Montana General Election

Survey of 700 Likely Voters

September 8, 2008

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

18% Excellent

19% Good

19% Fair

44% Poor

1% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	53%
Obama	42%
Other	2%
Not sure	3%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	34%	35%	26%	44%
Somewhat Favorable	16%	25%	18%	15%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	16%	18%	14%
Very Unfavorable	32%	21%	29%	23%
Not sure	3%	2%	8%	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?

26% National Security Issues

35% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

7% Cultural Issues

14% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

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

35% Yes

34% No
30% Not sure

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

55% Yes

31% No
14% Not sure

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

1% Very conservative
7% Somewhat conservative
26% Moderate

28% Somewhat liberal
28% Very liberal
11% Not sure

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

48% Very conservative
29% Somewhat conservative
10% Moderate

3% Somewhat liberal
1% Very liberal
8% Not sire

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

72% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
23% Voting primarily against the other candidate

4% Not sure

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