The Hotline - Lost In Their Overcoats Waiting For The Sunset

Thursday, May 29, 2008

MICHIGAN POLL (17 EVS)

Lost In Their Overcoats Waiting For The Sunset

A EPIC-MRA poll; conducted 5/19-22 for Detroit News/WXYZ-TV/WILX-TV/WOOD-TV/WJRT-TV; surveyed 600 LVs; margin of error +/- 4% (release, 5/28).

WH '08 General Election Matchups

J. McCain           44%
B. Obama            40
Undec               16

Obama/Clinton       51%
McCain/Romney       44
Undec                5

Fav/Unfav

-               Now     4/9
J. McCain       48%/36% 59%/34%
B. Obama        45 /41  55 /38
J. Granholm     42 /49  45 /51
H. Clinton      40 /45  45 /50
G. Bush         35 /60  36 /61

Who Has A Better Chance Of Defeating McCain In Nov.?

B. Obama        42%
H. Clinton      34
Undec           24

Who Do You Think Will Be The Next POTUS?

B. Obama        38%
J. McCain       31
H. Clinton       9
Undec           22

Should Obama Pick Clinton As His VP?

Should pick someone else    53%
Should pick Clinton         27

Direction Of U.S.

Right dir.      14%
Wrong dir.      73

Bush As POTUS

-               Now 4/9
Excellent/good  21% 25%
Just fair/poor  76  75

Granholm As Gov.

-               Now 4/9
Excellent/good  32% 33%
Just fair/poor  66  66

Does ___ Better Describe McCain Or Obama?

-                                      McCain  Obama  Both
Someone you know you can trust         45%     30%     5%
He shares my values                    41      36      5
Would do a better job as POTUS         41      38      2
He'll be a POTUS we can be proud of    37      35      8
Cares about someone like me            34      36      5

Over The Past Year, Has The MI Economy Improved Or Gotten Worse?

Improved             1%
Gotten worse        84
Remained the same   11