Massachusetts General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

April 23, 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

9% Good

18% Fair

62% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	36%	McCain	39%
Clinton	55%	Obama	51%
Other	5%	Other	6%
Not sure	3%	Not sure	4%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Clinton	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	27%	26%	15%
Somewhat Favorable	31%	33%	42%
Somewhat Unfavorable	19%	20%	23%
Very Unfavorable	21%	19%	18%
Not sure	2%	2%	2%

4* When thinking about how you will vote in the presidential election, which of the following issues is most important—the economy, the War in Iraq, immigration, national security, health care, Social Security, or government ethics and corruption?

49% Economy

24% War in Iraq

8% Immigration

6% National security

4% Health care

2% Social Security

4% Government ethics and corruption

1% Some other issue

2% Not sure

5* Should John McCain select Mitt Romney to be his running mate?

34% Yes

43% No
23% Not sure

6* If Mitt Romney was selected to run as the Republicans Vice Presidential nominee, would you be more or less likely to vote for John McCain?

27% More likely

48% Less likely

22% No impact

3% Not sure

7* Suppose Barack Obama is elected President in November. If that happens, how likely is it that Governor Deval Patrick would resign as governor and join Obama’s administration?

33% Very likely

26% Somewhat likely

19% Not very likely

5% Not at all likely

18% Not sure

8* Are relations between white Americans and black Americans better today than they were in the 1960s?

85% Yes

9% No

6% Not sure

9* These days, are relations between white and black Americans getting better or worse?

68% Better

7% Worse

19% Neither

6% Not sure

10* Within the past week, have you shared a meal with a person of a different racial background?

51% Yes

46% No

4% Not sure

11* Within the past week, have you personally witnessed any racial discrimination?

12% Yes

86% No

3% Not sure

12* Is there more discrimination against African-Americans or against women?

43% African Americans

25% Women

32% Not sure

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