May 6, 2009 - Ohio Voters 2-1 Aren't Worried About Swine Flu, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Strickland, Dem Senate Candidates Are Ahead For 2010 Word format A total of 72 percent of Ohio voters are "not too worried" or "not worried at all" that someone in their family will catch swine flu, and voters say 67 - 31 percent that the media's reaction to swine flu has been "overblown," according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. More affluent and educated voters are more likely to see media coverage as overblown. Only 23 percent of men and 32 percent of women are "very worried" or "somewhat worried" that they or someone close to them will get the flu, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN- uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. And voters say 59 - 35 percent that government reaction to the flu has been "justified" rather than "overblown." President Barack Obama gets a 62 - 31 percent overall approval rating, while Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland's approval is 57 - 29 percent. But only 31 percent say Gov. Strickland's education reform plan will improve education in Ohio and only 19 percent of Ohioans think his plan treats all school districts equally. And 74 percent of voters expect to pay more taxes if Gov. Strickland's plan takes effect. Strickland remains a big favorite for re-election in 2010 and the race for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Sen. George Voinovich leans Democratic at this point, regardless of which of the two leading candidates - Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher or Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner - wins the party nomination. "Ohio voters don't seem all that worried about the flu scare at this point," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "They think the government has acted appropriately, but they think the media coverage has been over the top. Interestingly, women are more likely to be worried than men." "President Obama's approval rating among Ohio voters has gone from 67 - 16 percent February 6 to 57 - 33 percent March 18, and back to 62 - 31 percent today, with the main shift coming from independent voters who still are taking stock of the new President," said Brown. "The Governor's education plan certainly hasn't caught fire with the electorate and to some degree it is telling that despite his strong popularity, he hasn't been able to get his message across to voters," said Brown. "Critics who say his plan is taking away too much decision-making power from local school officials may be hitting the mark: 39 percent agree Strickland is taking too much power from local officials, 29 percent disagree and 32 percent aren't sure." Neither of the major Republicans considering challenging Strickland next year is close to him in the polls. The Governor would defeat former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine 48 - 36 percent and former Congressman John Kasich 51 - 32 percent. But the GOP might see Strickland's handling of the economy as a potential area to criticize the governor since voters are split 43 - 43 percent on whether they approve of his handling of the issue. In a GOP gubernatorial primary, DeWine would prevail over Kasich 35 - 23 percent. In the Senate race, the Democratic nomination is up for grabs with Fisher getting 20 percent in a hypothetical primary, Brunner 16 percent, state lawmaker Tyrone Yates 4 percent and 59 percent not sure. On the GOP side, former Congressman and cabinet member Rob Portman would get 29 percent to State Auditor Mary Taylor's 8 percent and Cleveland area car dealer Tom Ganley's 8 percent, with 54 percent unsure. Fisher would defeat Portman 42 - 31 percent and Taylor 41 - 29 percent, while Brunner would defeat Taylor 38 - 29 percent and Portman 40 - 32 percent. "At this point, the Senate candidates all are largely unknown to Ohio voters, even though some of them have been on the political scene for some time," said Brown. From April 28 - May 4, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,079 Ohio voters, with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points. The survey includes 398 Republicans, with a margin of error of +/-4.9 percentage points, and 437 Democrats with a margin of error of +/-4.7 percentage points. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data and RSS feed - http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, or call (203) 582-5201. 1. (If registered Republican) As you may know there will be an election for governor in Ohio in 2010. Thinking about the Republican primary for governor, if the 2010 Republican primary for governor were being held today and the candidates were John Kasich, Mike DeWine and Kevin Coughlin, for whom would you vote? Reg Rep Kasich 23% DeWine 35 Coughlin 2 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 DK/NA 37 TREND: (If registered Republican) As you may know there will be an election for governor in Ohio in 2010. Thinking about the Republican primary for governor, if the 2010 Republican primary for governor were being held today and the candidates were John Kasich, Mike DeWine and Kevin Coughlin, for whom would you vote? (*Someone Else & Wouldn't Vote volunteered options not in option list) REGISTERED REPUBLICANS May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 2009* Kasich 23 27 22 DeWine 35 32 37 Coughlin 2 2 3 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 - DK/NA 37 37 37 2. (If registered Republican) As you may know, Ohio Senator George Voinovich will not be running for reelection in 2010. Thinking about the 2010 Republican primary for United States Senator, if the 2010 Republican primary for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Rob Portman, Mary Taylor and Tom Ganley, for whom would you vote? Reg Rep Portman 29% Taylor 8 Ganley 8 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 DK/NA 54 TREND: (If registered Republican) As you may know, Ohio Senator George Voinovich will not be running for reelection in 2010. Thinking about the 2010 Republican primary for United States Senator, if the 2010 Republican primary for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Rob Portman, Mary Taylor and Tom Ganley, for whom would you vote? (*Someone Else & Wouldn't Vote volunteered options not in option list) REGISTERED REPUBLICAN May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 2009 2009 2009* Portman 29 31 33 Taylor 8 14 11 Ganley 8 na na SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 - DK/NA 54 52 56 3. (If registered Democrat) Thinking about the 2010 Democratic primary for United States Senator, if the 2010 Democratic primary for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Lee Fisher, Jennifer Brunner and Tyrone Yates, for whom would you vote? Reg Dem Fisher 20% Brunner 16 Yates 4 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 DK/NA 59 TREND: (If registered Democrat) Thinking about the 2010 Democratic primary for United States Senator, if the 2010 Democratic primary for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Lee Fisher, Jennifer Brunner and Tyrone Yates, for whom would you vote?(*Someone Else & Wouldn't Vote volunteered options not in option list / na=not asked) REGISTERED DEMOCRAT May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 2009 2009 2009* Fisher 20 18 18 Brunner 16 14 16 Yates 4 6 na Ryan na 12 14 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 - DK/NA 59 46 53 4. If the 2010 election for governor were being held today and the candidates were Ted Strickland the Democrat and John Kasich the Republican, for whom would you vote? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Strickland 51% 11% 89% 43% 48% 54% 37% Kasich 32 74 5 28 35 29 44 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - 2 1 - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - - 1 - 1 - DK/NA 16 15 5 26 15 16 18 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Strickland 47% 57% 46% 52% 52% 41% Kasich 45 26 27 31 32 35 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 - - - 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - 1 - - 1 - DK/NA 7 15 26 16 15 21 TREND: If the 2010 election for governor were being held today and the candidates were Ted Strickland the Democrat and John Kasich the Republican, for whom would you vote? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 2009 Strickland 51 51 56 Kasich 32 31 26 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 DK/NA 16 15 16 5. If the 2010 election for governor were being held today and the candidates were Ted Strickland the Democrat and Mike DeWine the Republican, for whom would you vote? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Strickland 48% 9% 85% 41% 46% 50% 33% DeWine 36 76 9 33 37 36 50 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 - 2 1 - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 - 2 2 1 1 DK/NA 14 12 6 22 13 14 16 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Strickland 43% 54% 40% 54% 49% 42% DeWine 45 31 33 30 36 42 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - - 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 - 1 2 DK/NA 11 13 25 16 12 11 TREND: If the 2010 election for governor were being held today and the candidates were Ted Strickland the Democrat and Mike DeWine the Republican, for whom would you vote? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 2009 Strickland 48 50 54 DeWine 36 34 32 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 DK/NA 14 12 11 6. If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Lee Fisher the Democrat and Rob Portman the Republican, for whom would you vote? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Fisher 42% 10% 78% 29% 42% 42% 26% Portman 31 70 4 28 33 28 44 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 2 2 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - 1 - 1 1 DK/NA 26 19 16 40 23 28 30 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Fisher 44% 47% 32% 41% 34% 40% Portman 30 24 33 27 50 28 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 2 - - 5 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 - - - - DK/NA 25 27 32 32 15 27 TREND: If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Lee Fisher the Democrat and Rob Portman the Republican, for whom would you vote? May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 2009 2009 2009 Fisher 42 41 42 Portman 31 33 27 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - 2 1 DK/NA 26 24 29 7. If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Lee Fisher the Democrat and Mary Taylor the Republican, for whom would you vote? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Fisher 41% 9% 77% 26% 40% 41% 23% Taylor 29 66 6 24 30 29 41 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 - 2 1 - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 - 1 2 1 1 DK/NA 28 22 16 46 27 29 35 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Fisher 38% 47% 37% 36% 35% 35% Taylor 30 26 33 29 34 30 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - 1 1 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 1 - 3 - DK/NA 31 25 29 34 28 32 TREND: If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Lee Fisher the Democrat and Mary Taylor the Republican, for whom would you vote? May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 2009 2009 2009 Fisher 41 41 41 Taylor 29 31 27 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 DK/NA 28 25 30 8. If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Jennifer Brunner the Democrat and Mary Taylor the Republican, for whom would you vote? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Brunner 38% 5% 75% 28% 36% 40% 26% Taylor 29 67 4 24 33 26 41 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - 2 1 - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DK/NA 31 26 20 46 29 32 31 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Brunner 40% 41% 43% 38% 29% 37% Taylor 32 27 25 27 35 28 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - 1 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 - 1 - - DK/NA 27 30 31 33 36 32 TREND: If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Jennifer Brunner the Democrat and Mary Taylor the Republican, for whom would you vote? May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 2009 2009 2009 Brunner 38 38 38 Taylor 29 31 26 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 2 DK/NA 31 28 33 9. If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Jennifer Brunner the Democrat and Rob Portman the Republican, for whom would you vote? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Brunner 40% 7% 76% 30% 36% 44% 28% Portman 32 73 3 28 36 28 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - 1 - 1 - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - - - 1 1 DK/NA 27 20 20 41 27 28 29 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Brunner 38% 44% 47% 43% 27% 40% Portman 32 25 26 27 54 30 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 - - - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - 1 - 1 - - DK/NA 30 29 27 30 18 30 TREND: If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Jennifer Brunner the Democrat and Rob Portman the Republican, for whom would you vote? May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 2009 2009 2009 Brunner 40 39 38 Portman 32 34 28 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - 2 1 DK/NA 27 25 31 10. Is your opinion of - Ted Strickland favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 53% 26% 78% 49% 53% 54% 41% Unfavorable 25 49 7 28 29 23 35 Hvn't hrd enough 18 22 14 19 14 22 21 REFUSED 3 3 2 4 5 2 4 TREND: Is your opinion of - Ted Strickland favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 10 2009 2009 2009 2008 Favorable 53 54 60 47 Unfavorable 25 26 19 25 Hvn't hrd enough 18 17 17 26 REFUSED 3 3 3 2 11. Is your opinion of - Mike DeWine favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 39% 54% 25% 42% 37% 40% 45% Unfavorable 28 15 40 27 36 22 24 Hvn't hrd enough 31 29 32 30 24 36 30 REFUSED 2 2 4 1 2 2 2 TREND: Is your opinion of - Mike DeWine favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 10 2009 2009 2009 2008 Favorable 39 40 45 43 Unfavorable 28 25 23 24 Hvn't hrd enough 31 32 30 32 REFUSED 2 3 2 1 12. Is your opinion of - Kevin Coughlin favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 3% 5% 1% 5% 5% 2% 6% Unfavorable 3 2 3 1 3 2 2 Hvn't hrd enough 94 92 95 93 91 96 92 REFUSED - 1 - 1 1 - - TREND:Is your opinion of - Kevin Coughlin favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 2009 Favorable 3 4 5% Unfavorable 3 2 3 Hvn't hrd enough 94 92 91 REFUSED - 1 1 13. Is your opinion of - John Kasich favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 22% 33% 11% 26% 27% 19% 26% Unfavorable 7 4 11 5 10 4 5 Hvn't hrd enough 70 63 76 67 62 76 69 REFUSED 1 - 1 2 1 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of - John Kasich favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 10 2009 2009 2009 2008 Favorable 22 21 21 18 Unfavorable 7 6 6 8 Hvn't hrd enough 70 71 71 73 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 14. Is your opinion of - Lee Fisher favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 37% 20% 57% 30% 39% 36% 26% Unfavorable 13 24 4 15 17 10 18 Hvn't hrd enough 48 54 38 53 42 53 55 REFUSED 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of - Lee Fisher favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 Dec 10 2009 2009 2009 2008 Favorable 37 32 33 23 Unfavorable 13 13 10 10 Hvn't hrd enough 48 54 55 66 REFUSED 1 1 2 1 15. Is your opinion of - Tyrone Yates favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 9% 4% 13% 7% 10% 8% 6% Unfavorable 6 9 4 5 8 4 6 Hvn't hrd enough 85 87 81 87 81 88 88 REFUSED 1 1 2 1 2 1 - Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Favorable 6% 7% 3% - 27% 3% Unfavorable 2 3 1 2 17 10 Hvn't hrd enough 92 90 94 98 54 85 REFUSED - 1 2 - 2 2 TREND: Is your opinion of - Tyrone Yates favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? May 6 Mar 18 2009 2009 Favorable 9 6 Unfavorable 6 5 Hvn't hrd enough 85 87 REFUSED 1 1 16. Is your opinion of - Jennifer Brunner favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 31% 13% 51% 27% 30% 32% 20% Unfavorable 12 26 3 11 16 9 15 Hvn't hrd enough 55 60 45 61 52 58 64 REFUSED 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of - Jennifer Brunner favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 Dec 10 2009 2009 2009 2008 Favorable 31 31 34 26 Unfavorable 12 14 10 24 Hvn't hrd enough 55 55 55 49 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 17. Is your opinion of - Rob Portman favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 22% 41% 7% 24% 28% 18% 26% Unfavorable 9 3 16 6 12 6 5 Hvn't hrd enough 68 57 75 68 59 75 68 REFUSED 1 - 2 1 1 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of - Rob Portman favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 Dec 10 2009 2009 2009 2008 Favorable 22 25 21 12 Unfavorable 9 7 6 7 Hvn't hrd enough 68 67 72 80 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 18. Is your opinion of - Mary Taylor favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 18% 27% 13% 18% 21% 16% 22% Unfavorable 6 2 10 4 6 5 3 Hvn't hrd enough 75 70 77 78 72 78 75 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 TREND: Is your opinion of - Mary Taylor favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 2009 2009 2009 Favorable 18 18 17 Unfavorable 6 4 5 Hvn't hrd enough 75 78 78 REFUSED 1 1 1 19. Is your opinion of - Tom Ganley favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 6% 7% 6% 6% 7% 6% 7% Unfavorable 4 3 5 3 6 2 3 Hvn't hrd enough 89 90 88 90 86 92 90 REFUSED 1 - 1 1 1 - - 20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling his job as Governor? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 57% 35% 81% 51% 58% 56% 45% Disapprove 29 49 12 34 32 27 36 DK/NA 13 16 8 16 10 17 19 Cntrl NrthE NrthW SthE SthW WstCnt Approve 51% 59% 65% 46% 62% 53% Disapprove 38 27 22 36 28 28 DK/NA 10 13 13 18 11 19 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling his job as Governor? APPROVE..... High Low May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 10 Aug 14 Feb 5 Feb 1 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2009 2007 Approve 57 56 63 54 60 63 45 Disapprove 29 30 25 25 25 25 12 DK/NA 13 13 12 22 15 12 43 21. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George Voinovich is handling his job as United States Senator? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 55% 59% 55% 53% 52% 58% 53% Disapprove 30 29 33 28 37 23 31 DK/NA 15 12 13 19 11 18 16 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George Voinovich is handling his job as United States Senator? (*High also 55% on 2/4/2009) APPROVE........ High Low May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 Dec 10 Aug 14 May 6 Dec 13 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2009* 2006 Approve 55 52 55 51 51 55 41 Disapprove 30 32 29 31 32 30 33 DK/NA 15 16 16 17 17 15 26 22. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Sherrod Brown is handling his job as United States Senator? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 52% 31% 73% 47% 49% 54% 42% Disapprove 24 41 10 27 30 20 30 DK/NA 24 28 17 26 21 27 27 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Sherrod Brown is handling his job as United States Senator? (*Low also 42% on 2/1/07) APPROVE........ High Low May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 Dec 10 Aug 14 May 6 May 15 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2009 2007* Approve 52 48 51 48 51 52 42 Disapprove 24 25 22 26 23 24 21 DK/NA 24 27 27 26 26 24 36 23. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 36% 31% 44% 33% 36% 36% 34% Disapprove 40 46 34 42 45 36 39 DK/NA 24 23 22 25 19 28 27 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job? APPROVE....... High Low May 6 Dec 10 Aug 14 Nov 13 Sep 5 Dec 10 Dec 12 2009 2008 2008 2007 2007 2008 2006 Approve 36 46 42 41 38 46 25 Disapprove 40 35 41 32 37 35 55 DK/NA 24 19 17 26 25 19 20 24. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Lee Fisher is handling his job as Ohio's lieutenant governor? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 49% 33% 71% 39% 50% 49% 42% Disapprove 17 28 6 22 22 13 22 DK/NA 33 39 23 39 28 38 36 25. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jennifer Brunner is handling her job as Ohio's Secretary of State? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 45% 28% 65% 40% 45% 45% 38% Disapprove 20 35 7 22 25 16 24 DK/NA 34 38 27 37 30 39 38 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Jennifer Brunner is handling her job as Ohio's Secretary of State? May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 Dec 10 Aug 14 Jun 4 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 Approve 45 41 44 39 38 38 Disapprove 20 19 16 28 12 13 DK/NA 34 39 41 33 50 48 26. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mary Taylor is handling her job as Ohio's state auditor? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 40% 45% 43% 33% 45% 37% 39% Disapprove 13 12 14 14 15 12 12 DK/NA 46 43 43 53 40 51 49 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mary Taylor is handling her job as Ohio's state auditor? May 6 Mar 18 Feb 4 Aug 14 Jun 4 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 Approve 40 35 37 39 39 Disapprove 13 11 8 10 12 DK/NA 46 54 55 52 49 27. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 62% 22% 95% 59% 58% 66% 45% Disapprove 31 69 4 29 36 26 46 DK/NA 7 9 1 12 6 8 9 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Approve 74% 59% 60% 69% 58% 50% 64% 59% Disapprove 24 32 32 24 34 46 29 37 DK/NA 2 9 8 7 8 4 8 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? May 6 Mar 18 Feb 6 2009 2009 2009 Approve 62 57 67 Disapprove 31 33 16 DK/NA 7 11 17 28. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Ohio today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Very satisfied 4% 2% 5% 3% 4% 4% 3% Smwht satisfied 39 31 48 35 37 40 32 Smwht dissatisfied 32 38 27 32 30 34 35 Very dissatisfied 24 27 19 28 28 21 28 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Very satisfied 2% 3% 5% 5% 1% 1% 4% 2% Smwht satisfied 41 33 41 39 41 42 38 42 Smwht dissatisfied 26 38 32 30 33 37 30 38 Very dissatisfied 31 25 20 25 24 19 26 18 DK/NA - 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Ohio today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT.... High Low May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 11 Aug 14 Mar 21 Mar 17 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2007 2009 Very satisfied 4 2 2 3 3 5 2 Smwht satisfied 39 30 31 30 36 49 30 Smwht dissatisfied 32 39 37 35 37 28 39 Very dissatisfied 24 28 28 31 23 16 28 DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 29. Do you think that Ted Strickland has kept his campaign promises so far or not? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Yes 44% 27% 63% 38% 47% 42% 39% No 32 42 19 37 34 29 34 DK/NA 24 31 18 25 19 29 26 TREND: Do you think that Ted Strickland has kept his campaign promises so far or not? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 11 Aug 14 Jun 4 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 Yes 44 46 46 44 47 46 No 32 30 27 26 31 30 DK/NA 24 24 27 30 22 24 30. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling the economy? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 43% 27% 60% 36% 47% 39% 36% Disapprove 43 59 28 46 45 41 45 DK/NA 15 14 12 18 9 20 19 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Approve 46% 38% 45% 44% 39% 49% 42% 46% Disapprove 47 46 38 42 49 39 43 41 DK/NA 8 16 17 15 12 12 15 13 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling the economy? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 2009 Approve 43 39 44% Disapprove 43 45 37 DK/NA 15 16 19 31. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 57% 21% 90% 51% 54% 60% 41% Disapprove 36 72 6 38 41 32 51 DK/NA 7 7 3 10 5 8 8 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Approve 66% 53% 56% 62% 57% 42% 59% 52% Disapprove 33 38 36 31 39 51 34 42 DK/NA 1 8 8 7 4 6 7 6 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy? May 6 Mar 18 Feb 6 2009 2009 2009 Approve 57 53 58 Disapprove 36 36 21 DK/NA 7 11 21 32. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling the state budget? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 43% 25% 64% 37% 46% 41% 35% Disapprove 40 58 22 45 42 38 44 DK/NA 17 17 13 18 13 21 21 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Approve 42% 41% 46% 45% 42% 46% 43% 46% Disapprove 50 40 34 37 48 42 39 42 DK/NA 9 19 20 18 10 12 19 12 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ted Strickland is handling the state budget? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 11 2009 2009 2009 2008 Approve 43 44 48 41 Disapprove 40 36 30 31 DK/NA 17 20 21 29 33. To balance the state budget next year, if you had to choose, which would you prefer, raising taxes to keep state services at their current level or cutting state services to keep taxes at their current level? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Raising taxes 32% 17% 49% 28% 33% 32% 22% Cutting services 57 74 40 64 60 55 64 DK/NA 10 9 11 9 7 13 14 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Raising taxes 36% 34% 29% 34% 28% 36% 31% 37% Cutting services 61 55 56 53 65 58 58 56 DK/NA 3 11 14 13 7 6 12 7 TREND: To balance the state budget next year, if you had to choose, which would you prefer - raising taxes to keep state services at their current level or cutting state services to keep taxes at their current level? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 11 2009 2009 2009 2008 Raising taxes 32 32 30 24 Cutting services 57 56 59 62 DK/NA 10 12 12 13 34. Governor Strickland has ruled out raising state taxes to alleviate Ohio's budget situation. Do you agree with him that taxes should not be raised, or do you think that some tax increase should be considered? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl No tax increase 53% 71% 37% 56% 55% 51% 64% Consider increase 44 28 59 41 43 45 33 DK/NA 3 1 3 4 2 4 3 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree No tax increase 47% 52% 57% 51% 56% 59% 54% 50% Consider increase 52 45 39 45 43 40 43 47 DK/NA 1 3 4 4 1 1 3 2 TREND: Governor Strickland has ruled out raising state taxes to alleviate Ohio's budget situation. Do you agree with him that taxes should not be raised, or do you think that some tax increase should be considered? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 Dec 11 2009 2009 2009 2008 No tax increases 53 56 57 64 Consider increases 44 42 39 33 DK/NA 3 2 3 3 35. Governor Strickland has offered a new education plan for Ohio that would affect how schools are funded, how students are taught and how teachers are trained. How much have you heard or read about Strickland's new education plan? A lot, some, not much, or nothing at all? HvKids Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom PubSch A lot 9% 11% 10% 7% 10% 8% 12% Some 30 28 30 32 31 30 31 Not much 33 34 33 33 34 33 29 Nothing 27 27 26 28 24 29 27 DK/NA 1 1 1 - - 1 2 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree A lot 6% 11% 10% 5% 14% 19% 6% 17% Some 31 29 31 29 33 32 28 36 Not much 25 31 38 31 36 33 34 31 Nothing 36 28 21 34 17 15 30 16 DK/NA 1 - - 1 - - 1 - TREND: Governor Strickland has offered a new education plan for Ohio that would affect how schools are funded, how students are taught and how teachers are trained. How much have you heard or read about Strickland's new education plan? A lot, some, not much, or nothing at all? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 2009 A lot 9 10 11 Some 30 29 32 Not much 33 34 31 Nothing 27 28 25 DK/NA 1 - 1 36. Do you think Governor Strickland's plan will improve education in Ohio or not? HvKids Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom PubSch Yes 31% 16% 47% 24% 30% 31% 32% No 29 45 15 32 31 27 35 DK/NA 41 40 38 44 39 43 33 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Yes 39% 25% 31% 35% 29% 22% 31% 31% No 25 34 27 23 39 39 27 33 DK/NA 36 41 43 43 33 38 42 36 TREND: Do you think Governor Strickland's plan will improve education in Ohio or not? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 2009 Yes 31 31 42 No 29 29 22 DK/NA 41 40 36 37. Governor Strickland has said that he will raise the amount of money that the state gives to local school districts, but he will not raise state taxes to pay for it. Local districts would be allowed to raise taxes, but they would not have to. If the governor's plan goes into effect, do you think you will pay more taxes to support education than you are paying now or not? HvKids Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom PubSch Yes/Will 74% 80% 68% 75% 78% 71% 79% No/Will not 18 12 24 16 15 20 15 DK/NA 8 8 8 9 7 9 6 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Yes/Will 80% 73% 72% 74% 75% 79% 75% 73% No/Will not 17 18 19 18 17 18 17 19 DK/NA 3 9 10 8 8 3 8 8 TREND: Governor Strickland has said that he will raise the amount of money that the state gives to local school districts, but he will not raise state taxes to pay for it. Local districts would be allowed to raise taxes, but they would not have to. If the governor's plan goes into effect, do you think you will pay more taxes to support education than you are paying now or not? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 2009 Yes/Will 74 74 69 No/Will not 18 18 22 DK/NA 8 9 9 38. Would you be willing to pay more in taxes to increase the amount of money that goes to schools in Ohio or not? HvKids Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom PubSch Yes 46% 31% 60% 44% 43% 49% 59% No 50 65 36 51 54 46 37 DK/NA 4 4 4 5 3 5 3 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Yes 63% 45% 39% 50% 45% 41% 46% 46% No 35 52 55 46 52 51 50 49 DK/NA 1 3 6 4 2 8 4 5 TREND: Would you be willing to pay more in taxes to increase the amount of money that goes to schools in Ohio or not? May 6 Mar 17 Feb 5 2009 2009 2009 Yes 46 45 51 No 50 52 45 DK/NA 4 3 5 39. Do you think that the governor's education plan treats all Ohio school districts equally, do you think that it favors wealthier districts, or do you think it favors poorer districts? HvKids Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom PubSch Treats equally 19% 13% 24% 17% 21% 17% 18% Favors wealthier 27 24 32 24 24 29 38 Favors poorer 15 22 8 17 17 13 14 DK/NA 40 41 36 41 38 41 31 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Treats equally 28% 17% 17% 17% 25% 21% 18% 21% Favors wealthier 37 29 20 32 23 19 29 21 Favors poorer 11 17 16 11 20 24 12 23 DK/NA 24 38 48 40 32 37 41 35 40. Some people say that Governor Strickland's education plan takes too much power from local officials when it comes to how local schools are run. Do you agree or disagree? HvKids Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom PubSch Agree 39% 53% 28% 41% 42% 37% 46% Disagree 29 16 44 24 28 29 30 DK/NA 32 31 29 35 29 34 24 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Agree 43% 39% 38% 40% 42% 40% 40% 39% Disagree 38 26 27 28 32 32 27 35 DK/NA 20 34 35 32 26 28 34 26 41. How worried are you that you or someone in your family will get swine flu - very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Very worried 5% 5% 6% 3% 3% 7% 6% Smwht worried 23 20 22 27 20 25 24 Not too worried 36 29 38 41 33 39 33 Not worried at all 36 45 33 28 43 29 35 DK/NA - 1 - 1 1 - 2 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Very worried 11% 5% 2% 7% 3% 5% 6% 2% Smwht worried 20 21 25 26 22 8 24 18 Not too worried 28 35 40 34 39 38 36 38 Not worried at all 41 39 32 33 36 49 33 43 DK/NA - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 42. Do you think the media's reaction to the swine flu has been justified or overblown? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Justified 31% 22% 38% 29% 28% 33% 24% Overblown 67 74 60 68 70 63 72 DK/NA 3 4 2 4 2 4 4 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Justified 42% 28% 28% 34% 26% 26% 31% 28% Overblown 58 69 68 63 71 73 65 70 DK/NA - 3 4 3 3 1 3 2 43. Do you think the government's reaction to the swine flu has been justified or overblown? WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Justified 59% 52% 66% 58% 59% 59% 49% Overblown 35 43 29 36 38 33 42 DK/NA 6 5 6 6 3 8 9 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl College 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Justified 65% 60% 56% 57% 63% 57% 56% 68% Overblown 32 33 38 36 34 39 38 28 DK/NA 3 7 6 7 3 4 6 5
