Toplines - Minnesota Presidential Election - July 22, 2008
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Conducted July 22, 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
15% Good
18% Fair
55% 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 |
McCain |
37% |
39% |
Obama |
49% |
52% |
Other |
6% |
2% |
Not sure |
8% |
7% |
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?
17%
National Security Issues
43%
Economic Issues
15%
Domestic Issues
5% Cultural Issues
12% Fiscal
Issues
7% Not sure
4* What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or
protecting the environment?
47% Reducing the price of gas and oil
43% Protecting the environment
9% Not sure
5* Who is winning the War on
Terrorism…the
54% The
21% The terrorists
25% Neither
0% Not sure
6* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?
18% Yes
59% No
22% Not
sure
7* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?
39% Yes
30% No
31%Not
sure
8* Which is a greater threat to the security of the
22%
50%
28% Not
sure
9* When covering a political
campaign, do most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage or do they try to
help the candidate they want to win?
25% Offer unbiased coverage
59% Try to help the candidate they want to win
16% Not sure
10* Looking ahead to the campaign
between Barack Obama and John McCain, will most reporters try to help Barack
Obama, offer unbiased coverage, or try to help John McCain?
47% Try to
help Barack Obama
33% Offer unbiased coverage
8% Try to help John McCain
13% Not sure
11*
Despite current difficulties, does the
36% Yes
51% No
13% Not
sure
12* When
covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the
economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they
present an accurate picture of the economy?
41% Worse
than it really is
20% Better
than it really is
28% They present and accurate picture
11% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence