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OVERVIEW The study was conducted for CNN via telephone by SSRS, an independent research company. Interviews were conducted from October 1-4, 2020 among a sample of 1,205 respondents. The landline total respondents were 424 and there were 781 cell phone respondents. The margin of sampling error for total respondents is +/- 3.3 at the 95% confidence level. The design effect is 1.39. For results among the 1,095 registered voters, the margin of sampling error is +/-3.5 and for results among the 1,001 likely voters, it is +/-3.6. More information about SSRS can be obtained by visiting www.ssrs.com. Unless otherwise noted, results beginning with the March 31-April 2, 2006 survey and ending with the April 22-25, 2017 survey are from surveys conducted by ORC International. Results before March 31, 2006 are from surveys conducted by Gallup. Question text noted in parentheses was rotated or randomized. Values less than 0.5 percent are indicated by an asterisk (*).

NOTE ABOUT CROSSTABS Interviews were conducted among a representative sample of the adult population, age 18 or older, of the United States. Members of demographic groups not shown in the published crosstabs are represented in the results for each question in the poll. Crosstabs on the pages that follow only include results for subgroups with a minimum N=125 unweighted cases. Results for subgroups with fewer than N=125 unweighted cases are not displayed and instead are denoted with "SN" because samples of that size carry larger margins of sampling error and can be too small to be projectable with confidence to their true values in the population.

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HC1. Overall, do you generally favor or generally oppose the health care law known as Obamacare?

Favor Oppose No opinion

October 1-4, 2020 57% 36% 7%

August 3-6, 2017* 50% 46% 4%

*Asked of half sample

COMPARE TO:

As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country's health care system became law in 2010. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor or generally oppose it?

Favor Oppose No opinion

August 3-6, 2017* 42% 51% 7%

April 22-25, 2017 47% 48% 5%

March 1-4, 2017 46% 49% 5%

Jan. 12-15, 2017 49% 47% 4%

May 29-31, 2015 43% 55% 2%

July 18-20, 2014 40% 59% 1%

March 7-9, 2014 39% 57% 4%

Dec. 16-19, 2013 35% 62% 3% Nov. 18-20, 2013 40% 58% 2%

Oct. 18-20, 2013 41% 56% 6%

Sept. 27-29, 2013 38% 57% 4%

May 17-18, 2013 43% 54% 3%

Nov. 16-18, 2012 42% 51% 6% May 29-31, 2012 43% 51% 6%

Mar. 24-25, 2012 43% 50% 7%

Nov. 18-20, 2011 38% 56% 6%

June 3-7, 2011 29% 56% 5%

March 11-13, 2011 37% 59% 5%

Dec. 17-19, 2010 43% 54% 3% Aug. 6-10, 2010 40% 56% 4%

Mar. 19-21, 2010 39% 59% 2%

*Asked of half sample

QUESTION WORDING PRIOR TO AUGUST 2010: As you may know, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are trying to pass final legislation that would make major changes in the country’s health care system. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor it or generally oppose it? QUESTION WORDING FOR AUGUST AND DECEMBER 2010: As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country's health care system became law earlier this year. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor or generally oppose it? QUESTION WORDING FOR MARCH AND JUNE 2011: As you may know, a bill that makes major changes to the country's health care system became law last year. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor or generally oppose it? HC2A. Do you think the Supreme Court should or should not overturn the health care law known as Obamacare?





Should overturn it Should not overturn it No opinion

October 1-4, 2020 32% 61% 7%





Q10. As you may know, Amy Coney Barrett is the federal judge nominated to serve on the Supreme Court. Would you like to see the Senate vote in favor of Barrett serving on the Supreme Court, or not?

Yes, vote in favor No, not vote in favor No opinion

October 1-4, 2020 42% 46% 13%

(FURTHER TRENDS ON NEXT PAGE)





Q10. As you may know, Amy Coney Barrett is the federal judge nominated to serve on the Supreme Court. Would you like to see the Senate vote in favor of Barrett serving on the Supreme Court, or not? (CONTINUED)

CNN/SSRS, CNN/ORC, AND CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP TRENDS FOR COMPARISON

Yes, vote in favor No, not vote in favor No opinion Brett Kavanaugh 2018 Oct 4-7**** 41% 51% 8% 2018 Sep 6-9* 38% 39% 23% 2018 Aug 9-12* 37% 40% 22%

Neil Gorsuch* 2017 Jan 31 -Feb 2 49% 36% 15% Merrick Garland* 2016 Apr 28-May 1 52% 33% 15% 2016 Mar 17-20 52% 33% 15% Elana Kagan** 2010 Jul 16-21 54% 34% 12% 2010 Jun 16 44% 39% 17% 2010 May 21-23 54% 36% 11%

Sonia Sotomayor* 2009 Jul 31-Aug 3 51% 36% 14% 2009 Jun 26-28 47% 40% 13% Samuel Alito* 2006 Jan 20-22 54% 30% 16% 2006 Jan 6-8 49% 30% 21% 2005 Dec 9-11 49% 29% 22% 2005 Nov 7-10 50% 25% 25% Harriet Miers** 2005 Oct 21-23 42% 43% 15% 2005 Oct 13-16 44% 36% 20% John Roberts*** 2005 Sep 16-18 60% 26% 14% 2005 Sep 8-11 58% 27% 15% 2005 Aug 28-30 52% 26% 22% 2005 Aug 5-7 51% 28% 21%

2005 Jul 22-24 59% 22% 19% Ruth Bader Ginsburg* 1993 Jun 18-21 53% 14% 33% Clarence Thomas* 1991 Jul 11-14 52% 17% 31% Robert Bork* 1987 Sep 1-13 38% 35% 26% 1987 Aug 24-Sep 2 31% 25% 44%

TRENDS SINCE 2018 FROM CNN/SSRS POLL. TRENDS FROM 2009 -2017 FROM CNN/OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION POLL. TRENDS BEFORE OTHERS FROM CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLS. FURTHER TREND NOTES FOLLOW ON NEXT PAGE. *QUESTION WORDING FOR KAVANAUGH, GORSUCH, GARLAND, SOTOMAYOR, ALITO, GINSBURG, THOMAS AND BORK: As you may know, NAME is the federal judge nominated to serve on the Supreme Court. Would you like to see the Senate vote in favor of NAME serving on the Supreme Court, or not? **QUESTION WORDING FOR ELENA KAGAN, HARIET MIERS: As you may know, [NAME] is the person nominated to serve on the Supreme Court. Would you like to see the Senate vote in favor of [NAME] serving on the Supreme Court, or not? ***QUESTION WORDING FOR ROBERTS IN JULY AND AUGUST 2005: As you may know, John Roberts is a federal judge nominated to serve on the Supreme Court. Would you like to see the Senate vote in favor of Roberts serving on the Supreme Court, or not? IN SEPTEMBER 2005: As you may know, John Roberts is a federal judge nominated to serve as chief justice on the Supreme Court. Would you like to see the Senate vote in favor of Roberts serving as chief justice on the Supreme Court, or not? ****QUESTION WORDING FOR KAVANAUGH: Interviews conducted after the final vote were asked “As you may know, Brett Kavanaugh is the federal judge appointed to serve on the Supreme Court. Did you want to see the Senate vote in favor of Kavanaugh serving on the Supreme Court, or not?”





Q11. How would you describe your first impressions of Amy Coney Barrett? Would you say they are... [RESPONSES ROTATED IN ORDER FOR HALF/IN REVERSE ORDER FOR HALF]

NET

Positive Very

positive

Some-what

positive

Neither positive

nor negative

NET Negative

Some-what

negative

Very negative

No opinion

Oct. 1-4, 2020 38% 24% 14% 25% 29% 16% 13% 8%

CNN/SSRS, CNN/ORC AND CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP TRENDS FOR COMPARISON

Very positive

Some- what

positive

Neither positive

nor negative

Some- what

negative Very

negative No

opinion Brett Kavanaugh 2018 Aug 9-12 17% 16% 27% 14% 15% 11% Neil Gorsuch 2017 Jan 31-Feb 2 21% 18% 31% 16% 8% 5% Merrick Garland 2016 Mar 17-20 18% 27% 34% 10% 4% 7% Judge John Roberts 2005 Jul 20 26% 28% 21% 8% 7% 10% **NOTE: 2018 trends from CNN/SSRS. 2016-2017 trends from CNN/ORC. 2005 trends from CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP poll.





Q12. From what you know about Amy Coney Barrett, as a Supreme Court Justice, do you think she would be too (liberal), too (conservative), or just about right?

Too liberal Too conservative About right No opinion

October 1-4, 2020 4% 43% 41% 12%

CNN/ORC AND CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP TRENDS FOR COMPARISON

Too liberal

Too conservative

About right

No opinion

Neil Gorsuch 2017 Jan 31 – Feb 2 7% 34% 49% 10% Merrick Garland 2016 Mar 17-20 25% 6% 56% 13% Elena Kagan 2010 May 21-23* 40% 6% 50% 4% Samuel Alito 2006 Jan 6-8* 6% 29% 49% 15% John Roberts 2005 Aug 28-30 8% 24% 48% 20% Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1993 Jun 18-21 14% 4% 47% 35% Clarence Thomas 1991 Jul 11-14 7% 20% 46% 27% * Asked of a half sample **NOTE: 2016 -2017 trends from CNN/ORC polls. 1991 - 2010 trends from CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP polls.

Q14. Do you think Barrett should or should not promise to recuse herself from any cases which could affect the outcome of this year's presidential election?

Should promise to recuse herself

Should not promise to recuse herself

No opinion

October 1-4, 2020 56% 34% 10%





MORE ON METHODOLOGY A total of 1,205 adults were interviewed by telephone nationwide by live interviewers calling both landline and cell phones. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish. Among the entire sample, 33% described themselves as Democrats, 28% described themselves as Republicans, and 39% described themselves as independents or members of another party. All respondents were asked questions concerning basic demographics, and the entire sample was weighted to reflect national Census figures for gender, race, age, education, region of country, and telephone usage. Results for the full sample have a margin of sampling error of +/- 3.3 percentage points. For the sample of 1,095 registered voters, it is +/- 3.5 percentage points. For the sample of 1,001 likely voters, it is +/- 3.6 percentage points. Interviews were conducted among a representative sample of the adult population, age 18 or older, of the United States. Members of demographic groups not shown in the published crosstabs are represented in the results for each question in the poll. Crosstabs on the pages that follow only include results for subgroups with a minimum n=125 unweighted cases. Results for subgroups with fewer than n=125 unweighted cases are not displayed and instead are denoted with "SN" because samples of that size carry larger margins of sampling error and can be too small to be projectable with confidence to their true values in the population.





CNN/SSRS Poll -- October 01, 2020 to October 04, 2020

TABLE 078

Question HC1

HC1. Overall, do you generally favor or generally oppose the health care law known as Obamacare?

Base: Total Respondents

Ppl Trump Trump

of ap- disap

Total Men Women White Color prove prove

===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Favor 57% 48% 67% 50% 70% 13% 88%

Oppose 36% 45% 28% 44% 22% 80% 6%

Don't know/Undecided/Refused 7% 8% 5% 6% 7% 7% 5%

Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.9 5.3 4.4

Total 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <45 45+

===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Favor 57% 57% 59% 53% 63% 58% 58%

Oppose 36% 32% 36% 42% 33% 33% 38%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 7.2 7.1 6.0 5.6 5.6 4.0

Non- White White

coll. Coll. non- coll.

Total <$50K $50K+ grad grad. coll. grad.

===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Favor 57% 62% 57% 52% 68% 43% 65%

Oppose 36% 30% 39% 40% 29% 50% 32%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 5.8 4.2 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.9

Indep Con

Demo- endnt Repub Lib- Mode- serva

Total crat Other lican eral rate tive

===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Favor 57% 95% 57% 14% 91% 67% 18%

Oppose 36% 3% 33% 81% 7% 25% 77%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.6 5.1 6.1

De-

Lean Lean Biden Trump bate

Demo- Repub Reg. Supp- Supp- wat-

Total crat lican voter orter orter chers

===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Favor 57% 93% 16% 57% 92% 10% 57%

Oppose 36% 4% 78% 38% 5% 84% 39%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 4.6 5.1 3.5 4.7 5.4 3.8






TABLE 079

Question HC2A

HC2A. Do you think the Supreme Court should or should not overturn the health care law known as Obamacare?


Ppl Trump Trump

of ap- disap


===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Should overturn it 32% 41% 24% 38% 21% 69% 7%

Should not overturn it 61% 52% 70% 56% 72% 21% 90%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.9 5.3 4.4

Total 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <45 45+

===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====




Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 7.2 7.1 6.0 5.6 5.6 4.0

Non- White White



===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====




Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 5.8 4.2 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.9

Indep Con



===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====




Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.6 5.1 6.1

De-




===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====




Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 4.6 5.1 3.5 4.7 5.4 3.8






TABLE 080

Question 10

10. As you may know, Amy Coney Barrett is the federal judge nominated to serve on the Supreme Court. Would you

like to see the Senate vote in favor of Barrett serving on the Supreme Court, or not?


Ppl Trump Trump

of ap- disap


===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Yes, vote in favor 42% 48% 35% 49% 29% 83% 14%

No, not vote in favor 46% 37% 54% 43% 51% 6% 74%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.9 5.3 4.4

Total 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <45 45+

===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Yes, vote in favor 42% 35% 38% 52% 42% 36% 47%



Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 7.2 7.1 6.0 5.6 5.6 4.0

Non- White White



===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Yes, vote in favor 42% 37% 45% 45% 35% 56% 36%



Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 5.8 4.2 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.9

Indep Con



===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Yes, vote in favor 42% 8% 42% 83% 12% 37% 77%



Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.6 5.1 6.1

De-




===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Yes, vote in favor 42% 11% 82% 43% 11% 86% 43%



Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 4.6 5.1 3.5 4.7 5.4 3.8






TABLE 081

Question 11

11. How would you describe your first impressions of Amy Coney Barrett? Would you say they are...?


Ppl Trump Trump

of ap- disap


===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Very/Somewhat positive (Net) 38% 44% 32% 45% 26% 72% 15%

Very positive 24% 27% 21% 30% 13% 56% 3%

Somewhat positive 14% 17% 11% 14% 13% 16% 13%

Neither positive nor negative 25% 24% 25% 20% 32% 17% 30%

Somewhat/Very negative (Net) 29% 22% 36% 29% 29% 3% 48%

Somewhat negative 16% 14% 18% 14% 20% 2% 27%

Very negative 13% 8% 18% 15% 9% 1% 22%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.9 5.3 4.4

Total 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <45 45+

===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====


Very positive 24% 14% 18% 35% 31% 15% 31%





Very negative 13% 14% 14% 11% 13% 14% 12%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 7.2 7.1 6.0 5.6 5.6 4.0

Non- White White



===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====


Very positive 24% 16% 29% 25% 22% 34% 24%





Very negative 13% 11% 15% 10% 19% 11% 22%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 5.8 4.2 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.9

Indep Con



===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====


Very positive 24% 1% 18% 60% 4% 15% 55%





Very negative 13% 29% 7% 1% 34% 8% 2%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.6 5.1 6.1






TABLE 081

Question 11

11. How would you describe your first impressions of Amy Coney Barrett? Would you say they are...?


De-




===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====


Very positive 24% 2% 54% 26% 2% 60% 27%





Very negative 13% 22% 2% 14% 23% 2% 15%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 4.6 5.1 3.5 4.7 5.4 3.8






TABLE 082

Question 12

12. From what you know about Amy Coney Barrett, as a Supreme Court Justice, do you think she would be too liberal,

too conservative, or just about right?


Ppl Trump Trump

of ap- disap


===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Too liberal 4% 3% 5% 4% 4% 2% 5%

Too conservative 43% 34% 51% 42% 44% 6% 70%

About right 41% 48% 35% 46% 32% 82% 14%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.9 5.3 4.4

Total 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <45 45+

===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Too liberal 4% 3% 3% 5% 5% 3% 4%


About right 41% 38% 38% 48% 41% 38% 44%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 7.2 7.1 6.0 5.6 5.6 4.0

Non- White White



===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Too liberal 4% 7% 2% 5% 1% 5% 1%


About right 41% 37% 44% 45% 33% 52% 34%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 5.8 4.2 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.9

Indep Con



===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Too liberal 4% 5% 4% 2% 3% 5% 4%


About right 41% 8% 42% 81% 8% 38% 76%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.6 5.1 6.1

De-




===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Too liberal 4% 4% 3% 4% 5% 2% 3%


About right 41% 12% 78% 42% 10% 85% 42%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 4.6 5.1 3.5 4.7 5.4 3.8






TABLE 083

Question 14

14. Do you think Barrett should or should not promise to recuse herself from any cases which could affect the

outcome of this year's presidential election?


Ppl Trump Trump

of ap- disap


===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== =====

Should promise to recuse herself 56% 49% 63% 57% 56% 27% 77%

Should not promise to recuse herself 34% 39% 29% 35% 30% 61% 15%


Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.9 5.3 4.4

Total 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ <45 45+

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Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 7.2 7.1 6.0 5.6 5.6 4.0

Non- White White



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Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 5.8 4.2 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.9

Indep Con



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Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.6 5.1 6.1

De-




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Sampling Error (+/-) 3.3 4.6 5.1 3.5 4.7 5.4 3.8


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