Toplines - Utah President - June 19, 2008

Utah General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 19, 2008

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

18% Excellent

27% Good

20% Fair

34% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	52%
Obama	33%
Other	8%
Not sure	8%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	22%	12%
Somewhat Favorable	24%	46%
Somewhat Unfavorable	20%	23%
Very Unfavorable	32%	16%
Not sure	2%	4%

4* Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as his Vice-Presidential running mate?

17% Yes

65% No

18% Not sure

5* Is John McCain too old to be President?

22% Yes

72% No

7% Not sure

6*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

47% Yes

41% No

12% Not sure

7* 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?

51% Winning the war

41% Getting the troops home

9% Not sure

8* 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?

65% Yes
15% No
19% Not sure

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

18% Yes
68% No
13% Not sure

10* In order to reduce the price of gas, should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?

74% Yes

18% No

8% Not sure

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

50% Good

24% Bad

16% Neither

10% Not sure

12* Should the government nationalize all the oil companies and run them

on a non-profit basis?

25% Yes

57% No

17% Not sure

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