Dear Readers:
The following poll shows Assemblyman Greg Ball easily beating his challengers for the Republican nomination for state Senate District 40. The poll is an independent poll, conducted by McLoughlin Associates, commissioned by the chairmen of the Republican Parties in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties. The poll surveyed 300 likely Republican Primary voters in state Senate District 40 about who they would vote for and the issues that concern them.
This should be a wake up call for the New York State Republican Party that the voters do not want candidates that represent the status-quo.
Here is the poll:
McLAUGHLIN & ASSOCIATES
NY SD 40 – REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS
TABLE OF CONTENTS APRIL 26, 2010
TABLE # TABLE TITLE
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Pg 1 1 Q1. - ARE YOU, OR IS ANYONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD, EMPLOYED BY A NEWSPAPER, TELEVISION OR RADIO STATION, A POLITICAL PARTY, OR BY A CANDIDATE FOR POLITICAL OFFICE?
- 300 Total
- 300 100.0 NO
Pg 4 2 Q2. - WITH WHICH POLITICAL PARTY ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE? IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE IN NEW YORK, PLEASE JUST SAY SO.
- 300 Total
- 300 100.0 REPUBLICAN
Pg 7 3 Q3. - AS YOU ARE AWARE, VERY FEW PEOPLE ACTUALLY VOTE IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTIONS – THINKING AHEAD, HOW LIKELY IS IT YOU WILL VOTE IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR AND NEW YORK STATE SENATE? WOULD YOU SAY VERY LIKELY, ONLY SOMEWHAT LIKELY, OR NOT LIKELY AT ALL? IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO VOTE IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR AND NEW YORK STATE SENATE, JUST SAY SO.
- 300 Total
- 263 87.7 VERY LIKELY
- 37 12.3 SOMEWHAT LIKELY
Pg 10 4 Q4. - IF THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION FOR NEW YORK STATE SENATE WERE HELD TODAY, WOULD YOU BE MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR A MODERATE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE OR A CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE?
- 300 Total
- 72 24.0 MODERATE REPUB.
- 187 62.3 CONSERVATIVE REPUB.
- 41 13.7 UNDECIDED
Pg 14 5 Q5. - IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOUR STATE SENATOR MAKE HIS TOP PRIORITY IN THE NEW YORK STATE SENATE TO HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?
- 300 Total
- 116 38.7 TAXES
- 96 32.0 Taxes
- 20 6.7 Property/School Taxes
- 59 19.7 GOV’T SPENDING ISSUES
- 30 10.0 Gov’t Spending
- 25 8.3 Budget/Deficit
- 4 1.3 Fiscal Situation
- 35 11.7 ECONOMIC
- 22 7.3 Unemployment/Jobs
- 12 4.0 Economy
- 1 0.3 Cost Of Living
- 22 7.3 GOVERNMENT
- 9 3.0 Honsty/Gov’t Corruptn
- 6 2.0 Government
- 2 0.7 Democrats
- 1 0.3 Barack Obama
- 1 0.3 Gov’t Big/Interfer
- 1 0.3 Local Gov’t/Legislatu
- 1 0.3 Leadership
- 1 0.3 Republicans
- 17 5.7 HEALTH
- 16 5.3 Health Care/Reform
- 1 0.3 Sr Health/Medicare
- 8 2.7 SOCIAL
- 7 2.3 Immigratn/Illeg Alien
- 1 0.3 Seniors
- 5 1.7 EDUCATION
- 3 1.0 Education/Quality
- 1 0.3 Class Size/Crowding
- 1 0.3 School Funding
- 5 1.7 MORALS
- 5 1.7 Abortion
- 4 1.3 NATL DEFENS/FRGN AFFAI
- 2 0.7 National Defense
- 2 0.7 Safety/Security
- 3 1.0 OTHER
- 2 0.7 Listen/Be for People
- 1 0.3 Term Limits
- 1 0.3 DEVELOPMENT
- 1 0.3 Roads
- 1 0.3 CRIME
- 1 0.3 REckless Driving
- 1 0.3 No Bicker/Work Togeth
- 23 7.7 DON’T KNOW
Pg 38 6 Q6. - NOW, I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF NAMES. WILL YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF EACH PERSON OR ORGANIZATION? IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PERSON, JUST SAY SO. “GREG BALL”
- 300 Total
- 187 62.3 FAVORABLE
- 93 31.0 Very Favorable
- 94 31.3 Somewhat Favorable
- 48 16.0 UNFAVORABLE
- 21 7.0 Somewhat Unfavorable
- 27 9.0 Very Unfavorable
- 51 17.0 NO OPINION
- 14 4.7 NEVER HEARD OF
Pg 46 7 Q7. - NOW, I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF NAMES. WILL YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF EACH PERSON OR ORGANIZATION? IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PERSON, JUST SAY SO. “JIM BORKOWSKI”
- 300 Total
- 35 11.7 FAVORABLE
- 9 3.0 Very Favorable
- 26 8.7 Somewhat Favorable
- 19 6.3 UNFAVORABLE
- 7 2.3 Somewhat Unfavorable
- 12 4.0 Very Unfavorable
- 77 25.7 NO OPINION
- 169 56.3 NEVER HEARD OF
Pg 54 8 Q8. - NOW, I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF NAMES. WILL YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF EACH PERSON OR ORGANIZATION? IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PERSON, JUST SAY SO. “MARY BETH MURPHY”
- 300 Total
- 81 27.0 FAVORABLE
- 28 9.3 Very Favorable
- 53 17.7 Somewhat Favorable
- 20 6.7 UNFAVORABLE
- 9 3.0 Somewhat Unfavorable
- 11 3.7 Very Unfavorable
- 73 24.3 NO OPINION
- 126 42.0 NEVER HEARD OF
Pg 62 9 Q#. - NOW, I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF NAMES. WILL YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF EACH PERSON OR ORGANIZATION? IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PERSON, JUST SAY SO. (VERY FAVORABLE = 5, SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE = 4, NO OPINION = 3, SOMEWHAT UNFAVORABLE = 2, VERY UNFAVORABLE = 1)
- 300 Total
- 286 3.7 GREG BALL
- 174 3.4 MARY BETH MURPHY
- 131 3.1 JIM BORKOWSKI
Pg 70 10 Q#. - NOW, I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF NAMES. WILL YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF EACH PERSON OR ORGANIZATION? IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PERSON, JUST SAY SO (TABLE ENTRY SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE SAYING FAVORABLE)
- 300 Total
- 187 62.3 GREG BALL
- 81 27.0 MARY BETH MURPHY
- 35 11.7 JIM BORKOWSKI
Pg 74 11 Q#. - NOW, I AM GOING TO READ YOU A LIST OF NAMES. WILL YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF EACH PERSON OR ORGANIZATION? IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER HEARD OF PERSON, JUST SAY SO (TABLE ENTRY SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE SAYING UNFAVORABLE)
- 300 Total
- 48 16.0 GREG BALL
- 20 6.7 MARY BETH MURPHY
- 19 6.3 JIM BORKOWSKI
Pg 78 12 Q9. - IN GENERAL, ARE YOU MOST CONCERNED ABOUT ECONOMIC ISSUES, LIKE TAXES, THE BUDGET DEFICIT, GAS PRICES, THE ECONOMY AND JOBS; SOCIAL ISSUES LIKE EDUCATION, SOCIAL SECURITY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH CARE; WORLD AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES SUCH AS THE WAR IN IRAQ, TERRORISM, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND BORDER SECURITY, OR MORAL ISSUES LIKE ABORTION, SCHOOL PRAYER, AND GAY MARRIAGE?
- 300 Total
- 217 72.3 ECONOMIC ISSUES
- 26 8.7 MORAL ISSUES
- 25 8.3 SOCIAL ISSUES
- 22 7.3 WORLD AFFAIR/SECURITY
- 10 3.3 DK/REFUSED
Pg 86 13 Q10. - NOW MORE SPECIFICALLY, FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST, WHICH IS PERSONALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU IN DECIDING YOUR VOTE FOR STATE OFFICE?
- 300 Total
- 178 59.3 ECONOMIC
- 58 19.3 Rdce Property Taxes
- 50 16.7 Wstfl Gov’t Spndng
- 43 14.3 Reduce Other Taxes
- 27 9.0 Create Jobs/Unemply
- 70 23.3 HNSTY/INTGTY GOV’T
- 23 7.7 SECURITY
- 12 4.0 Illegal Immigration
- 11 3.7 Ny Safe/Fight Terror
- 10 3.3 SOCIAL
- 7 2.3 Improve Education
- 3 1.0 Afford Health Care
- 3 1.0 FIGHT CRIME & DRUGS
- 16 5.3 DK/REFUSED
Pg 94 14 Q11. - IF THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION FOR NEW YORK STATE SENATE HELD TODAY, WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU ARE LIKELY TO VOTE BETWEEN GREG BALL AND JIM BORKOWSKI?
- 300 Total
- 188 62.7 COMBO BALL
- 112 37.3 Definitely Ball
- 57 19.0 Probably Ball
- 19 6.3 Lean Ball
- 35 11.7 COMBO BORKOWSKI
- 15 5.0 Definitely Borkowski
- 8 2.7 Probably Borkowski
- 12 4.0 Lean Borkowski
- 77 25.7 UNDECIDED
Pg 102 15 Q12. - IF THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION FOR NEW YORK STATE SENATE WERE HELD TODAY, WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU ARE LIKELY TO VOTE BETWEEN GREG BALL AND MARY BETH MURPHY?
- 300 Total
- 174 58.0 COMBO BALL
- 106 35.3 Definitely Ball
- 46 15.3 Probably Ball
- 22 7.3 Lean Ball
- 50 16.7 COMBO MURPHY
- 24 8.0 Definitely Murphy
- 11 3.7 Probably Murphy
- 15 5.0 Lean Murphy
- 76 25.3 UNDECIDED
Pg 110 16 Q13. - IF THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION FOR NEW YORK STATE SENATE WERE HELD TODAY, WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU ARE LIKELY TO VOTE BETWEEN JIM BORKOWSKI AND MARY BETH MURPHY?
- 300 Total
- 47 15.7 COMBO BORKOWSKI
- 20 6.7 Definitely Borkowski
- 18 6.0 Probably Borkowski
- 9 3.0 Lean Borkowski
- 96 32.0 COMBO MURPHY
- 51 17.0 Definitely Murphy
- 22 7.3 Probably Murphy
- 23 7.7 Lean Murphy
- 157 52.3 UNDECIDED
Pg 118 17 Q14. - NOW, IF THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION FOR NEW YORK STATE SENATE
WERE HELD TODAY, AND THE CANDIDATES WERE JIM BORKOWSKI, GREG BALL
AND MARY BETH MURPHY, FOR WHOM WOULD YOU VOTE?
- 300 Total
- 169 56.3 GREG BALL
- 39 13.0 MARY BETH MURPHY
- 20 6.7 JIM BORKOWSKI
- 72 24.0 UNDECIDED
Pg 122 18 Q15. - WHAT ISSUE OR ACTION DO YOU MOST ASSOCIATE WITH GREG BALL?
- 300 Total
- 43 14.3 IMMIGRATION STD
- 37 12.3 TAXES
- 12 4.0 CONSERVATIVE
- 8 2.7 HARD WORKER/TRY HARD
- 8 2.7 HEARD OF/KNOW NAME
- 7 2.3 HONEST/SINCERE
- 6 2.0 FOR THE PEOPLE/AREA
- 6 2.0 DISHONEST
- 4 1.3 GOOD VIEWS/POSITION
- 4 1.3 ECONOMY
- 4 1.3 A VETERAN
- 4 1.3 FONE CALLS/MANY/ANNOY
- 3 1.0 GOOD JOB/RECORD
- 3 1.0 POOR PERSONALITY
- 3 1.0 ABORTION STAND
- 3 1.0 TEA PARTY
- 3 1.0 FISCAL CONSERVATIVE
- 2 0.7 GOOD/LIKE
- 2 0.7 IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE
- 2 0.7 JUST DON’T LIKE
- 2 0.7 NOT AN INSIDER
- 2 0.7 OUTSPOKEN
- 2 0.7 DISAGREE W/VIEWS
- 2 0.7 HOT HEAD
- 2 0.7 AMBITIOUS/OPPORTUNIST
- 2 0.7 CUT SPENDING
- 1 0.3 EFFECTIVE/THINGS DONE
- 1 0.3 INTELLIGENT
- 1 0.3 QUALIFIED
- 1 0.3 STRAIGHTFORWARD
- 1 0.3 KNOW PERSONALLY
- 1 0.3 SPENDING/WASTE
- 1 0.3 BUDGET
- 1 0.3 PUBLICITY HOUND
- 1 0.3 NO EXPERIENCE
- 1 0.3 EDUCATION
- 1 0.3 INDEPENDENT
- 1 0.3 ANTI ESTABLISHMENT
- 1 0.3 AN AMERICAN HERO
- 1 0.3 DIVISIVE
- 1 0.3 LOCAL
- 1 0.3 SAY 1 THING/DO OTHER
- 1 0.3 SEZ LEGISLAT DYSFUNCT
- 1 0.3 FAMILY MAN
- 1 0.3 ANTI LIBERAL
- 1 0.3 SMALL GOVT
- 1 0.3 GUN CONTROL STD
- 1 0.3 HEALTH CARE
- 102 34.0 DON’T KNOW
Pg 146 19 Q16. - WHAT ISSUE OR ACTION DO YOU MOST ASSOCIATE WITH JIM BORKOWSKI?
- 300 Total
- 3 1.0 HONEST/SINCERE
- 3 1.0 LAW AND ORDER
- 2 0.7 JUDGE
- 2 0.7 CONSERVATIVE
- 2 0.7 DISHONEST
- 1 0.3 GOOD/LIKE
- 1 0.3 GOOD PERSONALITY
- 1 0.3 STRAIGHTFORWARD
- 1 0.3 HARD WORKER/TRY HARD
- 1 0.3 IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE
- 1 0.3 CANDIDATE
- 1 0.3 ECONOMY
- 1 0.3 TAXES
- 1 0.3 NO EXPERIENCE
- 1 0.3 ACORN
- 1 0.3 INFRASTRUCTURE
- 1 0.3 MONEY
- 1 0.3 MODERATE
- 1 0.3 SEXUAL HARASSMENT
- 274 91.3 DON’T KNOW
Pg 154 20 Q17. - IF YOU WERE TO LABEL YOURSELF, WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE A LIBERAL, A
MODERATE, OR A CONSERVATIVE IN YOUR POLITICAL BELIEFS?
- 300 Total
- 12 4.0 LIBERAL
- 7 2.3 Very Liberal
- 5 1.7 Smwht Liberal
- 79 26.3 MODERATE
- 201 67.0 CONSERVATIVE
- 92 30.7 Smwht Conservative
- 109 36.3 Very Conservative
- 8 2.7 DK/REFUSED
Pg 162 21 Q18. - REGARDING THE ISSUE OF ABORTION, WOULD YOU SAY YOU ARE STRONGLY
PRO-LIFE, SOMEWHAT PRO-LIFE, SOMEWHAT PRO-CHOICE OR STRONGLY
PRO-CHOICE?
- 300 Total
- 162 54.0 PRO-LIFE
- 128 42.7 Strongly Pro-Life
- 34 11.3 Somewhat Pro-Life
- 119 39.7 PRO-CHOICE
- 46 15.3 Somewhat Pro-Choice
- 73 24.3 Strongly Pro-Choice
- 19 6.3 DK/REFUSED
Pg 170 22 Q19. - WHAT IS YOUR RELIGION?
- 300 Total
- 76 25.3 PROTESTANT
- 185 61.7 CATHOLIC
- 8 2.7 JEWISH
- 1 0.3 MUSLIM/ISLAMIC
- 1 0.3 MORMON
- 2 0.7 RUSSIAN/GREEK ORTHO.
- 7 2.3 ATHEIST/AGNOSTIC
- 1 0.3 OTHER
- 19 6.3 DK/REFUSED
Pg 178 23 Q20. - WHAT IS YOUR MAIN NATIONAL ANCESTRY OTHER THAN AMERICAN?
- 300 Total
- 267 89.0 WHITE
- 80 26.7 Irish
- 69 23.0 Italian
- 50 16.7 German
- 25 8.3 English/Scott.
- 23 7.7 Other European
- 16 5.3 Eastern Europe
- 4 1.3 Polish
- 9 3.0 NON-WHITE
- 2 0.7 Hispanic
- 1 0.3 African-Amer./Black
- 1 0.3 Asian
- 5 1.7 Other
- 24 8.0 DK/REFUSED
Pg 186 24 Q21. - WHAT IS YOUR AGE?
- 300 Total
- 8 2.7 18 – 25
- 29 9.7 26 – 40
- 64 21.3 41 – 55
- 81 27.0 56 – 65
- 55 18.3 66 – 75
- 55 18.3 OVER 75
- 8 2.7 REFUSED
Pg 194 25 Q22. - GENDER:
- 300 Total
- 150 50.0 MALE
- 150 50.0 FEMALE
Pg 197 26 Q23. - AREA:
- 300 Total
- 41 13.7 DUTCHESS COUNTY
- 101 33.7 PUTNAM COUNTY
- 37 12.3 Carmel
- 21 7.0 Southeast
- 43 14.3 Rest Putnam
- 158 52.7 WESTCHESTER COUNTY
- 38 12.7 Yorktown
- 120 40.0 Rest Westchester
Pg 205 27 Q24. - AD:
- 300 Total
- 42 14.0 89TH AD
- 72 24.0 90TH AD
- 155 51.7 99TH AD
- 31 10.3 103RD AD
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