New Hampshire and Ohio Question Suggestions

New Hampshire and Ohio won our vote on where to poll this week. We'll obviously look at the Presidential race in both states, the Governor's race in New Hampshire, and the Senate contest in Ohio. What else would you like to see us ask about on these polls? Thanks as always for the good suggestions...

Comments

[Doug Tuttle]

If you poll the NH Dem primary, include VT Gov Peter Shumlin. He's expected to become the DGA head next year and with his close proximity to NH and another campaign after 2012 gives him an opportunity to build a name in the region.

[Donald Wilson]

You should poll people on should early voting be discontinued and should voter I.D be law of the land?

[Jacob]

OH: Poll the fair redistricting ballot initiative that just qualified last week.
Poll the Supreme Court race of Yvette McGee Brown(D) vs. Sharon Kennedy(R). (Party not listed on ballot.)
Poll 2014 Gov potential Democrats: Ted Strickland, Ed Fitzgerald, Tim Ryan, Rich Cordray.

[scott]

The congressional races in NH are always tight; could you look at those?

[Scoonie]

Ask NH voters if they favor same day voter registration (which the GOP is trying to eliminate).

[Scoonie]

Definitely poll the NH congressional races! They could both potentially flip.

[Morgan Whitacre]

I agree with Jacob. In Ohio (where the state supreme court has a supermajority of republicans), please poll the state supreme court race of Yvette Brown v. Sharon Kennedy.

For New Hampshire, could you please poll the congressional races? I know you guys don't normally poll these for our weekly polls, but since New Hampshire is so small maybe it would be easier.

Thanks!

[Daisy]

NH congressional races for sure, there is lots of hype, especially in the 2nd district, and there is such potential for the state to swing left- should be super interesting esp as it gets closer to E-Day.

[James]

Include Gary Johnson in your polling in both states. Gary Johnson is making a media buy soon for air time on the radio. Freedom and Liberty Pac has made two tv ads to run on tv, don't know which states, guessing Colorado will be one.

[Mark B.]

Please poll the independent redistricting question on the ballot in Ohio! It would also be interesting to poll New Hampshire's ballot question proposing to make any new income taxes unconstitutional, and their ballot question proposing a state constitutional convention.

As well, the state's two congressional races certainly look interesting. If it is not in the cards to poll congressional districts in a free poll, then a generic congressional ballot would be a great idea. A generic legislative ballot in NH would be a great idea too.

Thanks as always for asking and listening, PPP!

[Peter Peirce]

I agree with what James said, also I recommend an additional question where you ask Obama v Johnson (omitting Romney), purely as a hypothetical exercise to see how voters would split.

In addition, ask to see how Romney would fair against Obama with and without Portman as his VP.

[Robert_1987]

Ask about gay marriage in both states.

[William]

For New Hampshire, in addition to the two congressional races, it would be interesting to see the numbers on the constitutional amendment to ban an income tax, a generic ballot question on the state House election, and name recognition/favorability of state House Speaker Bill O'Brien. Thanks!

[James Sterling]

For Ohio: Do you support a three day extension on early voting only offered to the military?
I'm not a libertarian, but rather a Republican, but you should include Gary Johnson in both states, as I'm intrigued to see wheter he continues to pull more support from Obama than Romney, as evidenced in your Colorado poll.

[Sam]

Please consider these suggestions.

I also will join the chorus in asking that a poll be done on the Ohio redistricting amendment that moves the redistricting process from the legislature to an independent citizens commission.

I would also like to request a poll be done on the New Hampshire Income Tax amendment that would ban any new taxes on personal income.

Lastly, please include the Green Party candidate Jill Stein in your presidential polling of Ohio and New Hampshire.

Thank you.

[Sthisss]

In NH, please poll Congressional districts NH-01 and NH-02 and the legislative generic ballot.
In OH, please poll the recently approved referendum to take redistricting out of the hands of the state legislature.

[Felicia]

Polling the 2nd congressional district would be really helpful...that would be really interesting and helpful to learn about.

[SD]

It would be great if you could poll the two congressional races in New Hampshire. They could be key to Democrats taking back the House in November. It would also be interesting to see a generic legislative ballot, since NH has the largest state legislature in the country and it flipped dramatically to the Republicans in 2010.

In Ohio, it would be good to see questions about the redistricting amendment on the ballot as well as a constitutional amendment legalizing gay marriage (signatures are being collected to put it on the ballot in 2013).

Thanks for taking suggestions!

[Michael]

Poll with vo a disasters again, Condoleezza Rice, TimPawlenty, Rob Portman, and finally Bob McDonnell. Jindal looks like he is losing traction an PPP found in the Connecticut poll that Rice pulled Romney really high, I think we should see what would happen in New Hampshire and Ohio. Also, I suggest using Jill Stein, instead of Gary Johnson in the New Hampshire poll, this was the other state besides Florida that Nader cost Gore, because he took more votes then the lead Bush had.

[Justin]

Earlier this year there was talk of a non-binding referendum on same-sex marriage in New Hampshire. It would be interesting to see how people would vote.

[Juan Serpa]

As other people have said before the 2 House Races in NH. Other than that... Ohio Referendum oh redistricting would be very important issue.

[Mike]

New Hampshire:
- The gubernatorial race + both primaries
- Both House seats

Ohio:
- The ballot initiative about Redistricting
- 2014 gubernatiorial race with
Kasich vs Strickland
Kasich vs Ryan
Kasich vs Kaptur

[Pete]

@Michael

I do not see why Jill Stein should necessarily replace Gary Johnson on the poll in New Hampshire, as she does not yet have ballot access in that State, whereas Gary Johnson has, according to the Libertarian Parties website, already submitted the needed signatures in NH and is likely to be on the ballot their. While I would like to see the impact of Jill Stein on the election, perhaps the best way to approach this would be to include BOTH Stein and Johnson on the poll in New Hampshire.

[Mark Abernathy]

Gay Marriage in Ohio.

[Scott Welch]

Do 2016 primaries in NH and ask about early voting in Ohio.

[pete1212]

For fun, you should ask NH voters about their opinions of Canada.

[Michael]

@Pete, good idea I agree we should add both like in the Massachussetts poll.

[Chris S.]

Please poll the 2016 presidential primaries (for both parties) in New Hampshire. Remember that Independents can vote in either parties' primary in NH, so you don't have to restrict the subsamples very tightly, and you should have a decent sized sample for each party.