Arkansas Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 15, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

15% Excellent

19% Good

13% Fair

53% Poor

0% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Mike Beebe is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

25% Excellent

43% Good

25% Fair

7% Poor

1% Not sure

3* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	47%	52%
Obama	37%	39%
Other	5%	1%
Not sure	11%	7%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	22%	21%
Somewhat Favorable	23%	38%
Somewhat Unfavorable	18%	27%
Very Unfavorable	35%	12%
Not sure	2%	3%

5* In terms of how you will vote for President, are you primarily interested in National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror, Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?

25% National Security Issues

45% Economic Issues

9% Domestic Issues

8% Cultural Issues

6% Fiscal Issues

8% Not sure

6*John McCain favors drilling in offshore oil wells to help reduce the price of gas. Barack Obama opposes offshore oil wells and says it would not reduce the price of gas. Should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?

65% Yes

23% No

12% Not sure

7*If drilling in offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go down?

22% Very likely

37% Somewhat likely

25% Not very likely

12% Not at all likely

4% Not sure

8*A proposal has been made to allow oil drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge? Do you favor or oppose this proposal?

56% Favor

32% Oppose

12% Not sure

9* If the maximum highway speed limit was dropped to 55 miles per hour, would that reduce the price of gas and oil?

25% Yes

64% No

11% Not sure

10* A proposal has been made to impose a nationwide maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?

30% Favor

62% Oppose

11% Not sure

11*What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?

48% Reducing the price of gas and oil

36% Protecting the environment
15% Not sure

12* Is free trade good or bad for the United States economy?

41% Good

32% Bad

11% Neither

15% Not sure

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