Toplines - West Virginia Presidential Election - June 2, 2008

West Virginia General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 2, 2008

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

12% Excellent

15% Good

14% Fair

58% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	45%
Obama	37%
Other	13%
Not sure	5%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	18%	16%
Somewhat Favorable	22%	32%
Somewhat Unfavorable	22%	22%
Very Unfavorable	35%	26%
Not sure	3%	4%

4* When thinking about how you will vote in the presidential election, 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?

46% Economy

19% War in Iraq

5% Immigration

6% National security

8% Health care

3% Social Security

6% Government ethics and corruption

3% Some other issue

5% Not sure

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?

32% Win the war

59% Get the troops home

9% Not sure

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

21% Very likely

24% Somewhat likely

23% Not very likely

21% Not at all likely

11% Not sure

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

8% Very likely

14% Somewhat likely

31% Not very likely

39% Not at all likely

8% 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?

8% Very likely

27% Somewhat likely

31% Not very likely

28% Not at all likely

6% 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?

25% Very likely

23% Somewhat likely

25% Not very likely

18% Not at all likely

9% 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?

70% Yes

9% No

21% Not sure

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

12% Yes

76% No

12% 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?

68% Better
15% Worse
8% No impact
9% 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?

36% Very confident

37% Somewhat confident,
14% Not very confident
11% Not at all confident
2% Not sure

14* Are American elections fair to voters?

41% Yes

43% No

17% Not sure

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