SURVEY OF COOK COUNTY REGISTERED VOTERS

January 19-21, 2006

400 Sample Survey

Margin of Error +/- 4.9%

COOK COUNTYSURVEY

January 2006

Hello, my name is ______. I’m not selling anything. I’m doing a quick survey of voters in CookCounty to gather opinions The survey will take less than five minutes.

Are you registered to vote at the address I am calling?

  1. Yes….CONTINUE
  2. No….TERMINATE

In order to get an accurate portrayal of CookCounty’s voters, I want to ask you a few statistical questions.

  1. Do you live in the City of Chicago, or do you live outside of the City of Chicago?

1.City of Chicago54%

2.CookCounty – Outside of Chicago46%

3.Don’t Know….TERMINATE

4.Refused………TERMINATE

  1. What is your race or ethnic background – are you White, African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American or Mixed Race?

1.White58%

2.African American27%

3.Hispanic10%

4.Asian2%

5.Native American0%

6.Mixed Race3%

7.Refused…..TERMINATE

  1. On March 21st, CookCounty voters will go to the polls to vote in the Democrat and the Republican primary election. Do you plan on casting a vote in either of those primary elections or do you not plan on voting in the primary election? IF YES: ASK: DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE IN THE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT PRIMARY? IF NO, TERMINATE.

1.Democrat Primary...QUESTION 481%

2.Republican Primary QUESTION 619%

3.Don’t’ Know/ Don’t Plan to Vote…TERMINATE

4.Refused….TERMINATE

  1. If the Democrat primary election for Governor were being held today and [ROTATE] Rod Blagojevich (Bla-goya-vich) and Ed Eisendrath (I-sen-drath) were the candidates, would you vote for [ROTATE] Ed Eisendrath or Rod Blagojevich to be the Democrat nominee?

1.Blagojevich53%

2.Eisendrath13%

3.Don’t Know…DO NOT OFFER33%

4.Refused….DO NOT OFFER0%

  1. If the Democrat primary election for Cook County President were being held today and [ROTATE] Forrest Claypool and John Stroger (Stro-zer) were the candidates, would you vote for [ROTATE] John Stroger or Forrest Claypool to be the Democrat nominee for Cook County President?

1.Stroger32%

2.Claypool35%

3.Don’t Know…DO NOT OFFER33%

4.Refused…DO NOT OFFER0%

  1. The City of Chicago is considering a bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games in the Chicago region. Generally speaking, would you support or oppose Chicago’s effort to bid for the Olympic Games?

1.Support68%

2.Oppose19%

3.Don’t Know…DO NOT OFFER6%

4.Depends…DO NOT OFFER8%

5.Refused0%

  1. Last week, federal prosecutors charged Chicago City Clerk James Laski with bribery charges. Do you believe James Laski should continue to hold his position until proven guilty? Or do you believe James Laski should resign from office now?

1.Continue to hold his position40%

2.Resign from office now43%

3.Don’t Know…DON’T KNOW17%

4.Refused…DON’T KNOW0%

  1. Could you please tell me in what year you were born?

1.18-24 years old5%

2.25-34 years old9%

3.35-44 years old15%

4.45-54 years old25%

5.55-64 years old21%

6.65 and over23%

7.Refused…DO NOT OFFER3%

  1. Gender

1.Male50%

2.Female50%

STROGER VERSUS CLAYPOOL CROSSTABS

If the Democrat primary election for Cook County President were being held today and [ROTATE] Forrest Claypool and John Stroger (Stro-zer) were the candidates, would you vote for [ROTATE] John Stroger or Forrest Claypool to be the Democrat nominee for Cook County President?

OVERALL

Claypool35%

Stroger32%

Don’t Know33%

BY REGION

ChicagoOutside of Chicago

Claypool26%48%

Stroger42%16%

Don’t Know32%36%

BY RACE

CaucasianAfrican AmericanHispanic

Claypool49%17%24%

Stroger14%57%41%

Don’t Know37%26%35%

BY GENDER

MaleFemale

Claypool41%29%

Stroger31%32%

Don’t Know28%39%

BY AGE

18-2435-5455-6465 and over

Claypool25%30%48%38%

Stroger43%36%36%16%

Don’t Know33%34%16%46%

BLAGOJEVICH VS EISENDRATH CROSSTABS

If the Democrat primary election for Governor were being held today and [ROTATE] Rod Blagojevich (Bla-goya-vich) and Ed Eisendrath (I-sen-drath) were the candidates, would you vote for [ROTATE] Ed Eisendrath or Rod Blagojevich to be the Democrat nominee?

OVERALL

Blagojevich53%

Eisendrath13%

Undecided33%

BY REGION

ChicagoOutside of Chicago

Blagojevich58%46%

Eisendrath10%19%

Undecided32%35%

BY RACE

CaucasianAfrican AmericanHispanic

Blagojevich51%64%48%

Eisendrath18%5%10%

Undecided31%31%42%

BY GENDER

MaleFemale

Blagojevich58%48%

Eisendrath13%14%

Undecided29%38%

BY AGE

18-3435-5455-6465 and over

Blagojevich61%54%52%46%

Eisendrath8%13%25%7%

Undecided31%33%23%47%

OLYMPIC BID CROSSTABS

The City of Chicago is considering a bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games in the Chicago region. Generally speaking, would you support or oppose Chicago’s effort to bed for the Olympic Games?

OVERALL

Support68%

Oppose19%

Don’t Know…DO NOT OFFER6%

Depends…DO NOT OFFER8%

Refused0%

BY REGION

ChicagoOutside of Chicago

Support75%60%

Oppose15%23%

DK/Depends10%17%

BY RACE

CaucasianAfrican AmericanHispanic

Support63%76%86%

Oppose25%11%6%

DK/Depends12%13%8%

BY GENDER

MaleFemale

Support73%63%

Oppose17%21%

DK/Depends10%16%

BY AGE

18-3435-5455-6465 and over

Support76%72%74%54%

Oppose11%20%16%23%

DK/Depends13%8%10%23%

LASKI CROSSTABS

Last week, federal prosecutors charged Chicago City Clerk James Laski with bribery charges. Do you believe James Laski should continue to hold his position until proven guilty? Or do you believe James Laski should resign from office now?

OVERALL

Hold Position40%

Resign Position43%

Undecided17%

BY REGION

ChicagoOutside of Chicago

Hold Position43%37%

Resign Position43%43%

Undecided14%20%

BY RACE

CaucasianAfrican American Hispanic

Hold Position40%45%37%

Resign Position48%35%40%

Undecided12%20%23%

BY GENDER

MaleFemale

Hold Position42%39%

Resign Position45%42%

Undecided13%19%

BY AGE

18-3435-5455-6465 and over

Hold Position56%43%39%30%

Resign Position24%45%48%48

Undecided20%12%13%22%

About the Pollster:

The Glengariff Group, Inc. is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices in St Joseph, Michigan. The company specializes in survey research, focus groups, strategic planning, and marketing strategy. The Glengariff Group, Inc. has worked for such varied clients as General Motors, Comcast Corporation, Fifth Third Bank, the Department of Homeland Security, the State of Michigan, the State of Kentucky, the State of North Carolina, NorthwesternUniversity and the Medical College of Ohio. The Glengariff Group, Inc. conducts research nationwide, regionally, statewide and locally primarily for corporate and public sector clients.

Richard Czuba, President of the Glengariff Group, Inc., has 22 years of survey research experience both in politics and the corporate sector. He was the Director of Research and Communications for the Michigan Republican Party under then Party Chairman, Spencer Abraham, Advisor to Michigan Governor John Engler for Research and Planning, and Director of Planning and Public Affairs for the State of Michigan’s economic development department, the Michigan Jobs Commission. He was Inauguration Chairman for Michigan Governor John Engler. Richard Czuba has conducted political survey research for all levels of political campaigns including county and local races, state legislative races, congressional races, statewide campaigns and statewide research for Presidential campaigns.

The Glengariff Group, Inc. was founded in 1998.

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