Maine Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 12, 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?

9% Excellent

15% Good

16% Fair

59% Poor

1% Not sure

2* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

3* Favorable Ratings

4* 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?

23% National Security Issues

41% Economic Issues

14% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

8% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

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

87% Yes
7% No
5% Not sure

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

80% Yes
13% No
8% Not sure

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

56% Finding new sources of energy
35% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume
10% Not sure

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

63% Yes
14% No
23% Not sure

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

46% Big campaign contributions
43% Media bias
11% Not sure

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

44% Yes
27% No
29% Not sure

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

38% Yes
31% No
32% Not sure

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