Survey of 500 Likely Voters
March 16, 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
14% Good
20% Fair
54% Poor
0% Not sure
2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
47% |
McCain |
46% |
|
|
41% |
Obama |
43% |
|
Other |
7% |
Other |
6% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
Not sure |
5% |
3* Favorable Ratings
|
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
|
Very
Favorable |
24% |
30% |
22% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
26% |
28% |
41% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
19% |
22% |
24% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
30% |
19% |
11% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
1% |
1% |
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?
50% Economy
17% War in
6% Immigration
9% National
security
7% Health care
2% Social Security
5% Government
ethics and corruption
3% Some other issue
2% Not sure
5. Generally
speaking, how would you rate the
1% Excellent
9% Good
35% Fair
54% Poor
1% Not sure
6. Are
economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
6% Better
80% Worse
9% Staying the same
5% Not sure
7. Who is
winning the War on Terrorism…the
46%
24% Terrorists
25% Neither
4% Not sure
8. Over
the next six months, will the situation in
34% Better
32% Worse
26% Stay about the same
9% Not sure
9. Some
people say that American society is generally fair and decent. Others say it is
basically unfair and discriminatory. Which do you believe is more accurate?
69% Fair and decent
20% Unfair and discriminatory
11% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence