From The Hotline Latest Edition for Thursday, April 17,2008

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Thu. Apr. 17, 2008


A Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll; conducted 4/10-14 by Interviewing Service of America, Inc.; surveyed 687; margin of error +/- 4% (release, 4/17).

Regardless Of Your WH '08 Choice, Which Candidate ___?

-                                       All       Men       Women
-                                       Cli Oba   Cli Oba   Cli Oba
Better understands trade issues         48% 27%   50% 29%   47% 26%
Would best handle health care           41  34    42  33    41  34
Better understands U.S. economic issues 39  37    42  35    36  38
Would make best mil. commander-in-chief 29  37    30  39    28  36
Has better foreclosure crisis solutions 24  29    29  31    21  27
Would change the ways of Washington     22  51    20  58    24  45
Has more honesty and integrity          20  51    21  52    18  51

Which Issue/Problem Is The Top Priority For WH Candidates To Address?

-                   All Men Wom
Economy             58% 64% 54%
Iraq                38  41  36
Health care         23  17  28
Education           11   7  14
Terrorism            7   6   8
Immigration          6   7   6
Environment          3   4   2
Social issues        2  --   3
Other/none           6   6   6

Is The U.S. Economy Doing Well/Badly?

-                   All Men Wom
Very well            1%  3% --
Fairly well         13  14  12%
Fairly badly        36  32  39
Very badly          49  50  47

Will The U.S. Economy Play An Important Role In Your WH '08 Choice?

-       All Men Wom Wht Non-Wht
Yes     81% 83% 80% 82% 80%
No      12  13  11  12  11

Is The U.S. In An Economic Recession?

-          All Men Wom Wht Non-Wht
Yes        81% 79% 82% 80% 83%
No         15  18  13  16  13

Has Free Int'l Trade Generally Helped/Hurt The U.S. Economy?

-          All Men Wom Wht Non-Wht
Helped     20% 24% 17% 21% 19%
Hurt       58  57  58  58  57
No diff.    6   8   4   5   7

All In All, Was The Situation In Iraq Worth Going To War Over?

-       All Men Wom Wht Non-Wht
Yes     21% 21% 21% 22% 15%
No      72  74  71  70  83