New Hampshire and North Carolina Question Suggestions

This weekend we're going to poll New Hampshire and North Carolina. We'll look at the Presidential race and contests for Governor in both states. Beyond those two things what other questions would you like to see us ask? Thanks as always for the good suggestions!

Comments

[Linden Killam]

You have to ask undecided voters something about how Obama's support of gay marriage affects their vote.

[Randy Anthony]

I think NC BEGS to be asked
"If you supported Amendment One, do you support or not support the President?"

[Nat Brautigam]

Do you support gay marriage?
Do you support legalization (or decriminalization) of marijuana?

[Jacob McNamara]

if senator ayotte was on the ticket how much of an advantage would that give to GOP candidate romney in new hampshire

[Malik]

Will a Romney-Burr or Romney-Ayotte ticket make you more or less likely to vote for him

[Ethan]

Congressional races: NH-01 and NH-02.

[celestus]

NH:

Dems 2016

How long have you lived in New Hampshire? [for crosstabs]

Ayotte favorables

NC:

Don't do an R VP horse race, just favorables

Regardless of how you plan to vote, who do you think will win North Carolina in November?

[Wilson]

The two congressional races.

[Dale]

For NH:

Dartmouth college recently began conducting student body election via approval voting, in which voters can throw the full weight of their ballot behind more than one candidate. Do you think this voting method could be worthwhile to use in state elections?

[Ellen Kolb]

For NH: do you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment to address the Claremont decisions on educational funding?

Do you favor or oppose having a referendum on genderless marriage? (I know NH's constitution does not provide for referenda, but I'd love to know how people feel about being able to vote on this.)

[jpmassar]

Does the President's recent announcement that he supports same-sex marriage make it more likely or less likely that you will vote for him, or will it not matter one way or another?

[Nick Marrone]

"Do you believe the best way to grow the middle class is to (1) cut taxes, while cutting spending on government programs, such as food stamps, and preventative medical care to those who can't afford it; or (2) increase taxes on the wealthy, while cutting spending on defense, and increasing spending on infrastructure, education and healthcare programs."

"Does President Obama's support for same sex couples being able to legally marry make you more or less likely to support him for President?"

[Alec Ramsmith]

In North Carolina: Can you support a political candidate that supports gay marriage?
In New Hampshire: What difference would having senator Kelly Ayotte as the vice presidential nominee for the republican party make in the general election?
Polling for both house races, and governor's race/primaries.

And, if you want to have a little fun, you could poll John Edwards' favorability in North Carolina.

[Mark B.]

IN New Hampshire, there will be a ballot question on whether to call a constitutional convention before voters this November. It would be interesting to see how voters plan to vote on that.

Thanks for asking PPP!

[SD]

I'd love to see updated same-sex marriage numbers from New Hampshire, especially now that President Obama has come out in favor.

On a similar note, it could be interesting to ask in North Carolina (and New Hampshire for that matter): "Does President Obama's support for same-sex marriage make you more or less likely to vote for him." With all the pundits saying that this could alienate African American, Latino, or independent/swing voters, I'm very interested in whether or not that's actually supported by evidence.

Besides that, I look forward to seeing updated gubernatorial numbers in New Hampshire. Thanks as always for taking suggestions!

[Jeff]

For New Hampshire, asking the favorables of Massachusetts would be fun. With Mitt Romney the former Governor of a state that's often labeled in New Hampshire Taxachusetts, it'd be interesting to see if perception of the state has any effect of Romney's chances. For comparison, polling favorabilities of Vermont and Maine would be good.

Also for New Hampshire, a generic legislative ballot would be very interesting. Given that the state has recently been prone to massive swings in its legislative races, seeing whether the huge GOP majority in the legislature is in danger or not is very worthwhile. And given that the New Hampshire House is the largest state legislative chamber in the country with 400 members, it'd be fun to see if voters want it to get downsized or are fine with the status quo.

[Daniel Walker]

I want to know which districts the GOP will pick up after redistricting in NC.

[Steve Newton]

Including Libertarian Gary Johnson in both polls. In North Carolina after Amendment One, and with openly gay Libertarian Chris Cole getting 130,000 votes in 2008 this is a swing state where the former New Mexico governor's performance could be critical.

New Hampshire is one of those social libertarian leaning states, and the state where Johnson failed to make inroads in the GOP primary. What if anything has changed since he won the Libertarian nomination.

[Robert_1987]

Ask about gay marriage in New Hampshire.

[Chris]

A 2016 New Hampshire primary question for both parties would be interesting.

[OSUPhantom]

Ask about the NH Capital Corridor rail project.

[Michael Straw]

New Hampshire, add Kelly Ayotte and Jon Huntsman to VP ticket.

[Joe]

I know it's way out of the criteria, but can't you do Mourdock vs. Donnelly in Indiana? I'm dying to know how that one looks right now.

[Jay]

The election is not going to be decided by Obama's position on gay marriage but have all the fun you want with it. I am much more interested in why 21% of North Carolina Democrats voted no preference rather than vote for Obama in the Democratic primary. Since a million Democrats voted doesn't it say something about the President's weakness with actual voters?

[Philip D]

Gay marriage

[Peter Peirce]

As always: Please include a poll with Obama/Johnson/Romney.

[Jason]

NC congressional runoffs and Dem support before and after President's stand on gay marriage

[Mark B.]

If you do decide on testing Libertarian nominee Johnson in the mix (and I second that idea!) perhaps testing likely Green nominee Jill Stein as well (4-way poll) would provide an informative picture. We would get to see the risk from her to the President's numbers in two very different states, and anyway it's not as if defectors to Johnson are the only third-party presence for a major party to (possibly) worry about.

Thanks again for soliciting suggestions!

[Steve]

I think the question should be how whether of how Obama's support for same-sex marriage affects their voting.

[Jess3532]

Rasmussen just determined a Ron Paul third party bid would help Romney.

Please poll and determine if this has any actual connection with reality.

[Trent Hill]

In NH: Including Gary Johnson in presidential polling would be fun--he spent considerable time there and it's a state one would expect libertarians to perform well in.

In NC: Question asking how Obama's support for gay marriage effects voters--I'm sure you have a better way to formulate that question. I'd also be interested to see if Virgil Goode has any pull in the presidential race in NC, like he does in VA (5%).

[Andy Y]

NC Lt. Gov and Council of State run offs...

[Todd Dugdale]

PPP can't poll Indiana or ND. It's illegal.

Tom Jensen has said before that they don't do Congressional Districts in their free state polling; just generic legislative ballots.

[Joe]

For 'Jay' above.

NC allows unaffiliated voters to vote in either primary. If you tend to be republican, but aren't registered that way, why not mess with the Dems, since Romney is a done deal?

[Matt D]

Ask generic legislative ballot in NH.
Do a senate rematch for Ayotte/Hodes.

[NRH]

PPP could poll Indiana; they'd have to get live callers to do it, which would make it an expensive proposition, but if someone wanted to pony up the dough for it they could probably find a way.

For NH: Definitely generic legislative control prefs.
How long have you lived here?
Which region do you live in (North Country, Southern Tier, Seacoast, Lakes Region, Connecticut River Valley, or you could use the official regions, but those are a bit more tourist-oriented).
Approval of Bill O'Brien (state Speaker of the House).
Approval of marriage equality.
Approval of taxing high-income residents ("Would you favor or oppose taxing income over a quarter of a million dollars per year?" or somesuch).
"Should the state increase spending on road maintenance?"
"Do you think teachers are paid well?" coupled immediately with "Would you be willing to give up your current job and go teach for ten years at a teacher's salary?"

[Will]

Ask about support for gay marriage and civil unions. Ask about their support for the House Republicans in the state legislature.

[Todd P]

For NC:
- ask if voters support Bev Perdue's plan to increase the sales tax to pay for education funding.
-Approval numbers for Kay Hagan, Richard Burr, and John Edwards.

[Austin Cassidy]

Really hope you include Libertarian Nominee Gary Johnson.

He is a former Governor and will be on all 50 state ballots.

[John]

NC: I suggest that you poll on whether the James McCall voters will give their support to Richard Morgan or Mike Causey in the NC Insurance Commissioner runoff primary race. ... Also, how about asking whether Morgan's relationship with felon Jim Black will affect GOP voters in the runoff election.

[Kevin]

In NC include Virgil Goode for president.

[Derek]

I'll third the NH request of Residency length. It'll be interesting to see if there's a difference between the locals and the transplants.

(Calling Mass Taxachusetts is being generous.)

I have to say, I think you're wasting time and money by polling out to 2016.

[Arnold Roth]

Do you still do National Polls or only with Daily Kos?