Oregon General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

May 7, 2008

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

11% Excellent

18% Good

12% Fair

57% Poor

2% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	40%	McCain	38%
Clinton	46%	Obama	52%
Other	8%	Other	5%
Not sure	6%	Not sure	5%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Clinton	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	19%	33%	12%
Somewhat Favorable	28%	28%	40%
Somewhat Unfavorable	25%	14%	24%
Very Unfavorable	28%	23%	21%
Not sure	1%	2%	3%

4. When thinking about how you will vote in the 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?

34% Economy

26% War in Iraq

8% Immigration

8% National security

9% Health care

2% Social Security

8% Government ethics and corruption

2% Some other issue

3% Not sure

5* We’re just about finished… Currently, there is a federal tax of 18 cents per gallon on gasoline. Proposals have been made for a gas tax holiday that would eliminate the gas tax for the summer. Do you favor or oppose a tax holiday to eliminate the federal gas tax for the summer?

35% Favor

57% Oppose

8% Not sure

6* Two of the three major Presidential candidates favor ending the federal gas tax for the summer. One opposes the federal gas tax holiday. Which candidate is opposed to eliminating the federal gas for the summer?

7% Hillary Clinton

8% John McCain

63% Barack Obama

22% Not sure

7* Does the federal government need more tax revenue to fund important national programs such as highway repairs and health care reform?

33% Yes

51% No

16% Not sure

8* Some people are worried that the next President will raise taxes so much that it will harm the economy. How worried are you that the next President will raise taxes too much?

25% Very worried

24% Somewhat worried

35% Not very worried

13% Not at all worried

2% Not sure

9* Some people are worried that the next President will cut taxes so much that it will harm important government programs. How worried are you that the next President will cut taxes too much?

11% Very worried

26% Somewhat worried

40% Not very worried

21% Not at all worried

2% Not sure

10* A proposal has been made to increase the capital gains tax from 15% to 28%. Do you favor or oppose increasing the capital gains tax to 28%?

23% Favor

61% Oppose

16% Not sure

11* If the capital gains tax is increased to 28%, will that help the economy or hurt the economy?

19% Help

49% Hurt

19% No impact

13% Not sure

12* Generally speaking, do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

12% Help

49% Hurt

22% No impact

17% Not sure

13* Do you own more than $5,000 of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds?

61% Yes

32% No

7% Not sure

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