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Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates
Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates
|
|
John McCain
|
Barack Obama
|
Date
|
Total Favorable Rating
|
Total Unfavorable Rating
|
|
Very Favorable
|
Very
Unfavorable
|
Total Favorable Rating
|
Total Unfavorable Rating
|
|
Very Favorable
|
Very
Unfavorable
|
11/04/2008
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
27%
|
23%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
42%
|
32%
|
11/03/2008
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
26%
|
26%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
42%
|
32%
|
11/02/2008
|
53%
|
46%
|
|
26%
|
27%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
43%
|
31%
|
11/01/2008
|
52%
|
46%
|
|
26%
|
26%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
44%
|
31%
|
10/31/2008
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
26%
|
24%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
42%
|
32%
|
10/30/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
26%
|
23%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
42%
|
31%
|
10/29/2008
|
54%
|
46%
|
|
26%
|
24%
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
40%
|
32%
|
10/28/2008
|
53%
|
47%
|
|
26%
|
27%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
41%
|
30%
|
10/27/2008
|
51%
|
48%
|
|
25%
|
28%
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
40%
|
31%
|
10/26/2008
|
50%
|
49%
|
|
25%
|
28%
|
57%
|
41%
|
|
42%
|
29%
|
10/25/2008
|
52%
|
47%
|
|
26%
|
25%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
41%
|
29%
|
10/24/2008
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
26%
|
23%
|
57%
|
42%
|
|
41%
|
29%
|
10/23/2008
|
54%
|
45%
|
|
27%
|
23%
|
57%
|
42%
|
|
41%
|
29%
|
10/22/2008
|
54%
|
45%
|
|
26%
|
23%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
41%
|
30%
|
10/21/2008
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
25%
|
24%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
41%
|
30%
|
10/20/2008
|
53%
|
46%
|
|
24%
|
24%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
40%
|
30%
|
10/19/2008
|
52%
|
46%
|
|
23%
|
24%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
40%
|
30%
|
10/18/2008
|
53%
|
46%
|
|
23%
|
24%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
40%
|
30%
|
10/17/2008
|
54%
|
45%
|
|
24%
|
23%
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
38%
|
30%
|
10/16/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
24%
|
23%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
38%
|
30%
|
10/15/2008
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
23%
|
23%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
38%
|
30%
|
10/14/2008
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
23%
|
24%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
39%
|
31%
|
10/13/2008
|
51%
|
47%
|
|
23%
|
26%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
39%
|
32%
|
10/12/2008
|
51%
|
47%
|
|
23%
|
27%
|
56%
|
44%
|
|
39%
|
32%
|
10/11/2008
|
52%
|
47%
|
|
23%
|
27%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
39%
|
31%
|
10/10/2008
|
54%
|
46%
|
|
26%
|
28%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
38%
|
30%
|
10/09/2008
|
54%
|
45%
|
|
26%
|
25%
|
57%
|
43%
|
|
39%
|
30%
|
10/08/2008
|
52%
|
46%
|
|
26%
|
26%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
38%
|
29%
|
10/07/2008
|
52%
|
47%
|
|
24%
|
26%
|
58%
|
40%
|
|
39%
|
28%
|
10/06/2008
|
53%
|
47%
|
|
24%
|
25%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
38%
|
29%
|
10/05/2008
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
23%
|
23%
|
57%
|
42%
|
|
39%
|
29%
|
10/04/2008
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
23%
|
23%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
38%
|
29%
|
10/03/2008
|
52%
|
45%
|
|
23%
|
25%
|
57%
|
42%
|
|
38%
|
28%
|
10/02/2008
|
52%
|
46%
|
|
24%
|
26%
|
58%
|
41%
|
|
38%
|
27%
|
10/01/2008
|
53%
|
46%
|
|
25%
|
26%
|
58%
|
41%
|
|
39%
|
27%
|
09/30/2008
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
26%
|
24%
|
58%
|
41%
|
|
40%
|
26%
|
09/29/2008
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
26%
|
24%
|
58%
|
42%
|
|
39%
|
27%
|
09/28/2008
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
27%
|
23%
|
57%
|
42%
|
|
37%
|
27%
|
09/27/2008
|
54%
|
45%
|
|
26%
|
24%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
36%
|
27%
|
09/26/2008
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
27%
|
23%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
37%
|
28%
|
09/25/2008
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
27%
|
23%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
37%
|
28%
|
09/24/2008
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
28%
|
24%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
37%
|
29%
|
09/23/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
27%
|
25%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
37%
|
30%
|
09/22/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
27%
|
25%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
38%
|
30%
|
09/21/2008
|
56%
|
44%
|
|
27%
|
25%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
37%
|
29%
|
09/20/2008
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
27%
|
24%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
38%
|
28%
|
09/19/2008
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
27%
|
24%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
37%
|
27%
|
09/18/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
27%
|
24%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
37%
|
26%
|
09/17/2008
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
27%
|
24%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
36%
|
27%
|
09/16/2008
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
28%
|
23%
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
37%
|
28%
|
09/15/2008
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
28%
|
23%
|
54%
|
45%
|
|
36%
|
29%
|
09/14/2008
|
57%
|
42%
|
|
29%
|
22%
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
35%
|
29%
|
09/13/2008
|
57%
|
42%
|
|
28%
|
23%
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
36%
|
29%
|
09/12/2008
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
28%
|
22%
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
36%
|
29%
|
09/11/2008
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
28%
|
22%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
36%
|
28%
|
09/10/2008
|
57%
|
42%
|
|
28%
|
21%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
36%
|
28%
|
09/09/2008
|
59%
|
40%
|
|
29%
|
20%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
37%
|
28%
|
09/08/2008
|
60%
|
38%
|
|
29%
|
20%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
37%
|
27%
|
09/07/2008
|
58%
|
40%
|
|
29%
|
20%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
38%
|
26%
|
09/06/2008
|
58%
|
41%
|
|
29%
|
20%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
37%
|
27%
|
09/05/2008
|
57%
|
41%
|
|
27%
|
20%
|
57%
|
42%
|
|
37%
|
27%
|
09/04/2008
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
24%
|
20%
|
57%
|
41%
|
|
37%
|
26%
|
09/03/2008
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
24%
|
21%
|
59%
|
40%
|
|
38%
|
25%
|
09/02/2008
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
24%
|
20%
|
58%
|
41%
|
|
38%
|
26%
|
09/01/2008
|
57%
|
42%
|
|
25%
|
20%
|
58%
|
41%
|
|
38%
|
27%
|
08/31/2008
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
23%
|
21%
|
57%
|
41%
|
|
37%
|
27%
|
08/30/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
22%
|
21%
|
57%
|
41%
|
|
37%
|
27%
|
08/29/2008
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
21%
|
23%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
35%
|
27%
|
08/28/2008
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
22%
|
22%
|
54%
|
45%
|
|
35%
|
29%
|
08/27/2008
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
20%
|
20%
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
33%
|
30%
|
08/26/2008
|
57%
|
42%
|
|
21%
|
19%
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
33%
|
30%
|
08/25/2008
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
19%
|
19%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
34%
|
29%
|
08/24/2008
|
57%
|
42%
|
|
20%
|
20%
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
34%
|
28%
|
08/23/2008
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
19%
|
20%
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
34%
|
28%
|
08/22/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
19%
|
21%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
32%
|
28%
|
08/21/2008
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
20%
|
20%
|
56%
|
44%
|
|
33%
|
28%
|
08/20/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
20%
|
19%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
33%
|
28%
|
08/19/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
21%
|
19%
|
54%
|
45%
|
|
32%
|
28%
|
08/18/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
21%
|
19%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
32%
|
28%
|
08/17/2008
|
53%
|
44%
|
|
19%
|
20%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
30%
|
29%
|
08/16/2008
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
18%
|
19%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
30%
|
29%
|
08/15/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
18%
|
20%
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
31%
|
29%
|
08/14/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
18%
|
20%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
31%
|
29%
|
08/13/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
18%
|
19%
|
56%
|
44%
|
|
33%
|
28%
|
08/12/2008
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
19%
|
20%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
33%
|
27%
|
08/11/2008
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
19%
|
20%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
33%
|
27%
|
08/10/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
18%
|
21%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
32%
|
28%
|
08/09/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
18%
|
21%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
32%
|
28%
|
08/08/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
18%
|
21%
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
32%
|
28%
|
08/08/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
17%
|
19%
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
29%
|
28%
|
08/07/2008
|
56%
|
41%
|
|
19%
|
18%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
30%
|
27%
|
08/06/2008
|
56%
|
41%
|
|
18%
|
18%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
30%
|
27%
|
08/05/2008
|
55%
|
41%
|
|
18%
|
19%
|
53%
|
45%
|
|
32%
|
28%
|
08/04/2008
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
17%
|
19%
|
51%
|
46%
|
|
30%
|
29%
|
08/03/2008
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
18%
|
18%
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
32%
|
28%
|
08/02/2008
|
56%
|
41%
|
|
18%
|
17%
|
53%
|
44%
|
|
30%
|
27%
|
08/01/2008
|
57%
|
41%
|
|
19%
|
17%
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
32%
|
27%
|
07/31/2008
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
19%
|
18%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
32%
|
27%
|
07/30/2008
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
19%
|
18%
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
33%
|
27%
|
07/29/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
18%
|
19%
|
56%
|
44%
|
|
32%
|
27%
|
07/28/2008
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
19%
|
18%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
33%
|
26%
|
07/27/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
18%
|
18%
|
56%
|
41%
|
|
33%
|
27%
|
07/26/2008
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
18%
|
18%
|
57%
|
41%
|
|
34%
|
27%
|
07/25/2008
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
18%
|
19%
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
33%
|
28%
|
07/24/2008
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
17%
|
20%
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
33%
|
28%
|
07/23/2008
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
18%
|
17%
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
31%
|
27%
|
07/22/2008
|
57%
|
40%
|
|
17%
|
15%
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
31%
|
27%
|
07/21/2008
|
57%
|
40%
|
|
17%
|
16%
|
53%
|
43%
|
|
29%
|
26%
|
07/20/2008
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
17%
|
18%
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
30%
|
26%
|
07/19/2008
|
56%
|
41%
|
|
19%
|
18%
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
30%
|
26%
|
07/18/2008
|
56%
|
41%
|
|
19%
|
18%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
31%
|
26%
|
07/17/2008
|
56%
|
41%
|
|
18%
|
17%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
31%
|
27%
|
07/16/2008
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
17%
|
17%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
32%
|
27%
|
07/15/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
17%
|
18%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
31%
|
27%
|
07/14/2008
|
56%
|
41%
|
|
18%
|
17%
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
31%
|
27%
|
07/13/2008
|
57%
|
40%
|
|
17%
|
17%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
30%
|
26%
|
07/12/2008
|
56%
|
41%
|
|
17%
|
18%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
29%
|
27%
|
07/11/2008
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
16%
|
19%
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
30%
|
27%
|
07/10/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
16%
|
19%
|
54%
|
45%
|
|
29%
|
29%
|
07/09/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
17%
|
18%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
30%
|
27%
|
07/08/2008
|
53%
|
44%
|
|
17%
|
19%
|
57%
|
41%
|
|
31%
|
26%
|
07/07/2008
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
17%
|
18%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
32%
|
27%
|
07/06/2008
|
No Polling
|
07/05/2008
|
No Polling
|
07/04/2008
|
No Polling
|
07/03/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
17%
|
18%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
33%
|
27%
|
07/02/2008
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
17%
|
18%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
33%
|
28%
|
07/01/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
17%
|
18%
|
56%
|
43%
|
|
32%
|
28%
|
06/30/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
16%
|
18%
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
32%
|
27%
|
06/29/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
16%
|
18%
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
32%
|
27%
|
06/28/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
17%
|
19%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
32%
|
27%
|
06/27/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
17%
|
18%
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
32%
|
27%
|
06/26/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
16%
|
18%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
33%
|
27%
|
06/25/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
16%
|
19%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
32%
|
26%
|
06/24/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
15%
|
18%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
32%
|
26%
|
06/23/2008
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
17%
|
19%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
31%
|
26%
|
06/22/2008
|
53%
|
43%
|
|
18%
|
19%
|
53%
|
43%
|
|
31%
|
25%
|
06/21/2008
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
19%
|
16%
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
30%
|
26%
|
06/20/2008
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
19%
|
16%
|
53%
|
44%
|
|
28%
|
28%
|
06/19/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
17%
|
19%
|
54%
|
42%
|
|
31%
|
26%
|
06/18/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
17%
|
19%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
31%
|
26%
|
06/17/2008
|
53%
|
44%
|
|
17%
|
20%
|
54%
|
42%
|
|
31%
|
27%
|
06/16/2008
|
55%
|
44%
|
|
17%
|
19%
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
31%
|
27%
|
06/15/2008
|
52%
|
45%
|
|
16%
|
19%
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
32%
|
27%
|
06/14/2008
|
52%
|
45%
|
|
16%
|
19%
|
55%
|
45%
|
|
32%
|
26%
|
06/13/2008
|
52%
|
45%
|
|
17%
|
20%
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
33%
|
27%
|
06/12/2008
|
54%
|
44%
|
|
18%
|
18%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
33%
|
27%
|
06/11/2008
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
18%
|
18%
|
56%
|
42%
|
|
33%
|
27%
|
06/10/2008
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
16%
|
18%
|
59%
|
40%
|
|
35%
|
26%
|
06/09/2008
|
53%
|
44%
|
|
16%
|
19%
|
59%
|
40%
|
|
35%
|
25%
|
06/08/2008
|
52%
|
45%
|
|
16%
|
21%
|
58%
|
41%
|
|
36%
|
27%
|
06/07/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
18%
|
20%
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
33%
|
28%
|
06/06/2008
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
18%
|
20%
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
32%
|
28%
|
06/05/2008
|
55%
|
42%
|
|
19%
|
17%
|
54%
|
43%
|
|
31%
|
28%
|
06/04/2008
|
53%
|
44%
|
|
18%
|
18%
|
55%
|
43%
|
|
32%
|
27%
|