Toplines - Colorado Presidential Election - October 16, 2008

Colorado Presidential Election

Survey of 700 Likely Voters

October 16, 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* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	45%
Obama	52%
Other	1%
Not sure	2%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	43%	28%
Somewhat Favorable	14%	23%
Somewhat Unfavorable	12%	21%
Very Unfavorable	31%	27%
Not sure	1%	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?

19% National Security Issues

48% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

7% Cultural Issues

11% Fiscal Issues

5% Not sure

5* In November Amendment 48 entitled “Definition of a Person” will be on the ballot. This amendment to the Colorado constitution defines a person as-- “any human being from the moment of fertilization”. If the election were held today would you vote for or against this amendment?

35% For

55% Against

10% Not sure

6* Do you believe that life begins at conception, or at birth, or somewhere in between?

44% At conception

21% At birth

31% Somewhere in between

5% Not sure

7* Do you agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan passed by Congress recently?

23% Agree

51% Disagree

26% Not sure

8* Will the rescue plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the economy?

41% Help

22% Hurt

20% No impact

17% Not sure

9* Given current economic conditions, would tax policy would be best to help spur economic growth? Would it be better to have higher taxes, lower taxes, or the same level of taxes?

14% Higher

50% Lower

27% Keep the same

8% Not sure

10* Suppose taxes were increased on people who make more than $250,000 a year. Would raising taxes for people who make more than $250,000 a year be good for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

49% Good for the economy

38% Bad

9% No impact

4% Not sure

11* When people sell stocks, bonds, and other assets for a profit, they pay a capital gains tax. Would raising the capital gains tax be good for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

21% Good for the economy

55% Bad

14% No impact

10% Not sure

12* Has Barack Obama’s campaign been generally positive, generally negative, or somewhere in between?

46% Generally positive
26% generally negative

27% Somewhere in between

1% Not sure

13* Has John McCain’s campaign been generally positive, generally negative, or somewhere in between?

18% Generally positive
54% Generally negative

27% Somewhere in between

1% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence