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CALIFORNIA EXIT POLLS
Surveys of state voters in the Senate race
Preliminary results below.

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  % of All
FEINSTEIN
CAMPBELL
Are you:
   Male 48 48 43
   Female 52 62 31

Are you:
   White 71 49 42
   Black 7 87 11
   Hispanic/Latino 14 67 24
   Asian 6 64 33
   Other 2 0 0

To which age group do you belong?
   18-29 14 52 31
   30-44 27 57 35
   45-59 29 56 37
   60+ 30 55 41

What was the last grade of school you completed?
   Did not complete high school 4 71 23
   High school graduate 16 55 37
   Some college or associate degree 33 56 35
   College graduate 26 51 41
   Postgraduate study 21 57 39

1999 total family income:
   Under $15,000 7 63 27
   $15,000-$29,999 14 65 24
   $30,000-$49,999 22 59 33
   $50,000-$74,999 22 54 39
   $75,000-$99,999 14 52 38
   $100,000 or more 21 48 48

Are you currently married?
   Yes 59 50 44
   No 41 63 26

Do you have any children uner 18 living in your household?
   Yes 32 53 37
   No 68 57 36

Do you work full-time for pay?
   Yes 58 55 35
   No 42 56 38

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
   Democrat 43 89 6
   Republican 35 21 75
   Independent 21 43 38

Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
   Yes, I do 19 63 26
   Yes, someone else does 10 57 37
   No one does 71 53 39

Are you:
   Protestant/Christian 46 47 48
   Catholic 28 62 33
   Jewish 5 81 12
   Other 8 57 28
   None 14 60 22

How often do you attend religious services?
   More than once a week 11 39 55
   Once a week 24 49 41
   A few times a month 13 59 35
   A few times a year 30 60 35
   Never 22 63 25

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
   Liberal 25 76 10
   Moderate 46 62 33
   Conservative 28 24 68

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
   Better today 49 68 26
   Worse today 12 43 43
   About the same 38 44 47

Is this the first time you have ever voted?
   Yes 8 57 27
   No 92 55 38

Were you born in the United States?
   Yes 85 56 36
   No 15 56 37

In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
   Bill Clinton (Dem) 49 85 10
   Bob Dole (Rep) 30 19 77
   Ross Perot (Ref) 6 31 58
   other 4 0 0
   Did not vote 10 51 33

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
   Approve 62 78 16
   Disapprove 36 16 73

Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
   Favorable 42 82 10
   Unfavorable 55 34 58

Which was more important in your vote for president today?
   My candidate's positions on the issues 60 60 32
   My candidate's leadership/personal qualities 36 49 43

Which comes closer to your view:
   Government should do more to solve problems 42 79 12
   Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 52 35 58

Which of these should be the top priority for the federal budget surplus?
   Cut federal income taxes 28 34 59
   Reduce the national debt 30 62 32
   Strengthen Social Security 30 67 26
   Fund other domestic programs 7 73 10

Should legal immigration to the United States be:
   Increased 15 63 25
   Decreased 35 53 42
   Stay about the same 44 58 35

Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates do you think would say anything to get elected president?
   Only Gore 28 25 69
   Only Bush 20 83 14
   Both would 42 64 27
   Neither would 8 59 32

Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates has the knowledge to serve effectively as president?
   Only Gore 42 88 6
   Only Bush 21 12 80
   Both do 29 43 52
   Neither does 6 49 33


 



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