North Carolina Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 15, 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?

18% Excellent

155 Good

19% Fair

48% Poor

0% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	45%
Obama	42%
Other	5%
Not sure	8%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	31%	23%
Somewhat Favorable	21%	34%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	24%
Very Unfavorable	29%	16%
Not sure	2%	2%

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?

28% National Security Issues

47% Economic Issues

9% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

5% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

5*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?

60% Yes

28% No

12% Not sure

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

19% Very likely

36% Somewhat likely

27% Not very likely

15% Not at all likely

3% Not sure

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

52% Favor

36% Oppose

12% Not sure

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

23% Yes

60% No

17% Not sure

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

32% Favor

57% Oppose

10% Not sure

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

45% Reducing the price of gas and oil

39% Protecting the environment
17% Not sure

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

39% Good

32% Bad

17% Neither

12% Not sure

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