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II. On political issues, do you consider yourself to be very conservative, somewhat
conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal or very liberal?
Very Conservative ...........................................................18%
Somewhat Conservative .................................................23%
Moderate ...........................................................................29%
Somewhat Liberal ............................................................18%
Very Liberal ........................................................................9%
Ref/DK (Volunteered) ......................................................3%
TOTAL CONSERVATIVE ..............................................41%
TOTAL LIBERAL.............................................................27%
III. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a a. Would you call yourself a strong (Democrat/Republican) or a not very
strong (Democrat/Republican)?
Strong Democrat ................................................23%
Not Very Strong Democrat...............................11%
Strong Republican .............................................19%
Not Very Strong Republican............................11%
(IF DON’T KNOW OR REFUSED, CIRCLE
“Not Very Strong” Rep. or Dem)
b. Do you think of yourself as closer to the Republican Party or the
Democratic Party?
Closer to Republican Party...............................13%
Neither/Don’t Know ..........................................8%
Closer to Democratic Party ..............................14%
Repeats “Other” Affiliation................................1%
Refuses Both Questions ......................................1%
Expresses No Interest in or
Knowledge of Politics .........................................1%
TOTAL DEMOCRATS ....................................................34%
TOTAL INDEPENDENTS ..............................................34%
TOTAL REPUBLICANS..................................................30%

Which group would you say comes closest to sharing your own opinions
about government and politics: (ROTATE: the Tea Party movement or the
Occupy Wall Street movement)?
(IF DON’T KNOW, NEITHER OR REFUSED, ASK: Which one do you
lean toward?)
Tea Party............................................................................34%
Lean Tea Party....................................................................6%
Occupy Wall Street ..........................................................26%
Lean Occupy Wall Street...................................................3%
Neither (Volunteered) .....................................................19%
Don’t Know (Volunteered) .............................................14%
Refused (Volunteered) ......................................................1%
TOTAL TEA PARTY........................................................39%
TOTAL OCCUPY WALL STREET ................................29%

TOTAL DEMOCRATS ....................................................34%
TOTAL INDEPENDENTS ..............................................34%
TOTAL REPUBLICANS..................................................30%

How representative is that for MI? Is this sampling accurate?