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Toplines - Minnesota Presidential Election - September 18, 2008

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Minnesota Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 18, 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?

10% Excellent

17% Good

19% Fair

54% Poor

0% Not sure

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

44% John McCain

52% Barack Obama

2% Some other candidate

2% Not sure

3* Favorable Ratings

McCain

Obama

Biden

Palin

Very Favorable

29%

39%

28%

33%

Somewhat Favorable

23%

25%

27%

14%

Somewhat Unfavorable

25%

14%

15%

13%

Very Unfavorable

21%

21%

24%

37%

Not sure

2%

1%

6%

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?

19% National Security Issues

47% Economic Issues

14% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

7% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

5* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

44% Yes
29% No
27% Not sure

6* John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?

46% Yes
44% No
10% Not sure

7* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

2% Very conservative
10% Somewhat conservative
28% Moderate

30% Somewhat liberal
20% Very liberal

10% Not Sure

8* In political terms, is Sarah Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

56% Very conservative
27% Somewhat conservative
7% Moderate

3% Somewhat liberal
2% Very liberal

4% Not Sure

9* When you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?

71% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
23% Voting primarily against the other candidate

7% Not sure

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