Toplines - Kentucky Presidential Election - June 25, 2008

Kentucky General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 25, 2008

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

17% Excellent

17% Good

16% Fair

49% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	51%
Obama	35%
Other	8%
Not sure	6%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	22%	23%
Somewhat Favorable	19%	40%
Somewhat Unfavorable	20%	20%
Very Unfavorable	37%	14%
Not sure	2%	3%

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

34% Yes

46% No

21% Not sure

5* Is John McCain too old to be President?

26% Yes

69% No

5% Not sure

6*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

59% Yes

33% No

8% 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?

43% Winning the war
50% Getting the troops home

7% Not sure

8* 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?

74% Yes
12% No
14% Not sure

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

11% Yes
78% No
12% Not sure

10*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?

72% Yes

16% No

12% Not sure

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

28% Very likely

33% Somewhat likely

23% Not very likely

8% Not at all likely

8% Not sure

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

31% Good

36% Bad

17% Neither

16% Not sure

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