Toplines - California Presidential Election - August 21, 2008
Telephone Survey
of 500 Likely Voters
By Rasmussen Reports
August 20, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that George W.
Bush is performing his role as President?
8%Excellent,
15%Good
14%Fair
63%Poor
0%Not sure
2* How do you rate the way that Arnold Schwarzenegger
is performing his role as Governor?
9%Excellent
19%Good
38%Fair
32%Poor
2%Not Sure
3* If the Presidential Election were held
today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?
|
Without Leaners |
With Leaners |
McCain |
37% |
41% |
Obama |
51% |
54% |
Other |
8% |
2% |
Not Sure |
4% |
3% |
4*
Favorables for Presidential Election
|
McCain |
Obama |
Very
Favorable |
19% |
40% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
32% |
21% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
24% |
18% |
Very
Unfavorable |
24% |
21% |
Not
Sure |
1% |
0% |
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?
29% National Security Issues
38% Economic Issues
11% Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
13% Fiscal Issues
4% Not sure
6* Is there an urgent
national need to find new sources of energy?
80%
Yes
10% No
10% Not Sure
7*Is there an
urgent national need to reduce the amount of energy that Americans consume?
70%
Yes
21% No
9% Not Sure
8* Which is more
important, finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy
Americans now consume?
59%
Finding new sources of energy
35% Reducing
the amount of energy Americans now consume
6% Not sure
9* Will most politicians break the
rules to help people who give them a lot of money?
61% Yes
15% No
24% Not Sure
10* Which is the bigger problem in politics
today—big campaign contributions or media bias?
41% Big campaign contributions
51% Media bias
8% Not sure
11*Do lobbyists and campaign contributors
have too much influence on John McCain’s positions?
44% Yes
29% No
27% Not Sure
12* Do lobbyists and campaign contributors
have too much influence on Barack Obama’s positions?
38% Yes
35% No
27% Not Sure
NOTE: Margin of
Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence