Massachusetts General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

May 29, 2008

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

8% Excellent

10% Good

17% Fair

65% Poor

0% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	30%	McCain	38%
Clinton	60%	Obama	51%
Other	6%	Other	6%
Not sure	3%	Not sure	4%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Clinton	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	27%	32%	13%
Somewhat Favorable	30%	29%	40%
Somewhat Unfavorable	19%	20%	24%
Very Unfavorable	22%	18%	22%
Not sure	1%	1%	1%

4* When thinking about how you will vote in the 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?

44% Economy

24% War in Iraq

7% Immigration

8% National security

6% Health care

1% Social Security

7% Government ethics and corruption

2% Some other issue

3% Not sure

5* We’re just about finished… 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?

29% Win the war

63% Get the troops home

8% Not sure

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

17% Very likely

21% Somewhat likely

29% Not very likely

27% Not at all likely

6% 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

16% Somewhat likely

30% Not very likely

41% Not at all likely

7% 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?

9% Very likely

25% Somewhat likely

31% Not very likely

28% Not at all likely

6% 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?

27% Very likely

35% Somewhat likely

20% Not very likely

12% Not at all likely

6% Not sure

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

40% Yes

49% No

11% Not sure

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

17% Yes

76% No

7% Not sure

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

49% Obama
41% Clinton
11% Not sure

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