New Mexico General Election

Survey of 700 Likely Voters

September 8, 2008

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

17% Excellent

19% Good

10% Fair

53% Poor

1% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	49%
Obama	47%
Other	2%
Not sure	2%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	40%	30%
Somewhat Favorable	15%	22%
Somewhat Unfavorable	13%	17%
Very Unfavorable	31%	28%
Not sure	2%	2%

5* In terms of how you will vote for President, are you primarily interested in National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror, Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?

23% National Security Issues

41% Economic Issues

13% Domestic Issues

8% Cultural Issues

8% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

37% Yes

34% No
29% Not sure

7* John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?

48% Yes

36% No
16% Not sure

8* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

2% Very conservative
12% Somewhat conservative
28% Moderate

26% Somewhat liberal
25% Very liberal

7% Not sure

9* In political terms, is Sarah Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

59% Very conservative
23% Somewhat conservative
8% Moderate

3% Somewhat liberal
2% Very liberal

5% Not sure

10* When you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?

73% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
23% Voting primarily against the other candidate

5% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence