA 14 15 14 17 21 26 18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 53% 13% 88% 48% 52% 53% 55% 51% Disapprove 43 84 10 47 45 41 41 44 DK/NA 4 3 3 5 3 5 4 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 06 Apr 25 Mar 22 Sep 16 Jun 15 May 27 Sep 16 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2009* 2011 Approve 53 49 53 48 53 71 48 Disapprove 43 47 43 48 44 22 48 DK/NA 4 4 4 4 3 7 4 19. 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? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very satisfied 4% 2% 7% 2% 4% 3% 4% 3% Smwht satisfied 37 20 55 34 37 38 43 34 Smwht dissatisfied 33 35 28 36 29 36 30 35 Very dissatisfied 26 43 10 28 29 23 23 28 DK/NA - - - - - - - - TREND: 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? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Jun 06 Apr 25 Sep 15 Jun 15 Mar 09 Oct 21 Sep 15 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 1998 2011 Very satisfied 4 2 2 4 2 21 2 Smwht satisfied 37 37 27 30 29 62 27 Smwht dissatisfied 33 33 39 32 35 14 39 Very dissatisfied 26 27 32 35 33 3 32 DK/NA - 1 1 - 1 - 1 20. Do you think Linda McMahon has the right kind of experience to be a United States Senator from Connecticut or not? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 46% 73% 22% 48% 49% 43% 41% 49% No 45 20 68 42 45 45 51 41 DK/NA 10 7 11 11 7 12 8 11 TREND: Do you think Linda McMahon has the right kind of experience to be a United States Senator from Connecticut or not? Jun 06 Jul 16 Jun 10 May 27 Jan 14 Nov 12 2012 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 Yes 46 38 34 29 24 25 No 45 49 52 52 43 34 DK/NA 10 13 15 19 33 41 21. Do you think Chris Shays has the right kind of experience to be a United States Senator from Connecticut or not? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 58% 65% 53% 60% 65% 51% 65% 53% No 18 18 17 17 20 16 13 21 DK/NA 25 17 29 23 15 33 22 26 22. Do you think Chris Murphy has the right kind of experience to be a United States Senator from Connecticut or not? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 50% 31% 68% 49% 50% 49% 54% 47% No 22 38 10 21 27 18 18 25 DK/NA 28 31 21 31 23 33 28 28 23. Do you think Susan Bysiewicz has the right kind of experience to be a United States Senator from Connecticut or not? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 37% 23% 45% 37% 38% 35% 37% 36% No 39 57 26 39 44 34 40 38 DK/NA 25 21 29 24 18 31 23 26 24. Which type of candidate would you prefer to see as a United States Senator; someone who has government experience in Washington or someone who is a Washington outsider? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No DC experience 35% 20% 54% 31% 33% 37% 39% 33% DC outsider 54 73 33 59 59 50 47 59 DK/NA 11 7 13 10 9 12 14 8 25. 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? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 21% 41% 9% 20% 23% 19% 17% 23% Less likely 38 15 61 33 35 41 45 33 No difference 39 42 28 46 41 38 36 41 DK/NA 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 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 06 Jun 10 Mar 17 2012 2010 2010 More likely 21 16 15 Less likely 38 36 33 No difference 39 44 49 DK/NA 2 4 3 26. Does Chris Shays' experience as a Connecticut Congressman make you more likely to vote for him for United States Senator, less likely or doesn't it make a difference? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 34% 33% 32% 39% 35% 34% 43% 29% Less likely 16 21 14 15 19 14 13 18 No difference 46 43 50 44 44 48 42 49 DK/NA 3 3 4 2 2 5 2 4 27. Does Chris Murphy's experience as a Connecticut Congressman make you more likely to vote for him for United States Senator, less likely or doesn't it make a difference? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 34% 14% 51% 34% 33% 36% 42% 29% Less likely 17 28 9 16 22 12 14 19 No difference 44 54 36 45 42 46 40 47 DK/NA 4 5 4 5 3 6 4 5 28. Does Susan Bysiewicz's experience as Connecticut's Secretary of the State make you more likely to vote for her for United States Senator, less likely or doesn't it make a difference? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 26% 10% 32% 30% 24% 27% 25% 27% Less likely 22 33 13 22 24 20 20 22 No difference 49 54 52 46 50 49 52 47 DK/NA 3 3 4 3 2 4 3 4 29. Thinking about the number of women who hold high level political office in the United States today, would you say that there should be more, should be fewer, or is the number about right? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More 64% 50% 71% 67% 57% 70% 72% 60% Fewer 1 1 2 1 2 - 1 2 About right 23 32 21 19 29 17 17 26 DK/NA 12 17 6 13 12 12 10 13 30. If Linda McMahon is elected United States Senator she would be Connecticut's first woman U.S. Senator. Does this make you more likely to vote for her, less likely, or doesn't it make a difference? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 14% 16% 11% 15% 12% 15% 8% 18% Less likely 12 4 18 11 9 14 10 12 No difference 74 80 70 73 78 70 81 69 DK/NA 1 - 2 1 - 2 1 1 31. If Susan Bysiewicz is elected United States Senator she would be Connecticut's first woman U.S. Senator. Does this make you more likely to vote for her, less likely, or doesn't it make a difference? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More likely 16% 5% 23% 15% 10% 20% 13% 17% Less likely 8 13 5 9 8 9 6 10 No difference 75 82 70 75 81 70 80 72 DK/NA 1 - 2 1 - 1 1 1 32. Do you think the news media is tougher on female candidates than on male candidates, tougher on male candidates than on female candidates, or do you think the news media treats them about the same? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Tougher on females 35% 37% 32% 36% 28% 42% 37% 34% Tougher on males 6 7 7 4 8 5 4 8 About the same 53 50 56 54 58 48 54 52 DK/NA 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 6 33. Do you think the news media is tougher on Linda McMahon than on the other Senate candidates, tougher on the other Senate candidates than on Linda McMahon, or do you think the news media treats them about the same? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Tougher on McMahon 37% 53% 24% 37% 41% 33% 35% 38% Tougher other cands 2 2 3 - 2 1 2 1 About the same 54 38 66 56 52 57 55 54 DK/NA 7 7 7 7 5 9 8 7 34. Some people in the news media have described the World Wrestling Entertainment product as being pornographic. Do you agree or disagree, or don't you have an opinion? COLLEGE DEGREE Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Agree 10% 1% 16% 9% 9% 10% 11% 9% Disagree 56 60 49 57 66 47 56 55 No opinion 33 37 33 32 25 40 31 34 DK/NA 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 Demographic Summary
