Toplines: Democratic Presidential Nomination

Survey of 800 Likely Voters

May 12-13, 2008

1* Should Hillary Clinton drop out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination?

36% Yes

50% No

15% Not sure

2* Should Barack Obama drop out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination?

25% Yes

63% No

12% Not sure

3* How likely is it that the Democratic Presidential Nomination contest will remain unsettled until the Convention?

45% Very likely

33% Somewhat likely

15% Not very likely

3% Not at all likely

4% Not sure

4* Which candidate would do better against John McCain in the general election…Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?

42% Obama

41% Clinton

17% Not sure

5* If Hillary Clinton loses the Democratic nomination for President should she run for President as an independent candidate?

28% Yes

64% No

8% Not sure

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