Maine Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 17, 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?

12% Excellent

14% Good

16% Fair

58% Poor

0% Not sure

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

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	36%	41%
Obama	46%	49%
Other	7%	3%
Not sure	10%	6%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	31%	18%
Somewhat Favorable	27%	38%
Somewhat Unfavorable	20%	25%
Very Unfavorable	19%	16%
Not sure	3%	3%

4* 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?

26% National Security Issues

46% Economic Issues

9% Domestic Issues

3% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

5*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?

55% Yes

32% No

13% Not sure

6* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

40% United States and its allies

29% Terrorists

26% Neither

6% Not sure

7* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?

20% Yes

60% No

20% Not sure

8* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?

41% Yes

30% No

29% Not sure

9* Which is a greater threat to the security of the United States—Iraq or Afghanistan?

21% Iraq

49% Afghanistan

29% Not sure

10* Despite current difficulties, does the United States still have the best economy in the world?

32% Yes

57% No

11% Not sure

11* When covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they present an accurate picture of the economy?

41% Worse than it really is

22% Better than it really is

29% They present and accurate picture

8% Not sure

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

49% Reducing the price of gas and oil

38% Protecting the environment
12% Not sure

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