Toplines - California Presidential Election - June 23, 2008

California General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 23, 2008

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

10% Excellent

16% Good

13% Fair

59% Poor

2% Not sure

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

8% Excellent

25% Good

38% Fair

28% Poor

1% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	30%
Obama	58%
Other	5%
Not sure	7%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	40%	14%
Somewhat Favorable	23%	29%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	28%
Very Unfavorable	16%	21%
Not sure	4%	8%

5* 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?

23% National Security Issues

39% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

8% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

10% Not sure

6* Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as his Vice-Presidential running mate?

31% Yes

50% No

19% Not sure

7* Is John McCain too old to be President?

34% Yes

58% No

8% Not sure

8*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

37% Yes

53% No

10% Not sure

9* How high would gas prices have to go for you to park your car AND USE MASS TRANSIT on a regular basis?

24% Already use mass transit on a regular basis

23% $5 a gallon

18% $8 a gallon

6% $10 a gallon

8% More than $10 a gallon

21% Not sure

10* Which governor did a better job managing the state budget--Arnold Schwarzenegger or Gray Davis?"

45% Schwarzenegger

37% Davis

18% Not sure

11* In order to reduce the state budget deficit do you prefer spending and program cuts or would you prefer a tax increase?

51% Spending and program cuts

35% Tax increase

14% Not sure

12* When it comes to the situation in Iraq, which is the more important goal for the next president to accomplish during his first term…winning the war or getting the troops home?

32% Winning the war

64% Getting the troops home

5% Not sure

13*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?

46% Yes

47% No

7% Not sure

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

23% Very likely

24% Somewhat likely

31% Not very likely

19% Not at all likely

3% Not sure

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

42% Good

24% Bad

18% Neither

16% Not sure

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