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September 30 - October 1, 2015

1. Too Extreme - Republican Party

Do you think the Republican Party is too extreme or not?

Gender Age Party ID - 3 Point

Total Male Female 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Democrat Independent Republican
Yes 46% 45% 47% 47% 43% 49% 42% 72% 43% 18%
No 32% 38% 27% 17% 34% 37% 40% 11% 26% 72%
Not sure 22% 17% 26% 35% 23% 14% 18% 17% 31% 10%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (474) (520) (174) (267) (380) (173) (357) (389) (248)

Race Household Income Region

Total White Black Hispanic Under $50K $50K - $100K $100K+ Prefer not to say Northeast Midwest South West
Yes 46% − − − 49% 42% 49% 41% 49% 44% 42% 52%
No 32% − − − 27% 42% 32% 32% 31% 34% 36% 26%
Not sure 22% − − − 24% 16% 19% 26% 20% 22% 22% 21%
Totals 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (-) (-) (-) (427) (286) (115) (166) (194) (219) (376) (205)

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2. Too Extreme - Democratic Party

Do you think the Democratic Party is too extreme or not?

Gender Age Party ID - 3 Point

Total Male Female 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Democrat Independent Republican
Yes 39% 46% 32% 22% 33% 49% 50% 12% 36% 79%
No 39% 36% 42% 41% 43% 38% 32% 74% 29% 13%
Not sure 22% 18% 26% 37% 23% 13% 18% 14% 36% 7%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (998) (474) (524) (175) (269) (380) (174) (358) (389) (251)

Race Household Income Region

Total White Black Hispanic Under $50K $50K - $100K $100K+ Prefer not to say Northeast Midwest South West
Yes 39% − − − 33% 49% 44% 37% 35% 38% 41% 40%
No 39% − − − 39% 36% 46% 40% 45% 40% 36% 39%
Not sure 22% − − − 28% 15% 10% 23% 20% 23% 23% 21%
Totals 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (998) (-) (-) (-) (430) (287) (115) (166) (195) (219) (378) (206)

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3. More Extreme Party

Which party do you think is more extreme?

Gender Age Party ID - 3 Point

Total Male Female 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Democrat Independent Republican
Democratic Party 29% 36% 23% 11% 27% 37% 38% 6% 24% 67%
Republican Party 38% 37% 39% 42% 35% 38% 35% 72% 31% 7%
Both equally 20% 17% 22% 26% 20% 17% 18% 12% 24% 20%
Not sure 14% 10% 17% 22% 17% 8% 9% 10% 21% 6%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (473) (524) (174) (269) (380) (174) (357) (389) (251)

Race Household Income Region

Total White Black Hispanic Under $50K $50K - $100K $100K+ Prefer not to say Northeast Midwest South West
Democratic Party 29% − − − 24% 38% 35% 26% 27% 29% 32% 25%
Republican Party 38% − − − 40% 35% 38% 36% 43% 34% 35% 42%
Both equally 20% − − − 21% 20% 22% 16% 14% 28% 16% 23%
Not sure 14% − − − 16% 8% 4% 22% 16% 8% 18% 10%
Totals 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (-) (-) (-) (429) (287) (115) (166) (196) (219) (377) (205)

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4. Republicans Compromise
Do you think Republicans in Congress should compromise some of their positions in order to work with Democrats, or stick to their positions even if it means not
coming to an agreement?

Gender Age Party ID - 3 Point

Total Male Female 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Democrat Independent Republican
Compromise 62% 58% 65% 66% 56% 62% 67% 80% 58% 47%
Stick to their positions 22% 26% 19% 8% 25% 26% 28% 8% 18% 46%
Not sure 16% 16% 16% 26% 19% 12% 5% 11% 24% 7%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (473) (521) (174) (268) (378) (174) (356) (388) (250)

Race Household Income Region

Total White Black Hispanic Under $50K $50K - $100K $100K+ Prefer not to say Northeast Midwest South West
Compromise 62% − − − 61% 62% 71% 60% 63% 67% 57% 66%
Stick to their positions 22% − − − 19% 30% 21% 19% 17% 21% 26% 20%
Not sure 16% − − − 20% 9% 8% 21% 20% 12% 17% 14%
Totals 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (994) (-) (-) (-) (429) (285) (114) (166) (194) (218) (378) (204)

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5. Democrats Compromise
Do you think Democrats in Congress should compromise some of his positions in order to work with Republicans, or stick to their positions even if it means not
coming to an agreement?

Gender Age Party ID - 3 Point

Total Male Female 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+ Democrat Independent Republican
Compromise 66% 71% 62% 49% 63% 72% 80% 60% 60% 85%
Stick to his positions 16% 14% 17% 20% 17% 14% 12% 25% 13% 7%
Not sure 18% 15% 21% 31% 19% 14% 9% 15% 26% 7%
Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (473) (524) (174) (269) (380) (174) (358) (388) (251)

Race Household Income Region

Total White Black Hispanic Under $50K $50K - $100K $100K+ Prefer not to say Northeast Midwest South West
Compromise 66% − − − 60% 78% 81% 56% 60% 73% 65% 66%
Stick to his positions 16% − − − 16% 13% 11% 21% 20% 13% 15% 14%
Not sure 18% − − − 23% 9% 8% 24% 20% 13% 20% 19%
Totals 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
(Unweighted N) (997) (-) (-) (-) (430) (287) (115) (165) (195) (219) (378) (205)

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September 30 - October 1, 2015

Interviewing Dates September 30 - October 1, 2015

Target population U.S. adults, aged 18 and over.

Sampling method Respondents were selected from YouGov’s opt-in Internet panel using sam-
ple matching. A random sample (stratified by age, gender, race, education,
and region) was selected from the 2010 American Community Study. Voter
registration was imputed from the November 2010 Current Population Sur-
vey Registration and Voting Supplement. Religion, minor party identification,
and non-placement on an ideology scale, were imputed from the 2008 Pew
Religion in American Life Survey.

Weighting The sample was weighted using propensity scores based on age, gender,
race, education, voter registration, and non-placement on an ideology scale.
The weights range from 0.171 to 4.116, with a mean of one and a standard
deviation of 0.877.

Number of respondents 1000

Margin of error ± 4.1% (adjusted for weighting)

Survey mode Web-based interviews

Questions not reported 17 questions not reported.