Toplines - Nebraska General Election - June 23, 2008
Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
June 23, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that
George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
20% Excellent
23% Good
23% Fair
33% Poor
0% Not sure
2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
52% |
|
Obama |
36% |
|
Other |
6% |
|
Not sure |
6% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
McCain |
Obama |
|
Very
Favorable |
22% |
21% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
46% |
27% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
21% |
20% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
9% |
31% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
1% |
4* A proposed amendment to the
Nebraska State Constitution may be on the ballot this November. The Amendment
would prohibit state and local governments from granting preferential treatment
to any individual or group based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national
origin. If the election were held today
would you vote for or against the proposed amendment?
51% For
28% Against
21% Not sure
5* Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as his Vice-Presidential
running mate?
25% Yes
60% No
15% Not
sure
6* Is John McCain too old to be President?
20% Yes
73% No
7% Not sure
7*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be
President?
52% Yes
38% No
11% Not
sure
8* 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?
50% Winning
the war
42% Getting
the troops home
8% Not sure
9* 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?
65% Yes
16% No
19% Not sure
10* Generally speaking, does the federal government represent the will of
the people?
15% Yes
71% No
14% Not sure
11*John McCain favors drilling in offshore oil wells to
help reduce the price of gas. Barack Obama opposes offshore oil wells and says
it would not reduce the price of gas. Should drilling be allowed in offshore
oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?
72% Yes
19% No
9% Not sure
12* If drilling in
offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go
down?
20% Very likely
38% Somewhat likely
32% Not very likely
8% Not at all likely
3% Not sure
13* Is free trade good or bad for the
United States economy?
49% Good
26% Bad
13% Neither
12% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
