Toplines - Minnesota Presidential Election - August 13, 2008

Minnesota Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted August 13, 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

18% Fair

49% Poor

1% Not sure

2*If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	42%	45%
Obama	46%	49%
Other	6%	2%
Not sure	6%	4%

3* Favorable Ratings

	McCain	Obama
Very Favorable	23%	34%
Somewhat Favorable	37%	22%
Somewhat Unfavorable	23%	15%
Very Unfavorable	16%	27%
Not sure	2%	1%

3* 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

42% Economic Issues

15% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

4* If Tim Pawlenty is selected to run as the Republicans Vice Presidential nominee, would you be more or less likely to vote for John McCain for President?

28% More likely.

34% Less likely.

35% No impact.

3% Not sure.

5* How likely is it that John McCain will select Tim Pawlenty as his Vice-Presidential running mate?

11% Very likely

43% Somewhat likely

23% Not very likely

2% Not at all likely

22% Not sure

6* Will having the Republican National Convention in St. Paul have a long term positive or negative impact on tourism and business in the Twin Cities?

45% Positive

7% Negative

40% Neither

8% Not sure

7* Will having the Republican National Convention in St. Paul have a short-term positive or negative impact on tourism and business in the Twin Cities?

71% Positive

10% Negative

14% Neither

5% Not sure

8* The St. Paul police department says it is as prepared as possible for the convention. Do you agree or disagree?

58% Agree

15% Disagree

26% Not sure

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