Toplines - New York Presidential Election - September 15, 2008

New York Presidential Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

September 15, 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

14% Good

16% Fair

59% Poor

1% Not sure

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

15% Excellent
35% Good
37% Fair

12% Poor
2% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	42%
Obama	55%
Other	2%
Not sure	2%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	39%	23%	21%	30%
Somewhat Favorable	22%	31%	36%	17%
Somewhat Unfavorable	15%	23%	15%	13%
Very Unfavorable	22%	21%	21%	37%
Not sure	1%	3%	8%	3%

5* 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?

24% National Security Issues

47% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

7% Fiscal Issues

5% Not sure

6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

39% Yes
35% No
27% Not sure

7* John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?

41% Yes

45% No
14% Not sure

8* Would Hillary Clinton have been a better choice as Barack Obama's running mate?

43% Yes

40% No

16% Not sure

9* Does Hillary Clinton want Barack Obama to win the Presidential election?

50% Yes

33% No

16% Not sure

10* Are the Presidential candidates spending too much time, not enough time or about the right amount of time addressing national security issues?

13% Too much time
41% Not enough time
38% About the right amount of time

9% Not sure

11* Will Sarah Palin help John McCain’s chance of becoming President, hurt his chances of becoming President or have no impact?

56% Help

22% Hurt

15% No Impact

8% Not sure

12* Will Joe Biden help Barack Obama’s chance of becoming President, hurt his chances of becoming President or have no impact?

36% Help

18% Hurt

42% No Impact

3% Not sure

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