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Toplines - Florida Presidential Election - September 14, 2008

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Florida Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 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?

17% Excellent

17% Good

16% Fair

49% 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?

19% Excellent

30% Good

35% Fair

15% Poor

1% Not sure

3* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, Libertarian Bob Barr or Independent Ralph Nader

49% McCain

44% Obama

2% Barr

2% Nader

0% McKinney

3% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

Obama

McCain

Very Favorable

34%

30%

Somewhat Favorable

18%

26%

Somewhat Unfavorable

17%

20%

Very Unfavorable

30%

23%

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?

30% National Security Issues

42% Economic Issues

13% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

7% Fiscal Issues

3% Not sure

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

44% Obama

47% McCain

9% Not sure

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

31% Extremely comfortable

9% Very comfortable

18% Somewhat comfortable

40% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

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

25% Extremely comfortable

19% Very comfortable

19% Somewhat comfortable

36% Not at all comfortable

1% Not sure

9* Regardless of how you might vote, if it became necessary for the vice president to step in and serve as president, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as president?

34% Extremely comfortable

12% Very comfortable

26% Somewhat comfortable

26% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

10* Regardless of how you might vote, if it became necessary for the vice president to step in and serve as president, how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as president?

22% Extremely comfortable

17% Very comfortable

15% Somewhat comfortable

43% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

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

44% Barack Obama

47% John McCain

9% Not sure

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