Thursday, 8/14

ENVIRONMENTAL

NATIONWIDE

This national telephone surveys of 1,000 Likely Voters were conducted by Rasmussen Reports on August 12, 2008. The margin of sampling error for each survey is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

Should Members of Congress return to Washington immediately and vote on offshore drilling?

Yes         61%

No          30

Not Sure    10

PRESIDENTIAL

KANSAS

This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports August 11, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

General Election Matchup

McCain (R)  52%

Obama (D)   37%

NEVADA

This telephone survey of 700 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports August 11, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

General Election Matchup

McCain (R)  45%

Obama (D)   42

TEXAS

A Univ. of TX poll; conducted 7/18-30; surveyed 800 adults; margin of error +/- 3.5%. Subsample of 668 RVs; margin of error +/- 3.8% (release, 8/9).

WH '08 General Election Matchup (RVs)

J. McCain       43%

B. Obama        33

B. Barr          5

R. Nader         2

Undec          17

VIRGINIA

This telephone survey of 700 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports on August 12, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

General Election Matchup

McCain (R)  45%

Obama (D)   46

WISCONSIN

A Strategic Vision (R) poll; conducted 8/8-10; surveyed 800 LVs; margin of error +/- 3.5% (release, 8/13).

WH '08 General Election Matchup

B. Obama        47%

J. McCain       42

Undec          11

Increased Exploration And Drilling Of Natural Gas Off U.S. Shores

Favor      63%

Oppose     28

SENATE

KANSAS

This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports August 11, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

General Election Matchup

Roberts (R) 55%

Slattery (D)36

NEW JERSEY

A Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Assoc. poll (R); conducted 7/30-31 for the Club for Growth; surveyed 400 RVs; margin of error +/- 4.9% (release, 8/14). Tested: Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D) and '96 nominee/ex-Rep. Dick Zimmer (R).

General Election Matchup

-              All GOP Dem

D. Zimmer       36% 64% 20%

F. Lautenberg   35   9  50

Other           5  na  na

Undec          25  na  na

Re-Elect Lautenberg?

-              All Dem GOP Ind

Re-elect       26% 42% 10% 19%

Someone new     63  47  85  66

Fav/Unfav

J. McCain       59%/33%

B. Obama        57 /33

F. Lautenberg   46 /39

J. Corzine      43 /44

G. Bush         33 /61

D. Zimmer       23 /14

Name ID

F. Lautenberg   96%

D. Zimmer       72

TEXAS

A Univ. of TX poll; conducted 7/18-30; surveyed 668 RVs; margin of error +/- 3.8% (release, 8/9). Tested: Sen. John Cornyn (R) and state Rep. Rick Noriega (D).

General Election Matchup

J. Cornyn       44%

R. Noriega      31

Undec          25

HOUSE

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