Toplines - North Carolina Presidential Election - October 8, 2008

North Carolina Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted October 8, 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

21% Good

17% Fair

51% Poor

0% Not sure

2*If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

48% John McCain

49% Barack Obama

1% Some other candidate

2% Not sure

3* Favorable Ratings

	McCain	Obama	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	29%	42%	39%	39%
Somewhat Favorable	26%	13%	16%	12%
Somewhat Unfavorable	19%	14%	19%	9%
Very Unfavorable	25%	30%	24%	38%
Not sure	0%	1%	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?

20% National Security Issues

46% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

11% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

5* Do you agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan approved by Congress last week?

21% Agree

51% Disagree

29% Not sure

6* Did passing the plan help the economy, hurt the economy or will it have no impact on the economy?

26% Help

26% Hurt

30% No impact

18% Not sure

7* Do you favor or oppose a voucher system that would use tax dollars to help families pay for private schools?

36% Favor

52% Oppose

12% Not sure

8* Do you favor or oppose a limited school voucher program for children the public schools can’t serve?

49% Favor

26% Oppose

25% Not sure

9* Do you favor or oppose allowing illegal immigrants to attend community colleges?

23% Favor

69% Oppose

8% Not sure

10* Do you favor or oppose having free community college tuition, if that cost is then spread across all taxpayers?

30% Favor

55% Oppose

15% Not sure

11* If one presidential candidate wins the popular vote but another wins the presidency, through the Electoral College, would you want to see the government abolish the Electoral College system?

52% Yes

30% No

18% Not sure

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