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Toplines - Alaska Presidential Election - October 28, 2008

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Alaska Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted October 28, 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?

15% Excellent

25% Good

16% Fair

44% Poor

0% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain

57%

Obama

41%

Some Other Candidate

1%

Not sure

1%

3* Favorable Ratings

McCain

Obama

Very favorable

38%

33%

Somewhat favorable

25%

15%

Somewhat unfavorable

20%

12%

Very unfavorable

17%

40%

Not sure

0%

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?

25% National Security Issues

40% Economic Issues

12% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

7*Overall, who do you trust more on economic issues and managing the economy—John McCain or Barack Obama?

55% McCain
41% Obama
5% Not sure

6* Fine… who do you trust more on national security issues such as the War in Iraq and the War on Terrorism— John McCain or Barack Obama?

59% McCain
38% Obama
3% Not sure

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