Michigan Toplines - May 7, 2008

Michigan

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

May 7, 2008

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

Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

15% Excellent

17% Good

12% Fair

54% Poor

1% Not Sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	44%	McCain	45%
Clinton	44%	Obama	44%
Other	9%	Other	6%
Not sure	4%	Not sure	5%

3* Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates

	Clinton	McCain	Obama
Very Favorable	23%	14%	28%
Somewhat Favorable	26%	40%	22%
Somewhat Unfavorable	24%	22%	20%
Very Unfavorable	25%	21%	27%
Not sure	1%	3%	2%

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?

52% Economy

16% War in Iraq

5% National Security

9% Health Care

6% Government Ethics and Corruption

2% Immigration

5% Social Security

3% 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?

50% Favor

43% Oppose

7% Not sure

6* Does the federal government need more tax revenue to fund important national programs such as highway repairs and health care reform?

30% Yes

56% No

14% Not sure

7* 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%?

20% Favor

66% Oppose

14% Not sure

8* Generally speaking, do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

13% Help

64% Hurt

12% No impact

11% Not sure

9* Do you own more than $5,000 of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds?

57% Yes

35% No

8% Not sure

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