Toplines - Nevada Presidential Election - October 16, 2008

Nevada Presidential Election

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