Conducted September 23, 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?
13% Excellent
17% Good
22% Fair
46% Poor
1% Not sure
2*If the
Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John
McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?
47% John McCain
49% Barack Obama
1% Some other candidate
2% Not sure
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
McCain |
Obama |
Biden |
Palin |
|
Very
Favorable |
32% |
41% |
27% |
38% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
23% |
16% |
26% |
16% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
21% |
14% |
20% |
11% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
23% |
27% |
21% |
32% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
1% |
6% |
3% |
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?
22%
National Security Issues
46%
Economic Issues
7% Domestic Issues
7% Cultural Issues
9% Fiscal Issues
9% Not sure
5* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice
Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?
39% Yes
36% No
25% Not sure
6* John
McCain named Sarah Palin to be his
Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?
53% Yes
37% No
10% Not sure
7* In political terms, is Joe
Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or
very liberal?
4% Very
conservative
12% Somewhat conservative
32% Moderate
24% Somewhat liberal
20% Very liberal
8% Not Sure
8* In political terms, is Sarah
Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or
very liberal?
46% Very conservative
26% Somewhat conservative
12% Moderate
2% Somewhat liberal
6% Very liberal
8% Not Sure
9* When
you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your
candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?
73% Voting with enthusiasm for your
candidate
21% Voting
primarily against the other candidate
7% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence