Frequencies (n=400) NEVADA STATEWIDE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY SURVEY The Mellman Group April 12-19, 2018 Hello. My name is _[FIRST NAME ONLY]_. I'm calling long distance from ______. We are conducting a public opinion survey and I would like to ask you some questions. We are not selling anything, and I will not ask you for a contribution or donation. Could I please speak with [ASK FOR NAME ON LIST. IF NOT AVAILABLE, SCHEDULE TIME FOR A CALLBACK. YOU MAY ONLY SPEAK WITH ANOTHER HOUSEHOLD MEMBER IF THEIR NAME IS ON THE LIST.] Are you registered to vote? [IF NO, TERMINATE] In which state are you registered to vote? [TERMINATE IF NOT NEVADA] [RECORD, BUT DO NOT ASK, GENDER:] Male.......................................................................................... 50 Female ...................................................................................... 50 1. How likely would you say you are to vote in the November 2018 elections for President, U.S. Senate, Congress and other political offices – are you almost certain to vote in the elections, very likely, about 50-50, not too likely, not at all likely, or aren't you sure? almost certain .............................................................................................................................................. 85 very likely ................................................................................................................................................... 15 about 50-50 ................................................................................................................................................. [TERMINATE] not too likely ............................................................................................................................................... [TERMINATE] not at all likely............................................................................................................................................. [TERMINATE] dk/not sure ................................................................................................................................................... [TERMINATE] 2. In June 2018, there will be a primary election to nominate candidates for Governor, Congress and other political offices. This is in addition to the November general election. Many people do not have time to vote in these primaries. How likely would you say you are to vote in the June 2018 primary election for Governor, Congress and other political offices -- are you almost certain to vote in the election, very likely, about 50-50, not too likely, not at all likely, or aren't you sure? almost certain .............................................................................................................................................. 81 very likely ................................................................................................................................................... 19 about 50-50 ................................................................................................................................................. 0 TERMINATE IF OVERSAMPLE not too likely ............................................................................................................................................... 0 TERMINATE IF OVERSAMPLE not at all likely............................................................................................................................................. 0 TERMINATE IF OVERSAMPLE dk/not sure ................................................................................................................................................... 0 TERMINATE IF OVERSAMPLE Nevada Statewide Republican Primary Survey (April 12-19, 2018) Page 2 Overall, do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of each of the following people or groups? If you haven't heard of the person or group, or if you don't know enough about them to have an impression, just say so and we will move on. Total Total very smwt smwt very don’t never [RANDOMIZE Q.3-Q.9] fav fav unfav unfav know heard Fav Unfav 3. __Donald Trump......................................................................................................................................... 64 19 5 9 2 0 84 14 4. __Dean Heller ............................................................................................................................................. 29 37 11 11 10 2 66 22 7. __Adam Laxalt .......................................................................................................................................... 35 24 7 4 22 8 59 10 8. __Dan Schwartz .......................................................................................................................................... 4 8 3 4 41 40 12 7 9. __Jared Fisher ............................................................................................................................................. 1 7 2 2 34 54 8 4 17. If the June 2018 Republican primary election for Governor were held today and the candidates were [READ AND RANDOMIZE] __Adam Laxalt __Dan Schwartz __Jared Fisher, for whom would you vote, or are you undecided? [IF A CANDIDATE IS NAMED, ASK:] Would you say you support (CANDIDATE NAMED) strongly or not strongly? [IF UNDECIDED, ASK:] Toward whom do you lean? Laxalt, strongly ........................................................................................................................................... 40 Laxalt, not strongly ..................................................................................................................................... 7 55 Undecided, lean Laxalt ............................................................................................................................... 9 Schwartz, strongly ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Schwartz, not strongly ................................................................................................................................ 1 4 Undecided, lean Schwartz .......................................................................................................................... 2 Fisher, strongly ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Fisher, not strongly ..................................................................................................................................... 0 2 Undecided, lean Fisher ............................................................................................................................... 1 Undecided ................................................................................................................................................... 38 THANK YOU. THE FEW REMAINING QUESTIONS ARE FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES ONLY. 32. Do you consider yourself very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat conservative or very conservative? [IF MODERATE, ASK:] Do you tend to lean toward the liberal or conservative side? very liberal ..................................................................... 1 somewhat liberal ............................................................ 3 moderate leans liberal .................................................... 1 moderate ........................................................................ 16 moderate leans conservative .......................................... 6 somewhat conservative .................................................. 29 very conservative ........................................................... 44 dk/ref.............................................................................. 1 Total Liberal ................................................................ 5 Total Moderate ............................................................ 17 Total Conservative....................................................... 78 Nevada Statewide Republican Primary Survey (April 12-19, 2018) 33. What is your age? [CODE ACTUAL AGE. REFUSED=99] ______ 18-29 .............................................................................. 3 30-39 .............................................................................. 6 40-49 .............................................................................. 10 50-59 .............................................................................. 19 60-69 .............................................................................. 26 70+ ................................................................................. 36 Ref ................................................................................. 0 34. What was the last level of schooling you completed? less than high school graduate ....................................... 0 high school graduate ...................................................... 14 vocational training/vocational school ............................ 2 some college, but no degree ........................................... 24 a 2-year or associate degree ........................................... 15 a 4-year or bachelor’s degree ......................................... 27 a post-graduate degree ................................................... 18 [VOL] dk/ref .................................................................. 1 Total HS or Less ........................................................... 14 Total Some Coll/Vocational......................................... 41 Total Bachelor’s/Post-Grad ........................................ 44 35. Are you Latino, Hispanic, or of Spanish descent? Yes ................................................................................. 5 No .................................................................................. 94 Dk .................................................................................. 1 36. Are you black, white, Asian, Native American or some other race? Black .............................................................................. 1 White ............................................................................. 83 Asian .............................................................................. 1 Native American ............................................................ 2 Other .............................................................................. 10 Ref ................................................................................. 3 37. What is your zip code? __________ Thank you very much for your participation. Have a good day. Page 3