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Toplines - Maine General Election - May 14, 2008
See Article Survey of 500 Likely
Voters May 14, 2008 1* How do you rate the way that
George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor? 11% Excellent 15% Good 13% Fair 60% Poor 0% Not sure 2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
3* Favorable Ratings
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? 48% Economy 20% War in
7% Immigration
5% National security
8% Health care
3% Social Security
5% Government ethics and corruption
2% Some other issue
2% Not sure 5* We’re just about finished… Currently, there is a federal tax
of 18 cents per gallon on gasoline. Proposals have been made for a gas tax
holiday that would eliminate the gas tax for the summer. Do you favor or oppose
a tax holiday to eliminate the federal gas tax for the summer? 48% Favor 43% Oppose
8% Not sure 6* Two of
the three major Presidential candidates favor ending the federal gas tax for
the summer. One opposes the federal gas tax holiday. Which candidate is opposed
to eliminating the federal gas for the summer?
9% Hillary Clinton 13% John McCain 50% Barack
Obama 27% Not sure 7* Does
the federal government need more tax revenue to fund important national
programs such as highway repairs and health care reform? 38% Yes 49% No 13% Not sure 8* Some
people are worried that the next President will raise taxes so much that it
will harm the economy. How worried are you that the next President will raise
taxes too much? 31% Very worried 28% Somewhat
worried 28% Not very worried 10% Not at all worried
2% Not sure 9* Some
people are worried that the next President will cut taxes so much that it will
harm important government programs. How worried are you that the next President
will cut taxes too much? 13% Very worried 26% Somewhat
worried 39% Not very worried 20% Not at all worried
2% Not sure 10* A
proposal has been made to increase the capital gains tax from 15% to 28%. Do
you favor or oppose increasing the capital gains tax to 28%? 23% Favor 62% Oppose 15% Not sure 11* If the capital gains tax is increased to 28%, will that help the
economy or hurt the economy? 21% Help 51% Hurt 17% No impact 10% Not sure 12* Do you
own more than $5,000 of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds? 51% Yes 42% No
7% Not sure 13*
Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are going in the right
direction or have they gotten off on the wrong track?
7% Right direction 90% Wrong
track 4% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |