The sample includes 660 interviews among landline respondents and 351 interviews among cell phone respondents.

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1 Interviews with 1,011 adult Americans conducted by telephone by ORC International on December 18-21, The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points. The sample includes 660 interviews among landline respondents and 351 interviews among cell phone respondents.

2 5. Do you think the Republicans will do a better job running the U.S. Senate than the Democrats did, a worse job than the Democrats, or won't there be much difference? Dec Better 28% Worse 24% No difference 46% No opinion 1% FOR COMPARISON: TRENDS FROM 2010, 2006 AND 1994 CNN/OPINON RESEARCH CORPORATION TREND Do you think the Republicans will do a better job running the U.S. House than the Democrats did, a worse job than the Democrats, or won't there be much difference? Dec Nov Better 26% 33% Worse 22% 21% No difference 52% 44% No opinion 1% 2% CNN/OPINON RESEARCH CORPORATION TREND Do you think the Democrats will do a better job running Congress than the Republicans did, a worse job than the Republicans, or won't there be much difference? Nov Better 46% Worse 14% No difference 39% No opinion 2% CNN/TIME TREND Do you think the Republicans will do a better job running Congress than the Democrats did, a worse job than the Democrats, or won't there be much difference? Nov Better 31% Worse 16% No difference 45% No opinion 8% POLL December 18-21, 2014

3 QUESTIONS 6 AND 7 ROTATED. 6. Compared to the last Congress, do you think the new Congress will be more responsive to what the public wants, less responsive, or won't there be any difference? Dec Nov Dec More responsive 30% 43% 51% Less responsive 21% 20% 11% No difference 48% 36% 37% No opinion 1% 1% 2% 7. Compared to the last Congress, do you think the new Congress will get more done, get less done, or won't there be any difference? Dec Nov Dec Get more done 37% 32% 46% Get less done 15% 26% 14% No difference 47% 41% 39% No opinion 1% 1% 1% Compared to the last Congress, do you think the new Congress will: CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP TREND DECEMBER 28-30, 1994 More Less No diff. No opinion Be more responsive to what the pubic wants, less responsive, or won't there be any difference 48% 14% 36% 2% Get more done, get less done, or won't there be any difference 44% 11% 43% 2% POLL December 18-21, 2014

4 8. Do you think the Democratic party or the Republican party is more responsible for the lack of cooperation between the two parties in Washington? Dec Dec Feb * 2010 Democratic party 31% 28% 35% Republican party 42% 46% 37% Both (vol.) 25% 23% 25% No opinion 3% 3% 2% *Asked of half sample 9. If the two parties can develop bipartisan solutions to the country's problems, which party do you think should give up more of the proposals it supports -- the Democratic party or the Republican party? Dec Oct Dec Dec Feb * 2010 Democratic party 47% 44% 41% 45% 51% Republican party 46% 49% 53% 47% 43% No opinion 7% 8% 6% 8% 5% *Asked of a half sample POLL December 18-21, 2014

5 11. Some people think the government is trying to do too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses. Others think that government should do more to solve our country's problems. Which comes closer to your own view? Doing too Should Mixed/ No much do more depends (vol.) opinion Dec , % 37% 3% 2% Oct , % 35% 4% * June 3-7, % 33% 3% 1% July 16-21, % 35% 3% 1% Dec , % 45% 2% * Oct , % 37% * 9% CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP TRENDS Government doing too much Government should do more No opinion 2005 Sep Nov Sep Oct Sep Sep Oct Sep Sep Aug Sep Oct Apr Jan 31-Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Jan Dec Apr Mar Oct Sep POLL December 18-21, 2014

6 12. Some people think the government should promote traditional values in our society. Others think the government should not favor any particular set of values. Which comes closer to your own view? Promote Not favor Mixed/ No traditional values any set of values depends (vol.) opinion Dec , % 55% 3% 1% Sept , 2012* 41% 54% 2% 3% June 3-7, % 50% N/A 4% July 16-21, % 44% N/A 4% Dec , % 41% N/A 2% Oct , % 43% N/A 6% *Registered voters only CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP TRENDS Promote traditional values Not favor any set of values No opinion 2005 Sep Nov Sep Sep Sep Oct Sep Sep Sep Oct Apr Jan 31-Feb Jan Nov Oct Jan Dec Apr Mar POLL December 18-21, 2014

7 METHODOLOGY A total of 1,011 adults were interviewed by telephone nationwide by live interviewers calling both landline and cell phones. All respondents were asked questions concerning basic demographics, and the entire sample was weighted to reflect national Census figures for gender, race, age, education, region of country, and telephone usage. Among the entire sample, 28% described themselves as Democrats, 22% described themselves as Republicans, and 50% described themselves as Independents or members of another party Crosstabs on the following pages only include results for subgroups with enough unweighted cases to produce a sampling error of +/- 8.5 percentage points or less. Some subgroups represent too small a share of the national population to produce crosstabs with an acceptable sampling error. Interviews were conducted among these subgroups, but results for groups with a sampling error larger than +/-8.5 percentage points are not displayed and instead are denoted with "N/A". POLL December 18-21, 2014

8 CNN/ORC International Poll -- December 18 to 21, 2014 Question 5 Do you think the Republicans will do a better job running the U.S. Senate than the Democrats did, a worse job than the Democrats, or won't there be much difference? Base = Total Sample Total Men Women White Non-White Better 28% 30% 26% 36% 12% Worse 24% 20% 28% 20% 35% No difference 46% 49% 44% 43% 51% No opinion 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5 +/ Under 50 and Total Older Better 28% 18% 25% 34% 39% 21% 36% Worse 24% 27% 23% 24% 24% 25% 24% No difference 46% 55% 50% 40% 35% 53% 38% No opinion 1% * 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-7.5 +/-7.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 Under $50K No Attended Sub- Total $50K or more College College Urban urban Rural Better 28% 22% 36% 25% 31% 25% 28% 34% Worse 24% 30% 21% 24% 25% 26% 26% 19% No difference 46% 47% 43% 51% 43% 49% 45% 45% No opinion 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.0 +/-4.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 Demo- Indep- Repub- Lib- Mod- Conser- Total crat endent lican eral erate vative Better 28% 4% 24% 68% 7% 22% 53% Worse 24% 52% 19% 1% 48% 23% 9% No difference 46% 43% 55% 31% 46% 53% 37% No opinion 1% 1% 1% * * 2% * Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.0 North Mid- Sub- Total east west South West Urban urban Rural Better 28% 24% 26% 35% 23% 25% 28% 34% Worse 24% 26% 27% 17% 32% 26% 26% 19% No difference 46% 50% 44% 47% 45% 49% 45% 45% No opinion 1% * 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 * percentage less than 1% POLL December 18-21, 2014

9 CNN/ORC International Poll -- December 18 to 21, 2014 Question 6 Compared to the last Congress, do you think the new Congress will be more responsive to what the public wants, less responsive, or won't there be any difference? Base = Total Sample Total Men Women White Non-White More responsive 30% 30% 30% 34% 19% Less responsive 21% 23% 19% 16% 33% No difference 48% 47% 49% 49% 45% No opinion 1% 1% 2% 1% 3% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5 +/ Under 50 and Total Older More responsive 30% 20% 26% 36% 40% 23% 38% Less responsive 21% 22% 22% 21% 19% 22% 20% No difference 48% 55% 50% 43% 39% 53% 42% No opinion 1% 3% 1% * 2% 2% 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-7.5 +/-7.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 Under $50K No Attended Sub- Total $50K or more College College Urban urban Rural More responsive 30% 28% 31% 30% 29% 27% 29% 33% Less responsive 21% 20% 24% 19% 23% 22% 21% 20% No difference 48% 49% 45% 50% 46% 50% 47% 46% No opinion 1% 3% * 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.0 +/-4.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 Demo- Indep- Repub- Lib- Mod- Conser- Total crat endent lican eral erate vative More responsive 30% 12% 28% 55% 10% 25% 49% Less responsive 21% 41% 18% 3% 41% 19% 10% No difference 48% 46% 52% 40% 47% 54% 41% No opinion 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.0 North Mid- Sub- Total east west South West Urban urban Rural More responsive 30% 26% 28% 33% 31% 27% 29% 33% Less responsive 21% 20% 21% 15% 31% 22% 21% 20% No difference 48% 53% 51% 50% 36% 50% 47% 46% No opinion 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 * percentage less than 1% POLL December 18-21, 2014

10 CNN/ORC International Poll -- December 18 to 21, 2014 Question 7 Compared to the last Congress, do you think the new Congress will get more done, get less done, or won't there be any difference? Base = Total Sample Total Men Women White Non-White Get more done 37% 37% 36% 42% 25% Get less done 15% 16% 14% 12% 22% No difference 47% 46% 48% 45% 52% No opinion 1% * 1% 1% 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5 +/ Under 50 and Total Older Get more done 37% 28% 33% 43% 47% 30% 44% Get less done 15% 19% 15% 13% 13% 17% 13% No difference 47% 52% 51% 44% 40% 51% 42% No opinion 1% 1% 2% * 1% 1% * Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-7.5 +/-7.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 Under $50K No Attended Sub- Total $50K or more College College Urban urban Rural Get more done 37% 32% 42% 38% 35% 33% 34% 49% Get less done 15% 17% 14% 13% 17% 16% 15% 14% No difference 47% 49% 43% 48% 46% 50% 50% 36% No opinion 1% 2% * 1% 1% 1% * 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.0 +/-4.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 Demo- Indep- Repub- Lib- Mod- Conser- Total crat endent lican eral erate vative Get more done 37% 18% 35% 63% 21% 32% 54% Get less done 15% 32% 13% 1% 30% 15% 7% No difference 47% 49% 51% 36% 48% 52% 39% No opinion 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.0 North Mid- Sub- Total east west South West Urban urban Rural Get more done 37% 34% 31% 42% 36% 33% 34% 49% Get less done 15% 15% 19% 12% 18% 16% 15% 14% No difference 47% 51% 50% 44% 46% 50% 50% 36% No opinion 1% 1% * 2% * 1% * 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 * percentage less than 1% POLL December 18-21, 2014

11 CNN/ORC International Poll -- December 18 to 21, 2014 Question 8 Do you think the Democratic party or the Republican party is more responsible for the lack of cooperation between the two parties in Washington? Base = Total Sample Total Men Women White Non-White Democratic party 31% 33% 28% 36% 20% Republican party 42% 35% 48% 35% 59% Both equal 25% 28% 22% 27% 18% No opinion 3% 4% 2% 2% 3% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5 +/ Under 50 and Total Older Democratic party 31% 22% 31% 36% 37% 26% 36% Republican party 42% 47% 42% 37% 42% 45% 39% Both equal 25% 28% 26% 24% 17% 27% 22% No opinion 3% 3% 2% 3% 4% 2% 3% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-7.5 +/-7.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 Under $50K No Attended Sub- Total $50K or more College College Urban urban Rural Democratic party 31% 28% 36% 33% 29% 25% 30% 42% Republican party 42% 45% 38% 40% 43% 51% 42% 29% Both equal 25% 23% 25% 22% 26% 22% 26% 24% No opinion 3% 4% 1% 5% 1% 3% 2% 5% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.0 +/-4.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 Demo- Indep- Repub- Lib- Mod- Conser- Total crat endent lican eral erate vative Democratic party 31% 12% 29% 57% 11% 25% 54% Republican party 42% 72% 38% 14% 68% 43% 21% Both equal 25% 14% 30% 27% 18% 28% 24% No opinion 3% 2% 4% 2% 3% 4% 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.0 North Mid- Sub- Total east west South West Urban urban Rural Democratic party 31% 23% 27% 40% 27% 25% 30% 42% Republican party 42% 49% 38% 39% 43% 51% 42% 29% Both equal 25% 25% 32% 19% 26% 22% 26% 24% No opinion 3% 3% 3% 2% 4% 3% 2% 5% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 * percentage less than 1% POLL December 18-21, 2014

12 CNN/ORC International Poll -- December 18 to 21, 2014 Question 9 If the two parties can develop bipartisan solutions to the country's problems, which party do you think should give up more of the proposals it supports -- the Democratic party or the Republican party? Now assume that both parties are unlikely to give up exactly the same number of proposals. If you had to choose, which party would you rather see give up MORE of its proposals? Base = Total Sample Total Men Women White Non-White Democratic party 47% 49% 44% 53% 31% Republican party 46% 42% 51% 40% 62% No opinion 7% 9% 5% 7% 7% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5 +/ Under 50 and Total Older Democratic party 47% 36% 52% 51% 51% 43% 51% Republican party 46% 57% 43% 42% 40% 51% 41% No opinion 7% 7% 5% 8% 9% 6% 8% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-7.5 +/-7.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 Under $50K No Attended Sub- Total $50K or more College College Urban urban Rural Democratic party 47% 42% 53% 43% 49% 42% 47% 53% Republican party 46% 51% 41% 50% 44% 52% 45% 42% No opinion 7% 7% 6% 7% 7% 6% 8% 5% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.0 +/-4.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 Demo- Indep- Repub- Lib- Mod- Conser- Total crat endent lican eral erate vative Democratic party 47% 20% 46% 82% 21% 45% 68% Republican party 46% 77% 45% 11% 72% 48% 26% No opinion 7% 3% 9% 6% 6% 7% 6% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.0 North Mid- Sub- Total east west South West Urban urban Rural Democratic party 47% 44% 49% 48% 44% 42% 47% 53% Republican party 46% 53% 43% 46% 45% 52% 45% 42% No opinion 7% 3% 8% 6% 11% 6% 8% 5% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 * percentage less than 1% POLL December 18-21, 2014

13 CNN/ORC International Poll -- December 18 to 21, 2014 Question 11 Some people think the government is trying to do too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses. Others think that government should do more to solve our country's problems. Which comes closer to your own view? Base = Total Sample Total Men Women White Non-White Govt. is doing too many things 58% 59% 57% 63% 47% Government should do more 37% 36% 38% 33% 45% Mixed/depends 3% 2% 5% 2% 6% No opinion 2% 3% 1% 2% 3% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5 +/ Under 50 and Total Older Govt. is doing too many things 58% 53% 61% 61% 60% 56% 60% Government should do more 37% 43% 31% 35% 34% 38% 35% Mixed/depends 3% 3% 4% 3% 4% 4% 3% No opinion 2% 1% 4% 1% 3% 2% 2% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-7.5 +/-7.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 Under $50K No Attended Sub- Total $50K or more College College Urban urban Rural Govt. is doing too many things 58% 49% 69% 51% 64% 49% 63% 64% Government should do more 37% 45% 26% 43% 32% 46% 33% 29% Mixed/depends 3% 3% 5% 2% 4% 5% 3% 4% No opinion 2% 3% 1% 4% 1% 1% 1% 3% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.0 +/-4.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 Demo- Indep- Repub- Lib- Mod- Conser- Total crat endent lican eral erate vative Govt. is doing too many things 58% 33% 61% 84% 39% 53% 79% Government should do more 37% 59% 35% 13% 55% 41% 19% Mixed/depends 3% 7% 2% 2% 5% 4% 1% No opinion 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 3% 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.0 North Mid- Sub- Total east west South West Urban urban Rural Govt. is doing too many things 58% 55% 54% 64% 56% 49% 63% 64% Government should do more 37% 41% 40% 31% 38% 46% 33% 29% Mixed/depends 3% 4% 4% 4% 2% 5% 3% 4% No opinion 2% 1% 1% 1% 5% 1% 1% 3% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 * percentage less than 1% POLL December 18-21, 2014

14 CNN/ORC International Poll -- December 18 to 21, 2014 Question 12 Some people think the government should promote traditional values in our society. Others think the government should not favor any particular set of values. Which comes closer to your own view? Base = Total Sample Total Men Women White Non-White Govt. should promote values 41% 41% 41% 41% 40% Govt. should not favor values 55% 55% 54% 55% 56% Mixed/depends 3% 2% 3% 3% 2% No opinion 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-4.5 +/-4.5 +/-3.5 +/ Under 50 and Total Older Govt. should promote values 41% 25% 47% 47% 50% 35% 48% Govt. should not favor values 55% 73% 52% 47% 42% 63% 45% Mixed/depends 3% 2% 1% 4% 5% 1% 4% No opinion 1% * 1% 3% 2% 1% 3% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-7.5 +/-7.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 Under $50K No Attended Sub- Total $50K or more College College Urban urban Rural Govt. should promote values 41% 42% 36% 47% 36% 39% 39% 48% Govt. should not favor values 55% 54% 59% 49% 60% 57% 57% 46% Mixed/depends 3% 3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3% No opinion 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 3% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.0 +/-4.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 Demo- Indep- Repub- Lib- Mod- Conser- Total crat endent lican eral erate vative Govt. should promote values 41% 33% 38% 59% 20% 39% 57% Govt. should not favor values 55% 62% 58% 39% 74% 57% 40% Mixed/depends 3% 3% 3% 1% 4% 3% 1% No opinion 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-5.0 North Mid- Sub- Total east west South West Urban urban Rural Govt. should promote values 41% 34% 46% 46% 36% 39% 39% 48% Govt. should not favor values 55% 62% 51% 49% 61% 57% 57% 46% Mixed/depends 3% 3% 2% 3% 3% 2% 3% 3% No opinion 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 3% Sampling Error +/-3.0 +/-6.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-6.5 +/-5.5 +/-4.5 +/-6.5 * percentage less than 1% POLL December 18-21, 2014