Toplines - Connecticut General Election - June 30, 2008

Connecticut

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 30, 2008

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

9% Excellent

15% Good

18% Fair

57% Poor

1% Not sure

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

21% Excellent

36% Good

27% Fair

15% Poor

1% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	35%
Obama	52%
Other	5%
Not sure	8%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	32%	16%
Somewhat Favorable	30%	38%
Somewhat Unfavorable	15%	28%
Very Unfavorable	22%	15%
Not sure	1%	3%

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

35% Yes

52% No

13% Not sure

6* Is John McCain too old to be President?

32% Yes

62% No

6% Not sure

7*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

41% Yes

53% No

7% Not sure

8* 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?

33% Winning the war

61% Getting the troops home

6% Not sure

9* Some people believe that the federal government has become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its own interests. What do you think? Has the federal government become a special interest group?

70% Yes
14% No
16% Not sure

10* Generally speaking, does the federal government represent the will of the people?

14% Yes
72% No
13% Not sure

11*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?

57% Yes

34% No

9% Not sure

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

15% Very likely

35% Somewhat likely

32% Not very likely

13% Not at all likely

5% Not sure

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

44% Good

26% Bad

18% Neither

12% Not sure

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