Toplines: Ohio General Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

April 8, 2008

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

17% Excellent

23% Good

15% Fair

45% Poor

1% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Ted Strickland is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

15% Excellent

30% Good

37% Fair

15% Poor

3% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	47%	McCain	47%
Clinton	42%	Obama	40%
Other	7%	Other	7%
Not sure	4%	Not sure	7%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Clinton	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	19%	28%	18%
Somewhat Favorable	24%	22%	35%
Somewhat Unfavorable	23%	18%	24%
Very Unfavorable	31%	29%	21%
Not sure	2%	3%	1%

5* When thinking about how you will vote in the West Virginia Presidential primary, 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?

47% Economy

13% War in Iraq

5% Immigration

12% National security

6% Health care

2% Social Security

6% Government ethics and corruption

3% Some other issue

4% Not sure

6* If Rob Portman was selected to run as the Republican Vice Presidential nominee, would you be more or less likely to vote for the Republican Presidential candidate?

11% More likely

29% Less likely

49% No impact

11% Not sure

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

79% Yes

13% No

8% Not sure

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

56% Better

18% Worse

21% Neither

5% Not sure

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

43% Yes

52% No

3% Not sure

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

18% Yes

78% No

3% Not sure

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

37% African Americans

32% Women

32% Not sure

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