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Michigan Toplines - May 7, 2008
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
3*
Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates
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
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
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