Toplines - Nevada Presidential Election - August 11, 2008

Nevada Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted August 11, 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?

6% Excellent

16% Good

30% Fair

46% Poor

2% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	45%	48%
Obama	42%	45%
Other	8%	4%
Not sure	6%	4%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	30%	20%
Somewhat Favorable	17%	38%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	20%
Very Unfavorable	35%	22%
Not sure	1%	1%

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?

23% National Security Issues

42% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

12% Fiscal Issues

9% Not sure

5* Which is more important finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?

71% Finding new sources of energy

23% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume

7% Not sure

6* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

55% United States and its allies

22% Terrorists

19% Neither

4% Not sure

7* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?

30% Yes

50% No

20% Not sure

8* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?

41% Yes

35% No

24% Not sure

9* Which is a greater threat to the security of the United States—Iraq or Afghanistan?

27% Iraq

49% Afghanistan

24% 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?

20% Offer unbiased coverage
70% 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?

55% Try to help Barack Obama
24% Offer unbiased coverage
9% Try to help John McCain
12% Not sure

12* Despite current difficulties, does the United States still have the best economy in the world?

47% Yes

42% No

11% 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?

45% Worse than it really is

22% Better than it really is
27% They present and accurate picture
6% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence