Raleigh, N.C. – Only 19% of North
Carolinians support U.S. military action in Syria, including just over a
quarter of 2012 Obama supporters and a quarter of Democrats. 62% of the state
opposes U.S. intervention. People who identify as very liberal support
President Barack Obama’s push for action most. Despite the strong opposition, Obama’s
job approval rating of 48-49 is up slightly from 46-51 in August.

More than half of respondents support deploying all 535 members of Congress
to Syria as ground troops in the action, including 62% of Independents, the
highest of any party. 18 to 29 year olds have the most support for military
action, but are least supportive of sending Congress to Syria.

Senator Kay Hagan’s support of military action in Syria isn’t causing any
damage to her approval rating yet. 43% approve of her job performance and 39%
disapprove, compared to 42-41 last month. She easily leads every match-up with
potential Republican Senate opponents.

The 2014 Republican Senate nominee is still undecided, especially since
Virginia Foxx – last month’s GOP favorite – is out of the running. Phil Berger
leads the way among Republican primary voters with 13%, followed by 12%
choosing Thom Tillis, and 11% picking Jim Cain. Yet 43% said they weren’t sure
or wanted someone else for the nominee. Tillis had the highest favorability
rating of the potential candidates with 18%, but 56% of respondents weren’t
sure about him.

“With Virginia Foxx out of the mix the Republican Senate field is even more
up in the air than it was a month ago,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public
Policy Polling. “Most GOP voters want an option other than Thom Tillis but
there’s little agreement about who they want that alternative candidate to be.”

PPP surveyed 600 North Carolina voters,
including an oversample of 311 usual Republican primary voters, between
September 6-9, 2013. The margin of error for the overall survey is +/- 4.0%,
and +/- 5.6% for the GOP portion. This poll was not authorized or paid for by
any campaign or political organization. PPP’s surveys are conducted through
automated telephone interviews.

PPP will have more
North Carolina numbers looking at Pat McCrory’s standing and other things
related to state government tomorrow.

Topline results are below.  Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

General Election Toplines

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of President
Barack Obama’s job performance?
Approve …………………………………………………. 48%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 49%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 3%

Q2 Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Kay
Hagan’s job performance?
Approve …………………………………………………. 43%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 39%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 18%

Q3 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Phil Berger?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 10%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 33%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 57%

Q4 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Greg Brannon?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 6%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 21%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 73%

Q5 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Jim Cain?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 6%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 20%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 74%

Q6 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Heather Grant?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 8%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 19%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 73%

Q7 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Mark Harris?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 7%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 20%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 73%

Q8 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Thom Tillis?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 14%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 32%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 54%

Q9 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Lynn Wheeler?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 6%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 22%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 71%

Q10 If the candidates for Senate in 2014 were
Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican Phil
Berger, who would you vote for?
Kay Hagan……………………………………………… 53%
Phil Berger ……………………………………………… 36%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 11%

Q11 If the candidates for Senate in 2014 were
Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican Greg
Brannon, who would you vote for?
Kay Hagan……………………………………………… 52%
Greg Brannon …………………………………………. 36%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 12%

Q12 If the candidates for Senate in 2014 were
Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican Jim
Cain, who would you vote for?
Kay Hagan……………………………………………… 50%
Jim Cain…………………………………………………. 37%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 13%

Q13 If the candidates for Senate in 2014 were
Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican Heather
Grant, who would you vote for?
Kay Hagan……………………………………………… 48%
Heather Grant …………………………………………. 36%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 15%

Q14 If the candidates for Senate in 2014 were
Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican Mark
Harris, who would you vote for?
Kay Hagan……………………………………………… 50%
Mark Harris …………………………………………….. 36%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 14%

Q15 If the candidates for Senate in 2014 were
Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican Thom
Tillis, who would you vote for?
Kay Hagan……………………………………………… 51%
Thom Tillis ……………………………………………… 36%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 14%

Q16 If the candidates for Senate in 2014 were
Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican Lynn
Wheeler, who would you vote for?
Kay Hagan……………………………………………… 48%
Lynn Wheeler………………………………………….. 35%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 17%

Q17 Do you support or oppose US military action in
Syria?
Support ………………………………………………….. 19%
Oppose ………………………………………………….. 62%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 19%

Q18 If there was a military action in Syria, would
you support or oppose deploying all 535
members of Congress as ground troops in the
action?
Support ………………………………………………….. 51%
Oppose ………………………………………………….. 31%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 18%

Q19 In the last presidential election, did you vote for
Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama………………………………………… 48%
Mitt Romney……………………………………………. 48%
Someone else/Don’t remember …………………. 4%

Q20 Would you describe yourself as very liberal,
somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat
conservative, or ve ry conservative?
Very liberal ……………………………………………… 9%
Somewhat liberal …………………………………….. 15%
Moderate………………………………………………… 34%
Somewhat conservative……………………………. 19%
Very conservative ……………………………………. 23%

Q21 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 54%
Man……………………………………………………….. 46%

Q22 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,
press 2. If you are an independent or identify
with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 44%
Republican……………………………………………… 33%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 23%

Q23 If you are white, press 1. If African-American,
press 2. If other, press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 71%
African-American …………………………………….. 20%
Other……………………………………………………… 8%

Q24 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If 30 to
45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are 65
or older, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 15%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 22%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 40%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 23%

Q25 Area Code
252………………………………………………………… 10%
336………………………………………………………… 26%
704………………………………………………………… 17%
828………………………………………………………… 14%
910………………………………………………………… 14%
919………………………………………………………… 20%

Republican Primary Toplines

Q1 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Phil Berger?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 12%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 27%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 61%

Q2 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Greg Brannon?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 5%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 20%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 75%

Q3 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Jim Cain?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 6%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 20%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 74%

Q4 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Heather Grant?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 8%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 21%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 71%

Q5 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Mark Harris?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 6%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 20%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 74%

Q6 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Thom Tillis?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 18%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 26%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 56%

Q7 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Lynn Wheeler?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 4%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 23%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 72%

Q8 Given the choices of Phil Berger, Greg
Brannon, Jim Cain, Heather Grant, Mark
Harris, Thom Tillis, and Lynn Wheeler, who
would you most like to see as the Republican
candidate for Senate in 2014?
Phil Berger ……………………………………………… 13%
Greg Brannon …………………………………………. 6%
Jim Cain…………………………………………………. 11%
Heather Grant …………………………………………. 8%
Mark Harris …………………………………………….. 5%
Thom Tillis ……………………………………………… 12%
Lynn Wheeler………………………………………….. 2%
Someone else/not sure…………………………….. 43%

Q9 Would you describe yourself as very liberal,
somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat
conservative, or ve ry conservative?
Very liberal ……………………………………………… 1%
Somewhat liberal …………………………………….. 5%
Moderate………………………………………………… 15%
Somewhat conservative……………………………. 29%
Very conservative ……………………………………. 50%

Q10 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 46%
Man……………………………………………………….. 54%

Q11 If you are 18 to 45 years old, press 1. If 46 to
65, press 2. If you are 65 or older, press 3.
18 to 45………………………………………………….. 30%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 40%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 30%

Q12 Area Code
252………………………………………………………… 11%
336………………………………………………………… 28%
704………………………………………………………… 19%
828………………………………………………………… 17%
910………………………………………………………… 13%
919………………………………………………………… 12%