Conducted 4/23-27 by Princeton Survey Research Assoc.; surveyed 1,502 adults; margin of error +/- 3%. Subsample of 1,323 RVs; margin of error +/- 3% (release, 5/1).
WH '08 General Election Matchups (RVs)
- Now 3/22 2/24 H. Clinton 49% 49% 50% J. McCain 45 44 45 Other/undec 6 7 5
- Now 3/22 2/24 B. Obama 50% 49% 50% J. McCain 44 43 43 Other/undec 6 8 7
Fav/Unfav
- Now 3/22 2/24 2/1 1/13 12/30 B. Obama 52%/42% 56%/34% 57%/34% 58%/30% 56%/33% 54%/30% H. Clinton 49 /47 50 /44 51 /44 52 /42 52 /44 50 /44 J. McCain 48 /40 45 /41 48 /38 53 /31 55 /31 46 /34 G. Bush 31 /65 34 /61 35 /60 34 /61 36 /60 33 /63
Regardless Of Your WH '08 Choice, Who Is More Likely To Win An Election Between McCain And Clinton?
- Now 3/22 J. McCain 46% 46% H. Clinton 45 42 Other/undec 9 12
Regardless Of Your WH '08 Choice, Who Is More Likely To Win An Election Between McCain And Obama?
- Now 3/22 B. Obama 47% 50% J. McCain 42 38 Other/undec 11 12
Who Has The Best Chance Of Beating McCain In Nov.?
B. Obama 42% H. Clinton 36 Neither 9 Both 6 Undec 7
Bush As POTUS
- Now 3/22 2/24 2/1 1/13 12/30 11/07 10/07 9/07 Approve 27% 28% 33% 31% 31% 31% 30% 30% 31% Disapprove 65 63 59 62 59 60 59 63 59
Regardless Of Your WH '08 Choice, Would McCain Or Clinton Do The Best Job ___?
- McC Cli Defending the U.S. from future terrorist attacks 58% 31% Making wise decisions about what to do in Iraq 49 43 Making wise decisions about U.S. trade policies 44 44 Improving economic conditions 35 56
Regardless Of Your WH '08 Choice, Would McCain Or Obama Do The Best Job ___?
- McC Oba Defending the U.S. from future terrorist attacks 63% 26% Making wise decisions about what to do in Iraq 50 38 Making wise decisions about U.S. trade policies 48 38 Improving economic conditions 33 53
U.S. Economic Conditions Today
- Now 3/22 2/1 1/08 11/07 9/07 6/07 2/07 Excellent/good 11% 11% 17% 26% 23% 26% 33% 31% Fair/poor 89 88 81 73 76 72 65 68
What Is The Biggest Reason For U.S. Economic Problems?
The war in Iraq 31% Rising energy prices 26 Foreign competition 12 Too little reg. of financial institutions 11 Normal ups/downs of economy 9
Your Personal Financial Situation
- Now 3/22 2/1 1/08 11/07 9/07 2/07 12/06 Excellent/good 43% 47% 45% 49% 50% 48% 49% 48% Fair/poor 56 51 53 49 49 50 50 51
Have FTAs And WTO Policies Been A Good/Bad Thing For The U.S.?
- Now 11/07 12/06 10/05 12/04 7/04 3/04 12/03 9/01 Good 35% 40% 44% 44% 47% 47% 44% 34% 49% Bad 48 40 35 34 34 34 37 33 29
Have FTAs Helped/Hurt Your Personal Financial Situation?
- Now 12/06 7/04 12/03 Helped 27% 35% 34% 27% Hurt 48 36 41 38
Was It The Right/Wrong Decision For The U.S. To Use Military Force Against Iraq?
- Now 2/24 12/07 10/07 9/07 7/07 6/07 4/07 3/07 2/07 Right 37% 38% 36% 39% 42% 41% 40% 45% 43% 40% Wrong 57 54 56 54 50 53 51 47 49 54
How Well Is The U.S. Military Effort In Iraq Going?
- Now 2/24 12/07 11/07 10/07 9/07 7/07 Very well 10% 12% 11% 11% 10% 9% 8% Fairly well 34 36 30 37 34 32 28 Not too well 28 25 31 29 29 30 34 Not at all well 24 23 23 19 22 24 25
Should The U.S. Keep Troops In Iraq Until The Situation Has Stabilized Or Bring Troops Home ASAP?
- Now 2/24 12/07 11/07 10/07 9/07 7/07 Keep troop in Iraq 41% 47% 40% 41% 42% 39% 39% Bring troops home 56 49 54 54 54 54 54
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