(7MetroNews WEST VIRGINIA Friday 8/30 Release RESEARCH AMERICA President Trump’s job performance rating is down 6 percentage points from 2018 2019 APPROVE NOT SURE DISAPPROVE 54% 7% 38% n=501 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2017 2018 Q: Next, do you approve or disapprove of the job the following public figures are doing – Donald Trump as President? Approve Disapprove 2019 Jim Justice’s job approval ratings remain unchanged from 2018 2019 APPROVE NOT SURE 42% 17% DISAPPROVE 40% n=501 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2017 2018 Q: Next, do you approve or disapprove of the job the following public figures are doing – Jim Justice as West Virginia Governor? Approve Disapprove 2019 Shelley Moore-Capito’s job approval ratings remain high 2019 APPROVE NOT SURE DISAPPROVE 51% 25% 25% n=501 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Q: Next, do you approve or disapprove of the job the following public figures are doing – Shelley Moore-Capito as US Senator? Approve 2018 Disapprove 2019 Joe Manchin’s job approval ratings have improved – From 43% in 2018 to 49% in 2019 2019 APPROVE NOT SURE DISAPPROVE 15% 37% 49% n=501 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Q: Next, do you approve or disapprove of the job the following public figures are doing – Joe Manchin as US Senator? Approve 2018 Disapprove 2019 Nearly two in five registered voters disapprove of the job by the West Virginia State Senate 2019 APPROVE NOT SURE DISAPPROVE 31% 31% 38% n=501 2016 APPROVE 34% NOT SURE 26% Q: Next, do you approve or disapprove of the job the following public groups are doing – West Virginia State Senate? DISAPPROVE 40% A plurality of voters are questioning the job performance of the West Virginia House of Delegates 2019 APPROVE NOT SURE 30% 37% DISAPPROVE 33% n=501 2016 APPROVE 29% NOT SURE DISAPPROVE 30% 41% Q: Next, do you approve or disapprove of the job the following public groups are doing – West Virginia House of Delegates? Justice is an early choice to represent the Republican Party for Governor in the 2020 Election Gov. Jim Justice 53% Woody Thrasher Mike Folk Not Sure 19% 12% 17% n=216 Q: As you may or may not know, three candidates from the Republican Party have announced to run for Governor of West Virginia. They are Gov. Jim Justice, Woody Thrasher and Mike Folk. If the primary election were being held TODAY for whom would you vote? If Manchin is on the ballot for Governor, he out polls Justice by 10 Percentage Points JOE MANCHIN NOT SURE JIM JUSTICE 49% 12% 39% n=501 Q: As you may or may not know next year there will be an election for Governor of West Virginia. Now assume the candidates are U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, the Democratic party candidate, and Governor Jim Justice, the Republican party candidate. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?