Toplines - Nebraska Presidential Election - May 15, 2008

Nebraska

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

May 15, 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

24% Good

15% Fair

40% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	57%	McCain	50%
Clinton	34%	Obama	39%
Other	7%	Other	6%
Not sure	2%	Not sure	5%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Clinton	McCain	Obama
Very Favorable	14%	18%	23%
Somewhat Favorable	25%	43%	26%
Somewhat Unfavorable	22%	24%	19%
Very Unfavorable	37%	13%	31%
Not sure	1%	2%	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?

38% Economy

18% War in Iraq

12% Immigration

10% National security

7% Health care

1% Social Security

7% Government ethics and corruption

3% Some other issue

4% Not sure

5* We’re just about finished… Currently, there is a federal tax of 18 cents per gallon on gasoline. Proposals have been made for a gas tax holiday that would eliminate the gas tax for the summer. Do you favor or oppose a tax holiday to eliminate the federal gas tax for the summer?

41% Favor

50% Oppose

9% Not sure

6* Two of the three major Presidential candidates favor ending the federal gas tax for the summer. One opposes the federal gas tax holiday. Which candidate is opposed to eliminating the federal gas for the summer?

7% Hillary Clinton

11% John McCain

50% Barack Obama

32% Not sure

7* Does the federal government need more tax revenue to fund important national programs such as highway repairs and health care reform?

32% Yes

50% No

17% Not sure

8* Some people are worried that the next President will raise taxes so much that it will harm the economy. How worried are you that the next President will raise taxes too much?

29% Very worried

31% Somewhat worried

29% Not very worried

9% Not at all worried

2% Not sure

9* Some people are worried that the next President will cut taxes so much that it will harm important government programs. How worried are you that the next President will cut taxes too much?

7% Very worried

26% Somewhat worried

42% Not very worried

24% Not at all worried

2% Not sure

10* A proposal has been made to increase the capital gains tax from 15% to 28%. Do you favor or oppose increasing the capital gains tax to 28%?

19% Favor

63% Oppose

18% Not sure

11* If the capital gains tax is increased to 28%, will that help the economy or hurt the economy?

18% Help

54% Hurt

16% No impact

12% Not sure

12* Do you own more than $5,000 of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds?

57% Yes

43% No

13* Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are going in the right direction or have they gotten off on the wrong track?

17% Right direction

77% Wrong track

6% Not sure

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