Washington Toplines - June 9, 2008

Washington General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 9, 2008

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

11% Excellent

18% Good

17% Fair

54% Poor

0% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	35%
Obama	53%
Other	5%
Not sure	7%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	34%	15%
Somewhat Favorable	26%	39%
Somewhat Unfavorable	14%	24%
Very Unfavorable	24%	18%
Not sure	2%	2%

4* Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as his Vice-Presidential running mate? (PT dailies June 4 62-25)

31% Yes

52% No

17% Not sure

5* Is John McCain too old to be President? (PT dailies June 5 62-25)

29% Yes

62% No

9% Not sure

6*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President? (PT dailies June 5 62-26)

40% Yes

48% No

12% Not sure

7* 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? (PT rotation June 8 62-32)

33% Winning the war

61% Getting the troops home

6% Not sure

8* Fine… If John McCain is elected President, how likely is it that virtually all combat troops will be home from Iraq by the end of his first term in office?

10% Very likely

22% Somewhat likely

35% Not very likely

29% Not at all likely

4% Not sure

9* Okay… If Barack Obama is elected President, how likely is it that virtually all combat troops will be home from Iraq by the end of his first term in office?

29% Very likely

42% Somewhat likely

19% Not very likely

6% Not at all likely

5% Not sure

10* 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? (1357-26)

65% Yes
17% No
18% Not sure

11* Generally speaking, does the federal government represent the will of the people? (1357-27)

13% Yes
71% No
16% Not sure

12* How confident are you that the votes in your state will be accurately counted this year and that the appropriate candidates will be declared as the winner?

30% Very confident

43% Somewhat confident

20% Not very confident

8% Not at all confident

0% Not sure

13* Are American elections fair to voters?

39% Yes

40% No

21% Not sure

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