USA Today Poll # 1984-MAY2: Presidential Election/Confidence in Banks/Free Trade Agreements

This survey covers the following issues and topics: 1984 Presidential election: registered voter, likelihood of voting; favorable/unfavorable opinion of Reagan, Mondale, Jackson, Hart; first/second choice nominations; Reagan vs. Mondale, Reagan vs. Hart; for each pairing-when decided how to vote, very/not very committed to candidate, Reagan/Bush vs. Mondale/Hart; better/worse off economically than four years ago; U.S. military stronger/weaker than four years ago; better/worse off economically in four years; U.S. military stronger/ weaker in four years; prefer buying American-made products; free trade vs. tariffs; if has bank account: concern over losing money, awareness of Continental Illinois failure/federal government insured accounts, pulling money out of own account if heard rumors of bank failure although federally insured, security of own funds in bank, worry that government could not honor insurance if many banks fail, concern with foreign loans not being repaid; agree/disagree with criticisms of presidential primaries: campaign too long, voters lose interest because of candidates' repetition, too much media speculation on winner rather than candidates' statements, party conventions/caucuses make better choices than primaries; preferred system of nominating candidates; current system/national primary/regional primaries; labor union membership; political ideology