National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted August 10-11, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* We’re just about finished… over the past few days, how closely have you followed news stories of the Olympic Games?

25% Very closely

32% Somewhat closely

26% Not very closely

12% Not at all

4% Not sure

2* Okay… how closely have you followed news stories of the Presidential Campaign?

33% Very closely

38% Somewhat closely

21% Not very closely

8% Not at all

0% Not sure

3* Have you watched any Olympic coverage live on television?

68% Yes

28% No

3% Not sure

4* During the Olympic coverage, have you seen any television commercials for the Presidential candidates?

42% Yes

38% No

20% Not sure

5* If you had a choice between watching the latest news on the Presidential campaign or the Olympics, which would you choose?

29% Presidential campaign

58% Olympics

12% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence