Toplines - Minnesota General Election - April 22, 2008

Minnesota General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

April 22, 2008

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

13% Excellent

19% Good

16% Fair

52% Poor

0% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	42%	McCain	38%
Clinton	47%	Obama	52%
Other	8%	Other	5%
Not sure	4%	Not sure	5%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Clinton	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	19%	31%	16%
Somewhat Favorable	32%	29%	40%
Somewhat Unfavorable	19%	14%	25%
Very Unfavorable	28%	26%	17%
Not sure	1%	1%	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?

53% Economy

16% War in Iraq

5% Immigration

7% National security

5% Health care

2% Social Security

6% Government ethics and corruption

3% Some other issue

2% Not sure

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

78% Yes

10% No

11% Not sure

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

59% Better

14% Worse

22% Neither

6% Not sure

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

40% Yes

54% No

6% Not sure

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

13% Yes

83% No

4% Not sure

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

39% African Americans

25% Women

35% Not sure

10* If Governor Tim Pawlenty was selected to run as the Republicans Vice Presidential nominee, would you be more or less likely to vote for the Republican Presidential candidate?

30% More likely

35% Less likely

32% No impact

3% Not sure

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