Florida General Election Toplines - May 19, 2008

Toplines: Florida General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

May 19, 2008

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

14% Excellent

20% Good

12% Fair

53% Poor

1% Not sure

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

15% Excellent

35% Good

32% Fair

17% Poor

2% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	41%	McCain	50%
Clinton	47%	Obama	40%
Other	9%	Other	6%
Not sure	3%	Not sure	3%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Clinton	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	22%	27%	21%
Somewhat Favorable	31%	21%	29%
Somewhat Unfavorable	21%	16%	25%
Very Unfavorable	23%	33%	21%
Not sure	3%	2%	4%

5* When thinking about how you will vote in the next 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

18% War in Iraq

7% Immigration

13% National security

4% Health care

2% Social Security

3% Government ethics and corruption

1% Some other issue

1% 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?

35% Win the war
58% 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?

24% Very likely
19% Somewhat likely
26% Not very likely
23% 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?

12% Very likely
12% Somewhat likely
27% Not very likely
42% Not at all likely
7% 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?

8% Very likely
30% Somewhat likely
32% Not very likely
25% Not at all likely
4% 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?

36% Very likely
23% Somewhat likely
22% Not very likely
15% Not at all likely
5% Not sure

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

33% Yes
58% No
8% Not sure

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

27% Yes
65% No
8% Not sure

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

42% Obama
48% Clinton
10% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence