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Election 2008: Best Candidate to Handle Key Issues
Which Presidential candidate would do the best job resolving the War in Iraq?

Candidate

Total

Republican

Democrat

Unaffiliated

Hillary Clinton

20%

8%

36%

14%

Barack Obama

16%

7%

20%

19%

Rudy Giuliani

15%

26%

6%

14%

Fred Thompson

12%

21%

5%

11%

John McCain

8%

15%

3%

7%

John Edwards

6%

2%

2%

4%

Mitt Romney

6%

9%

3%

5%

Some Other Candidate

5%

4%

4%

7%

Not Sure

12%

9%

10%

18%

     

TOTAL FOR GOP CANDIDATES:

41%

  

37%

TOTAL FOR DEM CANDIDATES:

42%

  

37%

Which candidate would do the best job when it comes to the U.S. economy?

Candidate

Total

Republican

Democrat

Unaffiliated

Hillary Clinton

27%

9%

49%

20%

Rudy Giuliani

16%

28%

7%

15%

Fred Thompson

14%

25%

4%

13%

Barack Obama

11%

7%

15%

11%

Mitt Romney

9%

11%

4%

14%

John Edwards

6%

2%

12%

3%

John McCain

4%

8%

1%

4%

Some Other Candidate

5%

4%

3%

8%

Not Sure

8%

7%

5%

12%

     

TOTAL FOR GOP CANDIDATES:

43%

  

46%

TOTAL FOR DEM CANDIDATES:

44%

  

34%

Which candidate would do the best job on the environment?

Candidate

Total

Republican

Democrat

Unaffiliated

Hillary Clinton

23%

10%

39%

17%

Fred Thompson

13%

24%

5%

13%

Barack Obama

13%

7%

19%

12%

Rudy Giuliani

11%

20%

5%

9%

John Edwards

10%

4%

15%

9%

Mitt Romney

8%

11%

3%

11%

John McCain

3%

7%

0%

3%

Some Other Candidate

7%

6%

5%

9%

Not Sure

13%

12%

8%

18%

     

TOTAL FOR GOP CANDIDATES:

35%

  

36%

TOTAL FOR DEM CANDIDATES:

46%

  

38%

Which candidate would do the best job on the immigration?

Candidate

Total

Republican

Democrat

Unaffiliated

Hillary Clinton

17%

3%

35%

11%

Rudy Giuliani

16%

29%

6%

17%

Barack Obama

16%

6%

23%

18%

Fred Thompson

15%

27%

6%

15%

John McCain

7%

10%

3%

8%

Mitt Romney

6%

9%

4%

5%

John Edwards

5%

2%

9%

5%

Some Other Candidate

6%

6%

5%

6%

Not Sure

12%

8%

11%

16%

     

TOTAL FOR GOP CANDIDATES:

44%

  

45%

TOTAL FOR DEM CANDIDATES:

38%

  

34%

Which candidate would be best at restoring the nation's optimism?

Candidate

Total

Republican

Democrat

Unaffiliated

Rudy Giuliani

21%

33%

8%

23%

Barack Obama

21%

8%

28%

25%

Hillary Clinton

19%

7%

35%

13%

Fred Thompson

14%

25%

5%

13%

John Edwards

7%

3%

11%

5%

Mitt Romney

6%

10%

2%

5%

John McCain

3%

6%

3%

2%

Some Other Candidate

3%

3%

2%

5%

Not Sure

6%

5%

6%

9%

     
TOTAL FOR GOP CANDIDATES:

44%

  

43%

TOTAL FOR DEM CANDIDATES:

47%

  

43%