AFLCIO

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AFL-CIO
Post-Election Survey2006
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Surveys Of Voting Union Members

• Survey among 810 union members nationwide (margin
  of error 3.5 percentage points)
• Survey of 455 members in Senate battleground
  states (margin of error 4.7 percentage points)
• Survey of 463 drop-off voters in Senate
  battleground states voted in 2004, but not in
  2002 (margin of error 4.6 percentage points)
• Surveys conducted Election Night 2006

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Members Voting For Change

• 69 disapprove of Bushs job performance.
• 64 are dissatisfied with the economic
  situation in the country today.
• 57 believe the decision to go to war in Iraq
  has made America less safe (27 say more safe).
• 46 voted to send message of opposition to
  Bush, 10 voted to send message of support.

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Union Members House Vote
Republican
Democrat
Previous Years
2002 68 32
2004 70 30
Democrat Republican
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Union Members House Vote
Democrats Advantage
Allvoters 9 -8even -41-12 -2-1
Unionmembers 48 3953 1531 3860
Repub-lican
All voters White menWhite women White
born-againsWeekly churchgoers Rural
votersMarried women
Democrat
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Union Members Senate Vote (Battleground states
only)
Demo-crat
Repub-lican
Vote among all voters in battleground states 55
Democrat 45 Republican
as of 1000 am Nov 8
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Members Top Voting Issues
Top One/Two Issues in my House Vote
War in Iraq
Economyand jobs
SocialSecurity/retirement
Health care/Rx drugs
Terrorism/homelandsecurity
Immi-gration
Taxes
Moral values
70 Dem
68 Dem
12 GOP
36 Dem
26 GOP
68 Dem
68 Dem
14 Dem
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Biggest Concerns About GOP Congress
One/two biggest concerns about GOP candidates
this year
Members who voted for Democrat in House race
Cared more about political power than doing
right Rubber stamp for George Bush Supported
policies that hurt working people Tolerated
corruption and dishonesty Extreme positions on
issueslike stem cell research
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Vote Among Drop-off Voters Members who voted in
2004 but not in 2002
79 of union drop-off voters in battleground
states report that they voted in 2006 elections.
House vote
Senate vote (battleground states)
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Why Drop-off Voters Turned Out
One/two factors that motivated me to vote
All drop-off voters
Send message that we need a change Support
candidates who support working people Give
children/grandkidsbetter future To give my
party the majority in Congress Referendum or
initiative I felt strongly about To help a
candidate I strongly supported
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Unions Reached Their Members
( of members in battleground states saying they
received election info from each source)
Mail to your home Union newspaper/magazine/newsle
tter Phone call Workplace flyer/contact Internet
/e-mail/Web site Home visit
93 say they received information from at least
one source.
among active members only
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Survey Among Working America Members

• Survey among 832 Working America members
• Includes 206 in Ohio, 205 in Pennsylvania, and
  210 in Minnesota
• Conducted Election Night 2006

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Senate/Governor Vote Among Working America
Members
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Senate
72 Brown 28 DeWine
73 Casey 27 Santorum
70 Klobuchar 30 Kennedy
Governor
83 Strickland 17 Blackwell
76 Rendell 24 Swann
61 Hatch 39 Pawlenty
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Working Americas Impact Through The Fall
Ohio Senate Race
Minnesota Senate Race
Klobuchar
Brown
DeWine
Kennedy
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2002 Nonvoters

• 80 of Working America members who had not voted
  in 2002 report they turned out to vote this year.
• Non-2002 voters supported Democratic candidates
  for Senate by 80 to 20.
• Non-2002 voters supported Democratic House
  candidates by 77 to 23.

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What Working America Members Said With Their Vote
Most important/very important factor in my House
vote
All Working America members
Improve health care coverage/access Clean up
corruption in Washington Protect Social
Security Protect us from terrorism Raise
minimum wage/create good jobs Major change in
Iraq war strategy Tough trade policies
toprotect American jobs
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Union Members Legislative Priorities
WorkingAmericamembers
Protect employees when companies bankrupt Require
Medicare to negotiate Rx prices Reform trade
agreements Health care costs for average
families Guarantee health coverage for all
kids Strengthen protections to join/form
unions Raise minimum wage to 7.25
96
91
94
92
94
89
93
92
93
93
93
77
91
87
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Union Members Legislative Priorities
WorkingAmericamembers
Require companies to give retirement
benefits Investment in renewableenergy/less
foreign oil Restore college student loan
funding Increase funding for homeland
security End tax loopholes for sending jobs
overseas Repeal Bush tax cuts for wealthiest
1 Pass Bushs proposal to privatize Social
Security
90
84
87
87
84
85
84
77
66
76
66
70
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AFL-CIO
Post-Election Survey2006