Toplines - New York - June 30, 2008

New York General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 30, 2008

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

10% Excellent

13% Good

15% Fair

62% Poor

0% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that David Paterson is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

17% Excellent

36% Good

35% Fair

10% Poor

3% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	29%
Obama	60%
Other	5%
Not sure	6%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	38%	13%
Somewhat Favorable	29%	35%
Somewhat Unfavorable	13%	31%
Very Unfavorable	17%	16%
Not sure	3%	5%

13* After her failed bid for President, what should Hillary Clinton do next…become Obama’s vice-presidential pick, stay in the senate, run for governor of New York, run for mayor of New York City or just go away?

29% Become Obama’s Vice-President

37% Stay in the Senate

7% Run for governor of New York

3% Run for mayor of New York

23% Just go away

1% Not sure

14* Which of the following possible candidates would you most like to see as the next Governor of New York….David Paterson, Hillary Clinton, Andrew Cuomo or Michael Bloomberg?

24% David Paterson

24% Hillary Clinton

12% Andrew Cuomo

24% Michael Bloomberg

17% Not sure

6* Is John McCain too old to be President?

39% Yes

48% No

13% Not sure

7*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

38% Yes

52% No

11% Not sure

8* When it comes to the situation in Iraq, which is the more important goal for the next president to accomplish during his first term…winning the war or getting the troops home?

27% Winning the war

62% Getting the troops home

11% Not sure

9* Some people believe that the federal government has become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its own interests. What do you think? Has the federal government become a special interest group?

64% Yes

13% No

22% Not sure

10* Generally speaking, does the federal government represent the will of the people?

14% Yes

70% No

16% Not sure

11*John McCain favors drilling in offshore oil wells to help reduce the price of gas. Barack Obama opposes offshore oil wells and says it would not reduce the price of gas. Should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?

54% Yes

32% No

14% Not sure

12* If drilling in offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go down?

21% Very likely

32% Somewhat likely

26% Not very likely

13% Not at all likely

8% Not sure

13* Is free trade good or bad for the United States economy?

39% Good

31% Bad

16% Neither

14% Not sure

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