Toplines - New York Presidential Election - October 14, 2008
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Conducted October 14, 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?
11% Excellent
13% Good
15% Fair
60% Poor
1% Not sure
2* How do you rate the way that David Paterson is
performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
12% Excellent
38% Good
37% Fair
11% Poor
2% Not sure
3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain |
37% |
Obama |
57% |
Some
Other Candidate |
2% |
Not sure |
4% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
McCain |
Obama |
Very
favorable |
22% |
39% |
Somewhat
favorable |
27% |
24% |
Somewhat
unfavorable |
24% |
15% |
Very
unfavorable |
23% |
19% |
Not sure |
5% |
3% |
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?
24%
National Security Issues
43%
Economic Issues
14%
Domestic Issues
3% Cultural Issues
10%
Fiscal Issues
5% Not sure
6* How
likely are you to watch the final Presidential debate on Wednesday night?
70% Very likely
20% Somewhat
likely
5% Not very likely
4% Not at all likely
1% Not sure
7* In
terms of how you will vote how important are the performances of the candidates
in the debates?
28% Very important
37% Somewhat
important
27% Not very important
8% Not at all important
0% Not sure
8* How
confident are you in Governor Paterson’s ability to steer the state through the it’s current financial problems?
14% Very confident
49% Somewhat
confident
24% Not very confident
7% Not at all confident
5% Not sure
9* Who would you most like to see run for Governor in
2010…David Paterson, Michael Bloomberg, Andrew Cuomo or Hillary Clinton?
20%
33% Bloomberg
7% Cuomo
28%
8% Someone Else
4% Not sure
10* Do you
agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan passed by Congress recently?
32% Agree
40% Disagree
29% Not sure
11* Will
the rescue plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the
economy?
40% Help
19% Hurt
21% No impact
19% Not sure
12* 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?
52% Good for the economy
27% Bad
14% No impact
6% Not sure
13* Has Barack Obama’s campaign been generally positive, generally
negative, or somewhere in between?
47% Generally positive
17% Generally negative
34% Somewhere in between
2% Not sure
14* Has John McCain’s campaign been generally positive, generally
negative, or somewhere in between?
21% Generally positive
48% Generally negative
30% Somewhere in between
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence