Colorado Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 5, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports For FOX News

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

10% Excellent 12% 13% 15%

19% Good 23% 20% 22%

18% Fair 16% 16% 14%

52% Poor 48% 50% 49%

1% Not sure 2% 1% 0%

2* How do you rate the way that Bill Ritter is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

15% Excellent

28% Good

29% Fair

25% Poor

3% Not sure

3* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, Libertarian Bob Barr, Independent Ralph Nader or Green Party Candidate Cynthia Ann McKinney?

45% McCain

51% Obama

1% Barr

1% Nader

1% McKinney

2% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	39%	26%
Somewhat Favorable	16%	27%
Somewhat Unfavorable	12%	20%
Very Unfavorable	31%	26%
Not sure	1%	1%

5* Overall, which candidate do you trust more -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

47% Obama

47% McCain

6% Not sure

6* In terms of how you will vote for President, are you primarily interested in National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror, Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?

21% National Security Issues

44% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

7% Cultural Issues

11% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

7* Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle the nation’s economy and jobs….Barack Obama or John McCain?

49% Barack Obama

44% John McCain

7% Not sure

8* Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle national security and the war on terrorism….Barack Obama or John McCain?

44% Barack Obama 42%
50% John McCain 53%
6% Not sure 5%

9* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack Obama as president?

10/5

33% Extremely comfortable

14% Very comfortable

12% Somewhat comfortable

38% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

10* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain as president?

23% Extremely comfortable

17% Very comfortable

23% Somewhat comfortable

34% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

11* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as Vice President?

32% Extremely comfortable

16% Very comfortable

21% Somewhat comfortable

28% Not at all comfortable
3% Not sure

12* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as Vice President?

24% Extremely comfortable

14% Very comfortable

13% Somewhat comfortable

47% Not at all comfortable
2% Not sure

13* If you had to make the toughest decision of your life, who would you rather get advice from -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

44% Barack Obama

47% John McCain

9% Not sure

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