84% OF U.S. VOTERS WANT TO SEE MUELLER REPORT, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS; DEMS DIVIDED ON SUPPORT FOR ISRAELIS OR PALESTINIANS

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1 Tim Malloy, Assistant Director (203) FOR RELEASE: MARCH 26, 2019 Rubenstein Pat Smith (212) % OF U.S. VOTERS WANT TO SEE MUELLER REPORT, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS; DEMS DIVIDED ON SUPPORT FOR ISRAELIS OR PALESTINIANS Special Counsel Robert Mueller s report should be made public, American voters say 84 9 percent in a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today. Republicans say percent the report should be made public and every other listed party, gender, education, age and racial group supports making the report public by even wider margins. Mueller conducted a fair investigation, 55 percent of voters say, as 26 percent say it was not fair, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University National Poll finds. The survey was conducted March 21 through March 25. But voters are divided on another question, as 49 percent say the investigation was legitimate and 43 percent say it was a witch hunt. There is a wide gender gap as men say percent the investigation was a witch hunt, and women say percent it was legitimate. Democrats are divided on the Mideast situation as 27 percent say their sympathies lie more with the Israelis and 26 percent say their sympathies lie more with the Palestinians, with 46 percent undecided. Overall, American voters sympathize with the Israelis over the Palestinians percent, with 37 percent undecided. This compares with percent sympathy for the Israelis over the Palestinians, with 30 percent undecided, in a January 13, 2017 poll. The U.S. is too supportive of Israel, 24 percent of voters say, as 14 percent say the U.S. is not supportive enough and 47 percent say U.S. support for Israel is about right. We want to know more, say voters who have read the bullet points and believe the Mueller investigation was fair, but would like to read it in full, said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. But was it a witch hunt? That remains the stuff of dinner table discussion. A stunningly sharp divide, as men say the investigation was a witch hunt and women say it was legit. -more-

2 Quinnipiac University Poll/March 26, 2019 page 2 President Donald Trump embraces embattled Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, while overall sympathy for the Israelis slips a bit among voters, Malloy added. American voters give President Donald Trump a negative percent job approval rating, compared to a negative percent approval rating March 5. President Trump is mentally stable, 48 percent of voters say, as 44 percent say he is not stable. Voters say percent that Trump is not a good role model for children. And voters say percent that Trump should stop tweeting from his personal account. Republicans say percent that Trump should keep tweeting, the only listed group that supports this practice. Stop tweeting! American voters say 2-1. But from the GOP, Good with us. Tweet on, Mr. President, Malloy said. Health Care American voters say percent they would prefer to improve rather than replace the health care system in the U.S. No listed group prefers replacing the health care system. But 43 percent say it s a good idea to remove the current health care system and replace it with a single payer system in which Medicare is expanded to cover all medical expenses, while 45 percent say Medicare for all is a bad idea. Support is percent for keeping the current health care system while allowing all adults the option of buying into Medicare. Among Republicans, 43 percent support this Medicare buy-in option, with 39 percent opposed. White Supremacists White supremacist groups pose an immediate threat to the U.S., 42 percent of voters say, as 20 percent say these groups are a threat, but not an immediate one, and 29 percent say these groups are not a threat. From March 21 25, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,358 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points, including the design effect. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts gold standard surveys using random digit dialing with live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts nationwide surveys and polls in more than a dozen states on national and statewide elections, as well as public policy issues. Visit poll.qu.edu or Call (203) , or follow us on 2

3 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? Approve 39% 89% 3% 35% 46% 33% 43% 53% Disapprove DK/NA Approve 22% 38% 48% 42% 54% 43% 48% 10% 26% Disapprove DK/NA TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? App Dis DK/NA Mar 26, Mar 05, Jan 29, Jan 15, Dec 19, Nov 20, Oct 02, Sep 10, Aug 14, Jul 24, See additional trend information on website 3

4 4a. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q4) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove? Approve strongly 28% 69% 1% 19% 30% 25% 29% 38% Approve smwht Disapprove smwht Disapprove strongly DK/NA Approve strongly 10% 26% 35% 32% 37% 32% 34% 7% 16% Approve smwht Disapprove smwht Disapprove strongly DK/NA TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove? APPROVE... DISAPPROVE... Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA Mar 26, Mar 05, Jan 29, Jan 15, Dec 19, Nov 20, Oct 02, Sep 10, Aug 14, Jul 24, See additional trend information on website 4

5 23. Do you think that President Trump is a good role model for children, or not? Yes/Good role model 21% 50% 2% 14% 22% 20% 21% 30% No DK/NA Yes/Good role model 10% 19% 28% 22% 27% 25% 26% 4% 13% No DK/NA TREND: Do you think that President Trump is a good role model for children, or not? Yes No DK/NA Mar 26, Mar 05, Jun 06, Mar 21, Jan 25, Do you think that President Trump is mentally stable, or not? Yes/Stable 48% 91% 13% 46% 57% 39% 51% 62% No DK/NA Yes/Stable 39% 44% 55% 49% 65% 48% 57% 15% 35% No DK/NA TREND: Do you think that President Trump is mentally stable, or not? Yes/ Stable No DK/NA Mar 26, Sep 10, Jan 17,

6 25. In general, would you prefer to improve the current health care system in the United States, or would you prefer to replace the current health care system in the United States with something new? Improve system 55% 49% 60% 58% 51% 60% 56% 52% Replace system KEEP AS IS(VOL) DK/NA Improve system 53% 56% 58% 55% 49% 58% 54% 61% 56% Replace system KEEP AS IS(VOL) DK/NA Do you think that removing the current health care system and replacing it with a single payer system, in which the federal government would expand Medicare to cover the medical expenses of every American citizen, is a good idea or a bad idea? Good idea 43% 14% 69% 42% 43% 43% 38% 35% Bad idea DK/NA Good idea 57% 47% 40% 35% 36% 36% 36% 75% 51% Bad idea DK/NA TREND: Do you think that removing the current health care system and replacing it with a single payer system, in which the federal government would expand Medicare to cover the medical expenses of every American citizen, is a good idea or a bad idea? Good Bad DK/NA Mar 26, Sep 28, Aug 03,

7 27. Do you think that keeping the current health care system but allowing all adults the option of buying into Medicare is a good idea or a bad idea? Good idea 51% 43% 61% 49% 55% 47% 54% 51% Bad idea DK/NA Good idea 64% 53% 51% 41% 55% 50% 52% 46% 50% Bad idea DK/NA As president, do you think Donald Trump should continue tweeting from his personal Twitter account, or not? Yes/Should 28% 49% 11% 26% 34% 23% 29% 33% No DK/NA Yes/Should 25% 29% 33% 25% 38% 25% 31% 16% 24% No DK/NA TREND: As president, do you think Donald Trump should continue tweeting from his personal Twitter account, or not? Yes No DK/NA Mar 26, Aug 14, Apr 10, Jan 11, Dec 05, Nov 14, Oct 11, Sep 27, Aug 23, Aug 17, See additional trend information on website 7

8 29. Thinking about the relationship between the United States and Israel, do you think the U.S. is too supportive of Israel, not supportive enough of Israel, or is the U.S. support of Israel about right? Too supportive 24% 8% 38% 23% 25% 22% 27% 15% Not enough About right DK/NA Too supportive 29% 27% 19% 22% 22% 19% 20% 29% 24% Not enough About right DK/NA TREND: Thinking about the relationship between the United States and Israel, do you think the U.S. is too supportive of Israel, not supportive enough of Israel, or is the U.S. support of Israel about right? Too Not About Supp Enough Right DK/NA Mar 26, Jan 13, From what you know about the situation in the Middle East, do your sympathies lie more with the Israelis or more with the Palestinians? Israelis 47% 78% 27% 45% 55% 39% 51% 55% Palestinians DK/NA Israelis 31% 43% 53% 55% 61% 45% 53% 28% 36% Palestinians DK/NA TREND: From what you know about the situation in the Middle East, do your sympathies lie more with the Israelis or more with the Palestinians? Israe- Palestlis inians DK/NA Mar 26, Jan 13, Oct 06, Jun 09, Apr 22, Dec 12,

9 31. As you may know, Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to oversee the criminal investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Russian government. Do you think that he conducted a fair investigation into this matter, or not? Yes/Fair 55% 47% 65% 53% 55% 54% 64% 53% No DK/NA Yes/Fair 52% 54% 57% 58% 60% 57% 58% 52% 44% No DK/NA Modified 'is conducting' to 'conducted' on March 23 TREND: As you may know, Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to oversee the criminal investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Russian government. Do you think that he conducted a fair investigation into this matter, or not? (Note: Prior to March 26, 2019, "is conducting") Yes/ Fair No DK/NA Mar 26, Mar 05, Dec 19, Nov 20, Sep 10, Aug 14, Jul 24, Jun 08, Apr 26, Apr 10, See additional trend information on website 32. Do you think that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report should be released to the American public, or not? Yes/Released 84% 75% 93% 86% 86% 83% 84% 84% No DK/NA Yes/Released 87% 87% 86% 79% 85% 83% 84% 87% 88% No DK/NA Removed 'when it is finished' on March 23 9

10 33. Do you think that the investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's 2016 election campaign and the Russian government was a legitimate investigation, or do you think it was a political witch hunt? Legitimate 49% 11% 84% 49% 43% 55% 51% 39% Political witch hunt DK/NA Legitimate 61% 51% 43% 48% 40% 48% 45% 68% 51% Political witch hunt DK/NA Modified 'is' to 'was' on March 23 TREND: Do you think that the investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's 2016 election campaign and the Russian government was a legitimate investigation, or do you think it was a political witch hunt? (Note: Prior to March 26, 2019, "is") Legit- Witch mate Hunt DK/NA Mar 26, Nov 20, Jul 24, Jun 08, Apr 26, Mar 07, Feb 06, Jan 18,

11 34. Do you think that white supremacist groups pose a threat to the United States, or not? Yes/Threat 65% 41% 88% 66% 59% 71% 69% 55% No DK/NA Yes/Threat 69% 68% 64% 66% 55% 68% 62% 81% 72% No DK/NA TREND: Do you think that white supremacist groups pose a threat to the United States, or not? Yes/ Threat No DK/NA Mar 26, Nov 21, Aug 23, a. (If yes/white supremacist groups pose threat q34) Do you think that white supremacist groups pose an immediate threat to the United States, or not? WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS POSE THREAT Q34... Yes/Immediate 64% 41% 79% 54% 57% 70% 61% 57% No DK/NA Yes/Immediate 73% 62% 58% 64% 51% 66% 59% 78% 71% No DK/NA TREND: (If yes/white supremacists pose threat) Do you think that white supremacist groups pose an immediate threat to the United States, or not? WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS POSE THREAT Yes/ Immed No DK/NA Mar 26, Nov 21, Aug 23,

12 34b. Do you think that white supremacist groups pose a threat to the United States, or not? COMBINED WITH: (If yes/white supremacist threat q34) Do you think that white supremacist groups pose an immediate threat to the United States, or not? Immediate threat 42% 17% 70% 36% 33% 50% 42% 32% Threat/Not immediate Not a threat DK/NA Immediate threat 50% 42% 37% 42% 28% 45% 37% 63% 51% Threat/Not immediate Not a threat DK/NA TREND: Do you think that white supremacist groups pose a threat to the United States, or not? COMBINED WITH: (If yes/white supremacists pose threat) Do you think that white supremacist groups pose an immediate threat to the United States, or not? Immed Threat/ Not Threat NotImmd Threat DK/NA Mar 26, Nov 21, Aug 23,