Michigan Toplines - June 9, 2008

Michigan

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 9, 2008

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

12% Excellent

15% Good

16% Fair

55% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	42%
Obama	45%
Other	5%
Not sure	7%

3* Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates

	McCain	Obama
Very Favorable	18%	30%
Somewhat Favorable	40%	24%
Somewhat Unfavorable	22%	20%
Very Unfavorable	16%	24%
Not sure	4%	3%

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

35% Yes

48% No

17% Not sure

5* Is John McCain too old to be President?

28% Yes

64% No

9% Not sure

6*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

46% Yes

44% No

11% 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?

35% Winning the war

56% Getting the troops home

9% 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?

70% Yes
12% No
18% Not sure

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

14% Yes
72% No
14% Not sure

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