December 19, 2012 - Florida Voters Dislike Scott And Want A New Gov., Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Crist, Sink Are Best-Known Dem Challengers Word format Florida voters disapprove 45 - 36 percent of the job Gov. Rick Scott is doing, continuing his almost two-year run of negative scores, and, as he enters the second half of his term, voters say 52 - 30 percent that he does not deserve a second four-year term, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Voters say 55 - 29 percent, including 53 - 30 percent among Republicans, they would like another candidate to challenge Gov. Scott for the GOP nomination for governor in 2014, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Republicans, however, give Scott a positive 63 - 19 percent job approval rating and say 55 - 26 percent that he deserves a second term. Among potential Democratic challengers to Scott, former Gov. Charlie Crist, who recently changed his party registration to Democrat after moving from Republican to independent in 2010, is the best-known, followed by Alex Sink, who narrowly lost to Scott in the 2010 November election. "Gov. Rick Scott's ratings with voters are just plain awful. The numbers cannot be sugar-coated," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "When voters in a politician's own party want him to be challenged in a primary by another candidate, it's difficult to see it as anything but outright rejection. "The only bad news for the Democrats from this poll is that these numbers might give a boost to an intra-party challenge to the governor that could produce a more electable Republican in November of 2014. Obviously, the governor has almost two years to go until the election and anything is possible, but he faces a herculean task in changing public opinion to his favor." "It is worth comparing Gov. Scott's numbers with those of Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who like Scott won a narrow victory in 2010 and had a job approval in the mid-30s during 2011. But Kasich now has a positive job approval among Ohio voters and seems to have turned things around," Brown added. Crist, elected governor in 2006 as a Republican, has a 47 - 33 percent favorability rating from all voters, including 65 - 10 percent among Democrats and 48 - 33 percent among independents, with a negative 28 - 56 percent among Republicans. By comparison, Scott is viewed favorably by 31 percent and unfavorably by 43 percent of all Florida voters. His ratings by party are 55 - 18 percent among Republicans, with negatives of 16 - 60 percent among Democrats and 25 - 48 percent among independent voters. Ms. Sink is viewed favorably by 27 percent, and unfavorably by 14 percent, with 57 percent who haven't heard enough about her to form an opinion. Among four other possible Democratic challengers tested - Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, former Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, State Sen. Nan Rich and South Florida businessman Jack Seiler - none has a favorability score of more than 17 percent and the "don't know enough" scores range from 76 to 93 percent. The only other Republican tested was Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who many in the GOP think will run for governor someday. He too is unknown, with 80 percent of voters offering no opinion and 13 percent giving a favorable opinion. Among Republicans, the only ones allowed to vote in GOP primaries, Putnam's favorability is 17 - 3 percent, "The rejection of Scott appears to be driven more by policy than personality: Voters like Scott as a person 36 - 32 percent, but they dislike his policies 52 - 32 percent," Brown said. "One bright spot - a total of 49 percent of voters are very or somewhat satisfied with the way things are going in Florida, higher than it's been so far during Scott's term." Other Florida politicians fare better. Sen. Marco Rubio has a 52 - 30 percent approval rating and Sen. Bill Nelson gets a 51 - 31 percent score. The Florida State Legislature is in the same boat as Scott, with a negative 35 - 44 percent job approval rating. From December 11 - 17, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,261 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, 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. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Rick Scott is handling his job as Governor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 36% 63% 20% 28% 41% 33% 39% 18% 41% Disapprove 45 19 64 49 46 44 43 59 40 DK/NA 19 18 16 23 13 24 18 24 19 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Approve 40% 38% 44% 45% 44% 34% 46% 43% Disapprove 47 41 35 41 42 43 36 38 DK/NA 13 21 21 14 14 22 18 19 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 34% 37% 35% 38% 42% 31% 37% 36% 38% Disapprove 52 42 44 48 46 41 48 47 41 DK/NA 14 21 21 14 12 28 15 17 20 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Rick Scott is handling his job as Governor? APPROVE....... High Low Dec 19 Jun 27 Jun 20 May 24 Mar 28 May 24 May 25 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 Approve 36 35 39 41 36 41 29 Disapprove 45 48 49 46 52 46 57 DK/NA 19 17 13 13 13 13 14 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 35% 54% 25% 30% 39% 33% 36% 32% 39% Disapprove 44 25 55 50 45 44 44 49 41 DK/NA 20 21 21 20 16 24 20 19 20 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Approve 36% 36% 39% 45% 41% 32% 41% 40% Disapprove 46 43 36 41 44 44 36 41 DK/NA 18 21 25 14 16 24 23 19 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 34% 36% 34% 36% 40% 31% 35% 38% 36% Disapprove 49 42 44 51 40 43 47 45 43 DK/NA 17 21 23 13 20 26 18 18 22 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? APPROVE....... High Low Dec 19 Jun 20 May 24 Jan 26 Jan 10 Sep 23 May 25 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2004 2011 Approve 35 31 31 31 33 51 27 Disapprove 44 50 48 49 49 34 56 DK/NA 20 19 21 20 18 15 17 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Marco Rubio is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 52% 77% 33% 47% 52% 51% 55% 33% 52% Disapprove 30 11 45 34 33 28 28 40 33 DK/NA 18 12 22 18 14 21 17 26 15 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Approve 56% 55% 63% 61% 55% 55% 66% 59% Disapprove 32 27 21 26 29 28 19 26 DK/NA 12 19 15 13 16 17 14 16 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 49% 53% 48% 53% 58% 45% 46% 51% 60% Disapprove 37 28 30 34 31 28 31 35 26 DK/NA 14 19 22 13 10 27 23 14 15 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Marco Rubio is handling his job as United States Senator? APPROVE....... High Low Dec 19 Jun 20 May 23 Jan 26 Jan 10 May 23 Feb 03 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 Approve 52 51 54 48 50 54 42 Disapprove 30 31 27 33 29 27 20 DK/NA 18 18 19 20 21 19 37 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Nelson is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 51% 28% 74% 48% 45% 55% 47% 71% 55% Disapprove 31 53 10 30 38 26 36 11 24 DK/NA 18 19 16 21 17 19 16 18 21 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Approve 48% 47% 42% 50% 40% 53% 40% 49% Disapprove 39 35 42 37 44 30 43 34 DK/NA 13 18 16 14 16 17 16 17 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 53% 50% 54% 48% 45% 47% 44% 53% 54% Disapprove 34 30 26 37 40 22 32 32 35 DK/NA 13 20 20 15 15 31 24 15 11 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Nelson is handling his job as United States Senator? (*Low also 42% Aug 2004) APPROVE....... High Low Dec 19 Jun 20 May 24 Jan 26 Jan 10 Feb 06 Aug 04 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2007 2011* Approve 51 47 44 43 47 54 42 Disapprove 31 32 35 30 30 18 35 DK/NA 18 21 21 27 23 28 23 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 54% 14% 90% 55% 50% 58% 45% 90% 64% Disapprove 42 81 8 41 46 39 52 4 33 DK/NA 4 5 2 4 4 3 3 7 3 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Approve 45% 45% 32% 46% 41% 48% 27% 44% Disapprove 52 52 63 52 56 49 70 52 DK/NA 3 3 5 1 4 3 3 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 56% 53% 58% 53% 44% 73% 53% 51% 50% Disapprove 41 43 37 45 51 25 44 44 47 DK/NA 3 4 5 1 5 2 3 5 3 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? APPROVE....... High Low Dec 19 Jun 27 Jun 21 May 23 May 03 Feb 19 Sep 22 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2009 2011 Approve 54 47 47 44 46 64 39 Disapprove 42 49 49 52 50 23 57 DK/NA 4 5 4 3 4 13 5 6. Is your opinion of Rick Scott favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 31% 55% 16% 25% 35% 27% 34% 14% 33% Unfavorable 43 18 60 48 45 42 43 56 33 Hvn't hrd enough 24 24 22 25 18 29 21 29 32 REFUSED 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 - 2 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Favorable 40% 31% 39% 41% 38% 30% 45% 36% Unfavorable 46 41 36 41 42 43 33 41 Hvn't hrd enough 11 26 23 16 16 26 21 21 REFUSED 3 2 2 3 4 1 1 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favorable 32% 30% 27% 36% 40% 20% 29% 35% 32% Unfavorable 52 40 42 47 46 43 46 45 40 Hvn't hrd enough 13 28 30 15 13 35 25 18 25 REFUSED 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 TREND: Is your opinion of Rick Scott favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Dec 19 Feb 02 Aug 19 Jul 30 Jun 09 2012 2011 2010 2010 2010 Favorable 31 28 28 29 31 Unfavorable 43 24 40 30 22 Hvn't hrd enough 24 45 30 38 46 REFUSED 2 3 2 2 1 7. Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 54% 13% 92% 53% 49% 57% 45% 90% 61% Unfavorable 42 82 6 42 47 39 52 5 35 Hvn't hrd enough 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 5 2 REFUSED 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 - 2 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Favorable 47% 44% 33% 47% 42% 47% 28% 44% Unfavorable 50 52 63 52 54 50 70 52 Hvn't hrd enough - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 REFUSED 2 2 3 - 2 2 2 3 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favorable 57% 53% 58% 53% 46% 69% 54% 52% 48% Unfavorable 41 43 37 46 50 24 43 44 49 Hvn't hrd enough 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 REFUSED 2 2 3 1 1 6 - 2 2 TREND: Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? FAVORABLE.... High Low Dec 19 Jun 27 Jun 21 May 23 May 03 Feb 19 Feb 07 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2009 2007 Favorable 54 47 47 45 46 69 37 Unfavorable 42 47 46 50 47 22 18 Hvn't hrd enough 2 3 4 3 4 6 44 REFUSED 2 3 3 2 3 3 1 8. Is your opinion of Charlie Crist favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 47% 28% 65% 48% 46% 47% 46% 67% 37% Unfavorable 33 56 10 33 38 28 38 9 30 Hvn't hrd enough 19 15 23 17 14 23 14 22 32 REFUSED 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Charlie Crist favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? FAVORABLE..... High Low Dec 19 Aug 19 Jul 30 Jun 9 Apr 15 Feb 19 Dec 19 2012 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2012 Favorable 47 53 49 52 48 68 47 Unfavorable 33 33 35 33 35 21 33 Hvn't hrd enough 19 10 13 11 13 9 19 REFUSED 2 4 3 3 3 3 2 9. Is your opinion of Alex Sink favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 27% 19% 37% 24% 27% 27% 27% 38% 22% Unfavorable 14 22 6 14 16 12 16 9 10 Hvn't hrd enough 57 57 56 60 55 60 55 53 68 REFUSED 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 - TREND: Is your opinion of Alex Sink favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? FAVORABLE..... High Low Dec 19 Aug 19 Jul 30 Jun 9 Apr 19 Aug 19 Apr 19 2012 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 Favorable 27 30 25 28 22 30 22 Unfavorable 14 15 15 14 15 15 15 Hvn't hrd enough 57 53 58 56 61 53 61 REFUSED 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10. Is your opinion of Buddy Dyer favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 13% 11% 17% 11% 14% 12% 11% 19% 15% Unfavorable 8 7 7 8 8 7 8 8 5 Hvn't hrd enough 78 81 75 80 77 80 80 73 79 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 - 2 11. Is your opinion of Pam Iorio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 17% 18% 18% 15% 17% 18% 16% 19% 22% Unfavorable 6 6 5 6 7 5 5 7 6 Hvn't hrd enough 76 75 77 78 76 77 78 74 72 REFUSED 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - TREND: Is your opinion of - Pam Iorio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? (*Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio) Dec 19 Apr 16 Feb 18 2012 2009 2009* Favorable 17 16 17 Unfavorable 6 4 5 Hvn't hrd enough 76 79 76 REFUSED 1 1 1 12. Is your opinion of Nan Rich favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 6% 3% 10% 5% 7% 6% 5% 9% 10% Unfavorable 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 Hvn't hrd enough 90 91 86 90 90 89 91 86 87 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 - 13. Is your opinion of Jack Seiler favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 4% 2% 6% 4% 3% 4% 3% 5% 6% Unfavorable 3 2 4 3 2 3 2 7 2 Hvn't hrd enough 93 95 90 91 94 92 93 88 92 REFUSED 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 14. Is your opinion of Adam Putnam favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 13% 17% 12% 11% 15% 12% 13% 9% 15% Unfavorable 6 3 8 6 5 6 6 8 5 Hvn't hrd enough 80 79 79 82 78 82 80 82 79 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 1 - 15. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Florida today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 6% 8% 6% 5% 7% 5% 6% 5% 9% Smwht satisfied 43 49 40 39 44 42 44 44 37 Smwht dissatisfied 33 31 33 36 33 33 32 30 41 Very dissatisfied 17 11 19 19 15 18 17 20 12 DK/NA 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Very satisfied 5% 6% 6% 7% 6% 3% 5% 5% 9% Smwht satisfied 39 44 42 41 45 47 35 44 45 Smwht dissatisfied 32 34 31 37 30 32 41 31 29 Very dissatisfied 23 14 19 15 17 15 18 18 15 DK/NA 1 2 2 - 2 3 1 2 2 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Florida today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied? (*combined High also 63% Sep 2004) VERY+SMWHT.... High Low Dec 19 Jun 20 May 24 Jan 10 Sep 22 Feb 24 Sep 22 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2005* 2011 Very satisfied 6 5 4 4 4 15 4 Smwht satisfied 43 36 39 38 31 48 31 Smwht dissatisfied 33 34 30 32 29 22 29 Very dissatisfied 17 25 25 24 34 15 34 DK/NA 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 16. Do you feel that Rick Scott deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Deserves 30% 55% 13% 25% 35% 27% 33% 14% 33% No/Does not 52 26 74 55 51 53 50 68 46 DK/NA 18 19 14 21 14 20 16 18 21 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Yes/Deserves 36% 32% 40% 34% 38% 29% 44% 33% No/Does not 52 50 43 51 47 54 43 47 DK/NA 13 18 17 15 15 17 13 20 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Yes/Deserves 30% 30% 26% 35% 36% 19% 33% 31% 34% No/Does not 57 50 53 55 49 57 48 54 49 DK/NA 13 19 21 9 14 24 18 15 17 17. Do you think that some other Republican should run against Rick Scott for the Republican nomination, or don't you think so? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Republican shld run 55% 53% 50% 60% 56% 55% 56% 52% 53% Don't think so 29 30 33 24 31 27 28 30 32 DK/NA 16 16 18 16 14 18 16 18 15 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No Republican shld run 56% 57% 54% 57% 54% 58% 53% 56% Don't think so 27 28 30 29 32 25 32 28 DK/NA 17 15 16 14 14 17 15 16 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Republican shld run 55% 56% 53% 60% 54% 61% 62% 57% 45% Don't think so 29 28 30 28 30 28 23 29 33 DK/NA 16 16 18 12 15 11 14 15 22 18. Regardless of how you feel about Rick Scott's policies, would you say you like or don't like Rick Scott as a person? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Like 36% 54% 24% 33% 40% 33% 36% 31% 40% Don't like 32 15 45 33 32 31 32 33 29 DK/NA 32 31 31 34 28 36 32 37 31 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Like 31% 38% 35% 38% 40% 30% 41% 38% 33% Don't like 36 30 29 36 36 29 29 33 32 DK/NA 33 32 36 26 24 41 30 29 35 TREND: Regardless of how you feel about Rick Scott's policies, would you say you like or don't like Rick Scott as a person? Dec 19 Jun 20 Jan 10 Sep 21 Aug 05 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 Like 36 37 39 37 34 Don't Like 32 35 34 37 45 DK/NA 32 29 27 26 21 19. And regardless of how you feel about Rick Scott as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Rick Scott's policies? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Like 32% 59% 13% 27% 39% 27% 36% 10% 35% Don't like 52 24 74 57 52 53 48 71 55 DK/NA 16 17 13 16 10 21 15 19 10 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Like 35% 31% 26% 35% 46% 22% 31% 35% 35% Don't like 56 51 54 57 46 55 54 54 48 DK/NA 9 18 19 8 8 24 15 11 17 TREND: And regardless of how you feel about Rick Scott as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Rick Scott's policies? Dec 19 Jun 20 Jan 10 Sep 21 Aug 05 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 Like 32 37 37 35 34 Don't Like 52 49 50 53 54 DK/NA 16 14 13 12 12 20. Do you think Florida's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Better 31% 29% 34% 31% 34% 28% 30% 37% 32% Worse 21 20 18 25 16 26 23 10 19 The same 46 49 47 41 48 44 45 52 47 DK/NA 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Better 36% 29% 25% 33% 42% 28% 28% 29% 36% Worse 15 24 25 17 15 16 24 24 18 The same 48 45 48 48 41 52 48 45 43 DK/NA 2 2 2 2 2 3 - 2 4 21a. (If economy better q20) How much credit, if any, do you think the Obama administration should receive for this; a lot of credit, some, a little or none at all? ECONOMY BETTER Q20 Tot Men Wom A lot 27% 22% 32% Some 32 26 38 A little 13 16 9 None at all 28 35 20 DK/NA 1 1 2 21b. (If economy better q20) How much credit, if any, do you think the Scott administration should receive for this; a lot of credit, some, a little or none at all? ECONOMY BETTER Q20 Tot Men Wom A lot 16% 22% 9% Some 33 31 35 A little 20 21 18 None at all 27 25 30 DK/NA 4 1 7 22a. (If economy worse q20) How much blame, if any, do you think the Obama administration should receive for this; a lot of blame, some, a little or none at all? ECONOMY WORSE Q20 Tot Men Wom A lot 42% 31% 48% Some 24 24 24 A little 14 14 13 None at all 19 29 14 DK/NA 1 2 1 22b. (If economy worse q20) How much blame, if any, do you think the Scott administration should receive for this; a lot of blame, some, a little or none at all? ECONOMY WORSE Q20 Tot Men Wom A lot 23% 27% 21% Some 44 37 48 A little 15 16 15 None at all 15 17 14 DK/NA 2 3 2 23. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Rick Scott is handling the state budget? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 32% 56% 16% 26% 40% 26% 35% 16% 31% Disapprove 47 25 64 51 46 48 45 62 48 DK/NA 20 19 20 23 14 26 20 22 21 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 32% 32% 26% 38% 43% 24% 29% 36% 34% Disapprove 54 45 50 47 47 47 53 48 42 DK/NA 14 23 24 15 10 30 18 16 24 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Rick Scott is handling the state budget? APPROVE.... High Low Dec 19 Jun 20 May 24 Jan 10 Sep 21 Jun 20 May 25 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2012 2011 Approve 32 38 37 36 36 38 30 Disapprove 47 48 48 51 53 48 59 DK/NA 20 14 14 13 11 14 11 24. Do you think the state budget is fair or unfair to people like you? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Fair 45% 64% 31% 43% 54% 38% 48% 32% 48% Unfair 39 23 54 39 34 44 37 53 39 DK/NA 16 13 14 18 12 19 15 15 13 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Fair 46% 45% 36% 52% 62% 47% 44% 44% 47% Unfair 39 39 46 37 28 31 47 42 33 DK/NA 15 16 18 11 10 22 9 13 21 TREND: Do you think the state budget is fair or unfair to people like you? (* "new state budget") Dec 19 Jun 20 Jan 10 Sep 21 Aug 05 May 25 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011* 2011* Fair 45 40 39 41 33 29 Unfair 39 48 48 48 51 54 DK/NA 16 13 14 11 16 16 Demographic Summary
