Toplines - Connecticut Presidential Election - May 29, 2008

Connecticut

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

May 29, 2008

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

11% Excellent

14% Good

20% Fair

55% Poor

0% Not sure

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

19% Excellent

36% Good

32% Fair

13% Poor

1% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	42%	McCain	44%
Clinton	48%	Obama	47%
Other	6%	Other	4%
Not sure	4%	Not sure	5%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Clinton	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	22%	29%	16%
Somewhat Favorable	31%	28%	38%
Somewhat Unfavorable	20%	18%	25%
Very Unfavorable	24%	22%	17%
Not sure	3%	2%	4%

5* 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?

53% The economy

20% The War in Iraq

4% Immigration

10% National security

4% Health care

1% Social Security

4% Government ethics and corruption

1% Some other issue

2% 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?

32% Win the war

59% Get the troops home

8% Not sure

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

21% Very likely

24% Somewhat likely

28% Not very likely

19% Not at all likely

8% Not sure

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

3% Very likely

17% Somewhat likely

34% Not very likely

38% 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?

11% Very likely

28% Somewhat likely

33% Not very likely

22% Not at all likely

6% 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

34% Somewhat likely

21% Not very likely

13% Not at all likely

5% Not sure

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

37% Yes

53% No

10% Not sure

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

19% Yes

72% No

10% Not sure

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

44% Obama

43% Clinton

13% Not sure

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