Maine Presidential Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

September 17, 2008

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

11% Excellent

16% Good

19% Fair

52% Poor

1% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	46%
Obama	50%
Other	1%
Not sure	3%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	33%	27%	18%	38%
Somewhat Favorable	28%	29%	30%	16%
Somewhat Unfavorable	12%	19%	17%	11%
Very Unfavorable	26%	25%	25%	31%
Not sure	1%	1%	9%	4%

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?

20% National Security Issues

46% Economic Issues

13% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

33% Yes
43% No
24% Not sure

7* John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?

52% Yes
40% No
8% Not sure

8* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

2% Very conservative
16% Somewhat conservative
32% Moderate

24% Somewhat liberal
17% Very liberal

9% Not Sure

9* In political terms, is Sarah Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

45% Very conservative
34% Somewhat conservative
7% Moderate

4% Somewhat liberal
1% Very liberal

10% Not Sure

10* When you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?

64% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
29% Voting primarily against the other candidate

7% Not sure

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