Toplines - Florida Presidential Election - October 5, 2008

Florida Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 5, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports For FOX News

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

14% Excellent

17% Good

15% Fair

55% Poor

0% Not sure

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

18% Excellent

33% Good

33% Fair

13% Poor

3% Not sure

3* 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?

45% McCain

52% Obama

0% Barr

1% Nader

0% McKinney

2% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	39%	33%
Somewhat Favorable	15%	23%
Somewhat Unfavorable	12%	22%
Very Unfavorable	31%	21%
Not sure	2%	2%

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

47% Obama

47% McCain

6% Not sure

6* 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?

25% National Security Issues

49% Economic Issues

10% Domestic Issues

3% Cultural Issues

7% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

7* 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?

51% Barack Obama

46% John McCain

3% Not sure

8* 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?

44% Barack Obama
51% John McCain
5% Not sure

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

34% Extremely comfortable

11% Very comfortable

11% Somewhat comfortable

41% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

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

27% Extremely comfortable

15% Very comfortable

18% Somewhat comfortable

37% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

11* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as Vice President?

38% Extremely comfortable

10% Very comfortable

22% Somewhat comfortable

28% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

12* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as Vice President?

29% Extremely comfortable

12% Very comfortable

11% Somewhat comfortable

46% Not at all comfortable

1% Not sure

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

47% Barack Obama

48% John McCain

6% Not sure

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