Alabama

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

September 19, 2007

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his roll as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

23% Excellent

25% Good

16% Fair

35% Poor

1% Not Sure

2* How do you rate the way that Bob Riley is performing his roll as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

32% Excellent

31% Good

25% Fair

11% Poor

1% Not Sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

Alabama: 2008 Presidential Election Match-Ups
Giuliani	52%	Thompson	52%	McCain	49%	Romney	43%
Clinton	36%	Clinton	36%	Clinton	38%	Clinton	39%
Other	9%	Other	7%	Other	10%	Other	14%
Not sure	2%	Not sure	4%	Not sure	3%	Not sure	5%

4* Favorables

	Clinton	Thompson	Giuliani	Romney	McCain
Very Favorable	23%	29%	24%	12%	16%
Somewhat Favorable	17%	30%	39%	36%	35%
Somewhat Unfavorable	15%	22%	18%	25%	28%
Very Unfavorable	43%	9%	14%	16%	13%
Not sure	2%	10%	5%	11%	9%

5* When it comes to the War in Iraq, should the United States withdraw all combat troops immediately, bring the combat troops home within a year, or stay until the mission is completed?

23% Withdraw all combat troops immediately

31% Bring combat troops home within a year

43% Stay until the mission is complete

3% Not sure

6* Was the initial decision to go to war in Iraq a mistake?

41% Yes

48% No

11% Not sure

7* How would you rate the way the Alabama legislature is performing its role: excellent, good, fair or poor?

4% Excellent

25% Good

38% Fair

29% Poor
4% Not sure

8* Suppose that Alabama native and former NBA star Charles Barkley ran for statewide office. How likely is it that you would vote for him?

13% Very likely

26% Somewhat likely

28% Not very likely

23% Not at all likely

10% Not sure

9* Overall, in terms of life in Alabama, have immigrants had a positive or negative impact?

26% Positive

47% Negative

27% Not sure

10* Do you favor or oppose strict government sanctions on employers who hire illegal immigrants?

62% Favor
26% Oppose
12% Not sure

11* What is your favorite state college football team: Alabama, Auburn, of some Other team?

46% Alabama
28% Auburn
23% Some other team
3% Not sure

12* Who would make a better guest at a backyard barbecue: Nick Saben or Tommy Tuberville?

46% Nick Saben

28% Tommy Tuberville

26% Not sure

13* Does Jeff Sessions deserve to be re-elected to the United States Senate?

50% Yes

27% No

23% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence