Toplines: Campaign Financing

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

June 19, 2008

1* Generally speaking, do you favor or oppose public funding of Presidential Campaigns?

30% Favor

46% Oppose

24% Not sure

2* Do you know which Presidential candidate has opted out of the public financing system this year…John McCain or Barack Obama?

14% McCain

51% Obama

35% Not sure

3* In terms of determining how you will vote, how important is it whether or not a Presidential campaign accepts public financing instead of private contributions?

16% Very important

31% Somewhat important

32% Not very important

11% Not at all important

9% Not sure

4* Some people say that rich people and special interest groups will find ways to get around any campaign finance laws and influence candidates. Do you agree or disagree?

74% Agree

13% Disagree

13% Not sure

5* Some people say that a candidate’s ability to raise a lot of money proves he has lots of popular support. Do you agree or disagree?

28% Agree

57% Disagree

14% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence