Kansas Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 11, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

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

19% Excellent

22% Good

18% Fair

41% Poor

0% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	52%	55%
Obama	37%	41%
Other	6%	1%
Not sure	5%	3%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	26%	28%
Somewhat Favorable	22%	38%
Somewhat Unfavorable	19%	20%
Very Unfavorable	33%	13%
Not sure	1%	1%

4* 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?

28% National Security Issues

37% Economic Issues

15% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

4% Not sure

5* Which is more important finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?

68% Finding new sources of energy

27% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume

6% Not sure

6* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

55% United States and its allies

18% Terrorists

23% Neither

3% Not sure

7* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?

26% Yes

55% No

19% Not sure

8* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?

44% Yes

32% No

24% Not sure

9* Which is a greater threat to the security of the United States—Iraq or Afghanistan?

30% Iraq

44% Afghanistan

26% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence