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NEXTGEN CLIMATE RELEASES NEW POLL SHOWING REPUBLICANS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
IOWA OVERWHELMINGLY OPPOSE TRANSCANADAS LAND GRAB

NextGen Climate today released a new poll showing that a majority of likely Republican primary voters and
caucus goers in New Hampshire and Iowa strongly oppose allowing foreign oil companies like TransCanada to
seize private U.S. land.

The poll, conducted by Survey USA, shows that only 5 percent of likely Iowa Republican caucus goers and 4
percent of likely New Hampshire Republican voters favor allowing foreign oil companies to seize private U.S.
land. A majority of likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire and likely Republican caucus goers in Iowa
say they would be less likely to vote for a presidential candidate in 2016 who supported the use of eminent
domain by foreign-owned oil companies. In fact, fifty-two percent of these Republicans in both states say they
would be less likely to support a presidential candidate who favors allowing land grabs by foreign oil corporations
like TransCanada.

In New Hampshire, a majority of these Republican voters oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, as well as forty-three
percent of likely Republican caucus goers in Iowa.

TransCanadathe foreign-owned oil company behind the Keystone XL pipelinehas already filed paperwork to
allow them to seize land from farmers and ranchers in order to build the Keystone XL pipeline. By supporting the
pipeline, Republican presidential hopefuls like Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are supporting TransCanadas
land graba position that puts them at odds with a majority of Republican voters in key early voting states.

Allowing a foreign oil company to seize privately owned land in the United States isnt just a bad idea, its a
wildly unpopular one with Republican voters, said NextGen Climate Chief Operating Officer Josh Fryday. If
Republican presidential hopefuls want to win over voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, they need to listen to their
voices and stand up against the seizure of private property for the financial gain of a foreign-owned oil
company. The fact is, this pipeline is a bad deal for the American people that would only create 35 permanent
jobs while dumping millions of tons of new carbon pollution into the air, seizing land from farmers and ranchers
and threatening communities across the Midwest.

About the New Hampshire survey: SurveyUSA interviewed 1,781 adults from the state of New Hampshire
04/28/15 through 05/04/15. Of the adults, 1,467 were registered to vote in the New Hampshire. Of the
registered voters, 1240 were determined to have an interest in politics. Of them, 1058 said they were certain to
vote in the NH Primary in 2016. Of the 1058 primary voters, 454 were certain to request a Republican ballot and
were asked the questions that are reported here. Cell phone respondents and home-phone respondents were
included in this research, which was conducted using blended sample, mixed mode. Respondents reachable on
their home telephone (77% of adults) were interviewed on their home telephone in the recorded voice of a
professional announcer. Respondents not reachable on a home telephone (23% of adults) were shown a
questionnaire on their smartphone, tablet or other electronic device.


About the Iowa survey: SurveyUSA interviewed 3,229 adults from the state of Iowa 04/28/15 through 05/04/15.
Of the adults, 2,757 were registered to vote in the state of Iowa. Of the registered voters, 2,221 were determined
to have an interest in politics. Of them, 995 said they were certain to caucus in 2016. Of the 995 caucus goers,
354 were certain to caucus as a Republican and were asked the questions that are reported here. Cell phone
respondents and home-phone respondents were included in this research, which was conducted using blended
sample, mixed mode. Respondents reachable on their home telephone (74% of adults) were interviewed on their
home telephone in the recorded voice of a professional announcer. Respondents not reachable on a home
telephone (26% of adults) were shown a questionnaire on their smartphone, tablet or other electronic device.

To view the full results of the Iowa poll, click here. To view the full results of the New Hampshire poll, click here.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Asked of 454 GOP Primary Voters

Margin of Sampling Error for this question = 3.1%

In general, do you think the country is headed in the right direction? Or the wrong direction?

8%
The Right Direction
87% The Wrong Direction
5%
Not Sure

Asked of 454 GOP Primary Voters

Margin of Sampling Error for this question = 4.5%


Eminent domain is a term that is used when the government takes private land for the public good. Do you favor or oppose the
use of eminent domain, the taking of privately owned land, for public utilities?

18% Favor
66% Oppose
16% Not Sure

Asked of 454 GOP Primary Voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = 4.3%

Do you favor or oppose the use of eminent domain, the taking of privately owned land, for oil companies?

15% Favor
71% Oppose
14% Not Sure

Asked of 454 GOP Primary Voters

Margin of Sampling Error for this question = 2.9%

Do you favor or oppose the use of eminent domain, the taking of privately owned land, for foreign oil companies?

4%
Favor
89% Oppose
6%
Not Sure


Asked of 454 GOP Primary Voters

Margin of Sampling Error for this question = 4.7%

There has been a lot of news surrounding the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Do you ... strongly support? Support? Oppose? O
strongly oppose ... the use of eminent domain, which would allow foreign corporations to take land that is currently owned by
farmers and ranchers, as a part of the Keystone deal?

24% Strongly Support
22% Support
28% Oppose
20% Strongly Oppose
7%
Not Sure

Asked of 454 GOP Primary Voters

Margin of Sampling Error for this question = 4.7%

Would you be more likely to support a presidential candidate who favors the use of eminent domain for foreign corporations?
Less likely to support a presidential candidate who favors the use of eminent domain for foreign corporations? Or would it not
make a difference one way or the other in how you vote?

10% More Likely
52% Less Likely
35% No Difference
3%
Not Sure


IOWA

Asked of 354 GOP Caucus Goers

Margin of Sampling Error for this question = 3.6%

In general, do you think the country is headed in the right direction? Or the wrong direction?

10% The Right Direction
86% The Wrong Direction
4%
Not Sure

Asked of 354 GOP Caucus Goers

Margin of Sampling Error for this question = 5.2%

Eminent domain is a term that is used when the government takes private land for the public good. Do you favor or oppose the
use of eminent domain, the taking of privately owned land, for public utilities?

18% Favor
60% Oppose
22% Not Sure

Asked of 354 GOP Caucus Goers

Margin of Sampling Error for this question = 5.1%

Do you favor or oppose the use of eminent domain, the taking of privately owned land, for oil companies?

15% Favor
65% Oppose
19% Not Sure

Asked of 354 GOP Caucus Goers

Margin of Sampling Error for this question = 3.8%

Do you favor or oppose the use of eminent domain, the taking of privately owned land, for foreign oil companies?

5%
Favor
85% Oppose
10% Not Sure

Asked of 354 GOP Caucus Goers

Margin of Sampling Error for this question = 5.3%

There has been a lot of news surrounding the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Do you ... strongly support? Support? Oppose? O
strongly oppose ... the use of eminent domain, which would allow foreign corporations to take land that is currently owned by
farmers and ranchers, as a part of the Keystone deal?

25% Strongly Support
24% Support
27% Oppose

16% Strongly Oppose

9%
Not Sure

Asked of 354 GOP Caucus Goers

Margin of Sampling Error for this question = 5.3%

Would you be more likely to support a presidential candidate who favors the use of eminent domain for foreign corporations?
Less likely to support a presidential candidate who favors the use of eminent domain for foreign corporations? Or would it not
make a difference one way or the other in how you vote?

12% More Likely
52% Less Likely
30% No Difference
6%
Not Sure

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