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Toplines - Colorado President - June 17, 2008

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Colorado

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 17, 2008

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

15% Excellent

18% Good

14% Fair

52% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain

41%

Obama

43%

Other

8%

Not sure

7%

3* Favorable Ratings

McCain

Obama

Very Favorable

18%

28%

Somewhat Favorable

36%

22%

Somewhat Unfavorable

26%

16%

Very Unfavorable

18%

31%

Not sure

3%

3%

4* In November Amendment 48 entitled “Definition of a Person” will be on the ballot. This amendment to the Colorado constitution defines a person as-- “any human being from the moment of fertilization”. If the election were held today would you vote for or against this amendment?

35% For

52% Against

14% Not sure

5* How likely is it that life exists on other planets?

28% Very likely

30% Somewhat likely

24% Not very likely

9% Not at all likely

8% Not sure

6* How likely is it that earth has been visited by extraterrestrial life?

15% Very likely

21% Somewhat likely

32% Not very likely

23% Not at all likely

9% Not sure

7* Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as his Vice-Presidential running mate?

24% Yes

58% No

19% Not sure

8* Is John McCain too old to be President?

26% Yes

66% No

8% Not sure

9*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

50% Yes

42% No

9% Not sure

10* 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?

40% Winning the war

53% Getting the troops home

7% Not sure

11* 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?

67% Yes
16% No
17% Not sure

12* Generally speaking, does the federal government represent the will of the people?

13% Yes
70% No
17% Not sure

13* In order to reduce the price of gas, should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?

67% Yes

24% No

9% Not sure

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

47% Good

26% Bad

17% Neither

10% Not sure

15* Should the government nationalize all the oil companies and run them

on a non-profit basis?

21% Yes

54% No

25% Not sure

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