Nebraska

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 23, 2008

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

20% Excellent

23% Good

23% Fair

33% Poor

0% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	52%
Obama	36%
Other	6%
Not sure	6%

3* Favorable Ratings

	McCain	Obama
Very Favorable	22%	21%
Somewhat Favorable	46%	27%
Somewhat Unfavorable	21%	20%
Very Unfavorable	9%	31%
Not sure	2%	1%

4* A proposed amendment to the Nebraska State Constitution may be on the ballot this November. The Amendment would prohibit state and local governments from granting preferential treatment to any individual or group based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. If the election were held today would you vote for or against the proposed amendment?

51% For

28% Against

21% Not sure

5* Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as his Vice-Presidential running mate?

25% Yes

60% No

15% Not sure

6* Is John McCain too old to be President?

20% Yes

73% No

7% Not sure

7*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

52% Yes

38% No

11% Not sure

8* When it comes to the situation in Iraq, which is the more important goal for the next president to accomplish during his first term…winning the war or getting the troops home?

50% Winning the war

42% Getting the troops home

8% Not sure

9* Some people believe that the federal government has become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its own interests. What do you think? Has the federal government become a special interest group?

65% Yes
16% No
19% Not sure

10* Generally speaking, does the federal government represent the will of the people?

15% Yes
71% No
14% Not sure

11*John McCain favors drilling in offshore oil wells to help reduce the price of gas. Barack Obama opposes offshore oil wells and says it would not reduce the price of gas. Should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?

72% Yes

19% No

9% Not sure

12* If drilling in offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go down?

20% Very likely

38% Somewhat likely

32% Not very likely

8% Not at all likely

3% Not sure

13* Is free trade good or bad for the United States economy?

49% Good

26% Bad

13% Neither

12% Not sure

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