Toplines - Florida President - July 22, 2008

Florida Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 22, 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?

13% Excellent

22% Good

15% Fair

48% Poor

1% Not sure

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

16% Excellent

33% Good

35% Fair

15% Poor

1% 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	45%	47%
Obama	46%	49%
Other	4%	2%
Not sure	6%	2%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	33%	22%
Somewhat Favorable	18%	38%
Somewhat Unfavorable	17%	25%
Very Unfavorable	30%	14%
Not sure	1%	1%

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?

19% National Security Issues

49% Economic Issues

8% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

11% Fiscal Issues

8% Not sure

6*John McCain favors drilling in offshore oil wells to help reduce the price of gas. Barack Obama opposes offshore oil wells and says it would not reduce the price of gas. Should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?

57% Yes

32% No

11% Not sure

7* What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?

51% Reducing the price of gas and oil

36% Protecting the environment
13% Not sure

8* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

57% The United States and its allies

17% The terrorists

22% Neither

4% Not sure

9* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?

31% Yes

48% No

21% Not sure

10* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?

42% Yes

30% No

28% Not sure

11* Which is a greater threat to the security of the United States—Iraq or Afghanistan?

33% Iraq

43% Afghanistan

24% Not sure

12* Looking ahead to the campaign between Barack Obama and John McCain, will most reporters try to help Barack Obama, offer unbiased coverage, or try to help John McCain?

55% Try to help Barack Obama
24% Offer unbiased coverage
7% Try to help John McCain
15% Not sure

13* Despite current difficulties, does the United States still have the best economy in the world?

42% Yes

49% No

9% Not sure

14* When covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they present an accurate picture of the economy?

57% Worse than it really is

15% Better than it really is

23% They present and accurate picture

6% Not sure

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