BREAKING NEWS POLLS

08/27/08	Poll #14292	KABC-TV (Los Angeles)	Los Angeles DMA
Q Did you watch or hear any part of Hillary Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention last night?   Q What grade would you give Clinton for her speech? An A, B, C, D, or an F?   Q Did Hillary Clinton make the case that her supporters should vote for Barack Obama?   Q Do you plan to watch Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden speak at the convention tonight?

08/26/08	Poll #14286	KABC-TV (Los Angeles)	Los Angeles DMA
Q Did you watch or hear any part of Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention last night?   Q After watching or hearing her speech, did your opinion of Michelle Obama go up? Go down? Or stay the same?   Q Do you plan to watch Hillary Clinton's speech tonight at the Convention?

08/25/08	Poll #14282	KWCH-TV (Wichita)	Kansas
Q Do you plan to watch all of the Democratic National Convention coverage? Some of it? Or none of it?   Q Are you more likely to vote for Barack Obama with Joe Biden as his running mate? Less likely? Or will it make no difference?   Q Do you plan to travel over the Labor Day Weekend?   Q IIs the price of gasoline a major factor in your decision not to travel somewhere over Labor Day weekend? A minor factor? Or not a...   Q If you attend religious services...   Q How often does your place of worship discuss political issues?   Q Do you think it is appropriate? Or inappropriate for a place of worship to discuss political issues?

08/25/08	Poll #14280	KATU-TV (Portland)	Oregon
Q In the election for United States Senator from Oregon, are you certain who you will vote for? Or are you not yet certain?   Q If there were a debate on KATU, channel 2, between United States Senate candidates Gordon Smith and Jeff Merkley, how likely would you...   Q Now I'd like to ask you how interested you would be in seeing certain topics covered during a possible debate between Gordon Smith and...   Q Next, the economy. Where 10 means it is the most important issue to cover, and 1 means it is the least important issue, how important...   Q Next, terrorism. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate?   Q Next, poverty. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate?   Q Next, immigration. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate?   Q Next, health care. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate?   Q Next, mortgages. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate?   Q Next, Iraq. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate?   Q Next, education. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate?   Q Next, abortion. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate?   Q Next, off-shore drilling. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate?   Q Next, taxes. Where 10 means most important, and 1 means least important, how important is this issue in a debate?

08/22/08	Poll #14279	KABC-TV (Los Angeles)	Los Angeles DMA
Q How much confidence do you have in the police that patrol your neighborhood? Total confidence? Are you somewhat confident? Not very...

08/22/08	Poll #14277	WCPO-TV (Cincinnati)	Cincinnati DMA
Q Do you plan to travel over the Labor Day Weekend?   Q IIs the price of gasoline a major factor in your decision not to travel somewhere over Labor Day weekend? A minor factor? Or not a...

08/22/08	Poll #14275	WCMH-TV (Columbus)	Columbus, OH DMA
Q Do you ever buy fresh spinach, whether loose or packed in plastic?   Q Do you ever buy fresh lettuce, whether loose or packed in plastic?   Q The Food and Drug Administration will soon allow spinach and lettuce sellers to use irradiation to kill E. coli and other bacteria. ...   Q Would you personally buy spinach or lettuce that has been irradiated?

08/20/08	Poll #14268	WCPO-TV (Cincinnati)	Cincinnati DMA
Q When deciding how to vote in a Presidential election, how important are the vice presidential candidates? Very important? Somewhat...

08/19/08	Poll #14266	WFLA-TV (Tampa)	Tampa-Saint Petersburg (Sarasota) DMA
Q Do you think the local government gave too much warning about Tropical Storm Fay? Too little warning? Or just about the right amount?   Q Do you think the local media paid too much attention to the storm? Too little? or just about the right amount?   Q Are you at home today, when you normally wouldn't be, because of the predicted bad weather?

08/19/08	Poll #14265	WCPO-TV (Cincinnati)	Cincinnati DMA
Q Are you a fan of the Cincinnati Bengals?   Q The Bengals released wide receiver Chris Henry in April. Do you think the Bengals made the right decision? Or the wrong decision? by...   Q Do you think the Bengals should? or should not? Re-sign Chris Henry to the team?

08/19/08	Poll #14264	WBZ-TV (Boston)	Massachusetts
Q What do you think the drinking age should be?   Q If the drinking age were lowered to 18, do you think there would be more binge drinking on college campuses? Less binge drinking? Or...

08/18/08	Poll #14260	KABC-TV (Los Angeles)	Los Angeles DMA
Q What do you think the drinking age should be in California?

08/18/08	Poll #14253	WCMH-TV (Columbus)	Ohio
Q There is a proposal that would make it mandatory for Ohio employers to give paid sick days to their employees. Do you think this is a...   Q Do you think giving paid sick days to employees would hurt the Ohio economy a lot? A little? Or not at all?   Q Have you ever had to go to work when you were really sick because you do not get paid to take a sick day?

08/14/08	Poll #14233	WKRG-TV (Mobile-Pensacola)	City of Mobile
Q Do you support? Or do you oppose? Having the city of Mobile annex additional unincorporated communities into the city?

08/14/08	Poll #14230	KPIX-TV (San Francisco)	San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose DMA
Q Who do you think should subsidize Olympic sports programs? The government? Corporations? Colleges and Universities? Or a combination...   Q Should athletes who win medals at the Olympics receive financial compensation from the government?   Q How closely are you following the Summer Olympics? Very closely? Somewhat closely? Not very closely? Or not at all closely?   Q Are you mainly following the Olympics online? On TV? or some other way?   Q Are you more interested in the 2008 Summer Olympics than previous years? Less interested? Or about as interested?

08/14/08	Poll #14229	KFOR-TV (Oklahoma City)	Oklahoma City DMA
Q Before the 2008 summer Olympics, was your opinion of china mostly positive? Mostly negative? Or neutral?   Q Have the 2008 Summer Olympics improved your opinion of China? Have they lowered your opinion of China? Or have they had no effect?   Q How would you rate the job China has done with the 2008 Summer Olympics? Excellent? Good? Fair? Or poor?   Q How closely are you following the Summer Olympics? Very closely? Somewhat closely? Not very closely? Or not at all closely?   Q Are you mainly following the Olympics online? On TV? or some other way?   Q Are you more interested in the 2008 Summer Olympics than previous years? Less interested? Or about as interested?

08/14/08	Poll #14226	WCMH-TV (Columbus)	Columbus, OH DMA
Q Do you get the Big Ten Network?   Q How important is it to you to have the Big Ten Network before Ohio State Buckeyes Football starts this season? Very important?...   Q How do you mainly receive TV in your home? Over-the-air antenna? Cable? Satellite? Or some other way?   Q How likely are you to sign up for a cable or satellite company that provides the Big Ten Network before the season starts? Very...   Q If your current TV provider doesn't carry the Big Ten Network by the time the season starts, how likely will you be to switch to...   Q Would you be willing to pay more on your cable or satellite bill to get the Big Ten Network?

08/13/08	Poll #14225	KABC-TV (Los Angeles)	Los Angeles DMA
Q How secure do you think America's borders are? Very secure? Somewhat secure? Not very secure? Or not at all secure?   Q Should the issue of border security be a high priority for lawmakers? A low priority? Or somewhere inbetween?   Q Based on what you know, which border is more secure? The border between the United States and Canda? The border between the United...   Q When an organization announces a boycott of a particular movie, do you usually ... do what the organization asks and boycott the...

08/13/08	Poll #14219	WBZ-TV (Boston)	Massachusetts
Q Would you support? Or oppose? Replacing paid police officers with civilian flagmen at public construction sites?   Q Do you think construction sites would be less safe if civilian flagmen were used?

08/12/08	Poll #14218	KWCH-TV (Wichita)	City of Wichita
Q How concerned are you about public safety in Old Town? Very concerned? Somewhat concerned? Not very concerned? Or not at all...   Q Would you support? Or would you oppose? Increasing the police budget to build a police substation in Old Town?   Q Do you think a private high school should? or should not? be able to require its students only speak English when outside of the...   Q Do you think a public high school should? or should not? be able to require its students only speak English when outside of the...   Q If a school bond issue included both athletic facility improvements and additional technology education, would you be more likely to...   Q Would adding $20 million to a bond issue to support athletic facility improvements and additional technology education be too much...

08/11/08	Poll #14215	WFLA-TV (Tampa)	Tampa-Saint Petersburg (Sarasota) DMA
Q How closely are you following the Summer Olympics? Very closely? Somewhat closely? Not very closely? Or not at all closely?   Q Are you mainly following the Olympics online? On TV? or some other way?   Q Are you more interested in the 2008 Summer Olympics than previous years? Less interested? Or about as interested?

08/11/08	Poll #14214	WCPO-TV (Cincinnati)	Cincinnati DMA
Q Compared to previous season, do you feel better about the Bengals chances this year? Worse? Or about the same?   Q How far do you think the Cincinnati Bengals will go this season? Will they fail to make the playoffs? Will they make the playoffs but...

08/08/08	Poll #14213	KABC-TV (Los Angeles)	Los Angeles DMA
Q Compared to this time last year, are you driving more? Less? Or about the same amount?   Q Compared to just a couple months ago, are you driving more? Less? Or about the same amount?

08/08/08	Poll #14212	WKRG-TV (Mobile-Pensacola)	Mobile County
Q Are you familiar with news stories about Lam Luong, the man accused of throwing his 4 children off the Dauphin Island Bridge?   Q Do you think Lam Luong can or cannot get a fair trial in Mobile County?   Q Based on what you know, if you were on the jury, could you be impartial?

08/08/08	Poll #14200	WBZ-TV (Boston)	Massachusetts
Q Do you think the state of Massachusetts should continue to have a state income tax? Or do you think the state should end the state...   Q Do you think the state of Massachusetts should continue to have a state capital gains tax? Or do you think the state should end the...   Q In general, do you think the state does? Or does not? Spend tax dollars wisely?   Q How much of your tax dollars do you think are wasted by the state?

08/07/08	Poll #14203	KGTV-TV (San Diego)	San Diego DMA
Q Would you support? Or oppose oil drilling off the California coast?   Q Would you support? Or Oppose oil drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge?   Q Has the current price of gasoline led you to change your views on drilling for oil? Or have your views remained the same?

08/07/08	Poll #14202	KFOR-TV (Oklahoma City)	Oklahoma City DMA
Q Is it appropriate? Or not appropriate? To air beer commercials during televised college sporting events?   Q Do you think airing beer advertisements during college sports events has a major impact on young adults who are watching? A minor...

08/06/08	Poll #14199	KABC-TV (Los Angeles)	Los Angeles DMA
Q How concerned are you about becoming the victim of identity theft? Very concerned? Somewhat concerned? Not very concerned? Or not at...   Q Have you or anyone you know ever been the victim of identity theft?   Q Have you ever done anything to protect yourself from identity theft?   Q Have you ever checked your credit report?

08/06/08	Poll #14198	WCPO-TV (Cincinnati)	Cincinnati DMA
Q Do you think it's appropriate or inappropriate for political candidates to put out negative campaign ads targeting their opponent?   Q In general, do you think negative campaign ads mostly ... help ... or hurt ... the candidate who the negative information IS ABOUT? Or...   Q In general, do you think negative campaign ads mostly ... help ... or hurt ... the candidate who IS PUTTING OUT the negative...   Q How would you say negative campaign ads affect your voting decisions? Do negative ads make you not want to vote? Do they make you want...

08/05/08	Poll #14197	KGTV-TV (San Diego)	San Diego County
Q Would you support? Or oppose? Increasing the state sales tax by one percent to help eliminate a five billion dollar budget deficit?   Q Do you think a regional fire fighting agency is? Or is not needed in San Diego County?   Q If a regional fire fighting agency is created, should people who live in fire prone areas pay more to support it than people who live...   Q If a regional fire fighting agency is created, should people who live in bigger homes pay more to support it than people who live in...

08/05/08	Poll #14196	WCPO-TV (Cincinnati)	Ohio Portion of Cincinnati DMA
Q Do you think casino gambling should or should not be allowed in Ohio?

08/04/08	Poll #14195	KABC-TV (Los Angeles)	Los Angeles DMA
Q Based on what you know, do restaurants offer enough healthy options for children on their menu?   Q Should a woman have the right to breastfeed in public however she chooses? Should a woman be allowed to breastfeed only if she is...

08/01/08	Poll #14189	KABC-TV (Los Angeles)	Los Angeles DMA
Q Governor Schwarzenegger has ordered the layoffs of more than 10,000 part time and temporary state workers until a new state budget is...   Q Another 200,000 state workers will have their salaries rolled back to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 an hour until the new budget...   Q Will the Governor's order have a direct effect on you or someone in your household?   Q Who do you think is most to blame for the budget situation? The governor? The state legislature? Both? Or Neither?

07/31/08	Poll #14185	KWCH-TV (Wichita)	Wichita-Hutchinson Plus DMA
Q Do you think the United States is too dependent on foreign oil?   Q How much of an influence do you think America's importing oil from the Middle East has on its foreign policy in that part of the...   Q Do you think the use of wind energy, from large windmills or wind turbines, could? Or could not? Be an effective way to reduce the...   Q How familiar are you with the energy plan suggested by businessman T. Boone Pickens? Very familiar? Somewhat familiar? Not very...

07/31/08	Poll #14182	WCPO-TV (Cincinnati)	Cincinnati DMA
Q Do you think Ken Griffey Jr. made the right decision? Or the wrong decision? By leaving the Cincinnati Reds?   Q Will Griffey's absence hurt the Reds a lot? A little? Or not at all?

07/31/08	Poll #14183	WCSC-TV (Charleston)	South Carolina
Q Right now, gambling with video poker machines is illegal in South Carolina. Do you think video poker should remain against the law? Or...   Q What about other gambling such as dice and card games. Should they remain against the law? Or be allowed?   Q Should South Carolina voters be given a chance to vote on the legality of gambling? Or should the issue not be put before voters?

07/31/08	Poll #14181	KABC-TV (Los Angeles)	Los Angeles DMA
Q How prepared would you say you are for a major earthquake? Very prepared? Somewhat prepared? Not very prepared? Or not at all...   Q Does your household have at least a three day supply of food and water on hand for everyone in your family?   Q How confident are you that local officials will be prepared in the event of a major earthquake? Very confident? Somewhat confident?...   Q When do you think 'The Big One' will hit Southern California?

07/31/08	Poll #14184	WFLA-TV (Tampa)	Tampa-Saint Petersburg (Sarasota) DMA
Q How important will a candidate's campaign appearance in our area be in influencing your vote for President this November? Very...   Q Both John McCain and Barack Obama will be in the Tampa area over the next two days. Will you go out of your way to try to get to the...

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