Toplines - Michigan Presidential Election - September 21, 2008

Michigan Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 21, 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?

11% Excellent

19% Good

14% Fair

55% Poor

0% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Jennifer Granholm is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

9% Excellent

26% Good

24% Fair

41% Poor

0% Not sure

3* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, Libertarian Bob Barr, Independent Ralph Nader or Green Party Candidate Cynthia Ann McKinney?

44% McCain

51% Obama

1% Barr

1% Nader

0% McKinney

3% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	36%	23%
Somewhat Favorable	23%	30%
Somewhat Unfavorable	13%	23%
Very Unfavorable	25%	23%
Not sure	3%	1%

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?

19% National Security Issues

52% Economic Issues

10% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

5% Not sure

6* Overall, which candidate do you trust more -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

49% Obama

43% McCain

9% Not sure

7* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack Obama as president?

32% Extremely comfortable

13% Very comfortable

18% Somewhat comfortable

33% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

8* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain as president?

17% Extremely comfortable

20% Very comfortable

25% Somewhat comfortable

34% Not at all comfortable

4% Not sure

9* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as Vice President?

25% Extremely comfortable

17% Very comfortable

21% Somewhat comfortable

30% Not at all comfortable

8% Not sure

10* * Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as Vice President?

24% Extremely comfortable

15% Very comfortable

16% Somewhat comfortable

41% Not at all comfortable

4% Not sure

11* Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle the nations economy and jobs….Barack Obama or John McCain?

51% Barack Obama
41% John McCain
8% Not sure

12* Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle national security and the war on terrorism….Barack Obama or John McCain?

42% Barack Obama
51% John McCain
7% Not sure

13* If you had to make the toughest decision of your life, who would you rather get advice from -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

43% Barack Obama

45% John McCain

12% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence