Toplines: 3^rd Party Candidate

Survey of 800 Likely Voters

May 14-15, 2008

1* Suppose that in the race for President you had a choice between Democrat Barack Obama, Republican John McCain, Libertarian Bob Barr, and Green Ralph Nader. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?

42% Obama

38% McCain

6% Barr

4% Nader

11% Not sure

2* Suppose that in the race for President you had a choice between Democrat Barack Obama, Republican John McCain, Independent Hillary Clinton, Libertarian Bob Barr, and Green Ralph Nader. If the election were held today, for whom would you vote?

31% Obama
32% McCain

22% Clinton

3% Barr

3% Nader

9% Not sure

3* How likely is that the United States will elect a third party President in the next twenty-five years?

10% Very likely

29% Somewhat likely

33% Not very likely

19% Not at all likely

8% Not sure

4* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Bob Barr?

5% Very favorable

14% Somewhat favorable

15% Somewhat unfavorable

14% Very unfavorable

52% Not sure

5* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Ralph Nader?

7% Very favorable

18% Somewhat favorable

25% Somewhat unfavorable

29% Very unfavorable

21% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence