Tuesday, 8/12

ENVIRONMENTAL

NATIONWIDE

This national telephone surveys of 1,000 Likely Voters were conducted by Rasmussen Reports on August 10, 2008. The margin of sampling error for each survey is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

Should drilling in offshore oil wells be allowed?

Yes         64%

No          20

Not Sure    16

PRESIDENTIAL

OREGON

This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports on August 7, 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)  37%

Obama (D)   47

IOWA

This telephone survey of 700 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports August 7, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

General Election Matchup

McCain (R)  41%

Obama (D)   46

SENATE

GEORGIA

A Mellman Group (D) poll; conducted 8/6-10 for '06 LG nominee/ex-state Rep. Jim Martin (D); surveyed 600 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.0% (release, 8/12). Tested: Martin, Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R) and atty Allen Buckley (L).

General Election Matchup

S. Chambliss    43%

J. Martin       36

A. Buckley       3

Undec          19

Fav/Unfav

S. Chambliss    44%/23%

G. Bush         43 /52

J. Martin       32 /15

Re-Elect Chambliss?

Re-elect           40%

Consider another    21

Replace            19

Chambliss As Sen.

-              All Ind

Positive       37% 35%

Negative       38  38

NEW JERSEY

A Quinnipiac Univ. poll; conducted 8/4-10; surveyed 1,519 RVs; margin of error +/- 2.5%. Subsample of 1,468 LVs; margin of error +/- 2.6% (release, 8/12). Note: trends 6/8 and earlier are among RVs. Tested: Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D) and '96 nominee/ex-Rep. Dick Zimmer (R).

General Election Matchup (LVs)

-              All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk 6/8

F. Lautenberg   48% 12% 79% 42% 45% 51% 43% 85% 47%

D. Zimmer       41  80  12  44 46  36  47   6  38

Other           1  --  --   1   1   1 --   2   1

Not vote        --  --  -- --  --  --  --  --   3

Undec          11   8   8  13   9  12 10   7  10

Is Your Mind Made Up, Or Might You Change Your Mind Before Nov.? (LVs)

-              All LautenbergVoters ZimmerVoters

Made up         70% 68%             73%

Might change    29 31              26

Fav/Unfav (LVs)

-              All     GOP    Dem     Ind     6/8

F. Lautenberg   43%/35% 20%/64% 67%/12% 37%/37% 40%/31%

D. Zimmer       25 /12  44 / 8  13 /15  25 /10  21 /11

Lautenberg As Sen. (LVs)

-          All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk 6/8 2/20 12/11

Approve     46% 23% 68% 41% 43% 50% 44% 64% 46% 39%  42%

Disapprove 38  61  18  41  44  31  41  18 35  31   33

Menendez As Sen.

-          All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk 6/8 2/20 12/11

Approve    33% 17% 50% 28% 32% 34% 30% 45% 36% 30%  34%

Disapprove 34  52  18  36  40  27  35  23 26  31   34

At Age 84, Is Lautenberg Too Old To Effectively Serve Another 6 Year Term As Sen.? (LVs)

-      All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk 6/8 2/20 9/25 7/07

Yes    55% 61% 50% 59% 55% 55% 55% 49% 54% 58%  54%  54%

No     39  33  46  35  39  39  40  47 41  36   40   40

HOUSE

AK-AL

A Basswood Research (R) poll; conducted 8/5 for LG Sean Parnell (R); surveyed 300 GOP LVs; margin of error +/- 5.7% (release, 8/12). Tested: Parnell, Rep. Don Young (R) and state Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux (R).

Primary Election Matchup

S. Parnell      42%

D. Young        38

G. LeDoux        8

Undec          12