This Washington Post poll was conducted by telephone February 21-24, 2013, among a random sample of 1,156 adult residents of Maryland. Interviews were conducted on both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Abt SRBI, Inc of New York, NY. Produced for the Washington Post by Capital Insight. * = less than .5 percent 1. Do you think things in the state of Maryland are generally going in the right direction, or do you feel things have gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track? 2/24/13 2/24/13 10/15/12 1/26/12 10/22/10 9/26/10 5/6/10 10/20/08 10/22/07 10/26/06 6/25/06 1/7/04 10/24/02 10/22/98 6/17/98 12/19/93 2. RV RV RV RV LV RV LV RV Right direction 41 39 48 47 46 40 39 31 46 57 44 57 42 54 53 33 Wrong track 48 50 44 44 48 49 49 63 47 39 50 35 51 36 34 56 No opinion 12 11 8 9 6 11 12 6 7 5 6 9 7 10 13 11 Which of the following issues do you think is the biggest problem facing the state of Maryland these days: (crime), (taxes), (the state economy), (public education), (transportation), (gun violence), (growth and development) or something else? Taxes The state economy Public education Crime Gun violence Something else Transportation Growth and development No opinion www.washingtonpost.com/polls 2/24/13 19 19 16 15 13 7 5 4 2 www.capinsight.com 3. Generally speaking, how would you rate the overall economy of Maryland: excellent, good, not-so-good or poor? 2/24/13 2/24/13 10/15/12 1/26/12 10/22/10 9/26/10 5/6/10 10/22/07 1/7/04 10/24/02 10/22/98 6/17/98 4. RV RV RV LV LV - Excellent/GoodNET Exc. Good 47 2 45 46 2 44 52 3 49 47 3 44 45 2 43 40 3 37 41 3 38 64 6 58 63 4 59 57 3 54 76 8 67 75 8 67 --- Not-so-good/Poor --NET Not-so-good Poor 52 38 13 53 40 13 47 34 13 52 39 13 54 40 15 59 43 16 57 42 15 35 24 10 36 28 8 42 33 9 23 18 4 23 17 6 No opinion 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Martin O'Malley is handling his job as governor? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 2/24/13 49 16 33 2/24/13 RV 49 16 33 10/15/12 RV 49 18 31 1/26/12 55 16 39 10/22/10 RV* 55 21 34 9/26/10 57 20 37 5/6/10 54 17 37 10/20/08 RV 53 14 39 10/22/07 53 12 40 *"Regardless of how you may vote..." ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 41 13 28 44 14 30 41 14 28 36 15 21 36 15 21 33 16 17 34 17 17 37 16 21 36 18 19 No opin. 10 7 9 9 9 11 12 10 11 Compare to: Bob Ehrlich: 10/26/06 6/25/06 1/7/04 1/7/04 LV RV RV All ---------Approve--------NET Strongly Somewhat 55 30 25 56 21 36 64 23 41 62 21 42 --------Disapprove------NET Somewhat Strongly 42 19 23 41 21 20 29 17 12 28 17 11 No opin. 3 3 8 10 Parris Glendening: 10/24/02 LV 10/22/98 LV 6/17/98 LV 5. 37 54 55 9 16 14 29 38 41 58 40 36 22 21 19 37 19 18 4 6 9 For each of the following issues, please tell me whether you think governor O'Malley is doing an excellent job, good, not-so-good or poor job in dealing with the issue: 2/24/13 Summary table: -Excellent/Good- www.washingtonpost.com/polls 2 ---Not-so-good/Poor--- No www.capinsight.com NET Exc. Good a. improving access to health care in Maryland 48 6 42 b. making college education more affordable 40 7 33 c. cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay 52 4 48 d. balancing Maryland's budget 40 3 36 e. funding Maryland's schools 42 7 35 f. handling state taxes 39 3 36 *Half sample asked items a-c, other half sample 6. Not-so-good Poor Opin. 41 25 16 11 50 33 17 11 34 23 11 14 52 30 22 8 49 35 56 32 asked d-e. 15 24 8 5 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? 2/24/13 2/24/13 RV 10/15/12 RV 1/26/12 10/22/10 RV 9/26/10 5/6/10 7. NET -------- Approve -------NET Strongly Somewhat 61 41 20 60 41 19 61 40 21 65 39 26 60 37 23 61 37 23 62 40 21 ------- Disapprove -----NET Somewhat Strongly 36 9 27 38 10 28 36 9 27 33 10 23 37 9 27 36 11 25 34 10 24 No opinion 2 2 3 2 3 3 5 As you may know, if the president and Congress do not agree on a budget deal, there will be big automatic cuts in military and domestic federal spending starting on March first -- do you think these automatic cuts would have a major effect, minor effect or no effect on [ITEM]? IF MAJOR/MINOR: And would the effect on [ITEM] be mostly positive or mostly negative? 2/24/13 - summary table a. Maryland's economy b. Your personal financial situation Major 65 38 Minor 26 35 No effect 5 24 No opinion 4 3 2/24/13 - NET table a. Maryland's economy b. Your personal financial situation --- Positive ---NET Major Minor 13 7 6 --- Negative ---NET Minor Major 78 20 58 13 59 7 6 28 31 No effect 5 No op. 4 24 3 Thinking about Maryland... 8. Would you favor or oppose [ITEM], if the money were used for transportation projects such as building roads, traffic management or public transportation? www.washingtonpost.com/polls 3 www.capinsight.com 2/24/13 Summary table: Favor a. A new 3 percent sales tax on gasoline b. Raising Maryland's overall sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent c. Giving counties the option of charging an additional 5-cent per gallon gasoline tax d. Leasing the Inter-county Connector and other roads to private companies 9. Oppose Depends on project (vol.) 26 72 * 1 27 71 1 1 26 72 1 1 40 47 1 11 How big a problem is traffic congestion in your area? major problem, minor problem, or not a problem? 2/24/13 Major problem 36 No opinion Minor problem 41 Not a problem 22 Would you say a No opinion * 10. Which state do you think does a better job attracting new businesses and promoting economic growth, (Maryland) or (Virginia?) Maryland 27 25 2/24/13 10/22/98 Virginia 55 52 Same (vol.) 2 3 No opinion 17 20 On another subject, 11. Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for people convicted of murder? 2/24/13 1/26/12 5/6/10 10/22/07 Favor 54 52 60 60 Oppose 41 43 32 35 No opinion 5 5 8 5 12. Do you feel that the death penalty acts as a deterrent to murder - that it lowers the murder rate - or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? 2/24/13 ---------- Yes ---------NET Strongly Somewhat 35 19 15 ---------- No ----------NET Somewhat Strongly 61 18 43 No opinion 4 13. Generally speaking, do you believe the death penalty has been applied fairly or unfairly in Maryland? 2/24/13 Fairly 43 Unfairly 32 www.washingtonpost.com/polls No opinion 25 4 www.capinsight.com 14. (Critics of the death penalty in Maryland say it is immoral, has been unfairly applied and should be abolished -- replaced by life in prison with no chance for parole). (Supporters of the death penalty in Maryland say it should remain an option for those convicted of committing the most terrible crimes). Which view is closer to your own, that Maryland law should allow for the death penalty or should the death penalty be abolished and replaced with life in prison with no chance of parole? 2/24/13 Maryland law should allow for the death penalty 60 Death penalty should be abolished 36 No opinion 4 15. One proposal aimed at meeting the state's renewable energy goals is to fund new off-shore wind-power facilities, which would be paid for by raising monthly electricity bills by about one dollar and fifty cents for the average Marylander and higher bills for businesses. Would you support or oppose such a plan for wind power in the state? Support Oppose No opinion 2/24/13 58 39 4 1/26/12* 55 42 3 *"... which would be paid for by raising monthly utility bills by a couple of dollars..." On another subject, 16. Do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws in this country? 2/24/13 Favor 63 Oppose 34 No opinion 2 17. How about in Maryland, do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws in the state? 2/24/13 Favor 62 Oppose 36 No opinion 2 18. Specifically, would you favor or oppose prohibiting the sale of all handguns? Do you favor/oppose strongly or somewhat? 2/24/13 12/19/93 --------- Favor --------NET Strongly Somewhat 28 20 8 51 --- -------- Oppose --------NET Somewhat Strongly 70 23 47 46 --- No opinion 2 3 19. Would you support or oppose a law requiring [ITEM]? Do you feel that way strongly, or only somewhat? 1/13/13 - Summary Table* www.washingtonpost.com/polls 5 www.capinsight.com ----- Support ----NET Strg. Smwt. a. Placing an armed guard in every school in Maryland 58 b. A nationwide ban on high-capacity ammunition clips, meaning those containing more than 10 bullets 61 c. A nationwide ban on the sale of assault weapons 63 d. Background checks on people buying guns at gun shows 89 *Half sample asked items a and ------ Oppose ----NET Smwt. Strg. No opinion 44 14 39 13 26 3 51 10 36 11 25 3 56 7 35 11 25 2 82 7 10 3 7 b, other half sample asked c and d. 1 20. One proposal to address the gun issue would require Maryland residents to apply for a license before purchasing any handgun. They would have to submit fingerprints to state police, complete an eight-hour gun safety course and pass a background check. Do you support or oppose such a licensing requirement in Maryland? Do you feel that way strongly, or only somewhat? 2/24/13 -------- Support -------NET Strongly Somewhat 85 73 12 --------- Oppose -------NET Somewhat Strongly 15 3 12 No opinion * 21. (IF OPPOSE LICENSING REQUIREMENT) Which part of this licensing program do you oppose the most - requiring submission of fingerprints to police, the gun safety course or the background check? Requiring submission of fingerprints to police 2/24/13 39 Gun safety course 20 Background check 11 Combination/ All/Other (VOL) 28 No op. 3 22. Current state law bans gun purchases by people who have been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility for 30 or more consecutive days. Do you think this law is too strict, not strict enough or is about right? 2/24/13 Too strict 4 Not strict enough 33 About right 61 No opinion 2 23. How big a problem is gun violence in your community? major problem, minor problem, or not a problem? Major www.washingtonpost.com/polls Minor Not a Would you say a No 6 www.capinsight.com 2/24/13 problem 24 problem 36 problem 38 opinion 1 24. Thinking ahead to 2016, between (Martin O'Malley), (Hillary Clinton), (Joe Biden) and (Andrew Cuomo) whom would you like to be the next Democratic presidential nominee? Hillary Clinton 2/24/13 46 Leaned Dems 56 Leaned Dem RVs 58 Joe Biden 14 18 18 Martin O'Malley 7 8 8 Andrew Cuomo 5 4 4 (VOL) None/ Any/Other 17 4 4 No opinion 11 9 8 25. If Martin O'Malley were the Democratic nominee for president in 2016, would you definitely vote for him in the general election, would you consider voting for him or would you definitely not vote for him? 2/24/13 Definitely vote for him 17 Consider voting for him 41 Definitely NOT vote for him 38 No opinion 4 (26 through 27 held for release. ) 28. Do you or does anyone in your house own a gun, or not? 2/24/13 Yes 29 No 70 No opinion 1 29. (IF GUN IN HOUSE) Have you, yourself, purchased a gun in the past 10 years? 2/24/13 Yes 35 No 65 No opinion 0 30. (IF PURCHASED GUN IN PAST 10 YEARS) Did you buy this gun from a traditional gun store, a gun show, the Internet, a private individual, or from somewhere else (specify)? 2/24/13 Traditional gun store 81 Gun Show 9 Internet 2 Private individual 3 Somewhere else 5 No opinion 0 31. (IF PURCHASED GUN IN PAST 10 YEARS) Did you undergo a background check before you could buy this gun, or not? 2/24/13 Yes 77 No 21 No opinion 2 *** END *** www.washingtonpost.com/polls 7 www.capinsight.com