Maurice Carroll, Director, Quinnipiac University Polling Institute (203) 582-5334 Rubenstein Associates, Inc.

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QUINN CLOSE TO 40% IN NEW YORK CITY DEM PRIMARY, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS; VOTERS MORE COMFORTABLE WITH GAY THAN BIZ EXEC MAYOR
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is closing in on the 40 percent target needed to avoid a runoff election as she leads the Democratic primary for mayor with 37 percent, more than three other candidates combined, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has 14 percent, with 11 percent for 2009 Democratic mayoral candidate William Thompson and 9 percent for Comptroller John Liu, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Another 27 percent are undecided. There is a small reverse gender gap as Quinn gets 40 percent of men and 34 percent of women. More New York City voters are comfortable with a woman, an African American, a Hispanic-American, an Asian-American, a gay or lesbian or someone married to a gay or lesbian as mayor than are comfortable with a business executive as mayor. Deciding whether they are enthusiastic about or comfortable with various hypothetical candidates for mayor, voters say:

27 percent enthusiastic and 64 percent comfortable with a woman candidate; 18 percent enthusiastic and 71 percent comfortable with an African American candidate; 17 percent enthusiastic and 72 percent comfortable with a Hispanic candidate; 15 percent enthusiastic and 72 percent comfortable with an Asian candidate; 15 percent enthusiastic and 63 percent comfortable with a gay or lesbian candidate; 13 percent enthusiastic and 63 percent comfortable with a candidate married to a gay or lesbian; 10 percent enthusiastic and 47 percent comfortable with a business executive candidate. Council Speaker Christine Quinn is edging up toward that magic 40 percent that would make her the Democratic nominee without a primary run-off. Is that possible in a fourcandidate field? Well watch as this develops, said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. -more-

Quinnipiac University Poll/February 27, 2013 page 2 Its still early, unless the State Legislature moves the primary up to June, Carroll added. When asked for a self-assessment, New Yorkers say they are remarkably unbiased. But theyre true to one stereotype about a super-liberal city only being a business executive draws significant negative votes in a mayoral candidate. New York City voters know very little about the Republican candidates for mayor: former MTA Chair & CEO Joseph Lhota, businessman John Catsimatidis, publisher Tom Allon, former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion and Doe Fund founder George McDonald. The percentage of voters who dont know enough about these candidates to form an opinion ranges from 66 to 93 percent. By margins of up to 3-1, voters back any of the leading Democrats over Lhota:

Quinn leads 63 19 percent; de Blasio is up 58 18 percent. Thompson is ahead 55 20 percent; Liu leads 53 22 percent. If two-thirds of New Yorkers dont know anything about you, can you be elected

mayor? Thats the question for Lhota. Every one of the Democrats clobbers him, Carroll said. But if Lhota is fairly anonymous, the other Republican mayoral wannabes are all but invisible. New York City voters approve 60 24 percent of the job Quinn is doing, compared to a 64 18 percent approval rating in a January 16 Quinnipiac University poll. Voters give Quinn a 51 21 percent favorability rating. Approval and favorability ratings for other candidates are:

Liu: 50 26 percent approval and 34 23 percent favorability; de Blasio: 50 19 percent approval and 39 13 percent favorability; Thompson: 34 10 percent favorability with 55 percent who dont know enough about him to form an opinion. There is no job approval since he does not hold public office. If a mayoral candidate supports raising taxes on the wealthy, 55 percent of voters say

they are more likely to vote for that candidate, with 17 percent less likely and 26 percent who say it wont affect their vote. From February 20 25, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,017 New York City voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The survey includes 655 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 3.8 percentage points. 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.

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1. (If Registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were: John Liu, Christine Quinn, William Thompson, and Bill de Blasio, for whom would you vote? Tot Liu Quinn Thompson de Blasio SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 9% 37 11 14 2 27 Men 7% 40 10 14 1 2 27 Wom 10% 34 12 14 2 27 Wht 7% 45 8 17 1 2 21 Blk 10% 28 16 13 1 32 Hsp 9% 30 14 13 2 33

TREND: (If Registered Democrat) If the Democratic primary for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were: John Liu, Christine Quinn, William Thompson, and Bill de Blasio, for whom would you vote? REGISTERED DEMOCRATS.................. Feb 27 Jan 16 Nov 21 Aug 15 May 10 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 Liu Quinn Thompson de Blasio Stringer Allon SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 9 37 11 14 na na 2 27 9 35 10 11 na na 1 2 31 5 32 10 9 4 na 1 2 37 9 29 10 9 4 1 2 2 34 7 26 13 10 4 2 2 2 34

2. If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Christine Quinn the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Quinn Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 63% 19 2 3 13 Rep 18% 71 3 1 8 Dem 81% 5 1 3 11 Ind 47% 28 2 4 19 Men 57% 23 2 2 15 Wom 67% 15 1 4 12 Wht 55% 30 2 3 10 Blk 75% 6 2 3 14 Hsp 62% 19 1 1 17

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Quinn Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 63% 19 2 4 12 Brnx Quinn Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 61% 19 1 2 16 64% 19 2 2 14 Kngs 64% 15 1 6 13

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 66% 16 2 3 14 Man 67% 18 2 1 12 66% 20 3 2 10 Qns 60% 21 2 3 14 64% 24 4 8 StIsl 55% 32 1 1 11

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 64% 18 2 15 66% 19 2 2 11 60% 21 2 4 12

TREND: If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Christine Quinn the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Feb 27 2013 Quinn Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 63 19 2 3 13 Jan 16 2013 62 17 1 3 16

3. If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were William Thompson the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Thompson Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 55% 20 1 4 20 Rep 10% 76 1 3 10 Dem 76% 6 1 2 15 Ind 36% 25 5 34 Men 51% 25 1 3 21 Wom 59% 16 1 5 20 Wht 48% 31 1 3 18 Blk 73% 5 1 4 18 Hsp 60% 19 1 2 19

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Thompson Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 56% 19 1 4 19 Brnx Thompson Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 58% 19 1 4 17 55% 21 3 21 Kngs 58% 16 1 5 21

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 58% 17 3 22 Man 55% 21 1 3 20 58% 19 2 5 16 Qns 54% 21 3 22 56% 27 2 14 StIsl 42% 34 4 19

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 49% 21 1 3 26 58% 21 4 16 58% 20 1 4 17

TREND: If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were William Thompson the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Feb 27 2013 Thompson Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 55 20 1 4 20 Jan 16 2013 55 19 2 4 20

4. If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Bill de Blasio the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot de Blasio Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 58% 18 2 4 18 Rep 15% 71 2 1 11 Dem 76% 6 1 3 13 Ind 41% 19 2 7 30 Men 52% 23 2 5 19 Wom 63% 15 2 4 17 Wht 51% 29 1 3 16 Blk 71% 4 2 4 18 Hsp 62% 17 1 3 17

COLLEGE DEG Yes No de Blasio Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 58% 20 1 5 17 Brnx de Blasio Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 63% 16 1 6 15 59% 16 2 4 18 Kngs 60% 16 1 6 19

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 62% 12 2 5 19 Man 59% 20 3 2 17 63% 19 2 4 13 Qns 54% 20 2 4 20 57% 27 1 3 12 StIsl 49% 25 2 5 19

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 58% 18 1 5 18 60% 19 1 5 16 57% 19 2 4 17

TREND: If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were Bill de Blasio the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Feb 27 2013 de Blasio Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 58 18 2 4 18 Jan 16 2013 57 17 1 4 20

5. If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were John Liu the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Liu Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 53% 22 2 4 18 Rep 14% 73 2 2 8 Dem 71% 8 2 4 15 Ind 34% 31 2 5 28 Men 49% 27 2 3 19 Wom 57% 18 1 5 18 Wht 42% 36 2 4 16 Blk 70% 4 3 3 20 Hsp 55% 24 1 2 17

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Liu Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA Contd 54% 22 2 4 17 52% 23 1 4 20

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 57% 17 1 4 21 55% 27 4 3 12 53% 29 1 4 13

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 56% 23 1 3 17 54% 24 1 3 17 51% 22 3 6 17

5. (contd) If the election for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were John Liu the Democrat and Joseph Lhota the Republican, for whom would you vote? Brnx Liu Lhota SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 59% 17 3 2 19 Kngs 52% 21 2 6 19 Man 52% 25 2 4 17 Qns 55% 21 1 3 20 StIsl 41% 39 2 6 12

6. Is your opinion of John Liu favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 34% 23 42 2 Rep 21% 35 44 Dem 40% 18 41 2 Ind 23% 30 45 2 Men 35% 26 38 1 Wom 33% 20 45 2 Wht 26% 35 37 2 Blk 48% 11 41 1 Hsp 29% 16 54 1

TREND: Is your opinion of John Liu favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 2013 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 34 23 42 2 Jan 16 2013 28 24 46 2

7. Is your opinion of Christine Quinn favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 51% 21 27 1 Rep 31% 46 22 1 Dem 61% 12 26 1 Ind 39% 27 31 3 Men 52% 23 24 1 Wom 50% 18 30 2 Wht 54% 27 18 2 Blk 51% 15 31 3 Hsp 44% 18 38 -

TREND: Is your opinion of Christine Quinn favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Feb 27 2013 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 51 21 27 1 Jan 16 2013 54 18 26 2

8. Is your opinion of William Thompson favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 34% 10 55 2 Rep 17% 24 57 2 Dem 43% 5 51 2 Ind 24% 12 63 1 Men 35% 12 51 2 Wom 33% 8 57 2 Wht 30% 16 52 2 Blk 49% 4 46 Hsp 33% 6 59 3

TREND: Is your opinion of William Thompson favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? (*High also 38% July 2009) FAVORABLE..... High Low Feb 27 Jan 16 Aug 26 Jul 28 Jun 16 Aug 26 Feb 24 2013 2013 2009 2009 2009 2009* 2009 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 34 10 55 2 31 10 57 2 38 10 51 1 38 9 52 1 29 6 63 2 38 10 51 1 22 5 71 1

9. Is your opinion of Bill de Blasio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 39% 13 46 2 Rep 30% 27 43 Dem 46% 9 44 1 Ind 28% 14 56 2 Men 38% 16 45 1 Wom 40% 10 47 2 Wht 40% 17 41 1 Blk 49% 2 47 2 Hsp 35% 15 49 1

TREND: Is your opinion of Bill de Blasio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 39 13 46 2 35 11 52 2

10. Is your opinion of Joseph Lhota favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 18% 15 66 1 Rep 44% 4 49 3 Dem 11% 18 70 1 Ind 23% 12 65 1 Men 25% 16 58 1 Wom 13% 13 72 1 Wht 27% 15 56 1 Blk 7% 12 80 1 Hsp 13% 11 73 3

TREND: Is your opinion of Joseph Lhota favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 18 15 66 1 19 11 69 1

11. Is your opinion of John Catsimatidis favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 5% 8 86 1 Rep 11% 10 77 2 Dem 3% 8 88 1 Ind 5% 6 88 1 Men 6% 11 82 1 Wom 4% 6 90 1 Wht 6% 11 81 1 Blk 3% 3 94 1 Hsp 4% 8 86 1

TREND: Is your opinion of John Catsimatidis favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 2013 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 5 8 86 1 Jan 16 2013 5 7 87 1

12. Is your opinion of Adolfo Carrion favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 10% 8 81 1 Rep 6% 16 78 1 Dem 12% 7 80 1 Ind 7% 5 87 1 Men 12% 11 75 2 Wom 8% 5 85 1 Wht 6% 9 85 1 Blk 13% 5 81 1 Hsp 19% 10 69 3

TREND: Is your opinion of Adolfo Carrion favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 10 8 81 1 9 6 83 1

13. Is your opinion of George McDonald favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 3% 2 93 1 Rep 3% 6 90 Dem 3% 1 95 1 Ind 3% 2 93 1 Men 3% 3 93 1 Wom 4% 2 93 1 Wht 4% 2 93 1 Blk 4% 1 94 1 Hsp 5% 5 90 1

TREND: Is your opinion of George McDonald favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 3 2 93 1 5 5 90 1

14. Is your opinion of Tom Allon favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 3% 4 93 1 Rep 2% 8 89 Dem 3% 2 94 1 Ind 3% 5 91 1 Men 5% 3 91 1 Wom 2% 4 94 1 Wht 3% 4 92 1 Blk 2% 97 Hsp 5% 7 87 1

TREND: Is your opinion of Tom Allon favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Feb 27 Jan 16 2013 2013 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 3 4 93 1 5 2 92 1

18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Public Advocate? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 50% 19 31 Rep 39% 35 26 Dem 58% 15 27 Ind 37% 19 44 Men 47% 22 30 Wom 52% 16 32 Wht 50% 19 31 Blk 58% 14 29 Hsp 41% 25 34

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Approve Disapprove DK/NA 52% 18 30 Brnx Approve Disapprove DK/NA 44% 19 36 48% 20 32 Kngs 56% 17 27

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 52% 18 30 Man 46% 19 34 49% 21 30 Qns 50% 20 29 53% 19 29 StIsl 49% 20 31

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 45% 20 35 51% 20 30 54% 17 29

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Public Advocate? APPROVE....... High Low Feb 27 May 21 2013 2010 50 19 31 34 16 50

Feb 27 2013 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 50 19 31

Jan 16 2013 48 16 36

Nov 21 2012 49 14 37

Aug 15 2012 45 16 39

Jun 13 2012 39 17 44

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19. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as City Council Speaker? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve Disapprove DK/NA 60% 24 16 32% 50 18 71% 17 12 48% 28 24 60% 24 16 59% 24 16 59% 27 13 63% 20 18 52% 27 22

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Approve Disapprove DK/NA 60% 28 13 Brnx Approve Disapprove DK/NA 45% 30 24 59% 20 21 Kngs 63% 21 16

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 60% 22 18 Man 66% 24 10 56% 28 16 Qns 56% 26 18 66% 24 9 StIsl 65% 24 11

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 60% 16 24 61% 24 16 59% 28 13

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as City Council Speaker? APPROVE....... High Low Feb 27 Jan 16 Nov 21 Aug 15 Jun 13 Nov 21 Nov 25 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2008 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 60 24 16 64 18 18 65 18 18 56 27 17 55 24 21 65 18 18 40 29 31

20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City Comptroller? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve Disapprove DK/NA 50% 26 25 40% 35 25 56% 20 24 39% 33 28 50% 30 20 49% 22 28 42% 32 26 64% 16 20

Hsp 40% 27 33

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Approve Disapprove DK/NA 51% 29 21 Brnx Approve Disapprove DK/NA 46% 24 30 48% 21 31 Kngs 52% 25 23

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 52% 22 26 Man 47% 28 25 48% 26 26 Qns 50% 25 25 53% 30 17 StIsl 54% 29 17

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 54% 17 28 47% 29 24 50% 28 22

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City Comptroller? APPROVE....... High Low Feb 27 Jan 16 Nov 21 Aug 15 Jun 13 May 11 Dec 15 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 50 26 25 46 27 27 48 22 30 43 31 26 40 32 28 57 14 30 38 35 27

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28. If a candidate for Mayor is - a woman, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 27% 64 3 2 4 Rep 20% 66 4 3 6 Dem 31% 64 2 1 2 Ind 23% 67 4 2 4 Men 20% 71 4 2 4 Wom 33% 59 3 1 4 Wht 27% 65 3 2 3 Blk 22% 70 4 1 3 Hsp 33% 59 3 5

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 31% 63 1 1 4 Brnx Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 29% 64 3 2 2 22% 66 6 3 3 Kngs 26% 64 4 1 5

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 22% 67 6 2 4 Man 36% 55 2 4 4 30% 64 2 1 2 Qns 22% 71 3 1 3 36% 60 1 3 StIsl 19% 75 2 3

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 28% 65 3 2 2 33% 62 1 1 3 22% 66 5 2 5

29. If a candidate for Mayor is - an African American, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 18% 71 6 1 5 Rep 6% 75 9 4 6 Dem 22% 71 3 3 Ind 15% 70 9 5 Men 17% 73 5 1 5 Wom 19% 69 7 5 Wht 16% 73 6 1 3 Blk 20% 71 5 4 Hsp 21% 66 5 1 7

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 21% 71 3 1 4 Brnx Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 14% 72 10 3 14% 70 9 5 Kngs 22% 68 5 1 5

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 15% 69 11 1 4 Man 21% 67 3 2 7 21% 72 4 4 Qns 15% 74 7 4 25% 70 1 1 3 StIsl 8% 82 6 4

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 18% 72 4 6 24% 68 4 1 3 13% 73 8 1 5

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30. If a candidate for Mayor is - a Hispanic, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 17% 72 5 1 4 Rep 7% 72 8 5 7 Dem 19% 72 4 1 3 Ind 15% 74 5 1 5 Men 16% 75 5 1 3 Wom 17% 71 5 2 5 Wht 16% 74 5 1 3 Blk 12% 78 5 1 4 Hsp 24% 66 3 3 4

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 20% 72 3 1 4 Brnx Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 13% 75 8 2 2 12% 74 8 2 4 Kngs 18% 73 3 5

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 11% 74 9 3 4 Man 24% 65 3 2 5 20% 74 3 3 Qns 12% 75 8 1 3 25% 69 3 3 StIsl 8% 82 3 2 5

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 18% 73 2 2 5 21% 72 3 1 4 11% 74 9 1 4

31. If a candidate for Mayor is - an Asian American, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 15% 72 7 2 4 Rep 7% 75 5 5 8 Dem 18% 71 7 2 3 Ind 14% 73 7 2 4 Men 14% 76 5 2 3 Wom 16% 68 8 2 5 Wht 17% 74 5 2 3 Blk 9% 78 7 3 3 Hsp 14% 66 10 5 7

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 19% 72 3 1 4 Brnx Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 10% 70 12 3 5 10% 71 11 4 4 Kngs 19% 70 7 4

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 9% 72 13 4 2 Man 21% 65 3 5 6 17% 74 5 1 3 Qns 9% 78 7 2 4 24% 72 1 1 3 StIsl 10% 82 4 1 4

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 17% 74 3 2 4 18% 72 4 2 3 10% 72 10 3 5

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32. If a candidate for Mayor is - a business executive, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 10% 47 31 9 4 Rep 27% 49 20 2 2 Dem 5% 48 34 10 3 Ind 16% 41 31 8 5 Men 12% 44 31 11 2 Wom 9% 48 30 7 5 Wht 18% 49 25 5 3 Blk 3% 44 39 10 5 Hsp 5% 51 27 13 4

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 13% 46 31 7 3 Brnx Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 3% 49 37 10 1 8% 47 30 11 4 Kngs 9% 46 32 8 4

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 7% 43 35 10 4 Man 15% 46 29 7 3 8% 53 29 9 2 Qns 12% 46 27 10 6 18% 47 29 6 1 StIsl 14% 49 28 6 3

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 10% 42 33 13 1 10% 47 32 8 3 11% 48 29 7 5

33. If a candidate for Mayor is - a person who is gay or lesbian, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 15% 63 11 8 4 Rep 6% 49 22 16 6 Dem 17% 67 8 6 3 Ind 15% 61 14 6 4 Men 13% 61 11 12 3 Wom 16% 64 10 5 5 Wht 18% 62 10 7 3 Blk 7% 71 10 9 2 Hsp 17% 57 12 10 4

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 17% 67 8 4 4 Brnx Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 11% 60 13 13 2 12% 57 14 13 4 Kngs 17% 60 11 10 3

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 11% 58 16 12 2 Man 20% 62 6 7 6 17% 68 5 7 4 Qns 11% 66 14 5 4 21% 67 7 3 2 StIsl 10% 76 7 3 4

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 17% 62 7 10 3 19% 63 9 6 2 9% 63 14 8 5

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34. If a candidate for Mayor is - a person who has a spouse who is gay or lesbian, is that someone you would be enthusiastic about, be comfortable with, have some reservations about, or be very uncomfortable with? Tot Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 13% 63 12 7 4 Rep 8% 47 23 15 7 Dem 15% 67 9 5 3 Ind 13% 62 13 7 5 Men 13% 60 13 9 5 Wom 13% 66 10 6 4 Wht 17% 63 10 6 3 Blk 7% 71 14 5 3 Hsp 12% 57 12 12 7

COLLEGE DEG Yes No Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 16% 68 8 3 5 Brnx Enthusiastic about Comfortable with Some reservations Very uncomfortable DK/NA 10% 59 14 13 4 9% 56 17 13 4 Kngs 16% 60 13 8 4

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 9% 57 18 12 3 Man 19% 62 6 6 6 15% 69 7 6 4 Qns 8% 67 16 5 4 20% 68 7 2 3 StIsl 5% 78 9 2 5

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 18% 61 10 8 4 16% 65 10 6 3 8% 64 15 7 6

40. If a candidate for Mayor supports raising taxes on the wealthy, would you be more likely to vote for a candidate who held this position, less likely, or wouldn't it make a difference? Tot More likely Less likely No difference DK/NA 55% 17 26 2 Rep 17% 51 31 1 Dem 68% 6 24 2 Ind 44% 24 29 2 Men 52% 21 25 2 Wom 58% 14 26 2 Wht 52% 26 21 1 Blk 61% 6 31 2 Hsp 53% 14 29 4

COLLEGE DEG Yes No More likely Less likely No difference DK/NA 55% 16 26 2 Brnx More likely Less likely No difference DK/NA 60% 14 23 3 56% 18 25 2 Kngs 57% 14 28 1

ANNUAL HSHOLD INC <50K 50-100 >100K 56% 15 28 2 Man 60% 18 20 2 54% 17 28 1 Qns 49% 19 31 1 59% 19 22 1 StIsl 45% 28 24 3

AGE IN YRS....... 18-34 35-54 55+ 55% 21 24 1 57% 14 28 1 54% 18 25 3

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