Toplines: Colorado General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

May 19, 2008

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

14% Excellent

17% Good

17% Fair

51% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	47%	McCain	42%
Clinton	44%	Obama	48%
Other	7%	Other	5%
Not sure	2%	Not sure	5%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Clinton	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	15%	32%	12%
Somewhat Favorable	29%	23%	39%
Somewhat Unfavorable	24%	16%	28%
Very Unfavorable	32%	29%	20%
Not sure	1%	1%	1%

4* When thinking about how you will vote in the next presidential election, 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?

41% Economy

21% War in Iraq

10% Immigration

7% National security

6% Health care

2% Social Security

8% Government ethics and corruption

3% Some other issue

2% Not sure

5* John McCain recently gave a speech saying that-- if he is elected President—the United States will win the War in Iraq during his first term in office. McCain also said that virtually all combat troops will be home from Iraq by the end of his first term in office. If you had to choose just one of those goals as the higher priority, would you rather see the United States win the War in Iraq or get the troops home from Iraq within four years?

39% Win the war
54% Get the troops home
7% Not sure

6* If John McCain is elected President, how likely is it that the United States will win the War in Iraq?

21% Very likely
23% Somewhat likely
21% Not very likely
23% Not at all likely
12% Not sure

7* Okay… if Barack Obama is elected President, how likely is it that the United States will win the War in Iraq?

6% Very likely
14% Somewhat likely
28% Not very likely
41% Not at all likely
11% Not sure

8* Fine… If John McCain is elected President, how likely is it that virtually all combat troops will be home from Iraq by the end of his first term in office?

8% Very likely
27% Somewhat likely
30% Not very likely
25% Not at all likely
9% Not sure

9* Great… If Barack Obama is elected President, how likely is it that virtually all combat troops will be home from Iraq by the end of his first term in office?

29% Very likely
31% Somewhat likely
19% Not very likely
11% Not at all likely
10% Not sure

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

39% Yes
50% No
11% Not sure

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

16% Yes
74% No
10% Not sure

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

47% Obama
37% Clinton
16% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence