Toplines - Louisiana Senate - August 17, 2008

Louisiana Senate Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

August 17, 2008

1* How do you rate the way that Bobby Jindal is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

29% Excellent

29% Good

26% Fair

13% Poor

3% Not Sure

2* 2008 Senate Election

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
Kennedy	37%	39%
Landrieu	53%	56%
Other	4%	2%
Not sure	6%	3%

3* Favorables for Senate Candidates

	Kennedy	Landrieu
Very Favorable	18%	35%
Somewhat Favorable	34%	24%
Somewhat Unfavorable	27%	18%
Very Unfavorable	15%	21%
Not sure	6%	2%

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

25* 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?

If National Security Issues, press 1

If Economic Issues, press 2

If Domestic Issues, press 3

If Cultural Issues, press 4

If Fiscal Issues, press 5

If you are not sure, press 6

26* Is there an urgent national need to find new sources of energy?

If yes, press 1
If no, press 2
If you are not sure, press 3

27*Is there an urgent national need to reduce the amount of energy that Americans consume?

If yes, press 1
If no, press 2
If you are not sure, press 3

28* Which is more important, finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?

If finding new sources of energy, press 1
If reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume, press 2
If you are not sure, press 3

29* Will most politicians break the rules to help people who give them a lot of money?

If yes, press 1
If no, press 2
If you are not sure, press 3

30* Which is the bigger problem in politics today—big campaign contributions or media bias?

If big campaign contributions, press 1
If media bias, press 2
If you are not sure, press 3

31*Do lobbyists and campaign contributors have too much influence on John McCain’s positions?

If yes, press 1
If no, press 2
If you are not sure, press 3

32* Do lobbyists and campaign contributors have too much influence on Barack Obama’s positions?

If yes, press 1
If no, press 2
If you are not sure, press 3

33*[POLY A][asked of those who were asked 9a, 11a] In political terms, do you consider yourself very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

If very conservative, press 1

If somewhat conservative, press 2

If moderate, press 3

If somewhat liberal, press 4

If very liberal, press 5

If you are not sure, press 6

To 29

34* [POLY B] [asked of those who were asked 10b, 12b] In political terms, do you consider yourself very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat conservative, or very conservative?

If very liberal, press 1

If somewhat liberal, press 2

If moderate, press 3

If somewhat conservative, press 4

If very conservative, press 5

If you are not sure, press 6

35*[MARRIED] If you are currently married, press 1

If not, press 2

36* [KIDS] If you have children under 18 living at home with you, press 1

If not, press 2

37* We’re just about finished…

If you and your family earn less than $20,000 annually, press 1

If $20,000 to $40,000, press 2

If $40,000 to $60,000, press 3

If $60,000 to $75,000, press 4

If $75,000 to $100,000, press 5

If more than $100,000, press 6

If you are not sure, press 7

38* How often do you attend your Church, Synagogue, or Mosque?

If rarely or never, press 1

If occasionally, press 2

If about once a month, press 3

If two or three times a month, press 4

If every week, or nearly every week, press 5

If more than once a week, press 6

If you are not sure, press 7

39*Thank you and goodbye

40*Do not call