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MAINE PEOPLES RESOURCE CENTER

PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY

September 8-10, 2013 N=652

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Accuracy

Uncannily close Considering the final results, the center receives

kudos for its work. Portland Press Herald

MPRC is bringing transparency and accountability to a challengingarea of public debate MPRC is elevating the discourse around what

Maine people actually think and want. Portland Phoenix

While there are conflicting numbers from two pollsters, I tend to

believe the Maine People's Resource Center, or MPRC, has the moreaccurate findings. Over the last two years they have polled eight

contests and, without fail, their findings among the published public

polls have been closest to the actual results. Former LePageAdministration Communications and Policy Director Dan DemerritMPRC adheres to the AAPOR Code of Professional Ethics and Practices.

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Methodology

A survey of 652 likely Maine voters was conducted by interactive voiceresponse from September 8-10, 2013. Calls were made at differenttimes of day to maximize the diversity of possible respondents.Questions were recorded by a female interviewer.

Survey results were mathematically weighted by gender, age andgeographic area to ensure an accurate representation of the populationbeing surveyed. The sample was not weighted by party or ideology.

The margin of error of this survey is 3.84%, 95 times out of 100. Sub-samples may have a larger margin of error.

Frequencies and percentages may not always add up to the total

number of responses or to 100%, due to weighting and rounding.

MPRC is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to givingpeople, especially those groups that are under-represented in civic life,skills and information to participate in the decision-making processes thataffect them.

MPRC adheres to the AAPOR Code of Professional Ethics and Practices.

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LePage Favorability

Do you have a

favorable or an

unfavorable opinionof Governor Paul

LePage?

favorable 37.9

unfavorable 56.9

not sure 3.4

not familiar 1.7

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Cutler Favorability

Do you have a

favorable or an

unfavorable opinionof Eliot Cutler?

favorable 25.9

unfavorable 46.0

not sure 6.7

not familiar 21.4

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Michaud Favorability

Do you have a

favorable or an

unfavorable opinionof Congressman

Mike Michaud?

favorable 56.1

unfavorable 31.2

not sure 4.0

not familiar 8.8

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Governor Three-Way Contest

If the race for MaineGovernor were held today

and the candidates were

Republican Paul LePage,Democrat Mike Michaud

and independent Eliot

Cutler, who would you

vote for?

LePage 34.0

Michaud 40.0

Cutler 16.8

undecided 9.1

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40

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Governor Two-Way Contest

If the race for MaineGovernor were held today

and the candidates were

Republican Paul LePageand Democrat Mike

Michaud, who would you

vote for?

LePage 36.1

Michaud 55.9

undecided 7.9

0

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40

60

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U.S. Senate Generic Democrat

If the election for UnitedStates Senate were held

today, would you vote for

Republican Susan Collinsor for a Democratic

candidate?

Collins 59.5

democrat 25.7

undecided 14.8

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40

60

80

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U.S. Senate - Cutler

If the election for UnitedStates Senate were held

today, and the candidates

were Republican SusanCollins and independent

Eliot Cutler, who would

you vote for?

Collins 57.5

Cutler 28.0

undecided 14.4

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60

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Anti-Discrimination Law

Maine's non-discrimination

law makes it illegal for

businesses and

organizations to deny

services to people based oncharacteristics like their

race, religion or whether or

not they are gay or lesbian.

Do you support or oppose

this law?

strongly support 55.2

somewhat support 19.2

somewhat oppose 10.4

strongly oppose 6.9

not sure 8.5

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Anti-Discrimination Change

Some people have

proposed creating

new laws in Maine

that would allowbusinesses and

organizations to deny

services to gays and

lesbians if it violates

their religiousbeliefs. Would you

support such a law? yes 27.7no 60.5

not sure 11.8

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80

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Immigration Bill

As you may know, the U.S.Senate recently voted to passlegislation reforming theimmigration system. The bill

would allow illegalimmigrants already in thecountry to become citizensafter 13 years if they pay afine and learn English. Thebill would also double thenumber of border patrolagents, and double theamount of fencing along theMexican border. In general,do you support or oppose thisbill?

support 52.8

oppose 29.6

not sure 17.5

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Frequencies


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Gender %Female 52.9

Male 47.1

Party %Democratic 36.4

Republican 29.6

Independent/other 34.0

Age %18-34 18.6

35-49 23.3

50-64 32.9

65+ 25.2

Congressional District %1 52.0

2 48.0

Ideology %Very liberal 11.5

Somewhat liberal 21.7

Moderate 32.6

Somewhat conservative 18.6

Very conservative 13.4

Not sure 2.3

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