Toplines - Iowa Presidential Election - August 7, 2008
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Daily Sanpshot
Iowa
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 7, 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?
13% Excellent
17% Good
18% Fair
53% Poor
0% Not sure
2* If the
Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John
McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?
|
Without Leaners |
With |
McCain |
41% |
44% |
Obama |
46% |
49% |
Other |
6% |
2% |
Not sure |
7% |
5% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very Favorable |
32% |
22% |
Somewhat Favorable |
22% |
31% |
Somewhat Unfavorable |
19% |
26% |
Very Unfavorable |
24% |
18% |
Not sure |
3% |
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?
21%
National Security Issues
43%
Economic Issues
14%
Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
9% Fiscal Issues
7% Not sure
5* Which is more important finding
new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?
59% Finding new sources of energy
34% Reducing the amount of energy
Americans now consume
7% Not sure
6* Who is winning the War on
Terrorism…the
57% United States and its allies
18% Terrorists
20% Neither
5% Not sure
7* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?
24% Yes
59% No
17% Not
sure
8* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?
43% Yes
32% No
25% Not
sure
9* Which is a greater threat to the security of the
29% Iraq
45%
Afghanistan
26% Not
sure
10* When covering a political
campaign, do most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage or do they try to
help the candidate they want to win?
25% Offer unbiased coverage
65% Try to help the candidate they want to win
11% Not sure
11* Looking ahead to the campaign
between Barack Obama and John McCain, will most reporters try to help Barack
Obama, offer unbiased coverage, or try to help John McCain?
46% Try to
help Barack Obama
29% Offer unbiased coverage
11% Try to help John McCain
14% Not sure
12*
Despite current difficulties, does the
38% Yes
48% No
14% Not
sure
13* When
covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the
economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they
present an accurate picture of the economy?
44% Worse
than it really is
20% Better
than it really is
27% They present and accurate picture
9% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence