Georgia Toplines - Presidential Election - May 6, 2008

Geogia

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

May 6, 2008

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

18% Excellent

23% Good

13% Fair

45% Poor

0% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	48%	McCain	53%
Clinton	37%	Obama	39%
Other	11%	Other	6%
Not sure	4%	Not sure	2%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Clinton	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	18%	28%	22%
Somewhat Favorable	21%	15%	37%
Somewhat Unfavorable	21%	16%	19%
Very Unfavorable	36%	39%	19%
Not sure	3%	3%	3%

4. 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?

47% The economy

18% The War in Iraq

10% Immigration

13% National security

4% Health care

2% Social Security

3% Government ethics and corruption

1% Some other issue

2% Not sure

5* Currently, there is a federal tax of 18 cents per gallon on gasoline. Proposals have been made for a gas tax holiday that would eliminate the gas tax for the summer. Do you favor or oppose a tax holiday to eliminate the federal gas tax for the summer?

55% Favor

34% Oppose

11% Not sure

6* Two of the three major Presidential candidates favor ending the federal gas tax for the summer. One opposes the federal gas tax holiday. Which candidate is opposed to eliminating the federal gas for the summer?

6% Hillary Clinton

9% John McCain

64% Barack Obama

21% Not sure

7*Does the federal government need more tax revenue to fund important national programs such as highway repairs and health care reform?

29% Yes

56% No

15% Not sure

8* Some people are worried that the next President will raise taxes so much that it will harm the economy. How worried are you that the next President will raise taxes too much?

36% Very worried

28% Somewhat worried

25% Not very worried

8% Not at all worried

3% Not sure

9* Some people are worried that the next President will cut taxes so much that it will harm important government programs. How worried are you that the next President will cut taxes too much?

8% Very worried

22% Somewhat worried

39% Not very worried

27% Not at all worried

3% Not sure

10* A proposal has been made to increase the capital gains tax from 15% to 28%. Do you favor or oppose increasing the capital gains tax to 28%?

13% Favor

64% Oppose

23% Not sure

11* If the capital gains tax is increased to 28%, will that help the economy or hurt the economy?

13% Help

58% Hurt

14% Neither

15% Not sure

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