North Carolina Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 23, 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?

13% Excellent

17% Good

22% Fair

46% Poor

1% Not sure

2*If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

47% John McCain

49% Barack Obama

1% Some other candidate

2% Not sure

3* Favorable Ratings

	McCain	Obama	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	32%	41%	27%	38%
Somewhat Favorable	23%	16%	26%	16%
Somewhat Unfavorable	21%	14%	20%	11%
Very Unfavorable	23%	27%	21%	32%
Not sure	1%	1%	6%	3%

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?

22% National Security Issues

46% Economic Issues

7% Domestic Issues

7% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

9% Not sure

5* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

39% Yes
36% No
25% Not sure

6* John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?

53% Yes
37% No
10% Not sure

7* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

4% Very conservative
12% Somewhat conservative
32% Moderate

24% Somewhat liberal
20% Very liberal

8% Not Sure

8* In political terms, is Sarah Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

46% Very conservative
26% Somewhat conservative
12% Moderate

2% Somewhat liberal
6% Very liberal

8% Not Sure

9* When you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?

73% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
21% Voting primarily against the other candidate

7% Not sure

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