New Mexico General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 19, 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

14% Good

11% Fair

57% Poor

0% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	39%
Obama	47%
Other	5%
Not sure	9%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	34%	21%
Somewhat Favorable	23%	33%
Somewhat Unfavorable	14%	24%
Very Unfavorable	25%	18%
Not sure	4%	4%

4* Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as his Vice-Presidential running mate?

27% Yes

51% No

22% Not sure

5* Is John McCain too old to be President?

30% Yes

63% No

7% Not sure

6*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

43% Yes

46% No

10% Not sure

7* When it comes to the situation in Iraq, which is the more important goal for the next president to accomplish during his first term…winning the war or getting the troops home?

39% Winning the war

53% Getting the troops home

8% Not sure

8* Some people believe that the federal government has become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its own interests. What do you think? Has the federal government become a special interest group?

74% Yes
13% No
13% Not sure

9* Generally speaking, does the federal government represent the will of the people?

9% Yes
77% No
14% Not sure

10* In order to reduce the price of gas, should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?

63% Yes

26% No

11% Not sure

11* Is free trade good or bad for the United States economy?

44% Good

28% Bad

20% Neither

8% Not sure

12* Should the government nationalize all the oil companies and run them

on a non-profit basis?

29% Yes

51% No

20% Not sure

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