State House News Poll - January 2008
By KRC/Communications Research
Q1.  In terms of the following categories, how old are you?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Under 18
18-29	6.2%	6.1%	6.2%	30.0%			9.3%	6.1%	2.5%	9.2%	2.3%	4.4%	8.9%	6.7%	4.4%	4.0%	5.7%	2.5%	5.2%	4.3%	6.2%	3.5%
30-39	14.4%	14.4%	14.4%	70.0%			7.1%	17.4%	15.1%	24.2%	7.6%	10.4%	8.5%	22.8%	13.6%	11.2%	14.2%	20.1%	12.8%	9.9%	18.9%	7.2%
40-49	29.6%	35.2%	24.4%		53.8%		20.2%	33.3%	30.9%	22.6%	32.0%	29.6%	34.3%	27.8%	30.1%	23.2%	33.5%	37.5%	28.3%	27.4%	31.0%	18.0%
50-64	25.4%	23.7%	26.9%		46.2%		25.0%	23.0%	32.3%	11.4%	24.2%	32.4%	24.4%	23.2%	25.9%	29.6%	25.6%	17.4%	28.5%	27.5%	23.5%	38.8%
65 and over	24.5%	20.6%	28.1%			100.0%	38.5%	20.1%	19.3%	32.6%	33.8%	23.2%	23.9%	19.5%	26.0%	32.0%	21.1%	22.5%	25.4%	30.8%	20.5%	32.6%
Don't know
Refused
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q2.  Do you think things in Massachusetts are generally going in the right direction or are they seriously off on the wrong track?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Right direction	40.6%	39.5%	41.5%	50.8%	41.6%	29.6%	29.3%	42.8%	48.2%	39.4%	45.5%	39.5%	36.1%	43.9%	39.3%	50.4%	34.7%	22.5%	44.5%	39.5%	54.9%	46.7%
Wrong track	45.5%	46.4%	44.8%	39.3%	47.2%	47.2%	51.6%	44.5%	40.9%	39.6%	42.5%	48.9%	50.4%	41.0%	46.0%	35.2%	49.4%	67.5%	40.7%	45.0%	31.1%	28.3%
In between	9.5%	9.6%	9.5%	4.9%	7.8%	17.3%	10.4%	9.6%	8.5%	13.8%	11.9%	8.7%	9.8%	7.7%	10.4%	10.4%	12.5%	5.0%	11.6%	11.0%	14.0%	17.9%
Don't know	4.1%	4.0%	4.2%	5.0%	3.0%	5.9%	8.6%	2.7%	2.4%	7.1%		2.9%	3.6%	6.4%	4.0%	3.2%	3.4%	5.0%	2.8%	3.4%		7.2%
Refused	0.2%	0.5%			0.5%			0.4%						1.0%	0.3%	0.8%			0.4%	1.1%
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q3.  What do you think is the most important issue facing Massachusetts today?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
The economy	19.6%	22.9%	16.5%	9.6%	23.8%	18.4%	11.5%	20.4%	27.1%	13.6%	17.2%	23.5%	16.9%	19.9%	20.5%	25.6%	19.9%	5.0%	23.2%	26.4%	21.8%	28.5%
Taxes	15.1%	14.7%	15.5%	22.5%	11.8%	16.4%	15.5%	14.4%	16.6%	17.3%	6.8%	11.9%	22.7%	15.7%	15.0%	12.0%	14.2%	27.5%	12.8%	9.9%	12.4%	10.8%
Education	12.6%	7.3%	17.4%	22.5%	10.9%	8.0%	11.2%	12.9%	13.4%	18.2%	12.3%	11.6%	8.6%	14.7%	13.0%	14.4%	12.0%	12.5%	14.4%	14.2%	17.2%	10.8%
Health care/health insurance/health plan	12.0%	11.1%	12.9%	14.4%	12.1%	9.8%	10.3%	12.6%	12.3%	11.5%	12.6%	9.5%	15.0%	12.9%	11.5%	13.6%	10.8%	7.5%	12.4%	11.0%	12.7%	7.0%
Unemployment/jobs/joblessness	11.8%	12.7%	11.0%	11.9%	11.2%	13.1%	15.2%	11.5%	8.5%	16.6%	14.2%	13.0%	7.5%	10.5%	11.3%	10.4%	13.6%	7.5%	12.4%	13.2%	10.8%	11.0%
Immigration	4.3%	5.2%	3.4%	3.5%	2.3%	9.3%	8.2%	3.2%	2.4%	2.3%	10.3%	3.7%	3.7%	4.0%	4.5%	2.4%	4.5%	10.0%	3.2%	3.2%	3.1%
Affordable housing	3.0%	4.0%	2.1%	1.2%	4.0%	2.5%	2.0%	3.7%	2.4%	4.5%		4.3%	3.7%	1.5%	2.8%	0.8%	4.5%		2.4%	3.2%	3.1%	3.5%
Crime	2.4%	2.0%	2.8%	2.4%	2.7%	1.9%	5.0%	1.7%	1.2%	4.5%		1.5%	3.7%	2.9%	2.2%	2.4%	2.8%		2.8%	3.4%	1.5%	7.0%
Deval Patrick's performance as governor	2.3%	3.9%	0.9%	1.2%	3.3%	1.0%	1.2%	2.8%	2.4%		7.7%	3.9%		0.9%	2.3%	1.6%	1.7%	7.5%	1.2%	1.1%	1.5%
The state government fiscal situation/budget deficit	2.3%	2.5%	2.1%		2.6%	3.4%	1.2%	3.6%			2.2%	3.1%	3.7%	0.9%	2.2%	0.8%	2.3%	5.0%	0.8%
Casino gambling	1.8%	2.1%	1.5%		2.4%	1.9%	3.1%	1.0%	2.4%		4.8%		3.7%	2.3%	2.0%	2.4%	1.1%	5.0%	1.6%	1.1%	3.2%	3.5%
Gay marriage/civil unions	1.5%	1.5%	1.5%	2.4%	1.8%		1.0%	2.3%			2.3%	1.4%	1.5%	1.9%	1.7%	0.8%	2.3%	2.5%	1.2%	2.2%
Energy / Cost of energy	1.4%	1.3%	1.4%		1.6%	2.0%	3.5%	0.9%		2.2%		0.7%		3.4%	1.5%	2.4%	0.6%		1.2%	2.2%	1.6%
Dealing with Big Dig/Central Artery construction/tolls	1.0%	1.6%	0.5%		1.4%	1.0%	2.0%		2.6%			0.7%	1.5%	1.9%	0.9%		1.1%	2.5%	0.8%	1.1%		3.5%
Environment	1.0%	1.5%	0.5%	1.2%	0.9%	1.0%		1.8%				2.1%	1.3%		1.1%	1.6%	1.1%		1.2%	1.1%	1.5%
Homelessness	0.5%		1.0%		0.9%			0.5%	1.3%			1.5%			0.6%	1.6%			0.8%	1.1%		3.7%
Drugs	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	1.2%	0.5%		1.0%	0.5%				0.7%		1.0%	0.3%	0.8%			0.4%	1.1%
Welfare reform	0.5%		0.9%		0.4%	1.0%	1.0%	0.4%			2.5%			0.9%	0.5%	0.8%	0.6%		0.8%	1.1%
Don't know	2.5%	1.5%	3.3%	2.4%	1.3%	5.1%	5.9%	1.4%	1.2%	4.6%	2.3%	1.5%	2.5%	2.9%	2.2%	3.2%	2.3%		3.2%	2.2%	3.1%	7.2%
Refused	0.5%	1.0%			0.9%			0.9%				1.4%			0.3%		0.6%		0.4%		1.5%
Other	3.5%	2.6%	4.4%	3.8%	3.2%	4.2%	1.2%	3.7%	6.1%	4.5%	4.8%	3.8%	4.1%	1.9%	3.7%	2.4%	4.0%	7.5%	2.8%	1.1%	4.6%	3.7%
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q4.  Favorability Ratings: Deval Patrick
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Extremely Favorable	6.7%	4.7%	8.6%	9.0%	6.3%	5.7%	2.0%	8.1%	8.6%	2.2%	9.9%	4.4%	6.2%	10.7%	6.4%	9.6%	3.4%	2.5%	7.3%	7.7%	11.2%	7.3%
Favorable	43.4%	40.1%	46.5%	43.1%	43.9%	42.5%	42.0%	42.9%	46.5%	58.0%	47.4%	41.2%	43.3%	38.6%	43.0%	53.6%	43.8%	17.5%	51.3%	49.4%	54.6%	57.5%
No Opinion	17.6%	18.9%	16.4%	22.3%	16.4%	16.5%	19.0%	18.6%	13.4%	14.2%	9.5%	18.0%	19.0%	20.8%	18.1%	16.0%	18.2%	20.0%	16.4%	17.7%	12.5%	24.4%
Unfavorable	21.0%	22.3%	19.7%	20.8%	20.9%	21.2%	21.0%	20.7%	21.8%	20.9%	19.9%	26.7%	19.7%	14.9%	21.8%	15.2%	23.8%	35.0%	18.3%	19.8%	17.0%	10.8%
Extremely Unfavorable	9.4%	11.7%	7.3%	3.5%	11.1%	10.5%	10.5%	8.8%	9.8%	4.6%	10.9%	9.0%	9.2%	11.6%	9.7%	4.0%	10.8%	25.0%	6.0%	4.4%	4.6%
Don't Know	1.9%	2.3%	1.4%	1.2%	1.4%	3.6%	5.6%	0.9%			2.5%	0.7%	2.5%	3.4%	1.0%	1.6%			0.8%	1.1%
Refused
Net: FAVORABLE	50.1%	44.7%	55.0%	52.2%	50.2%	48.2%	44.0%	51.0%	55.1%	60.2%	57.3%	45.6%	49.5%	49.3%	49.4%	63.2%	47.2%	20.0%	58.5%	57.1%	65.8%	64.8%
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Net: UNFAVORABLE	30.4%	34.0%	27.1%	24.3%	32.1%	31.8%	31.5%	29.5%	31.5%	25.6%	30.8%	35.7%	28.9%	26.5%	31.5%	19.2%	34.6%	60.0%	24.3%	24.1%	21.7%	10.8%
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KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q5.  Favorability Ratings: Barak Obama
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Extremely Favorable	11.2%	10.3%	12.1%	16.6%	8.5%	12.8%	6.1%	10.9%	18.5%	6.7%	12.1%	10.9%	11.2%	13.3%	11.2%	16.0%	9.1%	5.0%	13.7%	5.5%	41.0%	3.7%
Favorable	47.9%	43.9%	51.5%	51.4%	49.7%	40.8%	39.8%	49.7%	52.6%	62.5%	45.5%	45.8%	51.8%	42.2%	46.3%	50.4%	48.3%	30.0%	53.2%	48.6%	51.1%	68.0%
No Opinion	15.1%	18.2%	12.2%	9.7%	16.2%	16.9%	20.6%	14.9%	8.7%	9.6%	10.0%	15.2%	12.2%	21.5%	15.8%	12.0%	15.9%	20.0%	12.0%	13.1%	6.3%	21.4%
Unfavorable	19.0%	22.9%	15.4%	16.1%	20.0%	19.1%	22.4%	18.4%	16.3%	14.2%	27.0%	22.8%	21.1%	11.0%	19.6%	13.6%	21.0%	32.5%	15.6%	24.0%	1.5%	7.0%
Extremely Unfavorable	4.6%	3.1%	5.9%	5.0%	4.1%	5.4%	5.2%	5.1%	2.4%	2.3%	5.3%	3.8%	1.2%	8.9%	5.1%	5.6%	4.0%	10.0%	4.0%	6.7%
Don't Know	1.8%	1.6%	1.9%		1.0%	5.0%	3.9%	0.9%	1.4%	2.3%		0.7%	2.5%	3.1%	1.7%	1.6%	1.7%	2.5%	1.2%	2.2%
Refused	0.5%		1.0%	1.2%	0.5%		2.0%			2.3%		0.7%			0.3%	0.8%			0.4%
Net: FAVORABLE	59.1%	54.1%	63.7%	68.0%	58.2%	53.6%	45.8%	60.6%	71.2%	69.3%	57.7%	56.7%	63.0%	55.5%	57.5%	66.4%	57.4%	35.0%	66.8%	54.1%	92.1%	71.7%
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Net: UNFAVORABLE	23.6%	26.1%	21.3%	21.0%	24.1%	24.5%	27.6%	23.5%	18.7%	16.5%	32.3%	26.7%	22.3%	19.9%	24.7%	19.2%	25.0%	42.5%	19.6%	30.7%	1.5%	7.0%
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KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q6.  Favorability Ratings: Hillary Clinton
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Extremely Favorable	14.5%	7.1%	21.2%	14.3%	13.1%	17.7%	18.0%	14.1%	11.2%	9.0%	24.0%	13.3%	15.0%	14.1%	15.1%	30.5%	8.0%		20.7%	47.6%	4.8%	14.3%
Favorable	40.8%	38.1%	43.3%	45.4%	40.0%	38.9%	36.0%	41.0%	46.3%	58.2%	40.9%	39.0%	39.3%	37.1%	41.0%	48.0%	43.2%	12.5%	50.3%	49.1%	51.4%	61.2%
No Opinion	10.6%	11.8%	9.4%	11.0%	12.1%	6.9%	15.1%	8.4%	11.2%	6.9%	4.7%	10.0%	13.4%	13.0%	9.6%	8.0%	11.4%	7.5%	8.8%	1.1%	12.7%	17.5%
Unfavorable	19.7%	26.6%	13.3%	21.9%	18.8%	19.8%	15.0%	22.4%	18.1%	14.2%	12.4%	22.9%	16.8%	22.9%	19.5%	12.0%	19.9%	40.0%	12.7%	2.2%	23.5%	3.5%
Extremely Unfavorable	13.9%	15.8%	12.2%	7.5%	15.1%	16.8%	14.8%	14.2%	12.0%	9.4%	18.0%	14.1%	15.5%	12.9%	14.5%	0.8%	17.6%	40.0%	7.0%		7.7%	3.5%
Don't Know	0.2%	0.5%			0.5%				1.2%	2.3%
Refused	0.3%		0.5%		0.5%		1.0%					0.7%			0.3%	0.8%			0.4%
Net: FAVORABLE	55.3%	45.2%	64.5%	59.7%	53.1%	56.5%	54.1%	55.0%	57.5%	67.2%	64.9%	52.3%	54.2%	51.2%	56.1%	78.5%	51.2%	12.5%	71.0%	96.7%	56.2%	75.5%
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Net: UNFAVORABLE	33.6%	42.4%	25.6%	29.4%	33.9%	36.6%	29.9%	36.6%	30.1%	23.6%	30.4%	36.9%	32.3%	35.8%	34.0%	12.8%	37.5%	80.0%	19.8%	2.2%	31.1%	7.0%
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KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q7.  How would you rate the job Deval Patrick is doing as governor?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Excellent	4.3%	3.2%	5.3%	5.1%	4.6%	3.1%	7.3%	3.2%	3.7%		4.9%	2.2%	5.0%	8.2%	4.0%	8.8%		5.0%	4.5%	4.5%	8.0%	7.3%
Above average	40.3%	39.5%	41.1%	48.1%	40.4%	33.7%	26.5%	43.4%	48.9%	43.9%	35.9%	38.3%	44.4%	40.2%	40.7%	46.4%	44.9%	12.5%	48.3%	46.0%	46.9%	53.3%
Average	10.4%	10.1%	10.7%	10.1%	10.2%	11.3%	15.2%	7.1%	13.6%	21.5%	16.9%	7.2%	6.2%	10.7%	9.2%	8.0%	10.2%	10.1%	8.8%	9.9%	7.7%	17.7%
Below average	26.7%	22.9%	30.2%	24.7%	24.9%	32.5%	24.5%	30.5%	19.0%	25.4%	24.0%	29.0%	27.7%	24.6%	27.4%	26.4%	26.2%	37.5%	26.0%	32.1%	24.8%	7.2%
Poor	13.0%	19.1%	7.3%	8.2%	15.8%	10.7%	15.1%	11.8%	13.6%	6.9%	15.9%	16.8%	12.7%	9.6%	13.7%	5.6%	15.3%	29.9%	8.7%	5.4%	9.3%
Don't know	5.0%	5.1%	4.9%	3.8%	4.2%	7.7%	11.4%	4.0%		2.3%	2.4%	5.9%	4.0%	6.7%	4.7%	4.8%	2.8%	5.0%	3.6%	2.2%	3.1%	14.5%
Refused	0.2%		0.5%			1.0%			1.2%			0.7%			0.3%		0.6%
Net: EXCELLENT/ABOVE AVERAGE	44.6%	42.7%	46.4%	53.2%	44.9%	36.8%	33.9%	46.6%	52.6%	43.9%	40.8%	40.5%	49.4%	48.3%	44.7%	55.2%	44.9%	17.5%	52.9%	50.4%	55.0%	60.6%
============================
Net: POOR/BELOW AVERAGE	39.7%	42.0%	37.5%	32.9%	40.7%	43.2%	39.6%	42.3%	32.6%	32.3%	39.9%	45.7%	40.4%	34.2%	41.1%	32.0%	41.5%	67.5%	34.7%	37.4%	34.2%	7.2%
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KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q8.  Overall, how would you rate the job Deval Patrick did during his just-completed first year as governor?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Excellent	4.9%	6.0%	3.9%	6.3%	4.3%	5.3%	8.7%	3.7%	3.7%	2.3%	7.7%	2.1%	5.0%	8.5%	4.4%	8.8%		5.0%	4.5%	2.2%	11.2%	3.7%
Above average	37.5%	34.1%	40.6%	46.9%	36.6%	31.7%	23.1%	40.2%	47.8%	37.0%	31.0%	36.2%	43.0%	37.8%	37.8%	44.8%	41.5%	10.0%	46.0%	47.1%	48.5%	53.5%
Average	9.7%	8.7%	10.6%	8.7%	8.0%	14.3%	17.3%	7.5%	6.4%	19.2%	14.1%	6.5%	7.5%	9.8%	8.9%	10.4%	8.5%	7.5%	9.6%	13.3%	4.6%	14.4%
Below average	28.8%	29.6%	28.0%	28.4%	31.5%	22.8%	22.3%	32.6%	26.2%	29.9%	34.6%	32.6%	22.5%	25.7%	28.9%	26.4%	28.4%	42.5%	27.6%	28.7%	21.7%	21.2%
Poor	15.6%	19.0%	12.6%	7.1%	16.8%	20.2%	19.3%	14.3%	14.7%	11.6%	12.7%	18.8%	18.0%	12.5%	16.7%	8.0%	19.3%	30.0%	10.7%	7.5%	14.0%
Don't know	3.0%	2.6%	3.5%	2.6%	2.4%	4.7%	8.4%	1.7%				2.3%	4.0%	5.8%	2.8%	1.6%	1.1%	5.0%	1.2%	1.1%		3.7%
Refused	0.5%		0.9%		0.4%	1.0%	1.0%		1.2%			1.4%			0.5%		1.1%		0.4%			3.5%
Net: EXCELLENT/ABOVE AVERAGE	42.4%	40.2%	44.5%	53.2%	40.8%	36.9%	31.7%	43.9%	51.5%	39.3%	38.7%	38.3%	48.0%	46.3%	42.2%	53.6%	41.5%	15.0%	50.5%	49.4%	59.7%	57.2%
============================
Net: POOR/BELOW AVERAGE	44.4%	48.6%	40.6%	35.5%	48.3%	43.1%	41.6%	46.9%	40.9%	41.5%	47.2%	51.5%	40.5%	38.2%	45.5%	34.4%	47.7%	72.5%	38.3%	36.3%	35.7%	21.2%
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KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q9. In his first year as governor, did Deval Patrick accomplish...?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
More than expected	5.2%	5.9%	4.6%	6.2%	3.7%	7.8%	5.2%	4.4%	7.4%		8.0%	3.7%	5.0%	8.5%	5.0%	8.0%	1.7%	7.5%	4.8%	3.3%	9.6%
About what expected	48.3%	46.3%	50.1%	54.5%	50.6%	37.9%	49.5%	51.9%	36.8%	53.9%	36.1%	46.8%	53.6%	48.6%	48.5%	48.0%	52.8%	42.6%	49.6%	48.3%	50.0%	64.3%
Less than expected	40.6%	42.8%	38.6%	30.7%	42.4%	44.8%	32.1%	40.7%	50.8%	43.8%	53.4%	43.8%	36.3%	33.3%	41.0%	39.2%	40.3%	47.4%	40.0%	44.0%	35.7%	21.4%
Don't know	5.7%	5.1%	6.2%	8.6%	3.3%	8.6%	12.2%	3.0%	4.9%	2.3%	2.5%	5.7%	5.2%	8.7%	5.2%	4.8%	4.6%	2.5%	5.2%	4.4%	4.7%	14.3%
Refused	0.2%		0.5%			1.0%	1.0%							0.9%	0.3%		0.6%		0.4%
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q10.  How would you rate the job Deval Patrick is doing at keeping his campaign promise to provide property tax relief to homeowners?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Excellent	2.1%	1.6%	2.5%	2.6%	0.9%	4.2%	5.2%	1.0%	1.3%		5.2%	0.7%	2.5%	3.1%	2.0%	3.2%	0.6%	5.0%	2.0%	3.3%	3.2%
Above average	15.3%	12.2%	18.2%	13.8%	15.7%	15.9%	9.8%	14.4%	24.6%	13.7%	14.5%	15.9%	13.6%	16.9%	15.5%	24.8%	13.1%		18.9%	20.9%	20.5%	14.7%
Average	3.5%	2.0%	4.8%	2.4%	2.2%	7.1%	4.1%	4.0%	1.2%	9.2%	12.1%	1.5%	1.2%	2.0%	3.0%	5.6%	2.3%		4.1%	5.6%	4.7%	7.2%
Below average	39.4%	41.0%	38.0%	44.4%	40.3%	33.3%	35.0%	42.3%	36.9%	32.6%	38.1%	42.4%	38.7%	39.4%	40.8%	42.4%	42.0%	34.9%	43.2%	45.0%	48.3%	46.3%
Poor	27.4%	31.3%	23.8%	17.1%	31.2%	27.6%	32.5%	26.5%	23.7%	19.0%	24.8%	27.7%	30.2%	29.5%	27.9%	14.4%	30.1%	50.1%	21.4%	17.5%	16.9%	21.0%
Don't know	12.0%	11.3%	12.7%	19.6%	9.3%	11.8%	13.4%	11.4%	12.3%	25.5%	5.2%	11.0%	13.8%	9.1%	10.7%	9.6%	11.9%	10.0%	10.4%	7.7%	6.3%	10.8%
Refused	0.2%	0.5%			0.5%			0.4%				0.7%
Net: EXCELLENT/ABOVE AVERAGE	17.4%	13.9%	20.7%	16.4%	16.5%	20.2%	15.1%	15.4%	25.9%	13.7%	19.7%	16.7%	16.1%	20.1%	17.5%	28.0%	13.6%	5.0%	21.0%	24.2%	23.7%	14.7%
============================
Net: POOR/BELOW AVERAGE	66.8%	72.3%	61.8%	61.5%	71.5%	60.9%	67.5%	68.8%	60.6%	51.6%	63.0%	70.1%	69.0%	68.9%	68.7%	56.8%	72.1%	85.0%	64.6%	62.5%	65.3%	67.4%
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KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q11.  Do you support or oppose Governor Patrick's plan to legalize casino gambling in Massachusetts?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Support	48.5%	54.8%	42.8%	52.1%	51.7%	38.3%	52.9%	48.4%	43.7%	55.5%	54.0%	40.7%	54.8%	48.9%	47.4%	48.0%	50.0%	42.4%	49.5%	47.0%	54.6%	60.2%
Oppose	43.9%	36.0%	51.2%	42.1%	40.1%	53.9%	41.5%	44.4%	45.5%	37.3%	43.7%	50.0%	40.4%	41.5%	44.7%	46.4%	39.8%	55.1%	42.9%	45.3%	40.8%	32.4%
Don't know	7.1%	8.2%	6.0%	5.8%	7.7%	6.8%	5.7%	6.8%	9.7%	7.3%	2.3%	7.9%	4.8%	9.6%	7.6%	5.6%	9.6%	2.5%	7.5%	7.6%	4.7%	7.3%
Refused	0.5%	1.0%			0.4%	1.0%		0.4%	1.2%			1.4%			0.3%		0.6%
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q12.  Since Governor Patrick's plan to provide property tax relief relies on the revenue generated by legalized casino gambling, do you think Governor Patrick
will be unable to provide property tax relief if his casino gambling plan does not pass the legislature, or do you think Governor Patrick will find another way
to provide property tax relief if his casino gambling plan does not pass the legislature?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Unable to provide	52.0%	57.4%	46.9%	53.5%	52.8%	48.7%	53.1%	52.8%	48.3%	45.0%	56.0%	58.2%	50.0%	46.5%	53.2%	46.4%	52.2%	82.5%	47.1%	45.1%	48.2%	32.2%
Find another way	39.7%	33.8%	45.1%	39.4%	38.2%	43.2%	38.9%	39.2%	41.8%	39.0%	36.4%	33.0%	40.2%	49.7%	39.7%	44.0%	40.4%	15.1%	44.8%	49.4%	42.2%	53.3%
Don't know	6.9%	6.7%	7.0%	7.1%	7.1%	6.1%	8.0%	6.1%	7.4%	13.8%	4.8%	5.8%	9.8%	3.9%	6.0%	8.0%	6.8%		7.2%	4.4%	9.6%	10.8%
Refused	1.5%	2.1%	1.0%		1.9%	2.0%		1.9%	2.4%	2.2%	2.8%	3.0%			1.2%	1.6%	0.6%	2.5%	0.8%	1.1%		3.7%
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q13.  Do you support or oppose the provision of the state's health insurance law that imposes a fine on people who can afford to buy health insurance for
themselves, but don't do so?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Support	49.8%	46.3%	53.1%	51.5%	50.6%	46.7%	46.0%	49.6%	55.3%	42.1%	61.5%	47.6%	41.0%	58.3%	50.5%	56.0%	43.8%	50.0%	50.1%	47.4%	61.2%	67.9%
Oppose	45.5%	48.5%	42.7%	46.1%	45.9%	44.1%	46.8%	46.9%	39.9%	53.3%	36.2%	47.4%	52.6%	37.8%	44.5%	37.6%	51.1%	47.5%	44.6%	47.1%	35.6%	28.4%
Don't know	3.5%	3.6%	3.3%	2.4%	2.2%	7.3%	7.2%	2.6%	1.2%	2.3%	2.3%	3.6%	6.4%	2.0%	3.6%	4.8%	3.4%	2.5%	4.0%	5.5%	3.2%
Refused	1.2%	1.5%	0.9%		1.3%	1.9%		0.9%	3.6%	2.2%		1.4%		1.9%	1.4%	1.6%	1.7%		1.2%			3.7%
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q14.  Are you currently registered to vote at this address?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Yes, strong Democrat	20.5%	14.0%	26.5%	15.8%	18.2%	29.7%	18.3%	18.1%	29.9%	16.3%	29.4%	18.6%	20.2%	21.6%	23.0%	65.7%			33.2%	50.4%	20.9%	32.9%
Yes, not so strong Democrat	10.7%	12.5%	9.2%	7.3%	11.8%	11.2%	13.2%	9.9%	10.0%	20.9%	12.2%	11.1%	5.0%	9.8%	12.0%	34.3%			16.8%	13.4%	17.7%	18.3%
Yes, Independent	41.9%	42.1%	41.8%	40.6%	45.1%	36.1%	32.0%	47.4%	39.1%	26.6%	30.3%	46.6%	48.1%	42.2%	47.0%		100.0%		50.0%	36.3%	61.4%	48.7%
Yes, strong Republican	6.7%	6.0%	7.3%	8.5%	5.8%	7.1%	7.1%	6.8%	5.8%	5.4%	11.3%	7.7%	5.8%	4.6%	7.5%			57.5%
Yes, not so strong Republican	4.9%	6.0%	3.9%	4.2%	5.8%	3.5%	5.9%	4.7%	4.3%	5.4%	5.6%	2.6%	7.3%	5.7%	5.5%			42.5%
Yes, something else	2.2%	2.3%	2.2%		2.8%	2.7%	1.8%	2.4%	2.2%		8.7%	2.7%	2.2%		2.5%
Yes, don't know party	2.2%	3.1%	1.4%	1.8%	1.3%	4.5%	4.5%	2.0%				1.1%		7.3%	2.5%
No, not registered	9.7%	12.5%	7.2%	21.9%	8.2%	3.1%	17.2%	8.1%	5.0%	23.2%	2.5%	8.1%	10.1%	8.8%
Don't know	0.2%	0.5%				1.0%			1.2%			0.7%
Refused	0.7%	1.0%	0.5%		0.9%	1.0%		0.4%	2.5%	2.3%		0.7%	1.3%
Net: DEMOCRAT	31.3%	26.5%	35.7%	23.0%	30.1%	40.9%	31.5%	28.0%	39.8%	37.1%	41.6%	29.7%	25.2%	31.4%	35.0%	100.0%			50.0%	63.7%	38.6%	51.3%
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Net: REPUBLICAN	11.6%	12.0%	11.2%	12.7%	11.6%	10.7%	13.0%	11.5%	10.1%	10.8%	16.9%	10.3%	13.2%	10.3%	13.0%			100.0%
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KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q15.  How likely do you think it is that you will vote in the Massachusetts Democratic primary for President in February?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Democrats / Independents	293	131	161	52	165	75	63	167	63	27	29	103	58	75	293	125	168	-	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%		100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Definitely will vote	62.5%	52.6%	70.6%	55.9%	61.6%	69.1%	67.6%	57.9%	69.6%	50.4%	80.3%	65.5%	58.7%	58.9%	62.5%	80.0%	49.5%		75.0%	79.3%	76.7%	75.3%
Probably will vote	20.9%	22.1%	19.8%	27.7%	22.3%	13.0%	21.7%	24.4%	10.8%	31.9%	13.3%	16.0%	24.9%	23.3%	20.9%	17.6%	23.3%		25.0%	20.7%	23.3%	24.7%
Probably will not vote	4.9%	7.9%	2.4%	9.2%	4.0%	3.9%		6.3%	6.1%	3.7%	3.2%	5.5%	1.6%	7.7%	4.9%	1.6%	7.4%
Definitely will not vote	8.5%	12.3%	5.4%	5.4%	8.6%	10.2%	9.1%	8.6%	7.5%	10.6%		10.2%	9.8%	7.6%	8.5%	0.8%	14.2%
Don't know	2.6%	3.6%	1.8%	1.8%	2.9%	2.5%		2.9%	4.5%	3.5%	3.2%	2.8%	3.3%	1.3%	2.6%		4.5%
Refused	0.6%	1.4%			0.6%	1.3%	1.5%		1.5%				1.6%	1.3%	0.6%		1.1%
Net: DEFINITELY / PROBABLY WILL	83.4%	74.7%	90.4%	83.5%	83.9%	82.2%	89.3%	82.3%	80.4%	82.3%	93.6%	81.5%	83.6%	82.1%	83.4%	97.6%	72.8%		100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
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Net: DEFINITELY / PROBABLY WILL NOT	13.4%	20.2%	7.8%	14.6%	12.7%	14.0%	9.1%	14.9%	13.6%	14.3%	3.2%	15.7%	11.4%	15.3%	13.4%	2.4%	21.5%
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KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q16.  If the candidates in the Massachusetts Democratic primary for President in February are ..., and the primary were being held tomorrow, for whom would you
vote?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Definitely / Probably will	244	98	146	44	139	62	56	137	51	23	28	84	49	61	244	122	122	-	244	90	62	27
vote in the Massachusetts	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%		100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Democratic primary for President
Hillary Clinton	36.7%	25.9%	43.9%	29.1%	35.5%	44.6%	44.1%	37.2%	27.1%	30.8%	39.4%	36.3%	38.4%	36.8%	36.7%	46.8%	26.6%		36.7%	100.0%
Barak Obama	25.4%	33.6%	19.9%	35.6%	24.4%	20.5%	19.1%	22.5%	40.3%	17.0%	28.1%	31.1%	22.0%	22.3%	25.4%	19.6%	31.2%		25.4%		100.0%
John Edwards	14.3%	19.9%	10.6%	17.6%	16.2%	7.9%	8.7%	16.3%	15.4%	4.4%	14.5%	18.6%	17.7%	9.5%	14.3%	13.1%	15.6%		14.3%
Dennis Kucinich	1.2%	2.9%		4.3%	0.7%			2.1%				1.1%		3.2%	1.2%	0.8%	1.6%		1.2%
None/other, etc.	7.1%	7.8%	6.7%	2.2%	7.7%	9.4%	10.5%	7.0%	3.8%	17.3%		4.6%	9.9%	7.8%	7.1%	4.1%	10.1%		7.1%
Don't know	11.2%	6.8%	14.2%	6.7%	11.2%	14.5%	15.7%	10.0%	9.6%	17.6%	18.1%	5.9%	8.0%	15.7%	11.2%	11.5%	10.9%		11.2%			100.0%
Refused	4.0%	3.0%	4.7%	4.5%	4.2%	3.2%	1.8%	5.0%	3.7%	12.9%		2.4%	4.0%	4.7%	4.0%	4.1%	3.9%		4.0%
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q17.  If the eventual Republican nominee for President defeats the eventual Democratic nominee to win the general election in November, which current
Republican candidate would you prefer to see in the White House?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
John McCain	45.1%	43.1%	46.9%	32.1%	46.6%	52.5%	31.6%	50.6%	46.3%	29.9%	47.8%	55.4%	44.0%	37.6%	46.6%	55.2%	46.6%	20.0%	52.9%	62.7%	51.5%	28.7%
Mitt Romney	18.3%	20.2%	16.5%	14.7%	18.6%	20.5%	17.6%	17.5%	21.0%	13.9%	27.8%	24.2%	13.0%	12.4%	18.5%	9.6%	19.9%	37.5%	12.7%	9.9%	14.0%	7.0%
Rudy Giuliani	7.8%	7.3%	8.2%	9.5%	8.8%	4.0%	9.0%	8.2%	5.1%	9.2%	7.2%	2.9%	10.0%	12.1%	6.7%	5.6%	7.4%	10.0%	7.5%	7.6%	6.2%	10.6%
Mike Huckabee	7.5%	7.8%	7.3%	15.7%	7.0%	2.0%	11.3%	6.7%	5.2%	4.6%	2.3%	4.3%	9.0%	14.0%	7.6%	7.2%	7.4%	12.5%	8.0%	5.4%	14.2%	10.6%
Ron Paul	4.0%	6.8%	1.5%	9.9%	2.7%	2.0%	3.0%	4.1%	5.1%	10.0%	2.8%	2.8%		6.7%	4.2%	4.0%	4.0%	7.5%	3.6%	2.2%	3.1%	3.5%
Fred Thompson	2.2%	3.1%	1.4%	1.2%	2.7%	2.1%	2.9%	2.3%	1.2%	2.3%		1.4%	5.2%	1.9%	2.2%	2.4%	2.3%	2.5%	1.6%	1.1%	1.5%	3.7%
Duncan Hunter	0.2%		0.5%			1.0%			1.2%					0.9%	0.3%		0.6%		0.4%	1.1%
Other	1.0%	1.0%	0.9%	1.2%	0.5%	1.9%		1.3%	1.2%	2.2%		1.5%		0.9%	1.1%	1.6%	1.1%		1.2%	1.1%		3.7%
Don't know	10.7%	9.6%	11.6%	13.4%	9.6%	10.9%	21.5%	6.5%	8.8%	21.1%	9.6%	4.4%	13.8%	12.6%	9.7%	8.8%	8.5%	10.1%	7.6%	7.7%	7.9%	21.4%
Refused	3.2%	1.0%	5.2%	2.4%	3.6%	3.1%	3.0%	2.7%	4.9%	6.7%	2.5%	3.0%	5.0%	1.0%	3.0%	5.6%	2.3%		4.4%	1.1%	1.6%	10.8%
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q18.  If there were a question on the ballot in the general election in November that, if approved, would repeal the state income tax in Massachusetts, would
you vote...?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Yes to repeal	45.0%	49.3%	41.1%	42.9%	43.9%	49.5%	55.5%	43.6%	36.1%	47.0%	41.9%	43.1%	48.0%	45.7%	43.7%	36.0%	44.9%	57.5%	39.5%	34.1%	37.6%	42.7%
No to retain	46.0%	42.6%	49.2%	47.0%	48.1%	40.5%	31.4%	47.8%	59.0%	48.4%	48.3%	50.4%	44.7%	39.4%	47.9%	59.2%	43.7%	32.5%	52.2%	55.1%	56.3%	50.4%
Don't know	8.2%	7.5%	8.8%	10.1%	6.7%	10.0%	13.1%	7.7%	3.7%	2.3%	9.8%	6.5%	6.1%	14.0%	7.5%	4.0%	10.2%	10.1%	7.1%	9.8%	6.1%	6.9%
Refused	0.7%	0.5%	0.9%		1.3%			0.9%	1.2%	2.2%			1.2%	1.0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%		1.2%	1.1%
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q19.  And what is the last grade of school that you completed?
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Less than high school	2.8%	2.6%	2.9%	2.4%	1.8%	5.2%	11.3%				2.4%	0.9%	6.2%	4.0%	2.3%	1.6%	2.3%	5.0%	1.6%	3.2%	1.6%
High school graduate or equivalent	21.8%	20.5%	23.1%	17.1%	18.4%	33.5%	88.7%			32.6%	19.2%	16.9%	14.2%	30.8%	20.6%	23.2%	16.5%	22.5%	21.3%	24.3%	15.6%	32.0%
Some college	18.3%	19.0%	17.7%	19.4%	18.0%	18.2%		33.1%		16.1%	7.2%	16.8%	23.6%	21.5%	19.7%	19.2%	22.7%	12.5%	20.3%	19.7%	12.4%	17.7%
College graduate	37.0%	35.3%	38.5%	43.9%	38.7%	27.3%		66.9%		28.2%	54.6%	39.5%	39.7%	28.1%	36.9%	30.4%	39.8%	42.5%	35.9%	37.3%	37.2%	32.3%
Post graduate work	20.1%	22.7%	17.7%	17.1%	23.1%	15.8%			100.0%	23.0%	16.5%	25.8%	16.3%	15.5%	20.5%	25.6%	18.7%	17.5%	20.9%	15.4%	33.1%	18.0%
Don't know/not sure
Refused
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q20.  Gender
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
NO ANSWER
Male	47.9%	100.0%		47.8%	51.3%	40.3%	44.9%	47.0%	54.1%	48.7%	44.5%	50.5%	41.0%	50.9%	46.1%	40.6%	48.0%	49.7%	40.2%	28.4%	53.1%	24.4%
Female	52.1%		100.0%	52.2%	48.7%	59.7%	55.1%	53.0%	45.9%	51.3%	55.5%	49.5%	59.0%	49.1%	53.9%	59.4%	52.0%	50.3%	59.8%	71.6%	46.9%	75.6%
KRC/Communications Research - January 2008
Q21.  Region
		-- GE	NDER -		AGE			EDUC		-----	-----	REGION	-----	------		VO	TER		VOTE	-- MA	SS PRI	MARY -
			FE-	-----	------	------	-----	------	------	SUF-	NOR-				-----	------	------	------	DEM	CLIN-
	TOTAL	MALE	FMALE	18-39	40-64	65+	HS	COLL	PG	FOLK	FOLK	NE	SE	WEST	ALL	DEM	IND	GOP	PRIM	TON	OBAMA	UNDEC
	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----	-----
Base = Total Sample	400	192	208	82	220	98	98	221	80	43	41	135	79	102	357	125	168	46	244	90	62	27
	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Suffolk	10.8%	10.9%	10.6%	17.5%	6.7%	14.3%	14.3%	8.6%	12.4%	100.0%					9.0%	12.8%	6.8%	10.0%	9.2%	7.8%	6.2%	14.5%
Norfolk	10.2%	9.5%	10.9%	5.0%	10.5%	14.1%	9.0%	11.4%	8.4%		100.0%				11.2%	13.6%	7.4%	14.9%	11.3%	12.1%	12.4%	18.2%
NET: NORTHEAST	33.7%	35.6%	32.0%	24.3%	38.1%	31.9%	24.4%	34.4%	43.4%			100.0%			34.1%	32.0%	37.5%	30.0%	34.4%	34.0%	42.1%	18.0%
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Middlesex	22.2%	24.9%	19.7%	15.9%	25.5%	20.1%	15.4%	20.3%	35.7%			65.8%			22.6%	25.6%	24.4%	15.0%	24.0%	23.1%	28.0%	11.0%
Essex	11.5%	10.6%	12.3%	8.3%	12.6%	11.8%	9.0%	14.0%	7.7%			34.2%			11.5%	6.4%	13.1%	15.0%	10.3%	10.9%	14.0%	7.0%
NET: SOUTHEAST	19.9%	17.0%	22.5%	16.8%	21.2%	19.4%	16.4%	22.7%	16.2%				100.0%		19.7%	16.0%	22.7%	22.5%	19.9%	20.8%	17.3%	14.1%
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Bristol	8.4%	5.7%	10.9%	6.0%	9.0%	9.3%	8.1%	9.9%	4.9%				42.5%		8.6%	7.2%	9.1%	10.0%	9.2%	11.0%	1.5%	10.7%
Plymouth	7.4%	5.6%	9.1%	7.0%	8.2%	6.1%	5.1%	8.8%	6.4%				37.4%		6.9%	3.2%	10.2%	7.5%	6.3%	4.4%	9.4%	3.5%
Barnstable	3.5%	5.1%	2.0%	3.8%	3.1%	4.0%	3.2%	3.1%	4.9%				17.5%		3.6%	5.6%	2.8%	2.5%	4.0%	4.4%	6.3%
Dukes	0.3%	0.6%			0.5%			0.5%					1.5%		0.3%			2.5%
Nantucket	0.2%		0.5%		0.4%			0.4%					1.2%		0.3%		0.6%		0.4%	1.1%
NET: WEST	25.4%	27.0%	24.0%	36.5%	23.6%	20.2%	35.9%	22.8%	19.7%					100.0%	26.0%	25.6%	25.6%	22.5%	25.2%	25.3%	22.0%	35.3%
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Worcester	12.0%	10.5%	13.4%	18.6%	10.2%	10.7%	18.5%	10.3%	8.7%					47.2%	12.6%	11.2%	13.1%	10.0%	12.4%	12.0%	9.5%	28.1%
Berkshire	2.4%	4.6%	0.5%	2.4%	2.4%	2.5%	4.0%	2.2%	1.2%					9.6%	2.7%	3.2%	1.7%		2.8%	1.1%	4.7%
Franklin	1.3%	2.1%	0.5%	1.2%	1.9%		2.2%	0.9%	1.2%					5.0%	1.1%	1.6%	0.6%	2.5%	1.2%	2.2%
Hampden	7.1%	7.2%	7.1%	10.6%	6.3%	6.1%	9.1%	6.7%	6.0%					28.1%	6.6%	8.8%	6.8%	2.5%	7.2%	8.9%	6.3%	7.2%
Hampshire	2.5%	2.6%	2.5%	3.7%	2.8%	1.0%	2.1%	2.8%	2.4%					10.0%	2.9%	0.8%	3.4%	7.5%	1.6%	1.1%	1.5%