Conducted July 14, 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?
17% Excellent
25% Good
16% Fair
42% Poor
0% Not sure
2* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
52% |
|
Obama |
32% |
|
Other |
9% |
|
Not sure |
7% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
|
Very
Favorable |
20% |
20% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
24% |
46% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
31% |
21% |
|
Very Unfavorable |
32% |
10% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
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?
24%
National Security Issues
39%
Economic Issues
11%
Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
9% Fiscal Issues
10%
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
67%
Yes
24%
No
9% Not sure
6*If drilling in
offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go
down?
21%
Very likely
37%
Somewhat likely
23%
Not very likely
12%
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?
57% Favor
29% Oppose
14% 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?
22%
Yes
64%
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?
28% Favor
63% Oppose
8% Not sure
10*What is
more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the
environment?
45% Reducing the price of gas and oil
37% Protecting the environment
18% Not sure
11* Is free trade good or bad for the
40% Good
26% Bad
16% Neither
17% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence