The Issues
Which of the following issues do you believe will be most important to voters in the year ahead?
Please rank ("1" equals most important).
_1_ Jobs and the economy
_6_ Preventing the privatization of Social Security
_2_ Providing a prescription drug benefit under Medicare
_5_ Protecting the environment
_7_ Enacting a strong Patients' Bill of Rights
_3_ Improving education
_8_ Restricting access to guns
_4_ Protecting a woman's right to choose
_9_ Combating terrorism
_10_ Strengthening our national defense
__ Other: __________________________________
__ Other: __________________________________
Which of the following issues do you believe will be most important to you personally in the months ahead?
Please rank ("1" equals most important).
_7_ Jobs and the economy
_5_ Preventing the privatization of Social Security
_2_ Providing a prescription drug benefit under Medicare
_1_ Protecting the environment
_6_ Enacting a strong Patients' Bill of Rights
_4_ Improving education
_8_ Restricting access to guns
_3_ Protecting a woman's right to choose
_10_ Combating terrorism
_9_ Strengthening our national defense
__ Other: __________________________________
__ Other: __________________________________
Privatizing Social Security:
Where do you stand on efforts to privatize Social Security?
[] I support President Bush's plan to invest a portion of the Social Security Trust Fund in the stock market.
[X] I oppose efforts to invest Social Security funds in the stock market.
Prescription Drug Coverage:
Onthe issue of prescription drug coverage, which party's proposal do you think is more attractive to most voters?
[] The Republican plan to provide subsidies to the HMOs to encourage them to offer lower cost coverage to low-income seniors.
[X] The Democratic plan to offer prescription drug coverage under Medicare.
[] Makes no difference. Voters just wantsomething done.
Improving Education:
Please indicate which of the following education proposals you believe will do more to improve schools. Please rank ("1" equals most important).
_3_ Reducing class size
_1_ Recruiting better teachers
_5_ Repairing old schools and buildign new ones
_4_ Restoring discipline in the classroom
_2_ Making college more affordable
Protecting the Environment:
Which of the following environmental issues do you think will be more important in your state?
[] Continuing strong clean air standards
[] Cleaning up toxic waste
[] Protecting the Alaskan Arctic Wildlife Refuge
[X] Cooperating with older nations to reduce global warming
Reducing Gun Violence:
How would you characterize our gun laws in America?
[X] We need stronger laws to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and children, and we need to require fingerprinting of bullets to allow law enforcement to identify the owners of guns used in crimes.
[] Our gun laws are about right. We need no new gun control legislation.
[] Our gun laws are too strong and interfere with an individual's right to bear arms.
A Woman's Right to Choose:
What is your opinion about a woman's right to safe and legal abortion?
[X] I support a woman's righ tot choose.
[] I oppose a woman's right to choose and believe we need additional restrictions to limit abortions.
Presidential Preference
Please indicate which leading Democrat you believe would be our strongest candidate for President in 2004.
Dennis Kucinich________________________________________
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