Ohio Presidential Election

Survey of 700 Likely Voters

September 23, 2008

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

9% Excellent

22% Good

17% Fair

51% Poor

0% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Ted Strickland is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

13% Excellent

28% Good

39% Fair

16% Poor

3% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	47%
Obama	46%
Other	3%
Not sure	3%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	33%	29%
Somewhat Favorable	17%	27%
Somewhat Unfavorable	15%	18%
Very Unfavorable	33%	23%
Not sure	1%	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?

20% National Security Issues

49% Economic Issues

9% Domestic Issues

7% Cultural Issues

8% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

6* When it comes to how you will vote in the Presidential Election how important are the visits made by candidates to the state?

22% Very important

35% Somewhat important

31% Not very important

10% Not at all important

3% Not sure

7* When will the housing market improve?

4% Already getting better

31% Next year

37% There’s no end in sight

28% Not sure

8*What is more important, creating economic growth or reducing the income gap between rich and poor?

64% Creating economic growth
30% Reducing the gap between rich and poor
6% Not sure

9* Which is more important to John McCain, creating economic growth or reducing the income gap between rich and poor?

68% Creating economic growth
9% Reducing the gap between rich and poor
23% Not sure

10* Which is more important to Barack Obama, creating economic growth or reducing the income gap between rich and poor?

21% Creating economic growth
64% Reducing the gap between rich and poor
15% Not sure

11* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

0% Excellent

8% Good

35% Fair

54% Poor

3% Not sure

12*Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

3% Better

84% Worse

11% Same

2% Not sure

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