Toplines - New York General Election - May 28, 2008
New York General Election
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
May 28, 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
10% Good
13% Fair
64% Poor
2% Not sure
2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain |
29% |
McCain |
33% |
|
59% |
Obama |
52% |
Other |
8% |
Other |
7% |
Not sure |
4% |
Not sure |
8% |
3* Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
21% |
32% |
15% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
34% |
30% |
29% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
20% |
15% |
23% |
Very
Unfavorable |
23% |
22% |
27% |
Not sure |
1% |
1% |
6% |
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?
47% Economy
27% War in
5% Immigration
4% National
security
7% Health care
1% Social Security
5% Government
ethics and corruption
2% Some other issue
3% Not sure
6* We’re just about finished… John McCain recently gave a speech saying that-- if he is elected
President—the
30% Win the war
65% Get the troops home
5% Not sure
7* If John McCain is elected President, how likely is it that the
United States will win the War in
17% Very likely
23% Somewhat likely
24% Not very likely
30% Not at all likely
7% Not sure
8* Okay… if Barack Obama is elected President,
how likely is it that the
9% Very likely
11% Somewhat likely
35% Not very likely
35% Not at all likely
10% Not sure
9* Fine… If John McCain is elected President,
how likely is it that virtually all combat troops will be home from
13% Very likely
21% Somewhat likely
35% Not very likely
27% Not at all likely
5% Not sure
10* Great… If Barack Obama is elected President,
how likely is it that virtually all combat troops will be home from
26% Very likely
27% Somewhat likely
25% Not very likely
11% Not at all likely
10% Not sure
11* Should Hillary Clinton drop out of the race for the Democratic
Presidential nomination?
45% Yes
43% No
11% Not
sure
12* Should Barack Obama drop out of the race for the Democratic
Presidential nomination?
20% Yes
72% No
8% Not sure
13* Which candidate would do better against John McCain in the
general election…Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?
47% Obama
43%
11% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence