Toplines - Mississippi Presidential Election - July 28, 2008
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Prior survey
Daily Snapshot
Mississippi Telephone Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
Conducted June 28, 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?
18% Excellent
23% Good
18% Fair
41% Poor
0% 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 |
52% |
54% |
Obama |
41% |
42% |
Other |
2% |
1% |
Not sure |
5% |
3% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very Favorable |
33% |
32% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
14% |
32% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
14% |
14% |
Very
Unfavorable |
37% |
16% |
Not sure |
2% |
6% |
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?
26% National Security Issues
50% Economic Issues
6% Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
4% Fiscal Issues
8% Not sure
5* What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or
protecting the environment?
70% Reducing the price of gas and oil
20% Protecting the environment
9% Not sure
6* Who is winning the War on
Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?
59% The United States and its allies
19% The terrorists
16% Neither
6% Not sure
7* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?
33%
Yes
45%
No
21%
Not sure
8* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?
44%
Yes
26%
No
31%
Not sure
9* Which is a greater threat to the security of the United
States—Iraq or Afghanistan?
26%
Iraq
49%
Afghanistan
25%
Not sure
10* 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?
22% Offer unbiased coverage
68% Try to
help the candidate they want to win
10% Not sure
11* 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?
58% Try to help Barack Obama
25% Offer
unbiased coverage
9% Try to help John McCain
9% Not sure
12*
Despite current difficulties, does the United States still have the best
economy in the world?
51% Yes
36% No
13% Not sure
13* 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?
51% Worse than it really is
18% Better than it really is
23% They present and accurate picture
8% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence