Illinois Toplines - October 16, 2007

Illinois

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

October 17, 2007

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

14% Excellent

17% Good

16% Fair

52% Poor

1% Not Sure

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

5% Excellent

11% Good

37% Fair

46% Poor

1% Not Sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

Illinois: 2008 Presidential Election Match-Ups
Clinton	45%	Clinton	47%	Clinton	49%	Obama	56%	Obama	57%
Giuliani	42%	Thompson	40%	Romney	37%	Giuliani	34%	Thompson	32%
Other	10%	Other	10%	Other	10%	Other	6%	Other	7%
Not sure	3%	Not sure	3%	Not sure	4%	Not sure	4%	Not sure	4%

4* Favorables for Presidential Candidates

	Clinton	Thompson	Giuliani	Romney	Obama
Very Favorable	22%	10%	17%	10%	40%
Somewhat Favorable	31%	38%	34%	31%	26%
Somewhat Unfavorable	14%	27%	30%	30%	13%
Very Unfavorable	31%	14%	16%	20%	18%
Not sure	2%	11%	4%	9%	2%

5* How closely have you followed recent news stories about the Chicago Transit Authority’s financial issues?

24% Very closely
29% Somewhat closely

25% Not very closely
21% Not at all

0% Not sure

6* A proposal has been made to authorize more casinos in Illinois with the money going to help fund public transportation in Chicago. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?

31% Favor

57% Oppose

13% Not sure

7* Suppose a choice had to be made between authorizing more casinos or having the Chicago Transit Authority cut half its routes. Which would you prefer?

51% Authorizing more casinos
32% Having the Chicago Transit Authority cut half its routes
17% Not sure

8* How often do you ride subways, trains, and buses in and around Chicago?

62% Rarely or never
23% Occasionally
3% Once or twice a month
3% About once a week
3% Several times a week
6% Just about every day

0% Not sure

9* [asked only of those who said at least once a week in question 8] Will you continue to ride CTA public transportation if fares go up to $3 or higher?

50% Yes

43% No

7% Not sure

10* [asked only of those who said at least once a week in question 8] Will you drive more if suburban bus and commuter train fares go up?

35% Yes

55% No

11% Not sure

11* How often do you shop in Chicago or Cook county?

47% Rarely or never
26% Occasionally
4% Once or twice a month
9% About once a week
10% Several times a week
3% Just about every day

0% Not sure

12* [answered only by those who said at least once or twice a month in question 11] If the County Sales Tax goes up to 11%, will you do more shopping outside of Cook County?

63% Yes

33% No

4% Not sure

13* Is Chicago is a major terrorist target?

44% Yes

28% No

28% Not sure

14* Do you have health insurance?

91% Yes

8% No

1% Not sure

15* [answered only by those who said yes in question 14] How do you rate your own health insurance coverage?

40% Excellent
35% Good

20% Fair
4% Poor
0% Not sure

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