Western New England University Polling Institute Massachusetts Statewide Telephone Survey Conducted in Partnership with MassLive.

com, The Republican Newspaper and Television Station WSHM, CBS 3, Springfield (June 16 20, 2013)
TABLES Regardless of how you plan to vote in the Senate election, please tell me whether you think each of the following statements applies more to Gabriel Gomez or Ed Markey. (Notes: The names of the candidates were rotated in random order in the question. Interviewers were instructed to read only the candidates names with each statement, and not to read the options Neither, Both, and Dont know / Refused. Interviewers entered data for those categories, however, when respondents volunteered those answers.) Is Honest and Trustworthy Gomez or Markey June 16 20, 2013 Neither (Vol.) 10% 10% 8% 11% 9% 12% 17% 9% 9% 9% 11% 9% 11% Both (Vol.) 10% 9% 5% 13% 13% 8% 3% 11% 8% 15% 9% 9% 12% Dont know/ Refused (Vol.) 13% 10% 19% 14% 11% 14% 10% 18% 8% 10% 13% 12% 12%

Gomez June 16 20, 2013 Party Identification** Likely voters Democrat Republican Independent Male Female 18-34 35-49 50-64 65 and older High school or less Some college College graduate 32% 10% 59% 41% 38% 26% 20% 35% 36% 31% 24% 39% 32%

Markey 35% 61% 10% 21% 28% 41% 50% 26% 40% 34% 43% 31% 32%

N* 566 203 71 284 257 309 37 90 181 219 140 137 283

Gender Age

Education

Is Honest and Trustworthy Brown or Warren

Sept. 6 13, 2012 Brown Sept. 6 13, 2012 Likely voters 38% Warren 35% Neither (Vol.) 2% Both (Vol.) 16% Dont know/ Refused (Vol.) 9% N 444

* Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding. ** Party identification was measured with the following question: In politics today, do you consider yourself a Democrat, Republican, Independent or something else? Has the Experience to Effectively Represent Massachuse tts In Washington Gomez or Markey June 16 20, 2013 Neither (Vol.) 7% 3% 9% 8% 8% 6% 9% 4% 5% 7% 9% 6% 6% Both (Vol.) 3% 1% 4% 4% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 1% 4% 3% Dont know/ Refused (Vol.) 13% 11% 20% 13% 10% 16% 18% 16% 6% 11% 12% 15% 12%

Gomez June 16 20, 2013 Party Identification Likely voters Democrat Republican Independent Male Female 18-34 35-49 50-64 65 and older High school or less Some college College graduate 22% 7% 44% 29% 30% 16% 21% 26% 20% 24% 18% 28% 22%

Markey 55% 78% 23% 45% 50% 60% 48% 51% 66% 56% 60% 47% 57%

N* 566 203 71 284 257 309 37 90 181 219 140 137 283

Gender Age

Education

Has the Experience to Effectively Represent Massachuse tts In Washington Brown or Warren Sept. 6 13, 2012 Neither (Vol.) 3% Both (Vol.) 10% Dont know/ Refused (Vol.) 6%

Brown Sept. 6 13, 2012 Likely voters 48%

Warren 33%

N 444

* Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.

Cares More About People Like You Gomez or Markey June 16 20, 2013 Neither (Vol.) 7% 6% 4% 9% 9% 6% Both (Vol.) 2% 1% 0% 4% 2% 3% Dont know/ Refused (Vol.) 14% 15% 14% 13% 9% 17%

Gomez June 16 20, 2013 Party Identification Likely voters Democrat Republican Independent Male Female 34% 11% 69% 42% 43% 26%

Markey 43% 67% 13% 32% 37% 47%

N* 566 203 71 284 257 309

Gender

Age

Education

18-34 35-49 50-64 65 and older High school or less Some college College graduate

32% 39% 33% 32% 28% 43% 33%

46% 36% 46% 47% 49% 34% 43%

2% 10% 7% 7% 11% 6% 7%

3% 2% 4% 1% 0% 3% 4%

17% 13% 10% 14% 12% 14% 13%

37 90 181 219 140 137 283

Cares More About People Like You Brown or Warren Sept. 6 13, 2012 Neither (Vol.) 1% Both (Vol.) 8% Dont know/ Refused (Vol.) 7%

Brown Sept. 6 13, 2012 Likely voters 36%

Warren 47%

N 444

* Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.

Can Work With Senators From Both Parties To Solve Problems Gomez or Markey June 16 20, 2013 Neither (Vol.) 5% 3% 3% 8% 6% 4% 0% 6% 8% 4% 5% 6% 5% Both (Vol.) 6% 5% 4% 7% 3% 8% 3% 9% 6% 5% 5% 5% 7% Dont know/ Refused (Vol.) 15% 16% 17% 13% 14% 16% 17% 20% 6% 15% 15% 17% 14%

Gomez June 16 20, 2013 Party Identification Likely voters Democrat Republican Independent Male Female 18-34 35-49 50-64 65 and older High school or less Some college College graduate 32% 12% 59% 42% 40% 26% 27% 34% 34% 32% 28% 37% 33%

Markey 41% 64% 16% 30% 36% 45% 53% 31% 46% 44% 47% 35% 41%

N* 566 203 71 284 257 309 37 90 181 219 140 137 283

Gender Age

Education

Can Work With Senators From Both Parties To Solve Problems Brown or Warren Sept. 6 13, 2012

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Dont know/ Refused (Vol.) 7%

Brown Sept. 6 13, 2012 Likely voters 51%

Warren 30%

Neither (Vol.) 3%

Both (Vol.) 8%

N 444

* Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.

Has The Best Ideas For Creating Jobs in Massachuse tts Gomez or Markey June 16 20, 2013 Neither (Vol.) 9% 6% 7% 12% 11% 8% 3% 8% 12% 12% 8% 9% 10% Both (Vol.) 3% 3% 0% 3% 2% 3% 0% 4% 2% 3% 4% 4% 1% Dont know/ Refused (Vol.) 21% 17% 21% 23% 16% 25% 18% 27% 12% 26% 16% 23% 23%

Gomez June 16 20, 2013 Party Identification Likely voters Democrat Republican Independent Male Female 18-34 35-49 50-64 65 and older High school or less Some college College graduate 30% 12% 63% 35% 41% 21% 23% 36% 33% 25% 26% 34% 31%

Markey 37% 61% 9% 26% 30% 42% 56% 25% 41% 34% 46% 30% 34%

N* 566 203 71 284 257 309 37 90 181 219 140 137 283

Gender Age

Education

Has The Best Ideas

For Creating Jobs in Massachuse tts Brown or Warren Sept. 6 13, 2012 Neither (Vol.) 5% Both (Vol.) 2% Dont know/ Refused (Vol.) 19%

Brown Sept. 6 13, 2012 Likely voters 35%

Warren 39%

N 444

* Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.

Has the Best Ideas to Reform Gun Laws Gomez or Markey June 16 20, 2013* Neither (Vol.) 8% 4% 4% 12% 10% 6% 3% 8% 8% 11% 8% 6% 9% Both (Vol.) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Dont know/ Refused (Vol.) 20% 16% 20% 22% 17% 21% 19% 21% 14% 19% 18% 22% 18%

Gomez June 16 20, 2013 Party Identification Likely voters Democrat Republican Independent Male Female 18-34 30-49 50-64 65 and older High school or less Some college College graduate 26% 10% 55% 29% 29% 22% 32% 31% 21% 21% 30% 28% 22%

Markey 47% 70% 21% 37% 43% 50% 45% 41% 57% 48% 44% 43% 50%

N** 566 203 71 284 257 309 37 90 181 219 140 137 283

Gender Age

Education

* There is no comparable question from the 2012 Brown Warren Senate race ** Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.

Has the Best Ideas to Reform the Federal Tax Code

Gomez or Markey June 16 20, 2013* Neither (Vol.) Both (Vol.) Dont know/ Refused (Vol.) 24% 22% 15% 28% 17% 30% 19% 29% 22% 24% 18% 31% 23%

Gomez June 16 20, 2013 Party Identification Likely voters Democrat Republican Independent Male Female 18-34 30-49 50-64 65 and older High school or less Some college College graduate 32% 10% 63% 40% 42% 23% 26% 33% 36% 28% 25% 34% 34%

Markey 34% 60% 14% 19% 30% 38% 52% 28% 30% 37% 44% 28% 33%

N** 566 203 71 284 257 309 37 90 181 219 140 137 283

10% 7% 7% 12% 11% 9% 3% 10% 10% 10% 12% 5% 11%

1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0%

Gender Age

Education

* There is no comparable question from the 2012 Brown Warren Senate race ** Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.

The following two questions rotated in random order in the survey. Which of the following words best describes Gabriel Gomez? If you don't know enough to give an answer, just tell me and we'll move on. Perceived Ideology of the Senate Candidates Gabriel Gomez June 16 20, 2013 Very liberal June 16 20, 2013 Likely voters 2% Somewhat liberal 6% Moderate 19% Somewhat conservative 38% Very conservative 13% Dont know 2 1 % 2 2 % 2 5 % 1 9 % N* 2% 566

Democrat

1%

4%

15%

36%

20%

3%

203

Party Identification

Republican

4%

2%

18%

47%

3%

0%

71

Independent Perceived Ideology of the Senate Candidates Scott Brown Sept. 6

2%

8%

22%

37%

10%

1%

284

13, 2012 D o n t k n o w 1 3 %

Very liberal

Somewhat liberal

Moderate

Somewhat conservative

Very conservative

Refused (Vol.)

Sept. 6 13, 2012

Likely voters

2%

4%

32%

42%

7%

1%

444

* Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding

Which of the following words best describes Ed Markey? If you don't know enough to give an answer, just tell me and we'll move on. Perceived Ideology of the Senate Candidates Ed Markey June 16 20, 2013 Very liberal Sept. 6 13, 2012 Likely voters 30% Somewhat liberal 32% Moderate 10% Somewhat conservative 4% Very conservative 4% Dont know 1 9 % 1 6 % 3 0 % 1 7 % N* 1% 566

Democrat

19%

43%

9%

6%

6%

1%

203

Party Identification

Republican

46%

12%

8%

2%

2%

0%

71

Independent Perceived Ideology of the Senate Candidates Elizabeth Warren Sept. 6 13, 2012

36%

29%

10%

5%

2%

2%

284

Very liberal

Somewhat liberal

Moderate

Somewhat conservative

Very conservative

D o n t k n o w 1 8 %

Refused (Vol.)

Sept. 6 13, 2012

Likely voters

37%

28%

13%

3%

1%

1%

444

* Subsamples are unweighted Ns, and consist of likely voters. Row percentages may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding