Toplines - South Carolina Presidential Election - June 5, 2008

South Carolina General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 5, 2008

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

17% Excellent

21% Good

16% Fair

45% Poor

0% Not sure

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

26% Excellent

28% Good

25% Fair

18% Poor

3% Not Sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	48%
Obama	39%
Other	6%
Not sure	7%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	29%	24%
Somewhat Favorable	20%	36%
Somewhat Unfavorable	12%	20%
Very Unfavorable	36%	19%
Not sure	2%	1%

5* John McCain recently gave a speech saying that-- if he is elected President—the United States will win the War in Iraq during his first term in office. McCain also said that virtually all combat troops will be home from Iraq by the end of his first term in office. If you had to choose just one of those goals as the higher priority, would you rather see the United States win the War in Iraq or get the troops home from Iraq within four years?

43% Win the war

50% Get the troops home

7% Not sure

6* If John McCain is elected President, how likely is it that the United States will win the War in Iraq?

33% Very likely

21% Somewhat likely

24% Not very likely

18% Not at all likely

5% Not sure

7* Okay… if Barack Obama is elected President, how likely is it that the United States will win the War in Iraq?

11% Very likely

17% Somewhat likely

24% Not very likely

42% Not at all likely

6% Not sure

8* Fine… If John McCain is elected President, how likely is it that virtually all combat troops will be home from Iraq by the end of his first term in office?

13% Very likely

29% Somewhat likely

27% Not very likely

25% Not at all likely

5% Not sure

9* Great… If Barack Obama is elected President, how likely is it that virtually all combat troops will be home from Iraq by the end of his first term in office?

33% Very likely

29% Somewhat likely

20% Not very likely

12% Not at all likely

7% Not sure

10* 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?

63% Yes

17% No

20% Not sure

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

15% Yes

71% No

14% Not sure

12* Suppose that every citizen became deeply involved in politics, supporting candidates and causes they believed in. Would that make the United States better or worse?

71% Better
11% Worse
10% No impact
8% Not sure

13* How confident are you that the votes in your state will be accurately counted this year and that the appropriate candidates will be declared as the winner?

46% Very confident

36% Somewhat confident,
9% Not very confident
8% Not at all confident
1% Not sure

14* Are American elections fair to voters?

50% Yes

31% No

19% Not sure

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