About the Poll The Washington Poll is a non-partisan, academic survey research project sponsored by the Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity & Race (WISER), a research center at the University of Washington in the School of Social Sciences. Dr. Matt Barreto, an Assistant Professor of Political Science is the Director of WISER and a co-principal investigator on this survey. The survey was administered by telephone, by Pacific Market Research, in Renton, WA, based on a randomly selected list of phone numbers using a list of registered voters. The survey was in the field from October 27 – 31, A total of 387 registered voters throughout the state of Washington were interviewed, yielding a 5.0% margin of error. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Questions/Comments:

2008 Presidential Vote Choice: If the election for president were held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama, the Democrat, John McCain, the Republican, Ralph Nader, the Independent, Bob Barr the Libertarian, or Cynthia McKinney the Green, for whom would you vote? The Washington Poll Wave 1: Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4% Wave 2: Statewide sample = 387 registered voters, +/- 5% CandidateWave 1Wave 2 Obama5551 McCain3439 Undecided65 Someone else/Other55

2008 Gubernatorial Vote Choice: If the election for Governor were held today, and the candidates were Christine Gregoire, the Democrat, or Dino Rossi, the GOP candidate, for whom would you vote? The Washington Poll Wave 1: Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4% Wave 2: Statewide sample = 387 registered voters, +/- 5% CandidateWave 1Wave 2 Gregoire5150 Rossi4548 Undecided42

Initiative 985: On statewide ballot initiative a transportation measure that would open carpool lanes to all traffic during non-peak hours and ask that toll money only be spent on the highway where it was collected, and other provisions -- will you vote yes or no on 985 ? The Washington Poll Wave 1: Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4% Wave 2: Statewide sample = 387 registered voters, +/- 5% Wave 1Wave 2 Yes4540 No4355 Undecided125

Initiative 1000: On statewide ballot initiative a measure that would allow terminally ill adults with six months or less to live to receive a prescription for a life-ending medication -- will you vote yes or no on 1000? The Washington Poll Wave 1: Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4% Wave 2: Statewide sample = 387 registered voters, +/- 5% Wave 1Wave 2 Yes5653 No3843 Undecided64

Initiative 1029: On statewide ballot initiative a measure that would raise standards for long-term care workers, such as increased training and examinations -- will you vote yes or no on 1029? The Washington Poll Wave 1: Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4% Wave 2: Statewide sample = 387 registered voters, +/- 5% Wave 1Wave 2 Yes6560 No2026 Undecided1514

Proposition 1: On Proposition 1 -- a public transit measure that would expand light rail into the Seattle suburbs at the cost of 17.9 billion dollars -- will you vote yes or no on Proposition 1? The Washington Poll Wave 1: Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4% Wave 2: Statewide sample = 387 registered voters, +/- 5% Wave 1Wave 2 Yes5041 No4349 Undecided710

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