ABC News/Washington Post Democratic Delegate Poll, July 1992

This survey polled delegates to the 1992 Democratic
National Convention. Respondents were asked to agree or disagree with
statements covering a variety of issues, including raising taxes to
deal with the federal budget deficit, a constitutional amendment
outlawing abortion, and cutting defense spending in half over the
next five years. Respondents were also asked whether it was the role
of government to see to it that everyone had a job, whether they
favored smaller government with fewer services or larger government
with many services, and whether a breakdown in family values or
government neglect of the cities was more responsible for the riots
that had occurred in Los Angeles. The survey also posed questions
regarding a tax cut for middle-income Americans and a program of
national health insurance funded by tax increases. A major portion of
the survey queried delegates on their choice for the 1992 Democratic
nominee for president and vice president, and posed questions
regarding various scenarios which assumed the nomination of Bill
Clinton. Questions pertaining to the presidential election in general
included delegates' opinions of Ross Perot, the likelihood of a race
among Bush, Clinton, and Perot being decided in the House of
Representatives, and whether Democratic House members should support
Clinton unconditionally if the election was decided by the House of
Representatives. Additionally, the survey questioned respondents
about potential items for inclusion in the Democratic party platform,
including increasing taxes to reduce the deficit, federally-funded
abortion on demand, tax cuts for the middle class, limiting
individual campaign contributions to $100, free trade with Mexico,
and the $35 billion urban program proposed by the nation's mayors.
Background information on delegates includes whether they held a
Democratic party or public position and whether that position was
elected or appointed, political orientation, education, age,
religion, marital status, employment status, race, income, and sex.