Michigan Toplines - March 25, 2008

Michigan

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

March 25, 2008

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President?

Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

14% Excellent

15% Good

18% Fair

52% Poor

1% Not Sure

2* How do you rate the way that Jennifer Granholm is performing her role as Governor?

Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

8% Excellent

20% Good

29% Fair

42% Poor

0% Not Sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	45%	McCain	43%
Clinton	42%	Obama	42%
Other	10%	Other	8%
Not sure	4%	Not sure	7%

4* Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates

	Clinton	McCain	Obama
Very Favorable	18%	16%	24%
Somewhat Favorable	29%	39%	26%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	25%	21%
Very Unfavorable	36%	18%	27%
Not sure	1%	2%	2%

5* 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?

49% Economy

18% War in Iraq

9% National Security

6% Health Care

6% Government Ethics and Corruption

5% Immigration

3% Social Security

2% Some other issue

3% Not sure

9* How closely have you followed news stories concerning the controversy over Democratic convention delegates from Michigan.

43% Very closely

34% Somewhat closely

16% Not very closely

7% Not at all

1% Not sure

10* Michigan delegates may not be seated at the convention because the state broke party rules and held their primary too soon. Should Michigan hold a new primary, even though people have already voted once?

28% Yes

59% No

13% Not sure

11* If a new primary is not held should the results of the earlier primary count when determining the Democratic Presidential nominee?

44% Yes

46% No

10% Not sure

12* Suppose the delegates from Michigan are not seated at the convention. Does this make you more or less likely to vote for the Democratic candidate in the general election in November?

18% More likely

24% Less likely

52% No impact

6% Not sure

13* Which Democratic candidate would do better against John McCain in the general election…Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?

47% Obama

31% Clinton

22% Not sure

14* Regardless of who you want to win, who do you think will win the Democratic Presidential Nomination?

57% Obama

21% Clinton

21% Not sure

15* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

1% Excellent

10% Good

28% Fair

61% Poor

0% Not sure

16* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

10% Better

75% Worse

12% Staying the same

3% Not sure

17* Who has more impact on the health of the economy in the United States….the President, Congress, the Federal Reserve or Private Companies?

16% President

26% Congress

15% Federal Reserve

31% Private Companies

12% Not sure

18* To help the economy, is it better for the government to cut taxes, cut interest rates, cut government spending, or increase government spending?

24% Cut taxes

20% Cut interest rates

44% Cut government spending

5% Increase government spending

7% Not sure

19* Some people believe that the best thing the government can do to help the economy is get out of the way by reducing regulation and taxes. Do you agree or disagree?

50% Agree

34% Disagree

15% Not sure

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