Toplines - Arkansas Presidential Election - July 17, 2008
Conducted July 15, 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
19% Good
13% Fair
53% Poor
0% Not sure
2* How do
you rate the way that Mike Beebe is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
25% Excellent
43% Good
25% Fair
7% Poor
1% Not sure
3* If the
Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John
McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?
|
Without
Leaners |
With |
McCain |
47% |
52% |
Obama |
37% |
39% |
Other |
5% |
1% |
Not sure |
11% |
7% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
22% |
21% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
23% |
38% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
18% |
27% |
Very
Unfavorable |
35% |
12% |
Not sure |
2% |
3% |
5* 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
45%
Economic Issues
9% Domestic Issues
8% Cultural Issues
6% Fiscal Issues
8% Not sure
6*John McCain favors
drilling in offshore oil wells to help reduce the price of gas. Barack Obama
opposes offshore oil wells and says it would not reduce the price of gas.
Should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the coasts of
65%
Yes
23%
No
12%
Not sure
7*If drilling in
offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go
down?
22%
Very likely
37%
Somewhat likely
25%
Not very likely
12%
Not at all likely
4% Not sure
8*A
proposal has been made to allow oil drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife
Refuge? Do you favor or oppose this proposal?
56% Favor
32% Oppose
12% Not sure
9* If the
maximum highway speed limit was dropped to 55 miles per hour, would that reduce
the price of gas and oil?
25%
Yes
64%
No
11%
Not sure
10* A
proposal has been made to impose a nationwide maximum speed limit of 55 miles
per hour. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?
30%
Favor
62% Oppose
11% Not sure
11*What is more important, reducing
the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?
48% Reducing the price of gas and oil
36% Protecting the environment
15% Not sure
12* Is
free trade good or bad for the
41% Good
32% Bad
11% Neither
15% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence