Alabama General Election
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
April 2, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that
George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
21% Excellent
21% Good
14% Fair
42% Poor
0% Not sure
2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
51% |
McCain |
55% |
|
|
40% |
Obama |
37% |
|
Other |
7% |
Other |
6% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
Not sure |
3% |
3* Favorable Ratings
|
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
|
Very
Favorable |
23% |
28% |
23% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
23% |
11% |
37% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
16% |
20% |
22% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
35% |
39% |
14% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
3% |
4% |
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?
46% Economy
16% War in
8%
Immigration
14%
National security
5% Health care
2% Social Security
4% Government ethics and corruption
2% Some other issue
3% Not sure
5. How closely have you followed recent news
stories on Don Siegleman?
33% Very
closely
42% Somewhat closely
18% Not very closely
6% Not at all
1% Not sure
6. How
likely is it that the prosecution of former governor Don Siegelman
was politically motivated?
32% Very likely
27% Somewhat likely
21% Not very likely
11% Not at all likely
9% Not sure
7. Do you
have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very
unfavorable opinion of Don Siegleman?
13% Very favorable
28% Somewhat favorable
27% Somewhat unfavorable
26% Very unfavorable
6% Not sure
8.
Generally speaking, how would you rate the
3%
Excellent
15% Good
40% Fair
42% Poor
1% Not sure
9. Are
economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
12% Better
67% Worse
15% Staying the same
6% Not sure
10. Who is
winning the War on Terrorism…the
52% The
21% The terrorists
18%
Neither
9% Not sure
11. Over
the next six months, will the situation in
37% Better
35% Worse
17% Stay
about the same
11% Not
sure
12. Some
people say that American society is generally fair and decent. Others say it is
basically unfair and discriminatory. Which do you believe is more accurate?
58% Fair
and decent
31% Unfair
and discriminatory
11% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence