Nevada Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 16, 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?

13% Excellent

20% Good

14% Fair

51% Poor

1% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Jim Gibbons is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

8% Excellent

15% Good

30% Fair

46% Poor

1% Not sure

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

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	40%	45%
Obama	42%	47%
Other	8%	4%
Not sure	10%	4%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	27%	21%
Somewhat Favorable	25%	39%
Somewhat Unfavorable	15%	23%
Very Unfavorable	32%	16%
Not sure	2%	2%

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?

24% National Security Issues

45% Economic Issues

13% Domestic Issues

2% Cultural Issues

12% Fiscal Issues

4% Not sure

6*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?

62% Yes

32% No

6% Not sure

7*If drilling in offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go down?

27% Very likely

29% Somewhat likely

26% Not very likely

14% Not at all likely

4% Not sure

8*A proposal has been made to allow oil drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge? Do you favor or oppose this proposal?

55% Favor

37% Oppose

8% Not sure

9* If the maximum highway speed limit was dropped to 55 miles per hour, would that reduce the price of gas and oil?

21% Yes

69% No

11% Not sure

10* A proposal has been made to impose a nationwide maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?

29% Favor

64% Oppose

8% Not sure

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

44% Reducing the price of gas and oil

43% Protecting the environment
14% Not sure

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