Q Poll

FOR RELEASE: JULY 23, 2014
UNKNOWN LIBERTARIAN CONFUSES FLORIDA GOV RACE,

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS;
VOTERS DONT TRUST SCOTT OR CRIST

Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott trails former Gov. Charlie Crist, running as a Democrat, by a
narrow 45 40 percent margin in a two-way race. When Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie is
added to the mix, the race is too close to call, with 39 percent for Crist, 37 percent for Scott and 9
percent for Wyllie, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
This compares to a 48 38 percent Crist lead in a head-to-head matchup without Wyllie
in an April 30 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.
Today, Scott leads former State Sen. Nan Rich 41 34 percent in a two-way race.
Wyllie gets his strongest support from independent voters who back Crist over Scott
45 38 percent in a two-way matchup, but split with 36 percent for Crist and 34 percent for
Scott, with 12 percent for Wyllie, in the three-way race.
Republicans back Scott 79 12 percent in the two-way, and 74 9 percent, with 5
percent for Wyllie, in the three-way. Democrats go from 78 10 percent for Crist in the two-
way to 73 9 percent, with 6 percent for Wyllie.
Florida voters give Scott a negative 43 48 percent approval rating, one of his best
scores in almost four years in office, and a negative 40 45 percent favorability rating.
Crist gets a split rating, 40 percent favorable and 42 percent unfavorable.
For Wyllie, 92 percent dont know enough about him to form an opinion.
The campaign to be Floridas next governor tightens slightly and takes on a new
dimension with a third candidate in the running, said Peter Brown, assistant director of the
Quinnipiac University Poll. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie is not, at this point, a serious contender
to win the governorship. But he may have a great deal to say about who does win.
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Peter Brown, Assistant Director,
Quinnipiac University Poll
(203) 535-6203

Rubenstein Associates, Inc.
Public Relations
Contact: Pat Smith (212) 843-8026
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Virtually no one knows much about Wyllie, but there are a lot of Floridians who arent
keen on either of the major party candidates, Gov. Rick Scott or former Gov. Charlie Christ,
Brown added.
Gov. Scott does not deserve to be reelected, Florida voters say 51 40 percent.
Both candidates get low grades for character:
Voters say 51 40 percent that Scott is not honest and trustworthy, and say 48 39
percent that Crist is not honest and trustworthy;
Scott doesnt care about their needs and problems, voters say 52 41 percent, and Crist
doesnt care, voters say by a slim 47 44 percent;
Scott has strong leadership qualities, voters say 54 38 percent, compared to 49 43
percent for Crist.
Florida voters say 48 36 percent that Crist is more compassionate than Scott. There is
only a small gender gap on this question.
Voters are divided on Crists party change, from Republican to independent to Democrat,
as 47 percent say its a positive thing and 45 percent say its negative, compared to a 52 40
percent positive score April 30.
Scott and Crist have been saturating the airwaves with negative ads about each other.
An old campaign maxim holds that you cant throw mud without getting dirty yourself and that
seems to be whats happening here, Brown said. Because Wyllie is so unknown and
presumably unable to compete in the air war at this point, how he does may be a function of how
unhappy voters are with the major party choices.
From July 17 21, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,251 registered voters with a margin
of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia,
Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.
For more data or RSS feed http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or
follow us on Twitter.

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2. If the election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were Nan Rich
the Democrat and Rick Scott the Republican, for whom would you vote?

AGE IN YRS..............
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+

Rich 34% 6% 67% 30% 28% 39% 29% 40% 34% 29%
Scott 41 78 13 39 48 36 35 38 42 49
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 4 2 5 4 5 3 2 3 4 5
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 4 3 9 6 6 8 6 6 5
DK/NA 15 10 12 17 13 17 26 13 13 12

TREND: If the election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were
Nan Rich the Democrat and Rick Scott the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Jul 23 Apr 30 Jan 30 Nov 21 Jun 18
2014 2014 2014 2013 2013

Rich 34 36 37 35 36
Scott 41 42 41 43 42
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 4 3 2 3 3
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 4 4 5 2
DK/NA 15 15 15 14 18

3. If the election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were
Charlie Crist the Democrat and Rick Scott the Republican, for whom would you vote?

AGE IN YRS..............

Crist 45% 12% 78% 45% 39% 49% 44% 49% 48% 38%
Scott 40 79 10 38 48 34 37 37 39 48
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 3 3 2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 2 5 3 4 2 4 3 3
DK/NA 9 5 8 11 8 10 16 7 7 9

TREND: If the election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were
Charlie Crist the Democrat and Rick Scott the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Jul 23 Apr 30 Jan 30 Nov 21 Jun 18 Mar 20
2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013

Crist 45 48 46 47 47 50
Scott 40 38 38 40 37 34
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 2 2 1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 3 4 2 3
DK/NA 9 9 10 8 12 12

4. If the election for Governor were being held today, and the candidates were
Charlie Crist the Democrat, Rick Scott the Republican and Adrian Wyllie the Libertarian,
for whom would you vote?

AGE IN YRS..............

Crist 39% 9% 73% 36% 32% 45% 38% 41% 40% 35%
Scott 37 74 9 34 45 30 28 31 38 47
Wyllie 9 5 6 12 9 8 13 11 8 4
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 2 3 2 3 1 4 2 3
DK/NA 12 7 9 15 11 13 20 12 10 9
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5. Is your opinion of Rick Scott favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about
him?

AGE IN YRS..............

Favorable 40% 71% 16% 39% 47% 34% 32% 36% 43% 47%
Unfavorable 45 18 70 46 41 49 45 47 48 40
Hvn't hrd enough 13 8 13 13 11 15 23 15 8 11
REFUSED 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 3

TREND: Is your opinion of Rick Scott favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
about him? (*High also 40% Jun 2013, ** Low also 28% Aug 2010)

FAVORABLE.....
High Low
Jul 23 Apr 30 Jan 30 Nov 21 Jun 18 Jul 23 Feb 02
2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2014* 2011**

Favorable 40 39 38 39 40 40 28
Unfavorable 45 46 45 42 42 45 24
Hvn't hrd enough 13 12 14 16 16 13 45
REFUSED 2 3 3 2 3 2 3

6. Is your opinion of Charlie Crist favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
about him?

AGE IN YRS..............

Favorable 40% 14% 69% 39% 37% 42% 30% 45% 41% 38%
Unfavorable 42 72 16 41 47 38 34 35 45 51
Hvn't hrd enough 16 13 14 17 15 17 37 18 11 8
REFUSED 2 1 1 3 1 2 - 2 3 2

TREND: Is your opinion of Charlie Crist favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
about him?

FAVORABLE.....
High Low
Jul 23 Apr 30 Jan 30 Nov 21 Jun 18 Feb 19 Jul 23
2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2009 2014

Favorable 40 43 44 41 48 68 40
Unfavorable 42 36 35 39 31 21 42
Hvn't hrd enough 16 18 19 18 18 9 16
REFUSED 2 3 3 2 3 3 2

7. Is your opinion of Nan Rich favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about
her?

AGE IN YRS..............

Favorable 9% 3% 17% 9% 10% 9% 12% 11% 8% 8%
Unfavorable 7 11 4 7 8 6 8 5 9 5
Hvn't hrd enough 83 86 79 83 81 85 79 84 82 86
REFUSED 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - 1 1

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TREND: Is your opinion of Nan Rich favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
about her?

Jul 23 Apr 30 Jan 30 Nov 21 Jun 18 Dec 19
2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2012

Favorable 9 8 7 8 7 6
Unfavorable 7 5 6 5 6 4
Hvn't hrd enough 83 85 86 86 84 90
REFUSED 1 1 1 1 2 1

8. Is your opinion of Adrian Wyllie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
about him?
AGE IN YRS..............

Favorable 4% 4% 2% 6% 5% 3% 4% 6% 5% 1%
Unfavorable 3 4 4 2 5 2 2 4 3 3
Hvn't hrd enough 92 92 95 91 90 95 94 89 92 96
REFUSED - - - 1 - - - - - 1

20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Rick Scott is handling his job as Governor?

AGE IN YRS..............

Approve 43% 70% 21% 42% 51% 36% 37% 39% 46% 50%
Disapprove 48 22 69 50 42 52 50 51 47 42
DK/NA 9 8 9 8 6 12 13 11 7 8

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Rick Scott is handling his job as Governor?
(* High also 43% Jun 2013)
APPROVE.......
High Low
Jul 23 Apr 30 Jan 30 Nov 21 Jun 18 Jul 23 May 25
2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2014* 2011

Approve 43 42 41 42 43 43 29
Disapprove 48 50 49 47 44 48 57
DK/NA 9 7 10 12 13 9 14

21. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job?

AGE IN YRS..............

Approve 36% 57% 19% 37% 41% 32% 36% 40% 36% 33%
Disapprove 48 31 60 52 50 47 46 49 51 46
DK/NA 16 12 21 11 9 21 18 11 13 21

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job?

APPROVE.......
High Low
Jul 23 Apr 30 Jan 30 Nov 21 Jun 19 Sep 23 Mar 20
2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2004 2013

Approve 36 31 34 31 32 51 25
Disapprove 48 53 49 51 49 34 52
DK/NA 16 16 17 19 19 15 23
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25. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Florida today; are
you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

AGE IN YRS..............

Very satisfied 9% 14% 7% 8% 11% 7% 5% 9% 9% 11%
Smwht satisfied 46 54 41 45 47 44 47 43 48 47
Smwht dissatisfied 29 20 32 31 26 31 32 31 26 25
Very dissatisfied 16 12 19 16 15 17 16 15 16 16
DK/NA 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1

TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in Florida today;
are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?
(*combined High also 63% Sep 2004)

VERY+SMWHT....
High Low
Jul 23 Apr 30 Jan 30 Nov 21 Jun 18 Feb 24 Sep 22
2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2005* 2011

Very satisfied 9 5 6 5 5 15 4
Smwht satisfied 46 46 48 43 48 48 31
Smwht dissatisfied 29 29 30 29 28 22 29
Very dissatisfied 16 19 16 22 17 15 34
DK/NA 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

26. Do you feel that Rick Scott deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not
deserve to be reelected?

AGE IN YRS..............

Yes/Deserves 40% 68% 16% 39% 47% 34% 33% 38% 42% 46%
No/Does not 51 23 77 52 45 56 53 55 51 44
DK/NA 9 9 7 9 8 10 14 8 8 10

TREND: Do you feel that Rick Scott deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does
not deserve to be reelected?

Jul 23 Apr 30 Jan 30 Nov 21 Jun 18 Mar 20 Dec 19
2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 2012

Yes/Deserves 40 39 38 37 35 32 30
No/Does not 51 53 54 53 50 55 52
DK/NA 9 9 9 10 15 13 18

27. Would you say that Charlie Crist - is honest and trustworthy or not?

AGE IN YRS..............

Yes 39% 22% 61% 37% 36% 42% 35% 42% 39% 38%
No 48 68 27 47 53 43 46 44 51 49
DK/NA 13 10 11 16 11 15 19 13 10 13

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TREND: Would you say that Charlie Crist is honest and trustworthy or not?

Jul 23 Apr 30 Nov 21
2014 2014 2013

Yes 39 45 40
No 48 43 42
DK/NA 13 13 18

28. Would you say that Charlie Crist - cares about the needs and problems of people like
you or not?

AGE IN YRS..............

Yes 44% 26% 69% 41% 40% 47% 44% 47% 42% 42%
No 47 68 24 47 51 43 43 42 50 50
DK/NA 9 6 7 13 8 10 13 10 8 8

TREND: Would you say that Charlie Crist cares about the needs and problems of people like
you or not?

Jul 23 Apr 30
2014 2014

Yes 44 48
No 47 42
DK/NA 9 10

29. Would you say that Charlie Crist - has strong leadership qualities or not?

AGE IN YRS..............

Yes 49% 28% 70% 49% 44% 52% 56% 53% 46% 43%
No 43 68 20 42 49 38 30 38 47 50
DK/NA 9 5 10 9 7 10 14 9 7 7

TREND: Would you say that Charlie Crist has strong leadership qualities or not?

Jul 23 Apr 30
2014 2014

Yes 49 55
No 43 37
DK/NA 9 9

30. Would you say that Rick Scott - is honest and trustworthy or not?

AGE IN YRS..............

Yes 40% 67% 21% 36% 46% 35% 30% 36% 44% 47%
No 51 27 69 55 47 54 59 55 49 42
DK/NA 10 6 10 9 8 11 11 9 7 12

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TREND: Would you say that Rick Scott is honest and trustworthy or not?

Jul 23 Apr 30 Nov 21
2014 2014 2013

Yes 40 38 38
No 51 51 49
DK/NA 10 11 13

31. Would you say that Rick Scott - cares about the needs and problems of people like you
or not?

AGE IN YRS..............

Yes 41% 68% 21% 38% 47% 36% 43% 33% 44% 46%
No 52 27 71 55 50 55 55 57 53 44
DK/NA 7 5 8 7 3 10 2 10 4 10

TREND: Would you say that Rick Scott cares about the needs and problems of people like you
or not?

Jul 23 Apr 30
2014 2014

Yes 41 38
No 52 55
DK/NA 7 8

32. Would you say that Rick Scott - has strong leadership qualities or not?

AGE IN YRS..............

Yes 54% 72% 35% 59% 59% 50% 52% 53% 54% 58%
No 38 24 56 34 37 40 38 40 41 34
DK/NA 7 5 9 8 4 10 10 7 5 8

TREND: Would you say that Rick Scott has strong leadership qualities or not?

Jul 23 Apr 30
2014 2014

Yes 54 49
No 38 44
DK/NA 7 8

33. Regardless of who you may support, who do you think is more compassionate, Crist or
Scott?

AGE IN YRS..............

Crist 48% 26% 74% 48% 47% 49% 50% 55% 46% 41%
Scott 36 59 15 33 40 33 35 29 39 41
DK/NA 16 15 11 19 13 18 15 17 14 18

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TREND: Regardless of who you may support, who do you think is more compassionate, Crist or
Scott?

Jul 23 Apr 30
2014 2014

Crist 48 50
Scott 36 35
DK/NA 16 15

34. In recent years, Charlie Crist has changed his party affiliation from Republican to
Independent to Democrat. Some people say this is a positive thing because it shows he is a
pragmatist who can change with the times and issues. Other people say it is a negative
thing because it shows he has no core beliefs. Which comes closest to your view of
Charlie Crist?

AGE IN YRS..............

Positive thing 47% 17% 73% 50% 43% 51% 56% 51% 45% 41%
Negative thing 45 78 19 43 50 41 30 41 49 54
DK/NA 8 5 7 6 7 8 14 8 6 5

TREND: In recent years, Charlie Crist has changed his party affiliation from Republican to
Independent to Democrat. Some people say this is a positive thing because it shows he is a
pragmatist who can change with the times and issues. Other people say it is a negative
thing because it shows he has no core beliefs. Which comes closest to your view of
Charlie Crist? (* In the last three years)

Jul 23 Apr 30 Nov 21 Jun 18 Mar 20
2014 2014 2013* 2013* 2013*

Positive thing 47 52 46 47 50
Negative thing 45 40 46 44 40
DK/NA 8 7 8 9 10

35. Do you think of your vote for Governor as a vote for Barack Obama, or as a vote
against Barack Obama, or isn't Barack Obama much of a factor in your vote?

AGE IN YRS..............

For Obama 16% 2% 35% 12% 11% 20% 20% 18% 16% 11%
Against Obama 16 36 2 10 18 14 12 13 15 22
Not much of a factor 65 60 60 74 68 61 66 65 67 62
DK/NA 3 2 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 5

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