Alabama General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

May 27, 2008

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

24% Excellent

21% Good

19% Fair

35% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	54%	McCain	60%
Clinton	34%	Obama	32%
Other	8%	Other	6%
Not sure	4%	Not sure	3%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Clinton	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	18%	25%	25%
Somewhat Favorable	24%	11%	37%
Somewhat Unfavorable	21%	18%	19%
Very Unfavorable	33%	43%	15%
Not sure	4%	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?

50% Economy

12% War in Iraq

9% Immigration

14% National security

3% Health care

3% Social Security

5% Government ethics and corruption

3% Some other issue

3% Not sure

6* We’re just about finished… John McCain recently gave a speech saying that-- if he is elected President—the United States will win the War in Iraq during his first term in office. McCain also said that virtually all combat troops will be home from Iraq by the end of his first term in office. If you had to choose just one of those goals as the higher priority, would you rather see the United States win the War in Iraq or get the troops home from Iraq within four years?

51% Win the war

43% Get the troops home

6% Not sure

7* If John McCain is elected President, how likely is it that the United States will win the War in Iraq?

29% Very likely

34% Somewhat likely

15% Not very likely

11% Not at all likely

11% Not sure

8* Okay… if Barack Obama is elected President, how likely is it that the United States will win the War in Iraq?

10% Very likely

13% Somewhat likely

23% Not very likely

45% Not at all likely

8% Not sure

9* Fine… If John McCain is elected President, how likely is it that virtually all combat troops will be home from Iraq by the end of his first term in office?

13% Very likely

36% Somewhat likely

26% Not very likely

17% Not at all likely

8% Not sure

10* Great… If Barack Obama is elected President, how likely is it that virtually all combat troops will be home from Iraq by the end of his first term in office?

26% Very likely

26% Somewhat likely

20% Not very likely

18% Not at all likely

9% Not sure

11* Should Hillary Clinton drop out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination?

30% Yes

50% No
20% Not sure

12* Should Barack Obama drop out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination?

27% Yes

59% No
14% Not sure

13* Which candidate would do better against John McCain in the general election…Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?

41% Obama
43% Clinton
16% Not sure

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