New Hampshire

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

August 8, 2007

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

10% Excellent

17% Good

16% Fair

56% Poor

1% Not Sure

2* How do you rate the way that John Lynch is performing his roll as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

26% Excellent

38% Good

22% Fair

13% Poor

2% Not Sure

3* In thinking about the next Presidential election, suppose you had a choice between Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat Hillary Clinton. If the election were held today would you vote for Republican Rudy Giuliani or Democrat Hillary Clinton?

40% Giuliani

44% Clinton

11% Other

4% Not Sure

4* Okay, what if the Republicans nominated Fred Thompson? If the next Presidential election were held today would you vote for Republican Fred Thompson or Democrat Hillary Clinton?

36% Thompson

47% Clinton

13% Other

4% Not Sure

5* Fine…What if the Republicans nominated John McCain. If the next Presidential election were held today would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Hillary Clinton?

35% McCain

45% Clinton

16% Other

4% Not Sure

6* Fine what if the Republicans nominated Mitt Romney? If the next Presidential election were held today would you vote for Republican Mitt Romney or Democrat Hillary Clinton?

40% Romney

45% Clinton

13% Other

2% Not Sure

7*

I’m going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.
CANDIDATE	VERY FAVORABLE	SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE	SOMEWHAT UNFAVORABLE	VERY UNFAVORABLE	NOT SURE
HILLARY CLINTON	19%	32%	18%	31%	1%
FRED THOMPSON	10%	27%	30%	18%	16%
RUDY GIULIANI	21%	29%	24%	23%	4%
MITT ROMNEY	18%	24%	25%	31%	3%
JOHN McCAIN	14%	34%	28%	21%	4%

8* Has Mitt Romney been unfairly picked on because of his Mormon faith?

38% Yes

48% No

14% Not Sure

9* Fine. Is Barack Obama experienced enough to be Commander-in-Chief?

31% Yes

52% No

17% Not Sure

10 Great. How likely is it that John McCain will be elected the next President of the United States?

1% Very Likely

15% Somewhat Likely

50% Not Very Likely

30% Not At All Likely

4% Not Sure

11* Okay. does it help or hurt a Presidential candidate to be endorsed by Hollywood celebrities?

24% Help

28% Hurt

42% No Impact

6% Not Sure

12* Think for a moment about the War in Iraq-Should we fight on or leave as soon as possible?

27% Fight On

57% Leave ASAP

16% Not Sure

13* On a different topic. would you be willing to pay higher taxes if the money collected would be used for bridge repairs and other infrastructure improvements?

36% Yes

49% No

16% Not Sure

14* Suppose the government raised taxes and said that the extra money would be used for bridge repairs and infrastructure improvements. Do you believe that the money would actually be spent on bridge repairs and infrastructure improvements or would it be used for other purposes?

12% Spent On Repairs

74% Other Purposes

14% Not Sure

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