Maine General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 16, 2008

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

11% Excellent

12% Good

15% Fair

62% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	33%
Obama	55%
Other	6%
Not sure	6%

3* Favorable Ratings

	McCain	Obama
Very Favorable	16%	31%
Somewhat Favorable	35%	32%
Somewhat Unfavorable	27%	15%
Very Unfavorable	18%	19%
Not sure	4%	2%

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

31% Yes

49% No

21% Not sure

5* Is John McCain too old to be President?

29% Yes

64% No

7% Not sure

6*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

38% Yes

53% 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?

31% Winning the war

62% 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?

69% Yes
12% No
19% Not sure

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

11% Yes
76% No
13% Not sure

10* In order to reduce the price of gas, should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?

68% Yes

23% No

10% Not sure

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

38% Good

32% Bad

19% Neither

11% Not sure

12* Should the government nationalize all the oil companies and run them on a non-profit basis?

34% Yes

42% No

24% Not sure

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