North Carolina Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 12, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports for FOX News

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

10/12

12% Excellent

19% Good

19% Fair

50% Poor

0% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Mike Easley is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

10/12

9% Excellent

27% Good

35% Fair

27% Poor

2% Not sure

3* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, Libertarian Bob Barr or Independent Ralph Nader

10/12

48% McCain

48% Obama

1% Barr

0% Nader

0% McKinney

3% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	37%	31%
Somewhat Favorable	16%	26%
Somewhat Unfavorable	13%	19%
Very Unfavorable	32%	22%
Not sure	2%	1%

Obama Fav/Unfav McCain Fav/Unfav

10/12 53%/45% 57%/41%

5* Overall, which candidate do you trust more -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

10/12

43% Obama

51% McCain

7% Not sure

6* 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?

10/12

21% National Security Issues

52% Economic Issues

9% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

7% Fiscal Issues

5% Not sure

7* Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle the nation’s economy and jobs….Barack Obama or John McCain?

10/12

48% Barack Obama
47% John McCain
5% Not sure

8* Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle national security and the war on terrorism….Barack Obama or John McCain?

10/12

43% Barack Obama
52% John McCain
5% Not sure

9* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack Obama as president?

10/12

34% Extremely comfortable

12% Very comfortable

10% Somewhat comfortable

43% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

10* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain as president?

10/12

27% Extremely comfortable

16% Very comfortable

21% Somewhat comfortable

32% Not at all comfortable

4% Not sure

11* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as Vice President?

10/12

29% Extremely comfortable

14% Very comfortable

21% Somewhat comfortable

34% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

12* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as Vice President?

10/12

30% Extremely comfortable

13% Very comfortable

13% Somewhat comfortable

40% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

13* If you had to make the toughest decision of your life, who would you rather get advice from -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

10/12

43% Barack Obama

49% John McCain

8% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence