GARIN-HART-YANG RESEARCH/GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP October 2015 Study #11726–page 1 Priorities USA–Benghazi Committee APPENDIX: COMPLETE WORDING OF QUESTIONS CITED IN MEMORANDUM, AND SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS A. Are you currently registered to vote at this address? Registered........................................ Not registered .................................. Not sure ......................................... B. 100 - How would you describe your overall point of view in terms of the political parties? Would you say that you are mostly Democratic, leaning Democratic, completely independent, leaning Republican, or mostly Republican? Mostly Democratic ............................ Leaning Democratic .......................... Completely independent ................... Leaning Republican .......................... Mostly Republican ............................ Not sure .......................................... Total Democratic Total Republican C. CONTINUE TERMINATE 33 8 17 12 25 5 41 37 As you may know, the Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives created a special committee to investigate the events surrounding the attack on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi Libya. Would you say that you have heard a lot, some, just a little, or nothing at all about this special committee on Benghazi that was created by the Republicans in the House of Representatives? A lot .................................................. Some ................................................ Just a little ......................................... Nothing at all ..................................... Not sure ......................................... D. 34 19 26 20 1 From what you have seen and heard, do you think Republicans in the House of Representatives created the Benghazi Committee more because they want to learn the truth about what happened in Benghazi, or more because they have a political agenda they are trying to push? More to learn about what happened in Benghazi ..... More to push a political agenda ............................... Not sure ................................................................. E. 32 47 21 Do you trust the Republicans on the Benghazi Committee to conduct an investigation that is fair and balanced, or do you think the Republicans’ investigation of Benghazi is more designed to score political points? Trust Republicans to conduct a fair and balanced investigation ....... Investigation is designed to score political points .............................. Not sure .......................................................................................... 32 50 18 GARIN-HART-YANG RESEARCH/GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP October 2015 F. Study #11726–page 2 Priorities USA–Benghazi Committee Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement? The Republicans in the House of Representatives created the Benghazi Committee with a political goal of hurting Hillary Clinton Strongly agree .................................. Somewhat agree............................... Somewhat disagree .......................... Strongly disagree .............................. Not sure .......................................... Total Agree Total Disagree G. 28 21 15 23 13 49 38 As you may know, Hillary Clinton will testify to the Benghazi Committee this Thursday. Do you expect that the Republicans' questioning of Hillary Clinton will be an honest effort to hear what she has to say or a political effort to put her in a bad light? Honest effort to hear what she has to say .......... Political effort to put her in a bad light ................ Not sure ............................................................ H. 36 50 14 Which do you think SHOULD be the more important focus when Hillary Clinton testifies before the Benghazi Committee–the lessons Clinton learned as secretary of state about how to prevent and deal with future attacks on U.S. diplomats OR the details of Clinton's use of a personal e-mail server while she was secretary of state? More important to focus on the lessons she learned ......................... More important to focus on her use of a personal e-mail server ....... Not sure .......................................................................................... I. Do you expect that the Republicans on the Benghazi Committee will focus too much, too little, or the right amount on Hillary Clinton's e-mails when she testifies before the committee? Will focus too little on e-mails ................... Will focus the right about on e-mails ......... Not sure .................................................. J. 64 21 15 7 21 12 There were seven congressional investigations about Benghazi BEFORE Republicans in the House of Representatives created this special committee on Benghazi, and this current congressional investigation already has cost more than four-point-seven million in taxpayer dollars. Do you consider the four-point-seven million dollars that has been spent on this current Benghazi investigation by the Republicans in the House of Representatives to be money well spent or a waste of taxpayer dollars? Money well spent .............................. A waste of taxpayer dollars ............... Not sure .......................................... 24 63 13 GARIN-HART-YANG RESEARCH/GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP October 2015 .K. Study #11726–page 3 Priorities USA–Benghazi Committee Finally, thinking about the campaign for president more generally, please tell me whether you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement. There has been too much time and attention spent on Hillary Clinton's e-mails, and we need to focus more instead on the issues that affect the lives of average Americans. Strongly agree .................................. Somewhat agree............................... Somewhat disagree .......................... Strongly disagree .............................. Not sure .......................................... Total Agree Total Disagree 59 19 5 13 4 78 18 SURVEY DEMOGRPHICS ED What is the last grade that you completed in school? Grade school ............................................................ Some high school..................................................... High school graduate ............................................... Some college, no degree ......................................... Vocational training/2-year college ............................ 4-year college/bachelor's degree ............................. Some postgraduate work, no degree ....................... 2 or 3 years' postgraduate work/master's degree..... Doctoral/law degree ................................................. Not sure/refused..................................................... ID Are your views on most political issues very conservative, somewhat conservative, middle of the road, somewhat liberal, or very liberal? Very conservative ............................. Somewhat conservative.................... Middle of the road ............................. Somewhat liberal .............................. Very liberal ........................................ Not sure .......................................... TEA 1 3 21 23 8 28 1 10 3 2 16 23 31 15 11 4 Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of the Tea Party, or not? Yes ................................................... No ..................................................... Not sure .......................................... 15 72 13 GARIN-HART-YANG RESEARCH/GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP October 2015 LAT To ensure that we have a representative sample, would you please tell me whether you are from a Hispanic or Spanish-speaking background? Yes, Hispanic .................................... No, not Hispanic ............................... Not sure/refused ............................. RAC 9 90 1 And again, for statistical purposes only, what is your race–white, black, Asian, or something else? White ................................................ Black ................................................. Asian................................................. Other................................................. Hispanic (VOL) ............................... Not sure/refused ............................. AGE Study #11726–page 4 Priorities USA–Benghazi Committee 75 12 2 4 6 1 Which of the following age groups do you fall into? 18-24 ................................................ 25-29 ................................................ 30-34 ................................................ 35-39 ................................................ 40-44 ................................................ 45-49 ................................................ 50-54 ................................................ 55-59 ................................................ 60-64 ................................................ 65-69 ................................................ 70-74 ................................................ 75 and over ....................................... Not sure .......................................... 9 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 9 9 6 10 1 Male .................................................. Female.............................................. 47 53 Gender (DO NOT ASK)