Toplines - Ohio Presidential Election - October 14, 2008
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Conducted October 14, 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
18% Fair
50% Poor
0% Not sure
2* How do you rate the way that Ted Strickland is
performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
16% Excellent
34% Good
33% Fair
15% Poor
2% Not sure
3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain |
49% |
Obama |
49% |
Some Other
Candidate |
1% |
Not sure |
1% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
McCain |
Obama |
Very
favorable |
29% |
38% |
Somewhat
favorable |
28% |
16% |
Somewhat
unfavorable |
18% |
19% |
Very
unfavorable |
24% |
27% |
Not sure |
0% |
1% |
5* In November a proposed constitutional amendment will be
on the ballot that would authorize the building of a privately owned casino
near
44% For
48% Against
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?
19%
National Security Issues
49%
Economic Issues
10%
Domestic Issues
8% Cultural Issues
9% Fiscal Issues
6% Not sure
7* Has the recent downturn in the economy forced you to cut
back on spending?
66% Yes
30% No
5% Not sure
8* Generally speaking, are elections fair to voters?
52% Yes
32% No
16% Not sure
9* How
confident are you that your vote will be counted on November 4th?
53% Very confident
34% Somewhat
confident
11% Not very confident
2% Not at all confident
1% Not sure
10*Does
one person’s vote really matter?
83% Yes
12% No
5% Not sure
11* Should voters be required to show photo
identification such as a driver’s license before being allowed to vote?
80% Yes
14% No
6% Not sure
12* What
happens more often—that people are prevented from voting who should be allowed
to vote or that people are allowed to vote who are not eligible to vote?
28% People are prevented from voting who should be allowed to vote
45% People are allowed to vote who are not eligible
275 Not sure
13* Has Barack Obama’s campaign been generally positive, generally
negative, or somewhere in between?
46% Generally positive
25% Generally negative
29% Somewhere in between
0% Not sure
14* Has John McCain’s campaign been generally positive, generally
negative, or somewhere in between?
27% Generally positive
45% Generally negative
28% Somewhere in between
0% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence