Oregon Primary

Survey of 867 Democratic Primary Voters

May 1, 2008

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

3% Excellent

3% Good

6% Fair

87% Poor

0% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Ted Kulongoski is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

13% Excellent

45% Good

32% Fair

9% Poor

2% Not sure

3* Democratic Primary

Obama	51%
Clinton	39%
Not sure	10%

4* Favorables

	Clinton	Obama	Wright
Very Favorable	36%	49%	3%
Somewhat Favorable	35%	29%	13%
Somewhat Unfavorable	14%	12%	23%
Very Unfavorable	14%	8%	33%
Not sure	1%	1%	28%

5* Suppose that Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Presidential Nomination. In the general election campaign against John McCain, how likely are you to vote for Hillary Clinton?

75% Very likely

7% Somewhat likely

6% Not very likely

9% Not at all likely

3% Not sure

6* Suppose that Barack Obama wins the Democratic Presidential Nomination. In the general election campaign against John McCain, how likely are you to vote for Barack Obama?

75% Very likely

7% Somewhat likely

7% Not very likely

8% Not at all likely

3% Not sure

7* When thinking about how you will vote in the Oregon Presidential primary, 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?

39% Economy

30% War in Iraq

5% Immigration

2% National security

13% Health care

1% Social Security

5% Government ethics and corruption

2% Some other issue

4% Not sure

8* How closely have you followed recent news stories about comments made by Barack Obama’s former Pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright?

43% Very closely

33% Somewhat closely

14% Not very closely

8% Not at all

1% Not sure

9* Pastor Wright recently held a press conference and shared many of his controversial views. Barack Obama then publicly denounced Wright and said his relationship with the Pastor has changed. Do you believe that Obama was surprised by the views of his former Pastor?

44% Yes

34% No

22% Not sure

10* Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree with Pastor Wright’s view of the United States and its government?

14% Agree

62% Disagree

24% Not sure

11* How likely is it that Barack Obama shares some of Pastor Wright’s controversial views about the United States?

11% Very likely

23% Somewhat likely

37% Not very likely

17% Not at all likely

12% Not sure

12* Did Barack Obama denounce Pastor Wright’s comments because he was outraged or because it was politically convenient?

50% Outraged

33% Politically convenient

17% Not sure

13* In terms of how you will vote for President, how important are comments made by friends and associates of the candidate?

8% Very important

30% Somewhat important

44% Not very important

16% Not at all important

2% Not sure

14* In terms of how you will vote for President, how important is a candidates faith and religion?

9% Very important

25% Somewhat important

41% Not very important

23% Not at all important

1% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence