New Mexico Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted August 20, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

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

18% Excellent

17% Good

13% Fair

52% Poor

0% Not sure

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

3* Favorable Ratings

4* 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?

28% National Security Issues

36% Economic Issues

13% Domestic Issues

7% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

5* Is there an urgent national need to find new sources of energy?

81% Yes
11% No
7% Not sure

6*Is there an urgent national need to reduce the amount of energy that Americans consume?

67% Yes
24% No
9% Not sure

7* Which is more important, finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?

63% Finding new sources of energy
30% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume
7% Not sure

8* Will most politicians break the rules to help people who give them a lot of money?

61% Yes
16% No
23% Not sure

9* Which is the bigger problem in politics today—big campaign contributions or media bias?

39% Big campaign contributions
51% Media bias
10% Not sure

10* Do lobbyists and campaign contributors have too much influence on John McCain’s positions?

42% Yes
34% No
24% Not sure

11* Do lobbyists and campaign contributors have too much influence on Barack Obama’s positions?

42% Yes
35% No
23% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence