Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
September 17, 2008
1* How do
you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
11% Excellent
16% Good
19% Fair
52% Poor
1% Not sure
3* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
46% |
|
Obama |
50% |
|
Other |
1% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
Biden |
Palin |
|
Very
Favorable |
33% |
27% |
18% |
38% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
28% |
29% |
30% |
16% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
12% |
19% |
17% |
11% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
26% |
25% |
25% |
31% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
1% |
9% |
4% |
5* 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?
20% National Security Issues
46% Economic Issues
13% Domestic Issues
4% Cultural Issues
10% Fiscal Issues
6% Not sure
6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice
Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?
33% Yes
43% No
24% Not sure
7* John
McCain named Sarah Palin
to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain
to make?
52% Yes
40% No
8% Not sure
8* In political terms, is Joe
Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or
very liberal?
2% Very conservative
16% Somewhat conservative
32% Moderate
24% Somewhat liberal
17% Very liberal
9% Not Sure
9* In political terms, is Sarah
Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative,
moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?
45% Very conservative
34% Somewhat conservative
7% Moderate
4% Somewhat liberal
1% Very liberal
10% Not Sure
10* When
you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your
candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?
64% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
29% Voting
primarily against the other candidate
7% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence