Toplines - New Hampshire President - August 19, 2008
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New
Hampshire Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted August 19, 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?
9% Excellent
17% Good
22% Fair
52% Poor
1% 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 |
42% |
46% |
Obama |
43% |
47% |
Other |
7% |
2% |
Not
sure |
9% |
6% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
28% |
23% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
27% |
34% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
14% |
24% |
Very
Unfavorable |
29% |
16% |
Not
sure |
2% |
2% |
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
40% Economic Issues
14% Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
10% Fiscal Issues
7% Not sure
5*
Is there an urgent national need to find new sources
of energy?
87% Yes
8% No
5% Not sure
6*Is there an urgent national need to reduce the amount of
energy that Americans consume?
75% Yes
19% No
6% Not
sure
7* Which is more important,
finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy
Americans now consume?
60% Finding new sources of energy
34% Reducing the amount of energy Americans
now consume
5% Not
sure
8*
Will
most politicians break the rules to help people who give them a lot of money?
64% Yes
15% No
21% Not sure
9*
Which is the bigger
problem in politics today—big campaign contributions or media bias?
39% Big
campaign contributions
51% Media bias
10% Not sure
10* Do lobbyists and campaign contributors
have too much influence on John McCain’s positions?
44% Yes
33% No
23% Not sure
11* Do lobbyists and campaign contributors
have too much influence on Barack Obama’s positions?
36% Yes
36% No
28% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence