New Jersey

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

March 27, 2008

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

10% Excellent

18% Good

17% Fair

54% Poor

1% Not Sure

2* 2008 Presidential Election

McCain	45%	McCain	46%
Clinton	42%	Obama	45%
Other	8%	Other	4%
Not sure	4%	Not sure	5%

3* Favorables for Presidential Candidates

	Clinton	McCain	Obama
Very Favorable	23%	22%	30%
Somewhat Favorable	27%	39%	28%
Somewhat Unfavorable	21%	23%	21%
Very Unfavorable	37%	14%	21%
Not sure	2%	1%	1%

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

47% Economy

22% War in Iraq

6% Immigration

11% National security

5% Health care

1% Social Security

5% Government ethics and corruption

1% Some other issue

2% Not sure

5* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

2% Excellent

10% Good

39% Fair

49% Poor

1% Not sure

6* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

7% Better

76% Worse

13% Staying the same

4% Not sure

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

46% United States and its allies

24% Terrorists

24% Neither

6% Not sure

8* Over the next six months, will the situation in Iraq get better or worse?

32% Better

39% Worse

20% Stay about the same

8% Not sure

9* Some people say that American society is generally fair and decent. Others say it is basically unfair and discriminatory. Which do you believe is more accurate?

63% Fair and decent

25% Unfair and discriminatory

12% Not sure

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