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Dear Dean Meetup participant,

We want to survey who attends Dean Meetups and why. The Sept. 21 Washington Post quotes the Dean for America campaign manager saying, "anecdotal evidence suggests Dean's supporters are a mixed bag of the party's liberal base." We want to provide survey evidence to replace the anecdotal evidence. The results of this survey will help those involved with campaigns that use the Internet for grassroots organizing. Responses are anonymous.

We will analyze and publish the results under the auspices of Bentley College (Waltham, MA). Contact: Christine Williams, Professor of Government, (781) 891-2655, cwilliams@bentley.edu . We will post the results on www.DeanVolunteers.org/Survey/ . Contact: Jesse Gordon, (617) 320-6989, jesse@DeanVolunteers.org. Feel free to call Jesse during the Meetup if guidance is needed.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ASSISTANCE.

1. How did you find out about THIS Meetup?

 Dean For America web site

 Local Dean volunteer web site

 Meetup.com web site

 other Internet source

 invited by someone I know

 other

2. How did you find out about the FIRST Meetup you ever attended?

 Dean For America web site

 Local Dean volunteer web site

 Meetup.com web site

 other Internet source

 invited by someone I know

 other

3. Have you invited others to attend a Meetup?

 Yes, asked other/s in person

 Yes, asked other/s by telephone

 Yes, asked other/s by e-mail

 Yes asked other/s some other way

 No

4. How many Meetups have you attended?

 this is my first one

 1 other

 2 others

 3 others

 more than 3 others

5. Would you attend another Meetup in the future?

 No

 Don’t know, undecided

 Maybe, a small chance

 Yes, a good chance

 Yes, definitely

6. Will you get more or less involved in the Dean campaign because of this Meetup?

 much more involved

 somewhat more involved

 no change in level of involvement

 somewhat less involved

 much less involved

 don't know

7. How did you get involved in the Dean campaign?

 beyond this Meetup, don’t plan to get involved

 because of this Meetup, plan to get involved

 I first went to a Meetup, then became involved

 Was already involved, that got me to a Meetup

8. Why did you come to this Meetup?

9. Has your level of support for Howard Dean changed as a result of this Meetup?

 much stronger

 somewhat stronger

 the same level, no change

 somewhat weaker

 much weaker

 don't know

10. What do you like about Meetup?

11. In what state are you registered to vote? If you are not registered to vote, write not registered.

______________________________

12. For whom did you vote in the 2000 presidential election? (Bush, Gore, Nader, Buchanan, Browne, Hagelin, did not vote, other):

______________________________

13. If your state had a presidential primary, for whom did you vote? (Gore, Bradley, Bush, McCain, state did not have a primary, did not vote, other):

______________________________

14. Have you ever donated money on-line to a political candidate's election campaign?

 Yes

 No

 can't remember

15. Have you ever donated money to a candidate's election campaign another way (not on-line)?

 No, never donated any money to candidates

 Yes, only this election, to only one candidate

 Yes, only this election, more than 1 candidate

 Yes, to 1 candidate, in several past elections

 Yes, to more than 1 candidate, several elections

16. Thinking about how often you vote in national, state, and local elections, and for primaries, general elections, and ballot questions:

 I was not eligible to vote in past elections

 vote nearly every election year for nearly every

kind of election and office

 vote in the majority of election years,

kinds of elections, and levels of offices

 vote in some election years,

some kinds of elections and for some offices

 never or almost never vote

17. Have you ever done volunteer work for campaigns?

 No, have never volunteered for a campaign

 Yes, have volunteered to work, but this is the

only election year I've done so

 Yes, have volunteered, more than one election

18. How often do you use the Internet?

 several times a day

 once a day

 3 or more days a week

 1 or 2 days a week

 once every few weeks

 less than once a month

 don't know

19. What do you consider the two most important problems facing the nation today?

1st ___________________

2nd ___________________

20. Have you visited a political candidate's web site,

e-discussion group, or weblog this election cycle?

 Yes, but only the Dean for America web site

and local Dean volunteer web sites

 Yes, several candidates' web sites

 No, have not visited any candidate web sites this election cycle

21. Have you ever visited a political activism web site (not a political candidate, news media or government site)?

 No, none

 Yes, a small number (1-4)

 Yes, some (5-10)

 Yes, more than 10

22. How many days a week do you typically get news from each of these sources: (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or all 7)

the Internet _________

printed newspapers _________

newsmagazines _________

radio news _________

TV news programs _________

23. Do you consider your political party identification

 strong Democrat

 weak Democrat

 independent

 weak Republican

 strong Republican

 Green party

 Libertarian party

 other third party

24. How would you characterize your political ideology? (check as many as apply to you)

 populist

 progressive

 liberal

 centrist

 conservative

 libertarian

 independent

 other

 don't know

25. Evaluate each of the candidates below on this scale:

1= strongly oppose

2= oppose, but not strongly

3= neutral or no opinion of candidate

4= favor, but not strongly

5= strongly favor

1 2 3 4 5

Sen. Carol Moseley Braun     

Gen. Wesley Clark     

Gov. Howard Dean     

Sen. John Edwards     

Rep. Dick Gephardt     

Sen. Bob Graham     

Sen. John Kerry     

Rep. Dennis Kucinich     

Sen. Joe Lieberman     

Rev. Al Sharpton     

26. Evaluate each candidate from a past election or different party: 1= strongly opposed

2= opposed, but not strongly

3= neutral or no opinion of candidate

4= favored, but not strongly

5= strongly favored

1 2 3 4 5

Sen. Bill Bradley     

Ralph Nader     

Ross Perot     

Sen. John McCain     

V.P. Dick Cheney     

Pres. George W. Bush     

27. In what year were you born? ________________

28. What is your gender?

 male

 female

29. What is your religion?

 Protestant

 Roman Catholic

 other Christian

 Jewish

 Muslim

 other non-Christian

 agnostic

 atheist

 undecided

30. What is your current employment status?

 employed and working full-time

 employed and working part-time

 temporarily laid off or unemployed

 retired

 homemaker

 student

 other

31. If employed, what is your occupational category?

 clerical, office services, data processing

 business, professional, scientific fields

 services: health, safety, education, government

 skilled trades

 agricultural

 domestic services, food or institutional services

 not currently employed

32. What is your present marital status?

 single

 married

 divorced or separated

 widowed

33. What is your total household income before taxes?

 up to $25,000

 between $25,000 and $40,000

 between $40,000 and $60,000

 between $60,000 and $80,000

 between $80,000 and $100,000

 between $100,000 and $150,000

 more than $150,000

34. What is your racial or ethnic heritage?

 white

 black

 Hispanic, Spanish American, Chicano

 Oriental/Asian: Japan, Korea, Pacific Islander

 American Indian/Native American

 other

35. If you would like to receive the survey results, or are willing to do a follow up telephone interview or take another survey later in the campaign, please give us your e-mail address. Only the Bentley College researchers will see your address; they will not give it to anyone else for any other purpose:

Email: ________________________________