Toplines: Economy & Government
Survey of 800 Likely Voters

April 2-3, 2008

1* We’re just about finished….When thinking about how you will vote in the South Carolina Presidential primary, which of the following issues is most important—the economy, the War in Iraq, immigration, national security, health care, Social Security, or government ethics and corruption?

38% Economy

19% War in Iraq

1% Immigration

12% National security

9% Health care

3% Social Security

5% Government ethics and corruption

2% Some other issue

2% Not sure

2* Next, what is more important, creating economic growth or reducing the income gap between rich and poor?

59% Creating economic growth

35% Reducing the income gap between rich and poor

6% Not sure

3* To help the economy, is it better for the government to cut taxes, cut interest rates, cut government spending, or increase government spending?

24% Cut taxes

12% Cut interest rates

49% Cut government spending

5% Increase government spending

8% Not sure

4* Who has more control over the economy, the President or the Chairman of the Federal Reserve?

32% President

50% Chairman of the Federal Reserve

18% Not sure

5* Some people believe that the best thing the government can do to help the economy is get out of the way by reducing regulation and taxes. Do you agree or disagree?

48% Agree

36% Disagree

16% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence