From The Hotline Latest Edition for Friday, May 2,2008

CNN/OPINION RESEARCH

Rev.-ing Up

Fri. May 2, 2008


Conducted 4/28-30; surveyed 906 RVs; margin of error +/- 3% (release, 5/1).

WH'08 General Election Matchups

-           Now 3/16 2/3 1/10 12/9 6/24
B. Obama    49% 47%  52% 49%  48%  48%
J. McCain   45  46   44  48   48   44
Other        *   1    1   *    *    *
Undec        4   1    1   *    1    3

-           Now 3/16 2/3 1/10 12/9 6/24
H. Clinton  49% 49%  50% 50%  48%  49%
J. McCain   44  47   47  48   50   47
Other        *   1    *   *    *    *
Undec        3   *    *   *    *    1

Fav/Unfav

-           Now     2/3     1/10    9/9     6/24    3/07
B. Obama    56%/38% 58%/31% 55%/28% 49%/27% 47%/24% 44%/21%
J. McCain   55 /36  53 /36  54 /29  47 /32  46 /32  47 /27
B. Clinton  53 /43  55 /42    na      na    60 /36  58 /36
H. Clinton  51 /46  52 /44  53 /39  53 /39  51 /44  49 /44
Rev. Wright  9 /59    na      na      na      na      na
Dem Party   56 /35    na    55 /34    na    51 /38  51 /34
The GOP     38 /53    na    41 /48    na    36 /53  42 /45

If McCain Is Elected POTUS, Will He Carry Out Mostly Policies Of Pres. Bush Or Have Different Policies?

Mostly different policies       50%
Mostly Bush policies            48

Have You Read/Heard About Sermons And Other Comments Made by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama's Former Pastor? Do They Make You Feel More/Less Favorable Towards Obama?

Heard about/more fav         1%
Heard about/less fav        27
Heard about/no affect       58
Heard about/undec            1
Haven't heard about         13