mckeon & associates attorney general poll

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 2014 Illinois 800 Interviews with very likely registered voters in Illinois Conducted July 9-10  Accuracy level +/- 3.9% The survey was conducted by phone with registered voters  in the Illinois. It was conducted by telephone which allows interviewers to conduct surveys with people who list mobile phones as their primary number (it is illegal for automated polling to call mobile phones). More than 30% of the interviews were conducted with mobile users.. I'm going to read you a list of political figures. Please tell me whether you have a Strongly Favorable, Favorable, Unfavorable or Strongly Unfavorable opinion of each person. (ROTATE)(Do not read: Can’t Rate and Never Heard Of) SF F UF SF C.R. N.H 2. 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 General address? 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 y ou be m uch more likely, somewhat more likely somewhat less likely or not likely at all to vote for a candidate for Illinois Attorney General who (s’) … (Do not read: Doesn’t Matter and Don’t Know)  ML SML SLL NLAA DM DK 7. Opposed passage of a concealed and carry 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 General’s 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 outside Chicago? 49% Yes 14% No (Don’t Read) 37% Don’t Know

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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.

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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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