Toplines - California Presidential Election - September 22, 2008

California Presidential Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

September 22, 2008

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

7% Excellent

17% Good

14% Fair

60% 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?

9% Excellent

29% Good

31% Fair

29% Poor

2% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	39%
Obama	56%
Other	2%
Not sure	3%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	36%	23%	23%	26%
Somewhat Favorable	28%	25%	31%	13%
Somewhat Unfavorable	12%	23%	16%	15%
Very Unfavorable	23%	26%	22%	40%
Not sure	2%	2%	9%	6%

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?

21% National Security Issues

43% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

7% Cultural Issues

12% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

42% Yes
32% No
26% Not sure

7* John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?

38% Yes
53% No
9% Not sure

8* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

1% Very conservative
6% Somewhat conservative
35% Moderate

30% Somewhat liberal
17% Very liberal

11% Not Sure

9* In political terms, is Sarah Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

58% Very conservative
25% Somewhat conservative
8% Moderate

3% Somewhat liberal
1% Very liberal

5% Not Sure

10* When you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?

65% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
26% Voting primarily against the other candidate

9% Not sure

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