Toplines - Florida Presidential - August 18, 2008

Florida Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted August 18, 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?

18% Excellent

17% Good

15% Fair

48% Poor

2% Not sure

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

17% Excellent

33% Good

39% Fair

10% Poor

0% 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	46%	48%
Obama	43%	46%
Other	7%	3%
Not sure	5%	3%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	25%	28%
Somewhat Favorable	24%	33%
Somewhat Unfavorable	20%	20%
Very Unfavorable	28%	16%
Not sure	3%	3%

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?

26% National Security Issues

42% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

5% Not sure

6* How likely is it that gas prices will fall below $3.00 per gallon this year?

7% Very likely

19% Somewhat likely

38% Not very likely

31% Not at all likely

5% Not sure

7* Okay… how likely is it that the price of gas will rise above $5 a gallon this year?

6% Very likely

21% Somewhat likely

47% Not very likely

22% Not at all likely

4% Not sure

8* Do you favor or oppose drilling for oil off the coast of Florida?

57% Favor

29% Oppose

14% Not sure

9* How likely is it that drilling off the coast of Florida will be approved within the next year?

18% Very likely

42% Somewhat likely

25% Not very likely

5% Not at all likely

9% Not sure

10* Will Charlie Crist’s marriage in December change the way he governs for better, for the worse or will it have no impact?

8% For the better

5% For the worse

79% It will have no impact

8% Not sure

11* Are Florida schools getting better, getting worse or has there been no change?

13% Better

52% Worse

27% No change

7% Not sure

12* When it comes to Tropical Storm Fay are emergency services better prepared, less prepared, or prepared about the same than for other storms?

48% Better prepared

2% Less prepared

45% Prepared about the same

5% Not sure

13* Where is the primary place you get your information on tropical storms and hurricanes….television, the radio or the internet?

73% Television
4% Radio
22% Internet
0% Not sure

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