Toplines - Connecticut Presidential Election - October 14, 2008
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Conducted October 14, 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?
7% Excellent
13% Good
17% Fair
61% Poor
2% Not sure
2* How do you rate the way that Jodi Rell
is performing her role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
21% Excellent
37% Good
34% Fair
9% Poor
0% Not sure
3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain |
39% |
Obama |
56% |
Some
Other Candidate |
1% |
Not sure |
3% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
McCain |
Obama |
Very
favorable |
22% |
42% |
Somewhat
favorable |
31% |
21% |
Somewhat
unfavorable |
23% |
13% |
Very
unfavorable |
24% |
22% |
Not sure |
0% |
2% |
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
51%
Economic Issues
10%
Domestic Issues
4% Cultural Issues
12%
Fiscal Issues
6% Not sure
6* Do you
agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan passed by Congress recently?
30% Agree
48% Disagree
22% Not sure
7* Will
the rescue plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the
economy?
36% Help
16% Hurt
31% No impact
17% Not sure
8* Given current economic conditions, what 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?
12% Higher
53% Lower
26% Keep the same
9% Not sure
9* 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?
58% Good for the economy
24% Bad
16% No impact
2% Not sure
10* 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?
22% Good for the economy
54% Bad
15% No impact
9% Not sure
11* Is this year’s Presidential election more positive than
most, more negative than most, or about the same as most recent elections?
12% More positive
37% More negative
50% About the same
1% Not sure
12* Is it possible for a candidate to win an election without
criticizing his opponent?
47% Yes
36% No
16% Not sure
13* Has Barack Obama’s campaign been generally positive, generally
negative, or somewhere in between?
43% Generally positive
21% Generally negative
36% Somewhere in between
0% Not sure
14* Has
John McCain’s campaign been generally positive, generally negative, or
somewhere in between?
16% Generally positive
48% Generally negative
35% Somewhere in between
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence