Toplines - Colorado Presidential Election - October 19, 2008

Colorado Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 19, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports for FOX News

1* Right now, how interested are you in the 2008 presidential election?

82% Extremely interested

12% Very interested

4% Somewhat interested

2% Not at all interested

0% Not sure

2* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, Libertarian Bob Barr, Independent Ralph Nader or Green Party Candidate Cynthia Ann McKinney?

	10/19	10/5	9/28	9/14	9/7
McCain	46%	45%	48%	48%	46%
Obama	51%	51%	49%	46%	49%
Barr	0%	1%	0%	1%	2%
Nader	0%	1%	1%	3%	0%
McKinney	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%
Not sure	3%	2%	2%	2%	2%

3* Favorable Ratings

October 19, 2008	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	39%	30%
Somewhat Favorable	17%	24%
Somewhat Unfavorable	12%	24%
Very Unfavorable	31%	20%
Not sure	1%	1%

	Obama Fav/Unfav	McCain Fav/Unfav
10/19	56% / 43%	54% / 44%
10/5	55% / 43%	53% / 46%
9/28	55% / 44%	57% / 46%
9/14	52% / 46%	55% / 42%
9/7	54% / 45%	61% / 39%

4* Overall, which candidate do you trust more -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

	10/19	10/5	9/28	9/14	9/7
McCain	46%	47%	44%	46%	44%
Obama	47%	47%	49%	48%	49%
Not sure	8%	6%	7%	6%	7%

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?

	10/19	10/5	9/28	9/21	9/14	9/7
National Security Issues	21%	21%	24%	27%	27%	25%
Economic Issues	41%	44%	47%	35%	35%	44%
Domestic Issues	11%	11%	10%	13%	13%	13%
Cultural Issues	5%	7%	6%	7%	7%	5%
Fiscal Issues	14%	11%	9%	12%	12%	7%
Not sure	7%	6%	5%	6%	6%	6%

6* Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle the nation’s economy and jobs….Barack Obama or John McCain?

	10/19	10/5	9/28
Barack Obama	50%	49%	47%
John McCain	44%	44%	47%
Not sure	5%	7%	6%

7* Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle national security and the war on terrorism….Barack Obama or John McCain?

	10/19	10/5	9/28
Barack Obama	45%	44%	42%
John McCain	51%	50%	53%
Not sure	4%	6%	5%

8* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack Obama as president?

	10/19	10/5	9/28	9/14	9/7
Extremely comfortable	34%	33%	31%	32%	31%
Very comfortable	12%	14%	11%	12%	12%
Somewhat comfortable	14%	12%	19%	14%	15%
Not at all comfortable	39%	38%	37%	40%	40%
Not sure	1%	2%	2%	3%	2%

9* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain as president?

	10/19	10/5	9/28	9/14	9/7
Extremely comfortable	26%	23%	22%	24%	23%
Very comfortable	16%	17%	18%	18%	20%
Somewhat comfortable	22%	23%	23%	20%	25%
Not at all comfortable	35%	34%	36%	35%	30%
Not sure	2%	3%	1%	3%	1%

10* Do you think Barack Obama has the right experience to be president?

43% Yes

48% No

9% Not sure

11* Do you think John McCain has the right experience to be president?

66%Yes

24% No

10% Not sure

12* If you had to make the toughest decision of your life, who would you rather get advice from -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

	10/19	10/5	9/28	9/14	9/7
Barack Obama	45%	44%	43%	44%	41%
John McCain	44%	47%	47%	48%	51%
Not sure	11%	9%	10%	9%	7%

13* Which candidate do you think can bring real change to Washington?

41% Only Barack Obama can

28% Only John McCain can

18% Both of them can

11% Neither of them can

2% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence