Toplines - Florida Presidential Election - September 21, 2008
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Conducted September 21, 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?
16% Excellent
18% Good
16% Fair
50% 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
35% Good
31% Fair
16% Poor
0% 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?
51% McCain
46% Obama
0% Barr
0% Nader
0% McKinney
3% Not sure
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
35% |
34% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
15% |
21% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
10% |
21% |
Very
Unfavorable |
38% |
24% |
Not sure |
1% |
0% |
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?
23%
National Security Issues
51%
Economic Issues
6% Domestic Issues
3% Cultural Issues
10% Fiscal Issues
7% Not
sure
6* Overall, which candidate do you trust
more -- Barack Obama or John McCain?
43% Obama
52% McCain
6% Not sure
7* Regardless
of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack Obama as
president?
34% Extremely comfortable
8% Very comfortable
9% Somewhat
comfortable
45% Not at
all comfortable
3% Not sure
8* Regardless
of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain as
president?
28% Extremely comfortable
15% Very
comfortable
22% Somewhat comfortable
34% Not at
all comfortable
2% Not sure
9*
Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as Vice President?
29% Extremely comfortable
11% Very
comfortable
13% Somewhat comfortable
45% Not at
all comfortable
3% Not sure
10* * Regardless of how you would vote,
how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as Vice
President?
32% Extremely comfortable
18% Very
comfortable
6% Somewhat
comfortable
42% Not at
all comfortable
2% Not sure
11* Regardless
of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle the nations
economy and jobs….Barack Obama or John McCain?
47% Barack
Obama
48% John McCain
5% Not sure
12* 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
53% John McCain
3% 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?
40% Barack
Obama
52% John
McCain
8% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence