Toplines - Minnesota Presidential Election - September 18, 2008
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
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