Marketing Resource Group for The Michigan Chamber of Commerce

1. The State of Michigan Roads and Bridges: Directions to a Stronger Michigan Marketing Resource Group for The Michigan Chamber of Commerce A survey of 600 likely voters was conducted by live interview April 2-6, 2014. A random sample was drawn from a listed sample of likely voters as identified by past voting behavior. The sample was stratified by county and township to represent the voting electorate, and quotas based on gender were met within each. Respondents were also screened for interest in the November election. Twenty-five percent of respondents were interviewed via cell-phone.

2. Perceptions Pothole Crisis

3. Most Important Problem Facing Michigan

4. Condition of Roads and Bridges“Thinking about the conditions of the roads and bridges in Michigan, would you say they are very good, good, fair, bad or very bad?” 82% Bad

5. Change of Conditions 2013-2014“Compared to a year ago, do you think the condition of Michigan roads and bridges has gotten better, gotten worse or stayed about the same?”

6. Satisfaction with Current Maintenance of Roads and Bridges Total Satisfied 18% “How satisfied are you with the road and bridge conditions in Michigan? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied? Total Unsatisfied 82%

7. Condition of Roads and Bridges, by Voting Behavior “Thinking about the conditions of the roads and bridges in Michigan, would you say they are very good, good, fair, bad or very bad?”

8. Condition of Roads and Bridges, by Geography

9. Concerns and Causes

10. Concern About Roads Causing Damage to Car

11. Drivers Changing Habits Due to Poor Condition of the Roads

12. Damage to Car in Last Year Twenty-five percent of all likely voters have personally incurred damage to their car. Twenty-seven percent have had a close relative or friend damage their car.

13. Damage Incurred, by Voting Behavior

16. Reasons Michigan Roads Are Not in Good Condition. • Other reasons: • Mismanagement 9% • Politicians 7% • Heavy Trucks 7% • Salt/Snowplows 3% • Lack of Workers 1% • The Economy 1%

17. Current Spending on Roads and Bridges • “. . .is the current level of spending on road and bridge maintenance and improvements in Michigan too high, too low or just about right.

18. Summary Roads are in bad condition. Voter’s blame weather and lack of funds . . . it’s become personal

19. The Fix

20. Voters Support Spending an Additional $1.8 Billion a Year

21. Support for Spending $1.8 Billion More a Year, by Voting Behavior Total Favor, 63% Total Oppose, 25% Total Favor, 76% Total Oppose, 14% Total Favor, 77% Total Oppose, 13%

22. Support for Spending $1.8 Billion More a Year, by Media Market Total Favor, 69% Total Favor, 75% Total Favor, 76% Total Favor, 64% Total Favor, 65% Total Favor, 70%

23. Willingness to Pay $10 More Per Month to Maintain and Improve Michigan Roads and Bridges Total Oppose 31% Total Favor 68%

24. Willingness to Pay $10 More a Month, by Voting Behavior Total Favor, 59% Total Oppose, 39% Total Favor, 72% Total Oppose, 23% Total Favor, 71% Total Oppose, 25%

25. Proposal A Eliminate 19 cents at the pump, replace with a whole sale gas on oil companies to raise most of the $1.8 billion Total Oppose 28% Total Support 64%

26. Support for Proposal A, by Voting Behavior Total Favor, 71% Total Oppose, 25% Total Favor, 67% Total Oppose, 27% Total Favor, 57% Total Oppose, 33%

27. Proposal B “Michigan would change some vehicle registration fees by closing loopholes like exemptions for dealer plates and logging trucks, and eliminating some vehicle registration discounts. It would also increase registration fees for commercial trucks including the largest multi-axle trucks by up to $1,000 per year, per vehicle, and replace the 19 cent per gallon gas tax with a wholesale tax paid by the oil companies. Total Oppose 31% Total Support 60%

28. Support for Proposal B, by Voting Behavior Total Favor, 69% Total Oppose, 22% Total Favor, 64% Total Oppose, 30% Total Favor, 52% Total Oppose, 41%

29. Taxes, A Necessary Evil “Which of the following three statements comes closest to how you feel about paying $10 more a month for road and bridge maintenance and improvements?” I strongly favor raising taxes on gasoline to invest more in our roads and bridges. I normally don’t favor increasing any tax, but in this case I’d reluctantly go along with a reasonable increase because our roads and bridges are in poor condition. I oppose raising the taxes on gasoline or any other tax.

30. Leadership “Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Elected officials who support additional funding for roads and bridges, even if it means an increase in taxes or fees, would be showing strong leadership by putting policy before politics.”