Toplines - New Mexico General Election - May 14, 2008
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Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
May 14, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that
George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
16% Excellent
18% Good
11% Fair
55% Poor
0% Not sure
2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain |
41% |
McCain |
41% |
|
47% |
Obama |
50% |
Other |
8% |
Other |
5% |
Not sure |
3% |
Not sure |
5% |
3* Favorable Ratings
|
|
McCain |
Obama |
Very
Favorable |
23% |
14% |
33% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
26% |
36% |
24% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
20% |
25% |
18% |
Very
Unfavorable |
29% |
21% |
23% |
Not sure |
2% |
4% |
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?
34% Economy
25% War in
9% Immigration
10% National security
7% Health care
3% Social Security
7% Government ethics and corruption
2% Some other issue
3% 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
49% Oppose
10% 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?
9% Hillary Clinton
10% John McCain
57% Barack
Obama
25% Not sure
7* Does
the federal government need more tax revenue to fund important national
programs such as highway repairs and health care reform?
37% Yes
45% No
18% 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?
32% Very worried
29% Somewhat
worried
26% Not very worried
10% Not at all worried
3% 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?
11% Very worried
23% Somewhat
worried
38% Not very worried
25% 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%?
20% Favor
61% Oppose
18% Not sure
11* If the capital gains tax is increased to 28%, will that help the
economy or hurt the economy?
20% Help
52% Hurt
14% No impact
14% Not sure
12* Do you
own more than $5,000 of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds?
51% Yes
43% No
6% Not sure
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?
14% Right direction
81% Wrong
track
5% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence