Washington Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 9, 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?

15% Excellent

18% Good

10% Fair

57% Poor

0% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	39%
Obama	48%
Other	5%
Not sure	8%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	33%	19%
Somewhat Favorable	26%	36%
Somewhat Unfavorable	14%	27%
Very Unfavorable	26%	18%
Not sure	2%	1%

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?

22% National Security Issues

32% Economic Issues

19% Domestic Issues

8% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

10% 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?

48% Yes

41% No

10% Not sure

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

15% Very likely

30% Somewhat likely

30% Not very likely

19% Not at all likely

6% 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?

42% Favor

47% Oppose

11% 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

61% No

16% 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?

38% Favor

54% Oppose

9% Not sure

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

37% Reducing the price of gas and oil

49% Protecting the environment
15% Not sure

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

41% Good

26% Bad

19% Neither

14% Not sure

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