Toplines - North Dakota Presidential Election - September 8, 2008
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
North Dakota Presidential Election
Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
September 8, 2008
1* How do
you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
20% Excellent
21% Good
19% Fair
39% Poor
1% Not sure
3* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
55% |
|
Obama |
41% |
|
Other |
1% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
4* Favorable
Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
Biden |
Palin |
|
Very
Favorable |
30% |
33% |
22% |
44% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
22% |
34% |
25% |
20% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
17% |
13% |
21% |
12% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
29% |
17% |
26% |
19% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
2% |
7% |
2% |
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?
25% National Security Issues
40% Economic Issues
13% Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
8% Fiscal Issues
9% Not sure
6* Barack Obama
named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right
choice for Obama to make?
35%
Yes
35% No
30% Not sure
7* John McCain
named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running
mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?
58%
Yes
27% No
15% Not sure
8* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat
conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?
2% Very conservative
8% Somewhat
conservative
30% Moderate
29% Somewhat
liberal
18% Very liberal
13% Not sure
9* In political terms, is Sarah Palin very
conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very
liberal?
44% Very conservative
29% Somewhat
conservative
14% Moderate
3% Somewhat liberal
3% Very liberal
7% Not sure
10* When you vote for President this year, will you be
voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other
candidate?
68%
Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
23% Voting primarily against the
other candidate
9% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
