One of the strongest positive messages for Michael Lee is that he helped families deal with rising prices by cutting state income taxes in half and making the first $25,000 of every family’s income free of state income taxes. (H259, 9/22/23)

• 70% of voters said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this (43% much more likely).
• 77% of Unaffiliated voters said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this (40% much more likely).
• 66% of white women said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this (39% much more likely).
• 62% of undecided voters said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this.
• 72% of persuadable voters said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this.
• 97% of voters who moved to Michael Lee on the informed ballot said they were more likely to vote for him after learning this.

Another strong positive message for Michael Lee is that he voted to prohibit biological males from participating in girls’ and women’s sports in middle school, high school, and college in North Carolina. (Citation: H574, 8/16/23)

• 58% of voters said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this (43% much more likely).
• 56% of Unaffiliated voters said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this (36% much more likely).
• 52% of white women said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this (42% much more likely).
• 61% of undecided voters said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this.
• 71% of persuadable voters said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this.
• 77% of voters who moved to Michael Lee on the informed ballot said they were more likely to vote for him after learning this.

A strong positive message for Michael Lee for Republicans is that he led the fight to pass North Carolina’s law that requires voters to show a photo ID before casting a ballot. (Citation: S824, 12/18/18)

• Overall, 56% of voters said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this (48% much more likely).
• 56% of Unaffiliated voters said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this (45% much more likely).
• 53% of white women said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this (49% much more likely).
• 50% of undecided voters said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this.
• 56% of persuadable voters said they were more likely to vote for Michael Lee after learning this.
• 91% of voters who moved to Michael Lee on the informed ballot said they were more likely to vote for him after learning this.

One of the strongest negative messages that causes voters to dislike Dr. David Hill is his belief that biological males should be able to participate in girls’ and women’s sports in middle school, high school, and college. In July 2021, Hill authored a blog post dismissing people who promoted traditional definitions of gender, noting “when you hear someone assert that gender is either one thing or another, and they’re ready to pass laws to police how gender is treated, you can bet that they don’t understand the basics of endocrinology, genetics, or physical and psychological development. (Citation: David Hill blog post, 7/1/21, https://medium.com/beingwell/yes-i-just-changed-your-babys-diaper-9bde47c47291)

• Overall, 62% of voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (50% much less likely).
• 58% of Unaffiliated voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (38% much less likely).
• 59% of white women said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (49% much less likely).
• 76% of undecided voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.
• 63% of persuadable voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.
• 82% of voters who moved to Michael Lee on the informed ballot said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.

Another strong negative message that causes voters to dislike Dr. David Hill is the fact that he was the leader of an organization that advocates for puberty-blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender transitioning for minor children. In October 2020, Hill hosted a podcast to promote an article positively covering a pediatrician’s experience in administering hormone procedures to a patient (Citation: Pediatrics On Call Podcast, “Environmental Health, A Transformational Gender Journey – Episode 25,” https://www.aap.org/en/pages/podcast/environmental-health-a-transformational-gender-journey/)

• Overall, 59% of voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (47% much less likely).
• 62% of Unaffiliated voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (43% much less likely).
• 48% of white women said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (43% much less likely).
• 45% of undecided voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.
• 60% of persuadable voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.
• 79% of voters who moved to Michael Lee on the informed ballot said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.

Another strong negative message that causes voters to dislike Dr. David Hill: “David Hill was a senior leader of an organization that pushed to ban religious and personal exemptions for vaccines and advocated for universal masking in schools for children as young as two years old. Hill called those who did not wear masks in public ‘winged monkeys.’” (Citations: GoodRx Health article, “Best Practices for Going Back to School During COVID-19,” 8/17/21, https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/covid-19/back-to-school-during-covid; David Hill blog post using the “winged monkey” insult, https://medium.com/beingwell/what-can-i-see-now-on-the-secret-doctors-only-web-a5892e02b39)

• Overall, 54% of voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (44% much less likely).
• 48% of Unaffiliated voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (41% much less likely).
• 47% of white women said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (37% much less likely).
• 48% of undecided voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.
• 59% of persuadable voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.
• 72% of voters who moved to Michael Lee on the informed ballot said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.

Another strong negative message that causes voters to dislike Dr. David Hill: “David Hill was a senior leader of an organization that supports using tax dollars to provide housing subsidies and free government-provided healthcare to illegal immigrants.” During Hill’s tenure as a senior leader of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the AAP called for public health and housing benefits to be authorized for illegal immigrants. (Citation: American Academy of Pediatrics, “Meeting the Medical and Mental Health Needs of Unaccompanied Children in U.S. Communities, https://www.aap.org/en/advocacy/meeting-the-medical-and-mental-health-needs-of-unaccompanied-children-in-u.s.-communities)

• Overall, 51% of voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (39% much less likely).
• 42% of Unaffiliated voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (26% much less likely).
• 48% of white women said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (38% much less likely).
• 34% of undecided voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.
• 55% of persuadable voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.
• 76% of voters who moved to Michael Lee on the informed ballot said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.

Perhaps the strongest negative message that causes voters to dislike Dr. David Hill: “David Hill advocated for the removal of security guards from public schools.” (Citation: in March 2021, Hill hosted a podcast featuring an audio essay from Dr. R. Fenton criticizing the use of police in schools)

• Overall, 66% of voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (47% much less likely).
• 69% of Unaffiliated voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (46% much less likely).
• 58% of white women said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this (43% much less likely).
• 70% of undecided voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.
• 73% of persuadable voters said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.
• 88% of voters who moved to Michael Lee on the informed ballot said they were less likely to vote for David Hill after learning this.