Toplines - Montana Presidential Election - July 29, 2008

Montana Presidential Election

Survey of 700 Likely Voters

July 29, 2008

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

17% Excellent

21% Good

14% Fair

48% Poor

1% Not sure

2* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	45%	47%
Obama	44%	47%
Other	5%	4%
Not sure	6%	2%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	31%	26%
Somewhat Favorable	22%	33%
Somewhat Unfavorable	17%	24%
Very Unfavorable	29%	16%
Not sure	1%	1%

26* 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?

25% National Security Issues

39% Economic Issues

13% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

9% Not sure

27* What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?

57% Reducing the price of gas and oil

34% Protecting the environment
9% Not sure

28* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

54% The United States and its allies

23% The terrorists

20% Neither

2% Not sure

29* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?

25% Yes

55% No

20% Not sure

30* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?

39% Yes

34% No

27% Not sure

31* Which is a greater threat to the security of the United States—Iraq or Afghanistan?

30% Iraq

40% Afghanistan

31% Not sure

32* When covering a political campaign, do most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage or do they try to help the candidate they want to win?

21% Offer unbiased coverage
69% Try to help the candidate they want to win
9% Not sure

33* Looking ahead to the campaign between Barack Obama and John McCain, will most reporters try to help Barack Obama, offer unbiased coverage, or try to help John McCain?

57% Try to help Barack Obama
23% Offer unbiased coverage
9% Try to help John McCain
11% Not sure

34* Despite current difficulties, does the United States still have the best economy in the world?

44% Yes

42% No

13% Not sure

35* When covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they present an accurate picture of the economy?

48% Worse than it really is

20% Better than it really is

22% They present and accurate picture

9% Not sure

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