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Toplines - Alaska Senate Election - July 30, 2008

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Alaska Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 30, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How do you rate the way that Sarah Palin is performing her role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

35% Excellent

29% Good

22% Fair

14% Poor

0% Not Sure

2* 2008 Senate Election

Stevens

37%

Begich

50%

Other

7%

Not sure

6%

Cuddy

35%

Begich

50%

Other

5%

Not sure

10%

Vickers

22%

Begich

55%

Other

11%

Not sure

12%

3* Favorables for Senate Candidates

Begich

Stevens

Cuddy

Vickers

Very Favorable

26%

22%

6%

2%

Somewhat Favorable

37%

28%

31%

21%

Somewhat Unfavorable

15%

21%

25%

22%

Very Unfavorable

17%

26%

9%

15%

Not sure

6%

3%

30%

40%

4* How closely have you followed recent news stories about Alaska Senator Ted Stevens?

58% Very closely

32% Somewhat closely

9% Not very closely

0% Not at all

0% Not sure

5* Should Ted Stevens resign from the Senate?

33% Yes

50% No

17% Not sure

6* Is Ted Stevens more ethical, less ethical, or about as ethical as most politicians?

20% More ethical

27% Less ethical

46% About as ethical

7% Not sure

7* Does Stevens indictment make you more likely or less likely to vote for his colleague Congressman Don Young?

12% More likely

44% Less likely

41% It has no impact

3%Not sure

8* Is Don Young more ethical, less ethical, or about as ethical as most politicians?

9% More ethical

36% Less ethical

47% About as ethical

7% Not sure

9* Is Sarah Palin more ethical, less ethical, or about as ethical as most politicians?

51% More ethical

13% Less ethical

33% About as ethical

3% Not sure

10* Do you favor or oppose term limits for Members of Congress?

58% Favor

30% Oppose

12% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence