mckeon & associates attorney general poll
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Survey of 800 very likely voters. Conducted by McKeon & Associates July 9-10. Margin of error is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.TRANSCRIPT
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2014 Illinois
800 Interviews with very likely registered voters in Illinois
Conducted July 9-10Accuracy level +/- 3.9%The survey was conducted by phone with registered voters in the Illinois. It was conducted bytelephone which allows interviewers to conduct surveys with people who list mobile phones as theirprimary number (it is illegal for automated polling to call mobile phones). More than 30% of the interviewswere conducted with mobile users..
I'm going to read you a list of political figures. Please tell me whether you have a StronglyFavorable, Favorable, Unfavorable or Strongly Unfavorable opinion of each person. (ROTATE)(Donot read: Cant Rate and Never Heard Of)
SF F UF SF C.R. N.H2. Barak Obama 14% 29% 44% 13% 0% 0%3. Bruce Rauner 11% 29% 35% 9% 13% 2%4. Pat Quinn 19% 27% 36% 8% 10% 0%5. Lisa Madigan 8% 40% 33% 10% 9% 0%
6. What is the most important issue you would like to see the next Illinois Attorney Generaladdress?
1. Taxes 12%2. Crime 12%3. Jobs 10%4. Ruling on Pensions/Money Spent on Pension 8%4. Debt/Budget 8%4. Political Corruption 8%5. Veterans Issues 6%
Would you be much more likely, somewhat more likely somewhat less likely or not likely at all tovote for a candidate for Illinois Attorney General who (s) (Do not read: Doesnt Matter and Dont Know)
ML SML SLL NLAA DM DK
7. Opposed passage of a concealed andcarry gun law in Illinois 13% 31% 17% 26% 11% 2%
8. Has worked in government and politics all her life 5% 54% 13% 18% 9% 1%
9. Will protect the rights of legally qualified gun owners 17% 52% 14% 12% 0% 5%10. Served 20 years in US Marine Corp most of it as a
Prosecutor, including the trial of Saddam Hussein 27% 53% 7% 9% 4% 0%11. Has never run for offices and will run Attorney
Generals Office from a prosecutors perceptive 20% 22% 16% 14% 27% 1%
12. Is considered strongly pro-life on the abortion issue 2% 27% 17% 18% 33% 3%
13. Is considered strongly pro-choice on the abortion issue 14% 37% 16% 13% 18% 2%
14. Opposes gay marriage 9% 11% 7% 18% 55% 0%15. Father is Illinois Speaker of the House and as Attorney
General has rarely pursued political corruption cases 0% 13% 26% 34% 20% 7%
16. Would your community be better served if the next Illinois Attorney General was from outsideChicago?
49% Yes 14% No (Dont Read) 37% Dont Know
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17. Which area would you like to see the next Illinois Attorney General concentrate on?
31% Political corruption18%_ Consumer Fraud
(Don't read) 49% Both(Don't read) 2% Don't Know
18. Should the next Illinois Attorney General be a strong advocate for veterans, including suingfederal veterans hospitals that are not giving Illinois veterans proper treatment? (ROTATE)
91% Yes 2% No (Dont Read) 2% Doesnt Matter (Dont Read) 5% Dont Know
19. Illinois is deeply in debt which of the following do you believe is most responsible for thehugh debt: Public employee Pensions; state tax and fee increases; Political corruption orfailed political leadership?
23% Public employee Pensions11% State Tax/Fee increases29% Political corruption29% Failed political leadership
(Don't read) 8% Don't Know
20 Do you support pension reform that would include a reduction in benefits to public employees?
24 Yes (GO to 21)70% No
(Dont Read) 6% Dont Know (GO to 21)
21. Would you support a reduction even if those benefits were already promised to the employeeby the state of Illinois?
85% Yes0% No
(Dont Read) 15%Dont Know
22. If the election for Governor of Illinois were held today, for whom would you vote? (ROTATE)
34%Democratic Pat Quinn40%Republican Bruce Rauner
(Dont Read) 26% Dont Know
23. If the election for Illinois Attorney General were held today, for whom would you vote?
(ROTATE)
46%Democratic Lisa Madigan37% Republican Paul Schimpf
(Dont Read) 17%Dont Know
24. Are you or any member of your family currently serving in the U.S, military or a veteran?
38% Yes 62% No (Dont Read) 0% Dont Know
25. Are you or a member of your family currently a member of a union?
15%Yes 5% Public or 5% Private sector 5% Not sure
85% No
26. In which age category are you 20% 18-30 23% 31-45 31% 46-60 26%_60+
27. Are you classified as:75% Caucasian 16% African American 7% Hispanic 2% Other28. Do you consider yourself a: 42% Democrat 33% Independent 25% Republican
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