Toplines - Nevada Presidential Election - October 16, 2008
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Prior Survey
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Survey of 700 Likely Voters
October 16, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role
as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
8%
Excellent
17% Good
22% Fair
53% Poor
1% Not
sure
2* How do you rate the way that Jim
Gibbons is performing his role as Governor?
Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
6% Excellent
16% Good
27% Fair
47% Poor
4% Not
sure
3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain |
45% |
Obama |
50% |
Other |
2% |
Not sure |
3% |
4* Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very Favorable |
37% |
27% |
Somewhat Favorable |
16% |
25% |
Somewhat Unfavorable |
15% |
18% |
Very Unfavorable |
31% |
28% |
Not sure |
1% |
1% |
5* 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
48% Economic Issues
10% Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
12% Fiscal Issues
5% Not sure
5* Do you
agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan passed by Congress recently?
19% Agree
59% Disagree
22% Not
sure
6* Will
the rescue plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the
economy?
26% Help
27% Hurt
29% No
impact
18% Not
sure
7* Given
current economic conditions, would tax policy would be best to help spur
economic growth? Would it be better to have higher taxes, lower taxes, or the
same level of taxes?
10% Higher
55% Lower
28% Keep
the same
7% Not sure
8* Suppose
taxes were increased on people who make more than $250,000 a year. Would
raising taxes for people who make more than $250,000 a year be good for the
economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
45% Good
for the economy
39% Bad
11% No
impact
5% Not sure
9* When
people sell stocks, bonds, and other assets for a profit, they pay a capital
gains tax. Would raising the capital gains tax be good
for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
26% Good
for the economy
56% Bad
10% No
impact
8% Not sure
10* Is
this year’s Presidential election more positive than most, more negative than
most, or about the same as most recent elections?
12% More
positive
37% More
negative
50% About
the same
2% Not sure
11* Is it
possible for a candidate to win an election without criticizing his opponent?
42% Yes
44% No
14% Not sure
12* Has
Barack Obama’s campaign been generally positive, generally negative, or
somewhere in between?
39% Generally
positive
31% Generally negative
29% Somewhere
in between
1% Not sure
13* Has
John McCain’s campaign been generally positive, generally negative, or
somewhere in between?
14% Generally
positive
51% Generally negative
34% Somewhere
in between
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence