North Carolina General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 10, 2008

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

13% Excellent

20% Good

16% Fair

50% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	45%
Obama	43%
Other	6%
Not sure	5%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	33%	18%
Somewhat Favorable	16%	37%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	25%
Very Unfavorable	34%	17%
Not sure	1%	3%

4* 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?

40% Winning the war

54% Getting the troops home

7% Not sure

5* To help make America less dependent on foreign oil, would you support drilling for oil off the North Carolina Outer Banks?

70% Yes

22% No

8% Not sure

6* Recently Governor Easley proposed increasing taxes on cigarettes and alcohol to fund increases to teachers pay and to pay for mental health services. Do you support or oppose this proposal?

58% Support

34% Oppose

9% Not sure

7* Should English be the official language of all government offices and services in North Carolina?

89% Yes

6% No

4% Not sure

8* Generally speaking, would you prefer a more active government with more services and higher taxes or a smaller government with fewer services and lower taxes?

23% More services and higher taxes

66% Fewer services and lower taxes

12% Not sure

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