Kansas
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 11, 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?
19%
Excellent
22% Good
18% Fair
41% Poor
0% Not sure
2* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
|
Without Leaners |
With Leaners |
|
McCain |
52% |
55% |
|
Obama |
37% |
41% |
|
Other |
6% |
1% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
3% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
|
Very
Favorable |
26% |
28% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
22% |
38% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
19% |
20% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
33% |
13% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
1% |
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?
28% National
Security Issues
37% Economic
Issues
15% Domestic
Issues
6% Cultural Issues
10% Fiscal
Issues
4% Not sure
5* Which is more important finding
new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?
68% Finding new sources of energy
27% Reducing the amount of energy
Americans now consume
6% Not sure
6* Who is winning the War on
Terrorism…the
55% United States and its allies
18% Terrorists
23% Neither
3% Not sure
7* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?
26% Yes
55% No
19% Not
sure
8* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?
44% Yes
32% No
24% Not
sure
9* Which is a greater threat to the security of the
30% Iraq
44%
Afghanistan
26% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence