Toplines - Montana Presidential Election - July 1, 2008
Montana General Election
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
July 1, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is
performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
18%
Excellent
19% Good
14% Fair
48% Poor
1% Not sure
3* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain |
43% |
Obama |
48% |
Other |
4% |
Not sure |
5% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
32% |
24% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
25% |
34% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
16% |
24% |
Very Unfavorable |
25% |
16% |
Not sure |
1% |
2% |
5* Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as
his Vice-Presidential running mate?
29% Yes
52% No
19% Not sure
6* Is John McCain too old to be President?
25% Yes
68% No
7% Not sure
7*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?
42% Yes
48% No
10% Not sure
8* When it comes to the situation in
44% Winning
the war
50% Getting
the troops home
6% Not sure
9* 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?
66% Yes
17% No
17% Not sure
10* Generally speaking, does the federal government represent the will of
the people?
19% Yes
69% No
12% Not sure
11*John McCain favors drilling in offshore oil wells to
help reduce the price of gas. Barack Obama opposes offshore oil wells and says
it would not reduce the price of gas. Should drilling be allowed in offshore
oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?
66% Yes
25% No
9% Not sure
12* If drilling in
offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go
down?
21% Very likely
30% Somewhat likely
32% Not very likely
12% Not at all likely
4% Not sure
13* Is free trade good or bad for the
40%
Good
29%
Bad
19%
Neither
12%
Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence