Toplines - Michigan Presidential Election - August 7, 2008
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Prior Survey
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Michigan
Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted
August 7, 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?
14%
Excellent
19%
Good
14%
Fair
53%
Poor
1% Not sure
2* 2008 Presidential General Election
Match-Ups
|
Candidate |
Without Leaners |
With Leaners |
|
McCain |
40% |
45% |
|
Obama |
47% |
49% |
|
Other |
5% |
2% |
|
Not sure |
8% |
4% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
|
Very
Favorable |
36% |
22% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
18% |
33% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
20% |
22% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
25% |
21% |
|
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?
18%
National Security Issues
52%
Economic Issues
10%
Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
8% Fiscal Issues
7% Not sure
5*
Which Presidential candidate would be best for the domestic automobile industry…John
McCain or Barack Obama?
43% McCain
44% Obama
13% Not Sure
6*
Which Presidential Candidate would be better for the oil industry?
57% McCain
26% Obama
17% Not Sure
7* Which is more important, finding new
sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans
now consume?
63% Finding new sources of energy
29% Reducing
the amount of energy Americans now consume
9% Not Sure
8* What is more
likely to reduce the amount of energy Americans consume?
44%
High gas prices
35% Gov’t
regulation
20% Not sure
9*
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat
favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Cindy McCain?
18%
Very
favorable
32%
Somewhat favorable
18%
Somewhat unfavorable
13%
Very unfavorable
19%
Not sure
10*
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat
favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Michele Obama?
28%
Very
favorable
24%
Somewhat favorable
16%
Somewhat unfavorable
24%
Very unfavorable
8% Not sure
11* Is John McCain too old to be President?
33% Yes
59% No
8% Not Sure
12* Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?
43% Yes
47%No
10% Not Sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
