Toplines - Texas Presidential Election - July 30, 2008

Texas Telephone Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted July 30, 2008

By Rasmussen Reports

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

18% Excellent

23% Good

13% Fair

44% Poor

2% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	50%	52%
Obama	41%	44%
Other	2%	1%
Not sure	6%	4%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	29%	25%
Somewhat Favorable	17%	35%
Somewhat Unfavorable	19%	21%
Very Unfavorable	32%	16%
Not sure	4%	3%

4* Have you or anyone you know, been subject to any type of home foreclosure proceeding in the last year?

13% Yes

85% No

2% Not Sure

5* Highway repair and construction is paid for by taxes on gasoline. As people drive less, there is less money available for highway repairs and construction. Should the federal gas tax be increased to make up the difference?

8% Yes

85% No

7% Not Sure

6* Should the federal gas tax be permanently eliminated?

33% Yes

45% No

21% Not Sure

7* If Barack Obama wins the White House in November 2008, will gun laws become much less restrictive, somewhat less restrictive, somewhat more restrictive or much more restrictive?

7% Much less restrictive

13% Somewhat less restrictive

34% Somewhat more restrictive

28% Much more restrictive

18% Not sure

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