Toplines - Arkansas Presidential Election - October 27, 2008

Arkansas Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted October 27, 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

22% Good

17% Fair

47% Poor

1% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Mike Beebe is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

28% Excellent

40% Good

21% Fair

8% Poor

3% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	54%
Obama	44%
Some Other Candidate	1%
Not sure	1%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very favorable	32%	33%
Somewhat favorable	14%	28%
Somewhat unfavorable	14%	17%
Very unfavorable	39%	20%
Not sure	1%	2%

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

44% Economic Issues

12% Domestic Issues

11% Cultural Issues

6% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

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

52% McCain

43% 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?

60% McCain

37% Obama

4% Not sure

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