Virginia General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 12, 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

19% Good

13% Fair

48% Poor

2% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

3* Favorable Ratings

4* 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?

28% National Security Issues

38% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

8% Not sure

5* 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?

41% Winning the war

53% Getting the troops home

6% Not sure

6* 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
19% No
16% Not sure

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

19% Yes
69% No
12% Not sure

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