Massachusetts
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
March 18, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is
performing his role as President?
Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
9% Excellent
13% Good
16% Fair
61% Poor
0% Not sure
2* How do you rate the way that Bill Ritter is performing
his role as Governor? Excellent, good,
fair, or poor?
10% Excellent
28% Good
40% Fair
22% Poor
1% Not sure
3* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
35% |
McCain |
42% |
|
Clinton |
54% |
Obama |
49% |
|
Other |
6% |
Other |
4% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
Not sure |
5% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Clinton |
Obama |
McCain |
|
Very
Favorable |
29% |
28% |
17% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
30% |
29% |
42% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
20% |
22% |
27% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
19% |
19% |
13% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
1% |
2% |
5. 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?
47% The economy
20% The War in Iraq
8% Immigration
8% National
security
8% Health care
2% Social Security
3% Government
ethics and corruption
2% Some other issue
2% Not sure
6. Generally
speaking, how would you rate the
1% Excellent
9% Good
41% Fair
47% Poor
1% Not sure
7. Are
economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
3% Better
80% Worse
13% Staying the same
4% Not sure
8. Who is
winning the War on Terrorism…the
44% The United States and its allies
23% The terrorists
27% Neither
6% Not sure
9. Over
the next six months, will the situation in
32% Better
34% Worse
23% Stay about the same
11% Not sure
10. Some
people say that American society is generally fair and decent. Others say it is
basically unfair and discriminatory. Which do you believe is more accurate?
65% Fair and decent
22% Unfair and discriminatory
12% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence