Toplines - Arkansas Presidential Election - September 22, 2008

Arkansas Presidential Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

September 22, 2008

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

11% Excellent

18% Good

16% Fair

53% Poor

1% Not sure

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

27% Excellent

43% Good

23% Fair

5% Poor

2% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	51%
Obama	42%
Other	3%
Not sure	4%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	30%	28%	18%	40%
Somewhat Favorable	17%	32%	26%	18%
Somewhat Unfavorable	17%	20%	25%	11%
Very Unfavorable	35%	18%	24%	28%
Not sure	1%	2%	6%	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?

18% National Security Issues

45% Economic Issues

12% Domestic Issues

7% Cultural Issues

6% Fiscal Issues

12% Not sure

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

27% Yes
49% No
25% Not sure

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

56% Yes
34% No
10% Not sure

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

7% Very conservative
13% Somewhat conservative
28% Moderate

24% Somewhat liberal
17% Very liberal

11% Not Sure

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

43% Very conservative
32% Somewhat conservative
10% Moderate

5% Somewhat liberal
3% Very liberal

7% Not Sure

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

62% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
33% Voting primarily against the other candidate

5% Not sure

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