Michigan Toplines - 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?
12% Excellent
18% Good
12% Fair
57% Poor
1% Not sure
2* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain |
39% |
Obama |
47% |
Other |
5% |
Not sure |
8% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
35% |
18% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
25% |
41% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
16% |
21% |
Very
Unfavorable |
23% |
17% |
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?
23%
National Security Issues
49%
Economic Issues
10%
Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
6% Fiscal Issues
6% 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
62%
Yes
29%
No
10%
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
33%
Somewhat likely
30%
Not very likely
11%
Not at all likely
6% 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?
53% Favor
33% 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?
24%
Yes
63%
No
13%
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?
35% Favor
56% Oppose
9% 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
40% Protecting the environment
18% Not sure
11* Is free trade good or bad for the
31% Good
42% Bad
12% Neither
14% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence