Toplines - Maryland Presidential Election - September 20, 2008

Maryland Presidential Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

September 20, 2008

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

10% Excellent

16% Good

13% Fair

60% Poor

0% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Martin O’Malley is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

8% Excellent

26% Good

35% Fair

29% Poor

2% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	37%
Obama	60%
Other	1%
Not sure	3%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	46%	25%	39%	28%
Somewhat Favorable	21%	23%	24%	13%
Somewhat Unfavorable	12%	17%	19%	11%
Very Unfavorable	20%	34%	17%	47%
Not sure	1%	1%	2%	2%

5* 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?

22% National Security Issues

53% Economic Issues

10% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

8% Fiscal Issues

4% Not sure

6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

49% Yes
30% No
22% Not sure

7* John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?

37% Yes
53% No
9% Not sure

8* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

4% Very conservative
6% Somewhat conservative
35% Moderate

31% Somewhat liberal
21% Very liberal

3% Not Sure

9* In political terms, is Sarah Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

59% Very conservative
20% Somewhat conservative
12% Moderate

3% Somewhat liberal
3% Very liberal

4% Not Sure

10* When you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?

72% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
24% Voting primarily against the other candidate

5% Not sure

11* This November, a proposed Constitutional Amendment will be on the ballot. If passed, the Amendment would Authorize the state to issue licenses for Video Lottery Terminals, sometimes known as Slot Machines. Revenue from the licenses would be used primarily to Fund Education Programs. If the election were held today, would you vote for or against the proposed Constitutional Amendment?

54% For
35% Against
11% Not sure

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