Missouri Toplines - August 23, 2007

Missouri

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

August 23, 2007

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

20% Excellent

20% Good

12% Fair

46% Poor

1% Not Sure

2* How do you rate the way that Matt Blunt is performing his roll as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

14% Excellent

25% Good

27% Fair

32% Poor

2% Not Sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

Missouri: 2008 Presidential Election Match-Ups
Clinton	46%	Clinton	48%	Clinton	46%	Clinton	48%
Giuliani	43%	Thompson	42%	McCain	40%	Romney	39%
Other	6%	Other	5%	Other	9%	Other	7%
Not sure	4%	Not sure	5%	Not sure	6%	Not sure	6%

4* I’m going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.

	Clinton	Giuliani	Thompson	McCain	Romney
Very Favorable	26%	17%	16%	12%	14%
Somewhat Favorable	24%	35%	32%	34%	28%
Somewhat Unfavorable	12%	24%	25%	30%	28%
Very Unfavorable	37%	20%	14%	20%	20%
Not sure	2%	5%	13%	5%	9%

5* If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Matt Blunt or Democrat Jay Nixon?

43% Blunt

46% Nixon

6% Other

5% Not Sure

6* Last year, Missouri voters passed Proposition 2, but many state lawmakers now want to restrict stem cell research in Missouri. Should more restrictions be placed on stem cell research in Missouri?

39% Yes

53% No

8% Not Sure

7* A Missouri town recently passed a law making it illegal for businesses to hire illegal aliens. Do you favor or oppose this law?

73% Yes

20% No

7% Not Sure

8* The same Missouri town also made it illegal to rent an apartment to illegal aliens. Do you favor or oppose this law?

65% Yes

29% No

7% Not Sure

9* Should the state of Missouri pass laws making it illegal for businesses to hire illegal aliens?

74% Yes

16% No

10% Not Sure

10* Do you favor or oppose government guaranteed universal health coverage for every person in the United States?

55% Yes

32% No

13% Not Sure

11* Would a universal health care plan be better run by the government under something like Medicaid, or by private companies under something like current private insurance?

39% Yes

44% No

18% Not Sure

12* Should marijuana use for medical purposes be legalized in Missouri?

57% Yes

32% No

11% Not Sure

13* When it comes to the War in Iraq, should the United States withdraw all combat troops immediately, bring the combat troops home within a year, or stay until the mission is completed?

25% Withdraw Immediately

35% Bring Troops Home Within a Year

37% Stay Until Mission Complete

4% Not Sure

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