February 8, 2013 - Hillary Clinton Is Most Popular National Figure, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Obama Approval Sinks After Reelection Word format PDF format President Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, but today the former Senator and Secretary of State is more popular, with a 61 - 34 percent favorability rating among American voters, compared to the president's 51 - 46 percent favorability, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. President Obama has a split 46 - 45 percent job approval, according to the independent Quinnipiac (KWUIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll, down from 53 - 40 percent approval among registered voters in December, a month after his re-election. Today's figure is closer to the president's negative 45 - 49 percent job approval in July, in the middle of his reelection campaign, and similar to his job score for much of his first term. Ms. Clinton's favorability is higher than those measured for other national figures: 46 - 41 percent for Vice President Joseph Biden; 25 - 29 percent for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, with 45 percent who don't know enough about him to form an opinion; 20 - 42 percent for House Speaker John Boehner; 27 - 15 percent for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, with 57 percent who don't know enough; 34 - 36 percent for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan; 43 - 33 percent for new Secretary of State John Kerry; 14 - 18 percent for Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, with 67 percent who don't know enough about him. "Hillary Clinton ends her term as Secretary of State and the bruising inquiry into the Benghazi murders as easily the most popular actor on the American political stage today," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "After an initial burst of reelection enthusiasm for President Barack Obama, we may be seeing a return to the age of the polarized electorate." "The difference in favorability ratings for the two leaders lies in Clinton's ability to win thumbs up from many more independent voters and Republicans than does the president," said Brown. "The lower approval numbers for the president could be because once the election afterglow is gone, governing inevitably requires decisions that make some voters unhappy." A total of 68 percent of American voters are "somewhat dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied" with the way things are going today, while 31 percent are "very satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied." In an open-ended question, where respondents can provide any answer, a total of 45 percent of voters with a favorable opinion of Clinton said the main reason is her job performance, experience and competence. Among those with an unfavorable opinion, 21 percent cite the Benghazi controversy, followed by 13 percent who cite her political philosophy, 11 percent who say she is not honest or trustworthy and 7 percent who list poor job performance. A total of 30 percent of voters with a favorable opinion of Biden cite the main reason as job performance, experience and competence, with 7 percent who say he is straightforward or direct and 5 percent each who say he is a good negotiator and, that he cares about people and that he is honest and trustworthy. A total of 24 percent who don't like Biden cite job performance, experience and competence, with 7 percent each faulting his political philosophy and policies in general. American voters approve 49 - 20 percent of the president's choice of John Kerry to replace Clinton as Secretary of State. But voters are divided 21 - 20 percent, with 58 percent undecided, on the nomination of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. From January 30 - February 4, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,772 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.3 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 Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 46% 7% 87% 40% 40% 52% 38% 87% 64% Disapprove 45 87 7 47 50 39 53 3 28 DK/NA 9 6 6 13 10 8 9 11 8 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Approve 51% 32% 31% 44% 35% 41% 20% 44% 37% Disapprove 44 57 60 52 56 50 72 49 56 DK/NA 5 11 9 4 9 9 8 7 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 55% 43% 49% 46% 45% 43% 46% 49% 47% Disapprove 39 47 40 47 50 39 48 44 45 DK/NA 5 11 11 7 5 18 7 7 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? (*High also 59% Mar 2009) APPROVE....... High Low Feb 08 Dec 06 Jul 11 Apr 19 Nov 23 Jun 04 Oct 06 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2009* 2011 Approve 46 53 45 47 44 59 41 Disapprove 45 40 49 48 50 31 55 DK/NA 9 8 6 5 6 10 4 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 19% 41% 11% 15% 19% 20% 20% 13% 27% Disapprove 72 51 83 76 74 70 72 74 68 DK/NA 8 8 6 10 7 10 8 13 5 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Approve 18% 21% 24% 22% 19% 21% 27% 19% 18% Disapprove 77 69 68 71 74 70 63 73 75 DK/NA 5 10 8 7 7 9 10 7 7 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 17% 20% 22% 20% 14% 24% 21% 17% 17% Disapprove 78 70 68 73 80 58 70 78 74 DK/NA 5 10 10 6 6 18 9 5 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? (*High also 34% Mar 3, 2011 & Mar 2010, **Low also 19% Nov 2011) APPROVE....... High Low Feb 08 Dec 06 Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 23 Mar 31 Feb 08 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011* 2013** Approve 19 23 24 23 22 34 19 Disapprove 72 69 68 66 71 55 72 DK/NA 8 8 8 11 6 11 8 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 33% 5% 67% 23% 28% 37% 26% 68% 48% Disapprove 59 90 25 66 64 54 66 21 41 DK/NA 9 5 8 10 8 9 8 11 11 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Approve 30% 23% 22% 29% 23% 28% 15% 30% 26% Disapprove 63 68 69 66 70 63 76 64 67 DK/NA 7 9 8 5 7 9 10 6 8 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 33% 33% 39% 30% 26% 33% 32% 36% 30% Disapprove 59 58 50 64 66 50 60 60 60 DK/NA 8 9 11 7 7 17 8 5 10 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? (*Low also 24% Sep 2011, Oct 2011) APPROVE....... High Low Feb 08 Dec 06 Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 23 Mar 4 Nov 23 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2009 2011* Approve 33 37 29 27 26 45 24 Disapprove 59 54 62 63 67 45 69 DK/NA 9 9 8 10 7 10 7 4. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 3% 1% 6% 2% 3% 4% 2% 10% 8% Smwht satisfied 28 5 50 24 26 30 23 51 38 Smwht dissatisfied 28 25 29 32 30 27 29 26 22 Very dissatisfied 40 68 14 41 41 39 46 12 30 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 2 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Very satisfied 2% 2% 2% - 2% 2% 2% 1% 3% Smwht satisfied 30 19 20 27 22 24 13 29 25 Smwht dissatisfied 30 28 24 29 31 27 22 27 21 Very dissatisfied 38 50 52 44 45 47 60 43 51 DK/NA - 1 1 - 1 1 2 - 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Very satisfied 2% 4% 4% 3% 1% 4% 2% 4% 3% Smwht satisfied 33 25 30 25 27 32 29 25 28 Smwht dissatisfied 30 27 26 31 28 29 28 29 25 Very dissatisfied 34 42 37 42 43 33 41 41 42 DK/NA 1 1 2 - - 3 - 1 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Feb 08 Dec 06 Jul 11 Apr 20 Feb 23 Dec 11 Nov 13 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2001 2008 Very satisfied 3 3 4 3 4 21 2 Smwht satisfied 28 32 25 28 26 47 14 Smwht dissatisfied 28 26 29 29 28 19 38 Very dissatisfied 40 38 41 40 42 10 44 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 5. Is your opinion of John Kerry favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 43% 17% 67% 42% 41% 45% 41% 55% 46% Unfavorable 33 57 11 35 39 28 36 14 27 Hvn't hrd enough 22 23 20 21 18 25 21 29 27 REFUSED 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 - WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 52% 36% 37% 44% 38% 44% 28% 46% 38% Unfavorable 32 38 38 37 42 30 47 33 44 Hvn't hrd enough 15 24 22 17 18 24 23 19 16 REFUSED 2 2 3 2 2 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 53% 39% 45% 43% 41% 30% 39% 47% 51% Unfavorable 29 35 28 37 39 32 37 34 26 Hvn't hrd enough 16 25 25 19 18 37 22 18 20 REFUSED 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 6. Is your opinion of Chuck Hagel favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 14% 4% 26% 13% 16% 13% 15% 11% 9% Unfavorable 18 28 6 20 23 13 20 7 16 Hvn't hrd enough 67 65 68 67 60 72 64 80 75 REFUSED 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 - WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 23% 11% 13% 16% 16% 14% 8% 17% 14% Unfavorable 21 19 19 23 26 14 23 19 23 Hvn't hrd enough 54 69 67 60 57 71 67 64 62 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favorable 23% 11% 13% 13% 17% 9% 7% 17% 23% Unfavorable 20 17 14 19 25 10 17 20 20 Hvn't hrd enough 56 71 72 66 57 81 74 62 55 REFUSED 2 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 7. Is your opinion of Paul Ryan favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 34% 63% 11% 34% 39% 29% 39% 11% 25% Unfavorable 36 9 62 34 35 37 34 46 35 Hvn't hrd enough 29 26 27 30 26 32 26 43 40 REFUSED 1 2 - 2 1 2 1 - - WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 37% 39% 43% 45% 42% 36% 50% 39% 39% Unfavorable 47 28 27 33 34 34 19 38 34 Hvn't hrd enough 14 31 29 21 23 28 29 22 26 REFUSED 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favorable 33% 34% 28% 39% 39% 25% 38% 34% 33% Unfavorable 49 30 32 38 41 31 36 37 38 Hvn't hrd enough 17 35 38 22 19 42 25 28 27 REFUSED 1 1 2 1 - 2 1 1 2 8. Is your opinion of Marco Rubio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 27% 45% 12% 28% 32% 23% 29% 11% 25% Unfavorable 15 4 25 14 18 12 15 17 18 Hvn't hrd enough 57 50 61 57 49 64 56 69 57 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 - WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 36% 26% 31% 38% 31% 27% 34% 31% 33% Unfavorable 19 12 11 11 19 10 10 12 18 Hvn't hrd enough 44 61 56 50 48 62 55 55 48 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favorable 34% 24% 21% 28% 40% 22% 25% 27% 31% Unfavorable 20 13 14 17 18 11 13 18 16 Hvn't hrd enough 44 63 65 54 41 66 62 53 52 REFUSED 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9. Is your opinion of John Boehner favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 20% 40% 10% 19% 22% 19% 23% 9% 12% Unfavorable 42 24 55 44 46 39 42 45 37 Hvn't hrd enough 36 35 34 35 31 40 33 46 50 REFUSED 2 2 - 2 2 1 2 - - WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 26% 22% 25% 27% 24% 22% 30% 22% 23% Unfavorable 53 37 38 43 45 40 33 43 46 Hvn't hrd enough 20 40 36 28 30 36 35 32 29 REFUSED 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favorable 23% 19% 18% 22% 21% 10% 20% 22% 26% Unfavorable 55 37 35 47 55 29 40 49 43 Hvn't hrd enough 21 43 45 30 22 60 39 28 28 REFUSED 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 TREND: Is your opinion of John Boehner favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 08 Sep 01 Nov 17 2013 2011 2010 Favorable 20 22 20 Unfavorable 42 31 19 Hvn't hrd enough 36 46 61 REFUSED 2 1 1 10. Is your opinion of Jeb Bush favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 25% 46% 11% 24% 27% 23% 28% 11% 18% Unfavorable 29 7 50 26 30 29 26 44 35 Hvn't hrd enough 45 46 38 48 42 47 45 45 45 REFUSED 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 2 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 32% 26% 30% 37% 30% 26% 32% 30% 30% Unfavorable 29 24 20 22 27 24 20 25 28 Hvn't hrd enough 37 48 47 40 41 48 46 43 39 REFUSED 2 2 2 1 2 1 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 31% 22% 19% 28% 34% 7% 23% 29% 31% Unfavorable 31 28 32 31 24 28 33 30 26 Hvn't hrd enough 36 48 47 40 41 65 43 40 39 REFUSED 2 2 2 1 2 - 1 1 4 11. 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 51% 7% 92% 46% 45% 56% 42% 92% 71% Unfavorable 46 90 7 49 51 41 55 5 25 Hvn't hrd enough 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 REFUSED 2 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 53% 36% 35% 43% 39% 44% 23% 47% 40% Unfavorable 45 60 61 54 58 52 72 51 56 Hvn't hrd enough - 2 2 1 2 2 3 - 2 REFUSED 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favorable 57% 48% 56% 48% 46% 53% 50% 52% 48% Unfavorable 40 48 40 50 51 41 48 45 46 Hvn't hrd enough 1 2 3 1 1 4 1 1 2 REFUSED 2 2 2 1 2 2 - 2 4 TREND: Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? FAVORABLE..... High Low Feb 08 Jul 11 Apr 19 Feb 22 Nov 22 Nov 12 Oct 05 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2008 2011 Favorable 51 45 45 47 47 67 42 Unfavorable 46 48 49 48 46 19 53 Hvn't hrd enough 2 4 3 2 4 11 3 REFUSED 2 4 3 2 4 3 3 12. Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 61% 27% 91% 59% 53% 68% 54% 93% 72% Unfavorable 34 68 5 35 42 27 40 4 22 Hvn't hrd enough 4 3 3 5 4 4 4 3 6 REFUSED 1 2 - 2 2 1 2 - - WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 64% 50% 50% 57% 46% 62% 37% 62% 51% Unfavorable 32 44 45 39 48 32 57 35 44 Hvn't hrd enough 3 4 4 2 4 4 5 2 4 REFUSED 1 2 1 1 2 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+ Favorable 67% 58% 63% 59% 59% 58% 61% 60% 64% Unfavorable 28 36 29 38 39 29 35 35 32 Hvn't hrd enough 3 4 5 3 1 10 3 3 3 REFUSED 1 2 2 - 1 3 1 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Feb 08 May 14 Oct 31 Aug 15 Jun 13 May 3 Feb 21 2013 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 61 47 46 48 47 44 46 Unfavorable 34 44 46 43 45 46 45 Hvn't hrd enough 4 7 6 6 6 7 7 REFUSED 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 13. Is your opinion of Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 46% 11% 78% 41% 40% 50% 41% 78% 37% Unfavorable 41 79 11 41 47 37 48 13 32 Hvn't hrd enough 11 8 11 15 12 11 10 9 31 REFUSED 2 2 - 3 1 2 2 - - WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Favorable 53% 35% 34% 47% 37% 44% 24% 47% 41% Unfavorable 42 51 55 44 52 44 64 42 48 Hvn't hrd enough 5 13 9 7 10 10 10 8 9 REFUSED 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 3 2 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Favorable 56% 41% 46% 45% 45% 40% 42% 49% 48% Unfavorable 38 43 36 46 48 41 44 42 38 Hvn't hrd enough 5 14 17 8 5 18 13 9 10 REFUSED 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 TREND: Is your opinion of Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 08 Nov 12 2013 2008 Favorable 46 50 Unfavorable 41 23 Hvn't hrd enough 11 25 REFUSED 2 2 14a. (If Clinton favorable q12) Thinking about Hillary Clinton, what is the main reason you have a favorable opinion of Hillary Clinton? CLINTON FAVORABLE Q12 Doing/Has done a good job total 45% Good job/Experience general 11 Good job as Secretary of State/Working with Obama 16 Good job other 3 Smart/Capable/Competent 15 Strong person 7% Hard worker 4 Leader 3 Cares about people/The country 4 Effective/Gets things done 3 Policies general 3 Bill Clinton reference 3 Just like her 3 Straight forward/Direct 2 Honest/Trustworthy 2 Potential President 1 Political Philosophy 1 Other 18 DK/NA 2 14b. (If Clinton unfavorable q12) Thinking about Hillary Clinton, what is the main reason you have an unfavorable opinion of Hillary Clinton? CLINTON UNFAVORABLE Q12 Doing/Has done a poor job total 7% Poor job/Experience general/Not qualified 2 Poor job as Secretary of State/ Working with Obama 3 Poor job other 1 Not smart/Capable/Competent 1 Benghazi 21% Political Philosophy 13 Not Honest/Not Trustworthy 11 Policies general 9 Just don't like her 6 Bill Clinton reference 4 Doesn't care about people 3 Political aspirations/Wants to be president 1 Ineffective/Doesn't get things done 1 Democrat 1 Political insider 1 Not straight forward 1 Obama administration reference 1 Other 14 DK/NA 5 15a. (If Biden favorable q13) Thinking about Joe Biden, what is the main reason you have a favorable opinion of Joe Biden? BIDEN FAVORABLE Q13 Doing/Has done a good job total 32% Good job/Experience general 8 Good job as VP/Working with Obama 14 Good job other 3 Smart/Capable/Competent 5 Straight forward/Direct 7% Unifier/Good negotiator/Works with Reps 5 Cares about people/the country 5 Honest/Trustworthy 5 Down to Earth/Regular guy 4 Policies general 4 Gun laws 4 Effective/Gets things done 3 Good person/Personality 3 Just like him 3 Upbeat/Positive/Funny 2 Political Philosophy 2 Hard worker 1 Strong person 1 Democrat 1 Debate performance 1 Other 13 DK/NA 6 15b. (If Biden unfavorable q13) Thinking about Joe Biden, what is the main reason you have an unfavorable opinion of Joe Biden? BIDEN UNFAVORABLE Q13 Doing/Has done a poor job total 24% Poor job/Experience general/Unqualified 3 Poor job as VP/Working with Obama 6 Poor job other 1 Not smart/Capable/Competent 14 Political Philosophy 7% Policies general 7 Gaffes 6 Just don't like him 6 Ineffective/Doesn't get things done 3 Not serious/Jokester 5 Gun laws 5 Not Honest/Not Trustworthy 5 Democrat 2 Doesn't care about people 2 Indecisive 1 Political insider 1 Debate performance 1 Not straight forward 1 Other 18 DK/NA 5 31. Do you approve or disapprove of President Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense, or don't you have an opinion on that? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 21% 6% 40% 17% 21% 21% 20% 33% 19% Disapprove 20 37 4 20 23 17 24 2 10 No opinion 58 57 55 62 55 61 56 64 71 REFUSED 1 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Approve 28% 16% 20% 18% 21% 20% 13% 22% 22% Disapprove 22 24 23 32 27 21 30 23 27 No opinion 50 59 56 49 52 59 57 54 51 REFUSED - 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 28% 18% 21% 19% 26% 17% 13% 25% 27% Disapprove 20 20 16 21 25 10 19 22 24 No opinion 52 61 62 60 49 72 68 53 48 REFUSED - 1 1 - - 1 - 1 1 32. Do you approve or disapprove of President Obama's nomination of John Kerry to be Secretary of State, or don't you have an opinion on that? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 49% 25% 71% 49% 47% 51% 47% 68% 54% Disapprove 20 40 4 21 23 18 24 5 11 No opinion 30 34 24 29 29 31 29 28 35 REFUSED - 1 - 1 1 - - - - WHITE.............................................. COLLEGE DEG BornAgnEv Mltry Yes No Prot Cath Men Wom Yes No HsHld Approve 57% 42% 44% 50% 43% 50% 34% 51% 43% Disapprove 20 26 27 21 25 22 34 21 28 No opinion 23 32 29 30 30 28 31 28 27 REFUSED - 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 COLLEGE DEG ANNUAL HSHOLD INC AGE IN YRS.............. Yes No <50K 50-100 >100K 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Approve 58% 45% 49% 49% 51% 33% 45% 54% 57% Disapprove 18 21 17 22 24 22 20 20 20 No opinion 23 33 33 29 26 44 34 26 22 REFUSED - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Demographic Summary
