Polls listed chronologically.

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USA Today/Gallup Poll. May 8-11, 2008. N=537 Democrats and Democratic leaners nationwide. MoE ± 5.

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5/8-11/08

55

38

7

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"Given the current standings, do you think Clinton should stay in the race, or drop out?" Options rotated. Asked of Democrats/leaners.

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64

35

1

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"If Obama is the nominee, how confident are you that Democrats will come together and support him against McCain in November: very confident, somewhat confident, not so confident or not confident at all?" Asked of Democrats/leaners

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45

39

11

3

1

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"If Obama is the Democratic nominee for president, who would you like him to choose as his vice presidential running mate?" Open-ended. Asked of Democrats/leaners.

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Hillary Clinton

39

John Edwards

10

Bill Richardson

3

Al Gore

2

Jim Webb

1

Other

4

Up to him (vol.)

4

Unsure

36

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"Who would you like McCain to choose as his vice presidential running mate?" Open-ended. Asked of Republicans/leaners.

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Mitt Romney

12

Mike Huckabee

7

Condoleezza Rice

5

Colin Powell

3

Rudy Giuliani

2

Fred Thompson

1

Jeb Bush

1

Joe Lieberman

1

Ron Paul

1

Other

9

Up to him (vol.)

7

Unsure

47

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"Regardless of who you may support, who do you think [see below]: Obama or McCain?" Candidate names rotated. N=approx. 560 adults.

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46

42

3

2

6

51

40

2

1

6

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71

18

3

4

5

70

19

2

5

5

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29

59

2

6

4

31

56

1

6

6

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32

56

4

3

6

28

57

2

5

8

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35

54

2

5

3

29

56

2

7

7

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34

54

3

5

3

32

53

5

5

4

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41

42

9

3

5

31

43

10

4

11

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65

24

4

2

5

64

24

4

3

5

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"Regardless of who you may support, who do you trust more to handle [see below]: Obama or McCain?" Candidate names rotated

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28

48

3

14

7

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38

48

2

8

4

37

49

2

6

6

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45

46

1

5

3

48

43

1

4

5

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37

42

3

10

7

35

48

3

6

8

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55

34

4

4

3

58

33

2

3

5

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31

55

2

7

5

30

56

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7

6

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39

46

8

4

4

35

48

7

5

6

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"As you may know there has been some controversy lately over the preaching of Reverend Jeremiah Wright, who has been Barack Obama's minister. In terms of distancing himself from Wright's comments, do you think Obama has done too much, too little or about the right amount?" N=1,122 adults, MoE ± 3

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6

27

60

7

5

30

59

7

CBS News/New York Times Poll. May 1-3, 2008. N=601 registered voters nationwide.

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51

24

22

3

46

21

31

2

56

25

14

5

48

26

23

3

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Asked of registered voters who have heard/read about Wright controversy:
"Is your opinion of Jeremiah Wright favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Jeremiah Wright yet to have an opinion?"

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3

53

14

25

3

0

59

3

31

7

5

56

19

18

2

3

42

19

30

6

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Asked of registered voters who have heard/read about Wright controversy:
"Have Reverend Wright's statements affected your opinion of Barack Obama?" If yes: "Do they make you feel more favorable or less favorable toward Barack Obama?"

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2

22

75

1

4

29

65

2

1

19

79

1

0

18

79

3

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Asked of registered voters who have heard/read about Wright controversy:
"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama has handled the situation with Reverend Wright?"

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60

23

17

51

28

21

71

19

10

53

25

22

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Asked of registered voters who have heard/read about Wright controversy:
"Has the situation involving Reverend Wright made you more likely to support Obama, less likely, or made no difference in whether or not you support Obama?"

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6

18

73

3

3

25

67

5

7

12

80

1

7

17

69

7

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Asked of registered voters who have heard/read about Wright controversy:
"Do you think Barack Obama decided to renounce his ties to Reverend Wright mainly because he really disagreed with the things Reverend Wright said, or mainly because he thought it would help him politically?"

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34

47

6

13

29

55

3

13

40

39