Colorado General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

April 16, 2008

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

15% Excellent

17% Good

16% Fair

51% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	50%	McCain	43%
Clinton	36%	Obama	46%
Other	9%	Other	5%
Not sure	5%	Not sure	6%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Clinton	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	13%	29%	16%
Somewhat Favorable	27%	24%	41%
Somewhat Unfavorable	21%	17%	22%
Very Unfavorable	36%	29%	20%
Not sure	2%	1%	2%

4* When thinking about how you will vote in the next Presidential election, which of the following issues is most important—the economy, the War in Iraq, immigration, national security, health care, Social Security, or government ethics and corruption?

38% Economy

20% War in Iraq

12% Immigration

8% National security

9% Health care

2% Social Security

7% Government ethics and corruption

2% Some other issue

3% Not sure

5* How closely have you followed news stories about Barack Obama’s recent comments made in San Francisco about small-town voters?

35% Very closely

30% Somewhat closely

21% Not very closely

12% Not at all closely

1% Not sure

6* Obama said that in small towns in Pennsylvania, people “cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations." Do you agree or disagree?

28% Agree
52% Disagree
20% Not sure

7* Senators Clinton and McCain said Obama’s comments showed he was out of touch with hardworking Americans. Do Obama’s comments reflect an elitist view of small-town America?

44% Yes
44% No
11% Not sure

8* In response, Obama said, “No, I'm in touch. I know exactly what's going on. I know what's going on in Pennsylvania, I know what's going in Indiana, I know what's going in Illinois. People are fed up. They're angry and they're frustrated and they're bitter, and they want to see a change in Washington.” Do you agree or disagree?

56% Agree
33% Disagree
12% Not sure

9* In political terms, is Barack Obama conservative moderate or liberal?

1% Conservative
35% Moderate
53% Liberal
10% Not sure

10* Are relations between white Americans and black Americans better today than they were in the 1960s?

83% Yes

9% No

9% Not sure

11* These days, are relations between white and black Americans getting better or worse?

68% Better

12% Worse

18% Neither

3% Not sure

12* Within the past week, have you shared a meal with a person of a different racial background?

55% Yes

41% No

4% Not sure

13* Within the past week, have you personally witnessed any racial discrimination?

14% Yes

84% No

2% Not sure

14* Is there more discrimination against African-Americans or against women?

29% African Americans

30% Women

41% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence