North Carolina

Survey of 704 Democratic Primary Voters

April 3, 2007

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

7% Excellent

6% Good

12% Fair

74% Poor

1% Not sure

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

9% Excellent

42 Good

36% Fair

10% Poor

2% Not sure

3* Democratic Primary

Clinton	33%
Obama	56%
Not Sure	11%

4* Favorables

	Clinton	Obama
Very Favorable	24%	52%
Somewhat Favorable	42%	23%
Somewhat Unfavorable	18%	14%
Very Unfavorable	14%	11%
Not Sure	2%	1%

5* Suppose that Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Presidential Nomination. In the general election campaign against John McCain, how likely are you to vote for Hillary Clinton?

59% Very likely

11% Somewhat likely

14% Not very likely

12% Not at all likely

3% Not sure

6* Suppose that Barack Obama wins the Democratic Presidential Nomination. In the general election campaign against John McCain, how likely are you to vote for Barack Obama?

66% Very likely

8% Somewhat likely

9% Not very likely

16% Not at all likely

2% Not sure

7. When thinking about how you will vote in the West Virginia Presidential primary, 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?

52% Economy

21% War in Iraq

4% Immigration

3% National security

7% Health care

2% Social Security

6% Government ethics and corruption

1% Some other issue

3% Not sure

8* Should Hillary Clinton drop out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination?

28% Yes

48%No

24% Not sure

9* Should Barack Obama drop out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination?

15% Yes

73% No

12% Not sure

10* How likely is it that the Democratic Presidential Nomination contest will remain unsettled until the Convention?

42% Very likely

38% Somewhat likely

12% Not very likely

1% Not at all likely

7% Not sure

11* Which candidate would do better against John McCain in the general election…Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?

57% Obama

29% Clinton

15% Not sure

12* How closely have you followed news stories about Hillary Clinton’s recollection of a trip to Bosnia she made as First Lady?

44% Very closely

33% Somewhat closely

15% Not very closely

7% Not at all

1% Not sure

13* In terms of how you will vote, how important are the misstatements made by Hillary Clinton about her trip to Bosnia?

23% Very important

25% Somewhat important

33% Not very important

17% Not at all important

2% Not sure

14* When discussing their past accomplishments, do most politicians lie or embellish the truth?

63% Yes

13% No

24% Not sure

15* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

1% Excellent

4% Good

30% Fair

64% Poor

0% Not sure

16* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

4% Better

86% Worse

6% Staying the same

3% Not sure

17 Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

27% United States and its allies

28% Terrorists

35% Neither

10% Not sure

18. Over the next six months, will the situation in Iraq get better or worse?

14% Better

53% Worse

24% Stay about the same

9% Not sure

19. Some people say that American society is generally fair and decent. Others say it is basically unfair and discriminatory. Which do you believe is more accurate?

50% Fair and decent

37% Unfair and discriminatory

11% Not sure

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