Idaho Presidential Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

September 9, 2008

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

20% Excellent

29% Good

18% Fair

33% Poor

0% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	68%
Obama	29%
Other	1%
Not sure	3%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	22%	37%	18%	57%
Somewhat Favorable	16%	36%	17%	15%
Somewhat Unfavorable	19%	15%	23%	10%
Very Unfavorable	43%	11%	33%	15%
Not sure	0%	1%	10%	4%

5* 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?

22% National Security Issues

37% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

10% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

10% Not sure

6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

28% Yes

41% No
32% Not sure

7* John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?

65% Yes

23% No
12% Not sure

8* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

2% Very conservative
7% Somewhat conservative
23% Moderate

26% Somewhat liberal
31% Very liberal

11% Not Sure

9* In political terms, is Sarah Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

48% Very conservative
32% Somewhat conservative
10% Moderate

2% Somewhat liberal
3% Very liberal

4% Not Sure

10* When you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?

64% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
29% Voting primarily against the other candidate

6% Not sure

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