Toplines - Iowa Presidential Election - July 10, 2008
Conducted July 10, 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?
11% Excellent
18% Good
18% Fair
52% Poor
1% Not sure
2* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
38% |
|
Obama |
48% |
|
Other |
7% |
|
Not sure |
7% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
|
Very
Favorable |
32% |
17% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
27% |
39% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
19% |
25% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
19% |
15% |
|
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?
25% National Security Issues
40% Economic Issues
12% Domestic
Issues
8% Cultural Issues
9% Fiscal Issues
7% Not sure
5*John McCain favors
drilling in offshore oil wells to help reduce the price of gas. Barack
Obama opposes offshore oil wells and says it would not
reduce the price of gas. Should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off
the coasts of
58%
Yes
28%
No
14%
Not sure
6*If drilling in
offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go
down?
20%
Very likely
30%
Somewhat likely
29%
Not very likely
14%
Not at all likely
7% Not sure
7*A
proposal has been made to allow oil drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife
Refuge? Do you favor or oppose this proposal?
46% Favor
41% Oppose
13% Not sure
8* If the maximum highway speed limit was dropped to 55 miles per hour,
would that reduce the price of gas and oil?
23%
Yes
62%
No
15%
Not sure
9* A
proposal has been made to impose a nationwide maximum speed limit of 55 miles
per hour. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?
29% Favor
60% Oppose
10% Not sure
10*What is
more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the
environment?
42% Reducing the price of gas and oil
44% Protecting the environment
14% Not sure
11* Is free trade good or bad for the
38% Good
29% Bad
16% Neither
17% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
