Iowa General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 10, 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

16% Good

18% Fair

51% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	38%
Obama	45%
Other	7%
Not sure	9%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	32%	18%
Somewhat Favorable	26%	41%
Somewhat Unfavorable	15%	22%
Very Unfavorable	25%	16%
Not sure	3%	3%

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

23% Yes

58% No

19% Not sure

5* Is John McCain too old to be President?

27% Yes

63% No

10% Not sure

6*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

41% Yes

50% No

9% Not sure

7* 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?

39% Winning the war

50% Getting the troops home

10% Not sure

8* 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?

10% Very likely

24% Somewhat likely

30% Not very likely

27% Not at all likely

9% Not sure

9* Okay… 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?

25% Very likely

38% Somewhat likely

24% Not very likely

6% Not at all likely

8% Not sure

10* 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?

66% Yes
14% No
19% Not sure

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

15% Yes
69% No
16% Not sure

12* How confident are you that the votes in your state will be accurately counted this year and that the appropriate candidates will be declared as the winner?

54% Very confident

36% Somewhat confident

5% Not very confident

3% Not at all confident

2% Not sure

13* Are American elections fair to voters?

58% Yes

24% No

18% Not sure

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