Telephone Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
By Rasmussen Reports
August 19-21, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is
performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
14%
Excellent
26% Good
18% Fair
42% Poor
1% Not sure
2* Presidential Election
|
|
Without Leaners |
With Leaners |
|
McCain |
46% |
49% |
|
Obama |
42% |
43% |
|
Other |
4% |
2% |
|
Not Sure |
8% |
6% |
3*
Favorables for Presidential Election
|
|
McCain |
Obama |
|
Very Favorable |
23% |
28% |
|
Somewhat Favorable |
42% |
24% |
|
Somewhat Unfavorable |
20% |
17% |
|
Very Unfavorable |
12% |
27% |
|
Not Sure |
4% |
3% |
4* 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
41%
Economic Issues
11%
Domestic Issues
8% Cultural Issues
7% Fiscal Issues
8% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence