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Minnesota: Election 2008 (President)

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Election Matchup

Barack Obama (D) vs. John McCain (R)

Poll	Date	Obama	McCain	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹²	October 30 – November 1, 2008	49%	46%	3%	2%	669 LV	± 3.9
Rasmussen⁴	October 28, 2008	55%	43%	1%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
NBC News / Mason-Dixon	October 27-28, 2008	48%	40%	12%		625 LV	± 4.0
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹¹	October 24-28, 2008	56%	37%	1%	6%	451 LV	± 4.6
Rasmussen⁴	October 22, 2008	56%	41%	1%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
Big 10 Battleground⁸	October 19-22, 2008	54%	34%	1%	11%	583 RV	± 4.0
St. Cloud State	October 14-22, 2008	42%	37%	7%	14%	509 LV	± 4.6
National Journal	October 16-20, 2008	50%	40%	10%		402 RV	± 4.9
SurveyUSA10	October 16-18, 2008	50%	44%	4%	3%	655 LV	± 3.9
Minnesota Poll⁷	October 16-17, 2008	52%	41%	7%		1,049 LV	± 3.8
Research 2000¹⁰	October 14-15, 2008	52%	39%	4%	5%	600 LV	± 4.0
Quinnipiac³	October 8-12, 2008	51%	40%	2%	7%	1,019 LV	± 3.1
Rasmussen⁴	October 7, 2008	52%	45%	1%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
American Research Group⁹	October 4-7, 2008	47%	46%	1%	6%	600 LV	± 4.0
Quinnipiac³	October 3-7, 2008	51%	43%	1%	5%	1,076 LV	± 3.0
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹¹	September 29 – October 5, 2008	50%	42%	2%	7%	766 LV	± 3.5
Minnesota Poll⁷	September 30 – October 2, 2008	55%	37%	8%		1,084 LV	± 3.7
SurveyUSA¹⁰	September 30 – October 1, 2008	46%	47%	4%	3%	725 LV	± 3.7
CNN / Time	September 28-30, 2008	54%	43%	3%		849 LV	± 3.5
Quinnipiac³	September 14-21, 2008	47%	45%	2%	6%	1,301 LV	± 2.7
American Research Group⁹	September 18-20, 2008	48%	47%	0%	5%	600 LV	± 4.0
Rasmussen⁴	September 18, 2008	52%	44%	2%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
Big 10 Battleground⁸	September 14-17, 2008	45%	43%	2%	10%	610 RV	± 4.0
Minnesota Poll⁷	September 10-12, 2008	45%	45%	10%		1,106 LV	± 3.9
SurveyUSA⁵	September 10-11, 2008	49%	47%	2%	3%	734 LV	± 3.7
CNN / Time	August 31 – September 2, 2008	53%	41%	6%		742RV	± 3.5
SurveyUSA⁵	August 13-14, 2008	47%	45%	4%	4%	682 LV	± 3.9
Rasmussen⁴	August 13, 2008	46%	42%	6%	6%	700 LV	± 4.0
Quinnipiac³	July 14-22, 2008	46%	44%	2%	8%	1,261 LV	± 2.8
Rasmussen⁴	July 22, 2008	49%	37%	6%	8%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen⁴	July 10, 2008	52%	34%	4%	10%	500 LV	± 4.5
Quinnipiac³	June 17-24, 2008	54%	37%	1%	8%	1,572 LV	± 2.5
SurveyUSA²	June 13-16, 2008	47%	46%	7%		543 LV	± 4.3
Rasmussen⁴	June 11, 2008	52%	39%	6%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen⁴	May 22, 2008	53%	38%	4%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA²	May 16-18, 2008	47%	42%	12%		600 RV	± 4.1
Minnesota Poll⁷	May 12-15, 2008	51%	38%	11%		1,117 RV	± 3.6
Rasmussen⁴	April 22, 2008	52%	38%	5%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	April 11-13, 2008	49%	43%	8%		535 RV	± 4.3
Rasmussen⁴	March 19, 2008	47%	43%	4%	6%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	March 14-16, 2008	46%	47%	7%		532 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	February 26-28, 2008	49%	42%	9%		608 RV	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	February 15-17, 2008	55%	40%	6%		541 RV	± 4.3
Rasmussen⁴	February 16, 2008	53%	38%	4%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen⁴	February 1, 2008	47%	41%	8%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5
Humphrey Institute / MPR⁶	January 18-27, 2008	53%	34%	5%	9%	479	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	January 20-21, 2008	42%	49%	9%		550 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	December 13-15, 2007	41%	50%	9%		556 RV	± 4.2
SurveyUSA¹	November 9-11, 2007	43%	46%	11%		535 RV	± 4.3

1 "What if it was Mitt Romney against John McCain?"

2 "If there were an election for President of the United States today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?"

3 "If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and John McCain the Republican, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Obama or McCain?"

4 "If the presidential election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?"

5 "If the election for President were today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?"

6 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

7 "If the presidential election were being held today, would you be more likely to vote for the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin or the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden?"

8 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today and the candidates were Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Democrats, and John McCain and Sarah Palin, the Republicans, for whom would you vote?"

9 "If the general election were being held today between John McCain for president and Sarah Palin for vice president, the Republicans, and Barack Obama for president and Joe Biden for vice president, the Democrats, for whom would you vote - McCain and Palin, Obama and Biden (names rotated), or someone else?"

10 "If the election for President were held today would you vote for the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin, or another candidate?"

11 "If the 2008 presidential were being held today would you vote for Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain? As of today, who do you lean more towards?"

12 "If the election for President were today, would you vote for Republican John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, or one of the other candidates?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. John McCain (R) vs. Ralph Nader (I) vs. Bob Barr (L)

Poll	Date	Obama	McCain	Nader	Barr	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR	August 7-17, 2008	48%	38%	3%	1%	1%	10%	763 LV	± 3.6

Top Choice for President

Candidate¹	February 1, 2008
Barack Obama	27%
Hillary Clinton	21%
John McCain	20%
Mitt Romney	15%
Mike Huckabee	8%
Ron Paul	4%
No opinion	5%
Poll	Rasmussen
Sample	500 LV
MoE	± 4.5

1 "In thinking about the 2008 Presidential Election, which candidate would be your top choice for President ... Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, or Ron Paul?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. John McCain (R) vs. Mike Bloomberg (I)

Poll	Date	Obama	McCain	Bloomberg	Neither	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	January 18-27, 2008	41%	44%	4%	4%	7%	438	± 4.8

1 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Barack Obama, Republican John McCain, and Independent Mike Bloomberg? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. Rudy Giuliani (R)

Poll	Date	Obama	Giuliani	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR²	January 18-27, 2008	61%	24%	9%	6%	479	± 4.8
SurveyUSA¹	January 20-21, 2008	52%	36%		11%	550 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	December 13-15, 2007	44%	48%		8%	556 RV	± 4.2
SurveyUSA¹	November 9-11, 2007	44%	44%		12%	535 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	47%	43%		11%	531 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	April 13-15, 2007	43%	49%		8%	531 RV	± 4.3

1 "What if it was Rudy Giuliani against Democrat Barack Obama?"

2 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Rudy Giuliani? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. Rudy Giuliani (R) vs. Mike Bloomberg (I)

Poll	Date	Obama	Giuliani	Bloomberg	Neither	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	January 18-27, 2008	51%	28%	6%	8%	7%	438	± 4.8

1 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Rudy Giuliani, and Independent Mike Bloomberg? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. Fred Thompson (R)

Poll	Date	Obama	Thompson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	49%	41%	10%	526 RV	± 4.4

1 "What if it was Fred Thompson against Barack Obama?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R)

Poll	Date	Obama	Romney	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	February 1, 2008	52%	36%	7%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5
Humphrey Institute / MPR²	January 18-27, 2008	59%	25%	7%	9%	479	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	January 20-21, 2008	55%	36%	10%		550 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	December 13-15, 2007	48%	42%	10%		556 RV	± 4.2
SurveyUSA¹	November 9-11, 2007	49%	38%	12%		535 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	53%	33%	14%		525 RV	± 4.4

1 "What if it was Mitt Romney against Barack Obama?"

2 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R) vs. Mike Bloomberg (I)

Poll	Date	Obama	Romney	Bloomberg	Neither	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	January 18-27, 2008	49%	34%	4%	7%	7%	438	± 4.8

1 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, and Independent Mike Bloomberg? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. Mike Huckabee (R)

Poll	Date	Obama	Huckabee	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR²	January 18-27, 2008	60%	25%	6%	8%	479	± 4.8
SurveyUSA¹	January 20-21, 2008	49%	42%		9%	550 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	December 13-15, 2007	47%	42%		11%	556 RV	± 4.2
SurveyUSA¹	November 9-11, 2007	52%	33%		14%	535 RV	± 4.3

1 "What if it was Mitt Romney against Mike Huckabee?"

2 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. Mike Huckabee (R) vs. Mike Bloomberg (I)

Poll	Date	Obama	Huckabee	Bloomberg	Neither	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	January 18-27, 2008	46%	35%	6%	6%	7%	438	± 4.8

1 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Mike Huckabee, and Independent Mike Bloomberg? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. John McCain (R)

Poll	Date	Clinton	McCain	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen	May 22, 2008	53%	38%	7%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen	April 22, 2008	47%	42%	8%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA³	April 11-13, 2008	47%	46%	7%		535 RV	± 4.3
Rasmussen	March 19, 2008	46%	47%	3%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA³	March 14-16, 2008	49%	46%	5%		532 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	February 26-28, 2008	47%	43%	10%		609 RV	± 4.1
SurveyUSA³	February 15-17, 2008	49%	45%	6%		541 RV	± 4.3
Rasmussen	February 16, 2008	42%	47%	7%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	February 1, 2008	44%	44%	8%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
Humphrey Institute / MPR⁴	January 18-27, 2008	52%	34%	5%	9%	479	± 4.8
SurveyUSA²	January 20-21, 2008	45%	49%	6%		550 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA²	December 13-15, 2007	51%	43%	6%		556 RV	± 4.2
SurveyUSA²	November 9-11, 2007	48%	45%	8%		535 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA²	October 12-14, 2007	50%	43%	7%		524 RV	± 4.4
Rasmussen¹	June 26, 2006	41%	45%	8%	7%	535 RV	± 4.3

1 "Suppose that, in the next Presidential election, you had a choice between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain?"

2 "What if it was Republican John McCain against Hillary Clinton?"

3 "If there were an election for President of the United States today, and the only two names on the ballot were Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton, who would you vote for?"

4 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. John McCain (R) vs. Mike Bloomberg (I)

Poll	Date	Clinton	McCain	Bloomberg	Neither	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	January 18-27, 2008	43%	43%	4%	4%	7%	438	± 4.8

1 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican John McCain, and Independent Mike Bloomberg? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Rudy Giuliani (R)

Poll	Date	Clinton	Giuliani	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR³	January 18-27, 2008	60%	25%	9%	6%	479	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	January 20-21, 2008	51%	40%	9%		550 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	December 13-15, 2007	53%	40%	7%		556 RV	± 4.2
SurveyUSA¹	November 9-11, 2007	49%	43%	8%		535 RV	± 4.3
Rasmussen	October 31, 2007	44%	41%	10%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-14, 2007	51%	40%	9%		540 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	52%	41%	7%		548 RV	± 4.3
Rasmussen	September 6, 2007	50%	37%	10%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	August 10-12, 2007	47%	44%	9%		544 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	July 13-15, 2007	50%	45%	6%		N/A	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	June 8-10, 2007	50%	41%	9%		534 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	May 11-13, 2007	45%	47%	7%		544 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	April 13-15, 2007	48%	45%	11%		535 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	March 9-11, 2007	47%	47%	6%		N/A	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	February 9-11, 2007	47%	45%	9%		N/A	± 4.3
Rasmussen²	June 26, 2006	45%	46%	4%	6%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "If there were an election for President of the United States today, and the only two names on the ballot were Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, who would you vote for?"

2 "Suppose the Republicans nominated Rudy Giuliani. If the election were held today, would you vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Rudy Giuliani?"

3 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Rudy Giuliani? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Rudy Giuliani (R) vs. Mike Bloomberg (I)

Poll	Date	Clinton	Giuliani	Bloomberg	Neither	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	January 18-27, 2008	48%	29%	8%	7%	8%	438	± 4.8

1 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican Rudy Giuliani, and Independent Mike Bloomberg? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R)

Poll	Date	Clinton	Romney	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen	February 1, 2008	49%	40%	7%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
Humphrey Institute / MPR²	January 18-27, 2008	58%	29%	7%	6%	479	± 4.8
SurveyUSA¹	January 20-21, 2008	51%	40%	9%		550 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	December 13-15, 2007	58%	36%	7%		556 RV	± 4.2
SurveyUSA¹	November 9-11, 2007	54%	37%	9%		535 RV	± 4.3
Rasmussen	October 31, 2007	47%	40%	9%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-14, 2007	57%	34%	8%		537 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	56%	33%	11%		541 RV	± 4.3
Rasmussen	September 6, 2007	52%	34%	9%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	August 10-12, 2007	52%	36%	12%		540 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	July 13-15, 2007	56%	38%	6%		N/A	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	May 11-13, 2007	51%	40%	9%		538 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	March 9-11, 2007	52%	37%	11%		N/A	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	August 11-13, 2007	48%	45%	8%		N/A	± 4.4

1 "What if it was Republican Mitt Romney against Hillary Clinton?"

2 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mitt Romney? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R) vs. Mike Bloomberg (I)

Poll	Date	Clinton	Romney	Bloomberg	Neither	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	January 18-27, 2008	49%	33%	8%	4%	7%	438	± 4.8

1 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican Mitt Romney, and Independent Mike Bloomberg? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Fred Thompson (R)

Poll	Date	Clinton	Thompson	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen	October 31, 2007	47%	43%	7%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-14, 2007	57%	37%	7%		538 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	52%	39%	8%		541 RV	± 4.3
Rasmussen	September 6, 2007	51%	40%	8%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	August 10-12, 2007	50%	41%	9%		542 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	July 13-15, 2007	54%	41%	4%		N/A	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	June 8-10, 2007	53%	38%	9%		N/A	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	April 13-15, 2007	53%	37%	10%		N/A	± 4.4

1 "What if it was Republican Fred Thompson against Hillary Clinton?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Mike Huckabee (R)

Poll	Date	Clinton	Huckabee	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR²	January 18-27, 2008	59%	28%	7%	7%	479	± 4.8
SurveyUSA¹	January 20-21, 2008	50%	42%	8%		550 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	December 13-15, 2007	53%	41%	6%		556 RV	± 4.2
SurveyUSA¹	November 9-11, 2007	54%	36%	10%		535 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-14, 2007	60%	30%	10%		531 RV	± 4.3

1 "What if it was Republican Mike Huckabee against Hillary Clinton?"

2 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R) vs. Mike Bloomberg (I)

Poll	Date	Clinton	Huckabee	Bloomberg	Neither	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	January 18-27, 2008	46%	38%	5%	6%	6%	438	± 4.8

1 "If the 2008 presidential election were being held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican Mike Huckabee, and Independent Mike Bloomberg? If you had to choose, for whom would you vote?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Ron Paul (R)

Poll	Date	Clinton	Paul	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-14, 2007	61%	28%	11%		519 RV	± 4.3

1 "What if it was Republican Ron Paul against Hillary Clinton?"

John Edwards (D) vs. Rudy Giuliani (R)

Poll	Date	Edwards	Giuliani	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	48%	40%	11%	519 RV	± 4.4
SurveyUSA¹	April 13-15, 2007	49%	41%	10%	533 RV	± 4.3

1 "What if it was Rudy Giuliani against Democrat John Edwards?"

John Edwards (D) vs. Fred Thompson (R)

Poll	Date	Edwards	Thompson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	51%	35%	14%	510 RV	± 4.4

1 "What if it was Fred Thompson against John Edwards?"

John Edwards (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R)

Poll	Date	Edwards	Romney	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	55%	28%	17%	506 RV	± 4.4

1 "What if it was Mitt Romney against John Edwards?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. John McCain (R)

Poll	Date	Obama	McCain	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen	April 22, 2008	52%	38%	5%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	April 11-13, 2008	49%	43%	8%		535 RV	± 4.3
Rasmussen	March 19, 2008	47%	43%	4%	6%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	March 14-16, 2008	46%	47%	7%		532 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	February 15-17, 2008	55%	40%	6%		541 RV	± 4.3
Rasmussen	February 16, 2008	53%	38%	9%		500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen	February 1, 2008	47%	41%	8%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	January 20-21, 2008	42%	49%	9%		550 RV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	December 13-15, 2007	41%	50%	9%		556 RV	± 4.2
SurveyUSA¹	November 9-11, 2007	43%	46%	11%		535 RV	± 4.3

1 "What if it was John McCain against Democrat Barack Obama?"

Al Gore (D) vs. John McCain (R)

Poll	Date	Gore	McCain	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	June 26, 2006	41%	44%	6%	9%	535 RV	± 4.3

1 "What if the Democrats nominate Al Gore and the Republicans nominate John McCain? For whom would you vote?"

Al Gore (D) vs. Rudy Giuliani (R)

Poll	Date	Gore	Giuliani	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA²	October 12-14, 2007	50%	44%	6%		513 RV	± 4.4
Rasmussen¹	June 26, 2006	42%	45%	6%	8%	535 RV	± 4.3

1 "What if the choice were between Democrat Al Gore and Republican Rudy Giuliani?"

2 "What if the only two candidates on the ballot were Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat Al Gore?"

Generic Partisan Matchup

Generic Democrat vs. Generic Republican

Poll	Date	Democrat	Republican	Depends on who they nominate	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	June 26, 2006	47%	33%	16%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "If the 2008 Presidential election were held today, would you be likely to vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?"

Vice President

John McCain Selection of Sarah Palin Right Choice

Poll	Date	Yes, good choice	No, bad choice	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac²	September 14-21, 2008	56%	35%	9%	1,301 LV	± 2.7
Rasmussen¹	September 18, 2008	46%	44%	10%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?"

2 "Do you think John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate was a good choice or a bad choice?"

Barack Obama Selection of Joe Biden Right Choice

Poll	Date	Yes, good choice	No, bad choice	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac²	September 14-21, 2008	52%	31%	17%	1,301 LV	± 2.7
Rasmussen¹	September 18, 2008	44%	29%	27%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?"

2 "Do you think Barack Obama's selection of Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate was a good choice or a bad choice?"

Impact On Vote for John McCain / Republican Candidate If Pawlenty Selected for VP

Poll	Date	More likely	Less likely	No impact	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR³	August 7-17, 2008	21%	20%	57%	2%	763 LV	± 3.6
Rasmussen²	August 13, 2008	28%	34%	35%	3%	700 LV	± 4.0
Rasmussen¹	April 22, 2008	30%	35%	32%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	February 1, 2008	29%	35%	30%	6%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	September 6, 2007	38%	30%	28%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "If Governor Pawlenty was selected to run as the Republican's Vice Presidential nominee, would you be more likely or less likely to vote for the Republican Presidential candidate?"

2 "If Tim Pawlenty is selected to run as the Republican's Vice Presidential nominee, would you be more or less likely to vote for John McCain for President?"

3 "If John McCain were to pick Tim Pawlenty as his vice presidential running mate, would that make you more likely to vote for him, less likely to vote for him, or wouldn’t it make a difference?"

Likelihood John McCain Will Select Tim Pawlenty as Vice-Presidential Running Mate

Poll	Date	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not very likely	Not at all likely	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 13, 2008	11%	43%	23%	2%	22%	700 LV	± 4.0

1 "How likely is it that John McCain will select Tim Pawlenty as his Vice-Presidential running mate?"

Importance of Vice-Presidential Candidate to Vote Choice

Poll	Date	Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not important at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac¹	June 17-24, 2008	37%	45%	14%	3%	1%	1,572 LV	± 2.5

1 "In deciding your vote for President how important is the vice-presidential candidate – very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all?"

Impact On Vote for Barack Obama If Hillary Clinton Selected for VP

Poll	Date	More likely	Less likely	No impact	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	August 7-17, 2008	24%	22%	54%	1%	763 LV	± 3.6

1 "If Barack Obama were to pick Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate, would that make you more likely to vote for him, less likely to vote for him, or wouldn’t it make a difference?"

Support Obama Selection of Clinton As Vice-Presidential Running Mate

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac¹	June 17-24, 2008	34%	49%	17%	1,572 LV	± 2.5

1 "Would you like Barack Obama to pick Hillary Clinton to be his vice-presidential running mate or not?"

Democratic Convention

Seating of Florida Democratic Delegates

Poll	Date	Outcome of primary	Not seated at all	Hold another election	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	February 15-17, 2008	30%	27%	27%	15%	290 RV	± 5.9

1 "Should Florida Democratic delegates be seated based on the outcome of the January 29 primary, should Florida delegates not be seated at all, or should Florida hold another election?" Asked of registered voters who pay a lot of attention to politics.

Seating of Michigan Democratic Delegates

Poll	Date	Outcome of primary	Not seated at all	Hold another election	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	February 15-17, 2008	36%	24%	29%	10%	290 RV	± 5.9

1 "Should Michigan Democratic delegates be seated based on the outcome of the January 15 primary, should Michigan delegates not be seated at all, or should Michigan hold another election?" Asked of registered voters who pay a lot of attention to politics.

Democratic Primary

Democratic Candidate Preference

Poll	Date	Obama	Clinton	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	August 7-17, 2008	47%	43%	11%	763 LV	± 3.6

1 "Thinking back to the Democratic nomination contest, who did you prefer more, Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?"

Democratic Primary Matchup

Candidate¹	January 18-27, 2008
Hillary Clinton	41%
Barack Obama	33%
John Edwards	12%
Dennis Kucinich	2%
No opinion	13%
Poll	Humphrey Institute / MPR
Sample	468
MoE	4.5

1 "Who would you like to see the Democratic Party nominate as its presidential candidate in 2008?" Poll of self-identified Democrats.

Hillary Clinton Drop Out of Democratic Presidential Nomination

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	May 22, 2008	37%	49%	14%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Should Hillary Clinton drop out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination?"

Barack Obama Drop Out of Democratic Presidential Nomination

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	May 22, 2008	20%	71%	8%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Should Barack Obama drop out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination?"

Stronger Candidate to Face John McCain

Poll	Date	Obama	Clinton	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	May 22, 2008	43%	42%	15%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Which candidate would do better against John McCain in the general election … Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?"

Democratic Nominee Prediction

Poll	Date	Clinton	Obama	Edwards	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	November 2-5, 2007	56%	17%	15%	9%	2%	616 RV	± 4.0

1 "Thinking ahead to the election for President of the United States: Regardless of who you may vote for, which Democrat do you think will be the Democratic candidate for President in 2008? Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama, or some other Democrat?"

Democratic Candidate Most Likely to Win White House If Nominated

Poll	Date	Clinton	Obama	Edwards	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	October 31, 2007	34%	21%	20%	26%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Which Democratic presidential candidate is most likely to win the White House if nominated?"

Republican Primary

Republican Candidate Preference

Poll	Date	McCain	Other candidate	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	August 7-17, 2008	41%	42%	17%	763 LV	± 3.6

1 "Thinking back to the Republican nomination contest, who did you prefer more, John McCain or one of the other candidates?"

Republican Primary Matchup

Candidate¹	January 18-27, 2008
John McCain	41%
Mike Huckabee	22%
Mitt Romney	17%
Rudy Giuliani	6%
Ron Paul	5%
Fred Thompson	2%
None (vol.)	1%
No opinion	8%
Poll	Humphrey Institute / MPR
Sample	310
MoE	5.5

1 "Who would you like to see the Republican Party nominate as its presidential candidate in 2008?" Poll of self-identified Republicans.

Republican Nominee Prediction

Poll	Date	Giuliani	McCain	Romney	Thompson	Huckabee	Other	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	November 2-5, 2007	47%	17%	11%	10%	4%	7%	3%	616 RV	± 4.0

1 "Regardless of who you may vote for, which Republican do you think will be the Republican candidate for President in 2008? Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Mitt Romney, or Fred Thompson?"

Impact of Having RNC in Minnesota On Vote for John McCain

Poll	Date	More likely	Less likely	No impact	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	July 10, 2008	3%	15%	82%	0%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Does having the Republican National Convention in Minnesota make you more or less likely to vote for John McCain or does it have no impact on your vote?"

Republican Candidate Most Likely to Win White House If Nominated

Poll	Date	Giuliani	Romney	Thompson	McCain	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	October 31, 2007	34%	10%	17%	13%	26%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Which Republican presidential candidate is most likely to win the White House if nominated?"

Candidate Favorability Ratings

Barack Obama Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	October 28, 2008	61%	38%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	October 22, 2008	60%	39%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Big 10 Battleground²	October 19-22, 2008	67%	31%	2%	583 RV	± 4.0
Rasmussen¹	October 7, 2008	60%	40%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	September 18, 2008	64%	35%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	August 13, 2008	56%	42%	1%	700 LV	± 4.0
Rasmussen¹	July 22, 2008	60%	37%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	July 10, 2008	65%	33%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	June 11, 2008	60%	39%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	May 22, 2008	59%	39%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	April 22, 2008	60%	40%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	March 19, 2008	57%	42%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	February 16, 2008	64%	34%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	February 1, 2008	63%	35%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Barack Obama?"

2 "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barack Obama?"

Barack Obama Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac¹	September 14-21, 2008	54%	30%	12%	3%	1,301 LV	± 2.7
Quinnipiac¹	July 14-22, 2008	55%	26%	16%	2%	1,261 LV	± 2.8
Quinnipiac¹	June 17-24, 2008	59%	22%	16%	3%	1,572 LV	± 2.5

1 "Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?"

Barack Obama Favorability Rating

Rating¹	August 15-17, 2008
1	29%
2	5%
3	5%
4	6%
5	11%
6	6%
7	6%
8	10%
9	8%
10	13%
Average	5.0
Poll	SurveyUSA
Sample	567 RV
MoE	± 4.2

1 "On a scale of 1 to 10, how favorably do you feel towards Barack Obama where 1 means you feel very unfavorably towards him, and 10 means you feel very favorably towards him?"

Joe Biden Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Big 10 Battleground²	October 19-22, 2008	63%	25%	12%	583 RV	± 4.0
Rasmussen¹	October 7, 2008	62%	36%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	September 18, 2008	55%	39%	6%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Joe Biden?"

2 "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Joe Biden?"

Joe Biden Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac¹	September 14-21, 2008	39%	20%	38%	2%	1,301 LV	± 2.7

1 "Is your opinion of Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?"

John McCain Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	October 28, 2008	54%	46%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	October 22, 2008	51%	48%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Big 10 Battleground²	October 19-22, 2008	47%	49%	4%	583 RV	± 4.0
Rasmussen¹	October 7, 2008	53%	47%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	September 18, 2008	52%	46%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	August 13, 2008	60%	39%	2%	700 LV	± 4.0
Rasmussen¹	July 22, 2008	57%	39%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	July 10, 2008	56%	43%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	June 11, 2008	54%	45%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	May 22, 2008	52%	48%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	April 22, 2008	56%	42%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	March 19, 2008	58%	40%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	February 16, 2008	62%	36%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	February 1, 2008	55%	41%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	June 26, 2006	60%	33%	7%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of John McCain?"

2 "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of John McCain?"

John McCain Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven’t heard enough	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac¹	September 14-21, 2008	56%	32%	9%	3%	1,301 LV	± 2.7
Quinnipiac¹	July 14-22, 2008	51%	27%	18%	3%	1,261 LV	± 2.8
Quinnipiac¹	June 17-24, 2008	46%	32%	19%	4%	1,572 LV	± 2.5

1 "Is your opinion of John McCain favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?"

John McCain Favorability Rating

Rating¹	August 15-17, 2008
1	24%
2	6%
3	7%
4	7%
5	15%
6	6%
7	9%
8	10%
9	7%
10	8%
Average	4.9
Poll	SurveyUSA
Sample	567 RV
MoE	± 4.2

1 "On a scale of 1 to 10, how favorably do you feel towards John McCain where 1 means you feel very unfavorably towards him, and 10 means you feel very favorably towards him."

Sarah Palin Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Big 10 Battleground²	October 19-22, 2008	41%	53%	6%	583 RV	± 4.0
Rasmussen¹	October 7, 2008	47%	52%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	September 18, 2008	47%	50%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Sarah Palin?"

2 "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Sarah Palin?"

Sarah Palin Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac¹	September 14-21, 2008	43%	33%	24%	1%	1,301 LV	± 2.7

1 "Is your opinion of Sarah Palin favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?"

Hillary Clinton Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	May 22, 2008	55%	44%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	April 22, 2008	51%	47%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	March 19, 2008	50%	50%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	February 16, 2008	51%	48%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	February 1, 2008	48%	50%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	October 31, 2007	49%	49%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	September 6, 2007	57%	42%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	June 26, 2006	55%	44%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Hillary Clinton?"

Al Gore Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	June 26, 2006	50%	47%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Al Gore?"

Rudy Giuliani Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	October 31, 2007	53%	44%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	September 6, 2007	51%	45%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	June 26, 2006	60%	34%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Rudy Giuliani?"

Fred Thompson Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	October 31, 2007	49%	41%	9%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	September 6, 2007	49%	42%	10%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Fred Thompson?"

Mitt Romney Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	February 1, 2008	43%	51%	6%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	October 31, 2007	40%	50%	10%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	September 6, 2007	37%	51%	12%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?"

Candidate Image

Candidate Traits

Trait¹	McCain	Obama	No opinion
He will be a strong leader as commander in chief	50%	41%	9%
He cares about people like me	35%	52%	14%
He is experienced	79%	13%	9%
He will bring about real change	22%	65%	13%
He is an independent thiker	34%	56%	10%
He is honest	37%	43%	20%

1 "Next, I am going to read you a list of statements. Tell me whether you think each statement applies more to John McCain or Barack Obama..."

Most Important Qualities for Vote Choice (President)

Quality¹	January 18-27, 2008	August 7-17, 2008
Shares your values	22%	27%
Is closer to you on the issues	19%	27%
Will bring about change	19%	22%
Is a strong leader	15%	12%
Has experience	10%	8%
Has the best chance of being elected	2%	1%
Other	3%	2%
No opinion	1%	2%
Sample	917	763 LV
MoE	± 3.2	± 3.6
Poll	Humphrey Institute / MPR	Humphrey Institute / MPR

1 "When decided for whom to vote for President, which one of the following qualities is most important to you? Someone who..."

Effect of John McCain's Old Age On Vote Choice

Poll	Date	More likely	Less likely	No difference	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac¹	July 14-22, 2008	2%	23%	74%	1%	1,261 LV	± 2.8
Quinnipiac¹	June 17-24, 2008	2%	22%	75%	1%	1,572 LV	± 2.5

1 "If elected, John McCain would be the first person to become President at age 72. Does that make you more likely to vote for McCain, less likely to vote for McCain, or doesn't it make a difference?"

John McCain Too Old to Be President

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	June 10, 2008	35%	59%	7%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Is John McCain too old to be President?"

Effect of Barack Obama Being African American On Vote Choice

Poll	Date	More likely	Less likely	No difference	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac¹	July 14-22, 2008	5%	3%	89%	1%	1,261 LV	± 2.8
Quinnipiac¹	June 17-24, 2008	5%	3%	90%	1%	1,572 LV	± 2.5

1 "If elected, Barack Obama would be the first African American President. Does that make you more likely to vote for Obama, less likely to vote for Obama, or doesn't it make a difference?"

Barack Obama Too Inexperienced to Be President

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	June 10, 2008	41%	49%	10%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?"

Candidate Issue Handling

Candidate Issue Handling (Economy)

Poll	Date	Obama	McCain	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	October 28, 2008	53%	44%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	October 22, 2008	54%	42%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	October 7, 2008	51%	44%	5%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Overall, who do you trust more on economic issues and managing the economy – John McCain or Barack Obama?"

Candidate Issue Handling (National Security Issues)

Poll	Date	Obama	McCain	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	October 28, 2008	48%	48%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	October 22, 2008	48%	49%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	October 7, 2008	47%	49%	3%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Who do you trust more on national security issues such as the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism – John McCain or Barack Obama?"

Candidate Issue Handling

Issue¹	October 16-17, 2008
Issue¹	Obama	McCain	No opinion
The economy and jobs	55%	35%	10%
Taxes and government spending	50%	40%	10%
Health care	56%	33%	11%
The Iraq war	46%	48%	6%
Issues like abortion, guns, and same-sex marriage	46%	42%	12%
Energy policy and gas prices	54%	38%	8%
Terrorism and national security	38%	54%	8%
Poll	Minnesota Poll
Sample	1,049 LV
MoE	± 3.8

1 "Now, thinking about the candidates for president, please tell me which one – Barack Obama or John McCain – you think would do a better job handling each of the following issues as president?"

Candidate Issue Handling

Issue¹	August 15-17, 2008
Issue¹	McCain	Obama	No opinion
The economy	44%	46%	10%
The situation in Iraq	46%	43%	11%
Terrorism	50%	36%	14%
Health care	37%	52%	11%
Immigration	44%	37%	19%
Poll	SurveyUSA
Sample	567 RV
MoE	± 4.2

1 "Which candidate for President do you think will do a better job handling ...? John McCain or Barack Obama?"

Candidate Issue Handling

Issue¹	August 7-17, 2008
Issue¹	McCain	Obama	Same (vol.)	No opinion
The war in Iraq	46%	45%	3%	6%
The economy and jobs	36%	52%	4%	9%
Education	28%	57%	4%	11%
Health care	35%	51%	3%	11%
Global warming	30%	52%	5%	13%
Immigration	44%	40%	5%	12%
Taxes	42%	47%	3%	8%
Terrorism	50%	39%	3%	8%
Gas prices	38%	47%	5%	10%
Housing and home mortgages	32%	49%	5%	14%
Poll	Humphrey Institute / MPR
Sample	763 LV
MoE	± 3.6

1 "Which presidential candidate do you think would do a better job handling...?"

Likelihood Candidate Will Win War In Iraq If Elected

Candidate¹	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not very likely	Not at all likely	No opinion
John McCain	23%	23%	26%	21%	7%
Barack Obama	5%	18%	33%	36%	7%
Poll	Rasmussen
Date	May 22, 2008
Sample	500 LV
MoE	± 4.5

1 "If (John McCain / Barack Obama) is elected President, how likely is it that the United States will win the War in Iraq?"

Likelihood Candidate U.S. Combat Troops Will Be Home from Iraq At End of First Term

Candidate¹	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not very likely	Not at all likely	No opinion
John McCain	12%	28%	33%	21%	6%
Barack Obama	33%	34%	17%	10%	7%
Poll	Rasmussen
Date	May 22, 2008
Sample	500 LV
MoE	± 4.5

1 "If (John McCain / Barack Obama) is elected President, how likely is it that virtually all combat troops will be home from Iraq by the end of his first term in office?"

Candidate Ideology

Joe Biden Political Ideology

Poll	Date	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	September 18, 2008	12%	28%	50%	10%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?"

Sarah Palin Political Ideology

Poll	Date	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	September 18, 2008	83%	7%	5%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "In political terms, is Sarah Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?"

Candidate Spouses

Michelle Obama Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac¹	July 14-22, 2008	32%	17%	47%	3%	1,261 LV	± 2.8

1 "Is your opinion of Michelle Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?"

Cindy McCain Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Haven't heard enough	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac¹	July 14-22, 2008	21%	8%	68%	3%	1,261 LV	± 2.8

1 "Is your opinion of Cindy McCain favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?"

Fits Idea of What A First Lady Should Be

Poll	Date	Michelle Obama	Cindy McCain	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Quinnipiac¹	July 14-22, 2008	28%	26%	46%	1,261 LV	± 2.8

1 "Who do you think better fits your idea of what a First Lady should be Michelle Obama or Cindy McCain?"