Louisiana Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 9, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

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

20% Excellent

19% Good

16% Fair

44% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	54%
Obama	34%
Other	6%
Not sure	6%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	26%	30%
Somewhat Favorable	17%	36%
Somewhat Unfavorable	17%	18%
Very Unfavorable	39%	14%
Not sure	1%	3%

4*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?

75% Yes

12% No

12% Not sure

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

26% Very likely

40% Somewhat likely

22% Not very likely

7% Not at all likely

5% Not sure

6* Do you favor or oppose proposals that would require Americans to conserve energy and reduce the amount of oil we consume?

50% Favor
27% Oppose

24% Not sure

7* Would you favor or oppose a proposal to allow offshore oil drilling if that proposal also required Americans to conserve energy and reduce the amount of oil we consume?

52% Favor
23% Oppose

26% Not sure

29* Okay… Would you favor or oppose a proposal to allow offshore oil drilling if that proposal did not require Americans to conserve energy and reduce the amount of oil we consume?

52% Favor
25% Oppose

24% Not sure

8* In terms of how you will vote for President, are you primarily interested in National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror, Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?

30% National Security Issues

35% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

8% Fiscal Issues

12% Not sure

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

26% Yes

50% No

24% Not sure

10* Is John McCain too old to be President?

22% Yes

70% No

8% Not sure

11*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

55% Yes

36% No

9% Not sure

12* 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?

40% Winning the war

53% Getting the troops home

7% Not sure

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