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Nebraska General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

July 28, 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

25% Good

17% Fair

40% Poor

1% 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	50%	55%
Obama	32%	36%
Other	8%	4%
Not sure	10%	5%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	25%	28%
Somewhat Favorable	20%	43%
Somewhat Unfavorable	21%	18%
Very Unfavorable	33%	10%
Not sure	2%	1%

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?

21% National Security Issues

38% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

8% Cultural Issues

11% Fiscal Issues

11% Not sure

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

59% Reducing the price of gas and oil

29% Protecting the environment
13% Not sure

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

62% The United States and its allies

16% The terrorists

18% Neither

4% Not sure

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

28% Yes

51% No

20% Not sure

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

40% Yes

32% No

28% Not sure

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

31% Iraq

41% Afghanistan

28% Not sure

10* When covering a political campaign, do most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage or do they try to help the candidate they want to win?

18% Offer unbiased coverage
76% Try to help the candidate they want to win
7% Not sure

11* Looking ahead to the campaign between Barack Obama and John McCain, will most reporters try to help Barack Obama, offer unbiased coverage, or try to help John McCain?

58% Try to help Barack Obama
20% Offer unbiased coverage
9% Try to help John McCain
13% Not sure

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

45% Yes

41% No

14% Not sure

13* 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?

58% Worse than it really is

16% Better than it really is

19% They present and accurate picture

7% Not sure

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