FOX 12-Portland Tribune Democratic Primary Poll, May 8-10, 2008

Conducted by Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall, Inc.
Margin of error: +/- 4.8%

1. All in all, are things in the country headed in the right direction, or are things pretty much off on the wrong track?
Right Direction 8%
Wrong track 87%
Don't know 5%

2. For each name, specify if you have a very favorable (VF), somewhat favorable (SF), neutral (NE), somewhat unfavorable(SU), or very unfavorable (VU) impression of that person.
-------------------------------------------------------------VU-------SU-------NE------SF-----VF-----DK
a. George Bush-----------------------------------------75%-------9%-------6%------6%-----5%-----1%
b. Steve Novick-------------------------------------------2%-------5%-----19%-----18%----12%---45%
c. Hillary Clinton------------------------------------------9%-----15%-----13%-----33%----30%-----2%
d. Rick Metsger-------------------------------------------2%-------6%-----19%-----12%-----8%---53%
e. Jeff Merkley--------------------------------------------1%-------4%-----14%-----21%-----9%---51%
f. John McCain--------------------------------------------32%-----27%-----16%-----17%-----5%-----4%
g. Kate Brown---------------------------------------------1%-------1%-------9%-----17%----10%---63%
h. Greg MacPherson--------------------------------------1%-------4%-----13%------9%-----3%---69%
i. Barack Obama-----------------------------------------10%-------7%-----11%-----28%----43%-----2%
j. John Kroger---------------------------------------------1%-------3%-----16%------9%-----5%---67%
k. Vicki Walker--------------------------------------------1%-------2%-----11%-----11%-----5%---71%

3. In the Democratic primary for President, the candidates are Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. As of today, would you vote for Clinton or Obama?
Hillary Clinton 34%
Barack Obama 51%

4. In the Democratic primary for the United States Senate, the candidates are Roger Obrist, Pavel Goberman, Jeff Merkley, David Loera, Steve Novick, and Candy Neville. As of today, would you vote for Obrist, Goberman, Merkley, Loera, Novick, or Neville?
Roger Obrist1%
Pavel Goberman 1%
Jeff Merkley 21%
David Loera 0%
Steve Novick 26%
Candy Neville 3%
Don’t know 43%

5. In the Democratic primary for Secretary of State, the candidates are Paul Damian Wells, Kate Brown, Vicki Walker, and Rick Metsger. As of today, would you vote for Wells, Brown, Walker, or Metsger?
Paul Damian Wells 1%
Kate Brown 23%
Vicki Walker 12%
Rick Metsger 23%
Don't know 41%

6. In the Democratic primary for Attorney General, the candidates are John Kroger and Greg MacPherson. As of today, would you vote for Kroger or MacPherson?
John Kroger22%
Greg MacPherson26%
Don’t know52%

Portland Tribune-FOX 12 Mayoral Poll, May 8-9, 2008

Conducted by Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall, Inc.

1. All in all, would you say that things in Portland are headed in the right direction, or are things pretty much off on the wrong track?
Right direction 59%
Wrong track 24%
Don't know 17%


2. In the election for Portland Mayor, the two main candidates are Sam Adams and Sho Dozono, but there are also a number of other candidates running for Mayor. If the election was held today, would you vote for Sam Adams, Sho Dozono, or one of the other candidates for Mayor?
Sam Adams 40%
Sho Dozono 25%
Other 8%
Don’t Know27%


3. In the election for Portland City Commission Position 2, the candidates are Fred Stewart, Jim Middaugh, Ed Garren, Nick Fish, and Harold Williams. As of today, would you vote for Stewart, Middaugh, Garren, Fish, or Williams?
Fred Stewart2%
Jim Middaugh 10%
Ed Garren 1%
Nick Fish 28%
Harold Williams 4%
[Don’t Read] Don’t Know56%