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Toplines - Oregon President - July 15, 2008

Oregon Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 14, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

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

14% Excellent

15% Good

17% Fair

53% Poor

0% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain

37%

Obama

46%

Other

5%

Not sure

13%

3* Favorable Ratings

Obama

McCain

Very Favorable

36%

17%

Somewhat Favorable

26%

38%

Somewhat Unfavorable

13%

21%

Very Unfavorable

24%

22%

Not sure

1%

3%

4* 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?

28% National Security Issues

35% Economic Issues

17% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

7% Fiscal Issues

8% Not sure

5*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?

51% Yes

39% No

11% Not sure

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

14% Very likely

31% Somewhat likely

27% Not very likely

25% Not at all likely

3% Not sure

7*A proposal has been made to allow oil drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge? Do you favor or oppose this proposal?

47% Favor

45% Oppose

8% Not sure

8* If the maximum highway speed limit was dropped to 55 miles per hour, would that reduce the price of gas and oil?

15% Yes

69% No

15% Not sure

9* A proposal has been made to impose a nationwide maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?

35% Favor

56% Oppose

9% Not sure

10*What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?

34% Reducing the price of gas and oil

50% Protecting the environment
16% Not sure

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

37% Good

27% Bad

22% Neither

14% Not sure

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