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Toplines - North Carolina Presidential Election - October 29, 2008

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North Carolina Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted October 29, 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?

12% Excellent

20% Good

16% Fair

52% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain

48%

Obama

50%

Some Other Candidate

1%

Not sure

1%

3* Favorable Ratings

Obama

McCain

Very favorable

44%

36%

Somewhat favorable

9%

20%

Somewhat unfavorable

13%

16%

Very unfavorable

33%

27%

Not sure

1%

1%

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?

20% National Security Issues

48% Economic Issues

10% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

8% Not sure

5*Overall, who do you trust more on economic issues and managing the economy—John McCain or Barack Obama?

48% McCain

50% Obama

2% Not sure

6* Fine… who do you trust more on national security issues such as the War in Iraq and the War on Terrorism— John McCain or Barack Obama?

52% McCain

46% Obama

2% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.