Survey of 800 Likely Voters
January 23-24, 2008

1* When thinking about how you will vote in the next presidential election, which of the following issues is most important—the economy, the War in Iraq, immigration, national security, health care, Social Security, or government ethics and corruption?

40% Economy

13% War in Iraq

8% Immigration

12% National security

14% Health care

4% Social Security

5% Government ethics and corruption

1% Some other issue

4% Not sure

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

53% Creating economic growth

40% Reducing the income gap between rich and poor

7% Not sure

3*To help the economy, is it better for the government to cut taxes, cut interest rates, cut government spending, or increase government spending?

27% Cut taxes

15% Cut interest rates

45% Cut government spending

4% Increase government spending

9% Not sure

4* Who has more control over the economy, the President or the Chairman of the Federal Reserve?

37% The President

47% The chairman of the Federal Reserve

16% Not sure

5* Some people believe that the best thing the government can do to help the economy is get out of the way by reducing regulation and taxes. Do you agree or disagree?

50% Agree

32% Disagree

18% Not sure

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