Copyright 2018 April 24, 2018 400 Interviews

NY CD 21 Primary Benchmark 12537 Margin of Error: +/- 4.9%

S1. Are you at least
[ADDRESS ON FILE]?
18 years old and registered to vote at Total Super Voter
Yes ............................................................................................................................................
100% 100%
No .............................................................................................................................................
- -
Don't know/Refused ..................................................................................................................
- -

S2. Do you or any member of your household currently Total Super Voter
work for an elected official, a candidate for political office or Yes ............................................................................................................................................
- -
No .............................................................................................................................................
100 100
as a member of the news media? Don't Know/Refused .................................................................................................................
- -

S3. As you may know, there will be a Democratic Primary Total Super Voter
election for US Senate and US Congress, in June. I know it Definitely ...................................................................................................................................
74% 81%
Probably ....................................................................................................................................
17 14
is a long time from now, but how likely are you to vote in Chance 50-50 ...........................................................................................................................
8 4
the Democratic Primary election for US Senate and US Probably not ..............................................................................................................................
- -
Congress in June? Will you definitely vote, probably vote, Definitely not .............................................................................................................................
- -
are the chances 50-50, will you probably not vote, or will Don't Know/Refused .................................................................................................................
1 2
you definitely not vote?

I have a list of names, and I would like to get your opinion of each one. Just let me know if there's one you haven't heard of...Do you
have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of [ITEM]? [IF FAVORABLE/UNFAVORABLE] And is your opinion very or somewhat
favorable/unfavorable?

FAV UNFAV NET

Very Some Some Very (CR) NH (DK/Ref.) FAV UNFAV FAMILIAR
• Tedra Cobb .......................................................................................................................................................................................
13% 17 2 1 13 51 3 30% 3 33
Super Voter 16% 21 1 * 14 45 2 37% 2 39
• Elise Stefanik ....................................................................................................................................................................................
9% 16 21 36 10 7 2 25% 56 82
Super Voter 11% 17 21 39 7 4 - 28% 61 89
• Emily Martz ........................................................................................................................................................................................
6% 12 3 1 12 64 4 18% 3 21
Super Voter 7% 12 2 1 13 62 3 19% 3 22
• Dylan Ratigan ...................................................................................................................................................................................
7% 10 8 6 15 51 4 17% 13 30
Super Voter 8% 11 10 7 15 47 2 19% 17 36
• Katie Wilson.......................................................................................................................................................................................
4% 13 2 1 13 63 5 16% 3 20
Super Voter 5% 13 1 1 15 62 3 18% 2 20
• Don Boyajian .....................................................................................................................................................................................
4% 12 4 1 16 60 4 15% 6 21
Super Voter 3% 12 5 1 16 61 2 15% 6 21
Global Strategy Group
V1.If the 2018 Democratic Primary election for Congress
was today and the candidates were - Tedra Cobb, Don
Boyajian, Dylan Ratigan, Katie Wilson, and Emily Martz, for
whom would you vote? [IF UNDECIDED] But if you had to
decide today, which way would you lean?
7. Thinking about something else...
What do you think is the most
important issue or problem that will
affect your vote for Congress? [IF
ANSWER] And what is the second
most important issue that will affect
your vote for Congress?
VOL:
VOL:
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Total Super Voter
Tedra Cobb ...............................................................................................................................
15% 18%
Lean Tedra Cobb ......................................................................................................................
4 5
Don Boyajian.............................................................................................................................
5 4
Lean Don Boyajian....................................................................................................................
2 1
Dylan Ratigan ...........................................................................................................................
10 10
Lean Dylan Ratigan ..................................................................................................................
2 2
Katie Wilson ..............................................................................................................................
3 4
Lean Katie Wilson .....................................................................................................................
3 2
Emily Martz ...............................................................................................................................
4 6
Lean Emily Martz ......................................................................................................................
2 2
VOL: (David Mastrianni) .....................................................................................................................
* *
VOL: (Patrick Nelson) ........................................................................................................................
1 1
VOL: (Undecided/Don't Know) ...........................................................................................................
50 45
COBB (NET) .............................................................................................................................
19% 23
BOYAJIAN (NET)......................................................................................................................
7 5
RATIGAN (NET) .......................................................................................................................
12 12
WILSON (NET) .........................................................................................................................
6 6
MARTZ (NET) ...........................................................................................................................
6 8
TOP RESPONSE TOP 2 RESPONSES
Total Super Voter Total Super Voter
Health care .............................................................................................................................................................................
17% 13% 26% 22%
Trump/Standing up to or blocking Trump ..............................................................................................................................
16 16 18 18
Guns/Gun control ...................................................................................................................................................................
7 8 17 17
Wages/ Jobs ..........................................................................................................................................................................
7 7 13 14
Taxes .....................................................................................................................................................................................
5 4 8 8
Schools/Education .................................................................................................................................................................
2 2 8 8
Clean air and water ................................................................................................................................................................
3 4 8 8
Immigration/DACA/Dreamers ................................................................................................................................................
3 3 7 5
Climate change ......................................................................................................................................................................
4 4 6 9
National security/Terrorism ....................................................................................................................................................
2 3 4 4
The heroin/opioid epidemic ....................................................................................................................................................
2 3 4 5
Campaign finance reform/Ending Citizens United .................................................................................................................
2 3 3 4
Abortion rights ........................................................................................................................................................................
* * 1 1
(Something else) ....................................................................................................................................................................
20 22 34 37
(Don't know/Refused).............................................................................................................................................................
9 8 9 8
Global Strategy Group 12537 NY CD 21 Primary Benchmark Page 3/6

Now I'm going to read you brief profiles of the candidates for Congress. After each, please tell me whether it is, for you personally, a very
appealing, somewhat appealing, or not that appealing profile for a candidate.

Tedra Cobb is a former St. Lawrence County Legislator and founder of a local health services organization who has lived in the North
Country for over thirty years and really understands the challenges local families and small businesses here face. Cobb says she is
running to fix a broken Congress so we can make health care and prescription drugs more affordable for families, strengthen our rural
economy and attract clean energy jobs for the North Country, and invest in infrastructure and broadband access.

8.In your opinion, is this a very appealing profile for a Total Super Voter
candidate, a somewhat appealing profile, or is it not that Very appealing ..........................................................................................................................
57% 59%
Somewhat appealing ................................................................................................................
35 35
appealing? Not that appealing .....................................................................................................................
6 5
VOL: (Don't know/Refused) ...............................................................................................................
2 1

APPEALING (NET) ...................................................................................................................

92% 94

Don Boyajian is an environmental lawyer and third generation native of Saratoga County. Boyajian says he is running for Congress to
make the region's voice heard loud and clear in Washington, and he says he will work to revitalize the region's economy, educate
tomorrow's workers, stabilize insurance markets, lower drug prices, and protect agriculture, recreation, and tourism in the region.

9.In your opinion, is this a very appealing profile for a Total Super Voter
candidate, a somewhat appealing profile, or is it not that Very appealing ..........................................................................................................................
24% 26%
Somewhat appealing ................................................................................................................
54 53
appealing? Not that appealing .....................................................................................................................
21 21
VOL: (Don't know/Refused) ...............................................................................................................
1 1

APPEALING (NET) ...................................................................................................................

78% 78

Dylan Ratigan is a small business owner, political reformer, and former MSNBC host who grew up in Saranac Lake. Dylan says he is
running for Congress to raise the voice of reform, because every major issue facing our nation lacks serious conversation. In Congress,
Ratigan will advocate for political reform that fixes our rigged system to ensure we all have the chance to succeed.

10.In your opinion, is this a very appealing profile for a Total Super Voter
candidate, a somewhat appealing profile, or is it not that Very appealing ..........................................................................................................................
20% 18%
Somewhat appealing ................................................................................................................
45 46
appealing? Not that appealing .....................................................................................................................
33 34
VOL: (Don't know/Refused) ...............................................................................................................
2 2

APPEALING (NET) ...................................................................................................................

65% 64

Katie Wilson is a small business owner, local community organizer, and single mother of two with deep community roots that go back
generations. Wilson says she's running for Congress to restore the American dream by addressing the root cause of society's ills,
meeting people's basic needs and addressing income inequality while fighting corporate corruption.

11.In your opinion, is this a very appealing profile for a Total Super Voter
candidate, a somewhat appealing profile, or is it not that Very appealing ..........................................................................................................................
25% 22%
Somewhat appealing ................................................................................................................
48 48
appealing? Not that appealing .....................................................................................................................
26 29
VOL: (Don't know/Refused) ...............................................................................................................
1 1

APPEALING (NET) ...................................................................................................................

73% 70
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Emily Martz lives in Saranac Lake and spent her career working in economic development, operations, and education, and has the
business experience here in our region to help families succeed. Martz says she is running for Congress to create an economic system
that works for everyone and creates family-sustaining jobs, provide quality healthcare for everyone, and preserve our way of life in the
North Country.

12.In your opinion, is this a very appealing profile for a Total Super Voter
candidate, a somewhat appealing profile, or is it not that Very appealing ..........................................................................................................................
29% 28%
Somewhat appealing ................................................................................................................
57 60
appealing? Not that appealing .....................................................................................................................
14 11
VOL: (Don't know/Refused) ...............................................................................................................
* 1

APPEALING (NET) ...................................................................................................................

86% 88

V2. During surveys like this, sometimes people change their Total Super Voter
minds after learning new information. Now that you have Tedra Cobb ...............................................................................................................................
24% 26%
Lean Tedra Cobb ......................................................................................................................
7 4
heard this information, if the Democratic primary election Don Boyajian.............................................................................................................................
8 7
for Congress was today and the candidates were - Tedra Lean Don Boyajian....................................................................................................................
3 1
Cobb, Don Boyajian, Dylan Ratigan, Katie Wilson, and Dylan Ratigan ...........................................................................................................................
9 10
Emily Martz, for whom would you vote? [IF UNDECIDED] But Lean Dylan Ratigan ..................................................................................................................
2 3
Katie Wilson ..............................................................................................................................
6 7
if you had to decide today, which way would you lean? Lean Katie Wilson .....................................................................................................................
3 4
Emily Martz ...............................................................................................................................
8 9
Lean Emily Martz ......................................................................................................................
4 3
VOL: (David Mastrianni) .....................................................................................................................
- -
VOL: (Patrick Nelson) ........................................................................................................................
* *
VOL: (Undecided/Don't Know) ...........................................................................................................
25 25

COBB (NET) .............................................................................................................................

32% 30
BOYAJIAN (NET)......................................................................................................................
11 8
RATIGAN (NET) .......................................................................................................................
11 13
WILSON (NET) .........................................................................................................................
10 11
MARTZ (NET) ...........................................................................................................................
11 12

FAVORABLE NT
Much Somewhat favo
more more Neither
• [SPLIT A] [HEALTH CA ospitals eds of thousands of New Yorkers
off

their health insurance......................................................................................................................................................................

42% 21 20 13 3 63%
Super Voter 4% 18 21 15 60%

• [SPLIT B] [HEALTH CARE - FA

businesses.......................................................... 41% .........................................................

34 19 2 4 75%
Super Voter 40% 33 23 3 2 73%