Toplines - Ohio Presidential Election - October 19, 2008

Ohio Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 19, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports for FOX News

1* Right now, how interested are you in the 2008 presidential election?

81% Extremely interested

10% Very interested

7% Somewhat interested

1% Not at all interested

1% Not sure

2* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, Libertarian Bob Barr, Independent Ralph Nader or Green Party Candidate Cynthia Ann McKinney?

	10/19	10/12	10/5	9/28	9/21	9/14	9/7
McCain	49%	47%	48%	48%	50%	48%	51%
Obama	47%	49%	47%	47%	46%	45%	44%
Barr	0%	0%	1%	0%	1%	0%	0%
Nader	1%	1%	1%	0%	1%	1%	1%
McKinney	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Not sure	2%	3%	3%	4%	2%	6%	3%

3* Favorable Ratings

October 19, 2008	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	38%	32%
Somewhat Favorable	17%	26%
Somewhat Unfavorable	13%	21%
Very Unfavorable	31%	21%
Not sure	2%	1%

	Obama Fav/Unfav	McCain Fav/Unfav
10/19	55% / 43%	58% / 42%
10/12	53% / 46%	55% / 44%
10/5	53% / 45%	55% / 43%
9/28	52% / 44%	55% / 41%
9/21	50% / 49%	56% / 42%
9/14	51% / 48%	55% / 45%
9/7	50% / 48%	63% / 35%

4* Overall, which candidate do you trust more -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

	10/19	10/12	10/5	9/28	9/21	9/14	9/7
McCain	48%	45%	45%	41%	43%	42%	41%
Obama	44%	48%	49%	50%	49%	48%	54%
Not sure	8%	8%	7%	9%	8%	10%	5%

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?

	10/19	10/12	10/5	9/28	9/21	9/14	9/7
National Security Issues	18%	18%	17%	20%	23%	23%	24%
Economic Issues	48%	49%	52%	50%	48%	45%	47%
Domestic Issues	12%	9%	12%	7%	8%	13%	10%
Cultural Issues	7%	7%	4%	8%	8%	5%	7%
Fiscal Issues	10%	9%	10%	9%	6%	9%	7%
Not sure	6%	8%	5%	7%	7%	5%	6%

6* Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle the nation’s economy and jobs….Barack Obama or John McCain?

	10/19	10/12	10/5	9/28	9/21
Barack Obama	48%	50%	48%	46%	49%
John McCain	46%	45%	45%	46%	47%
Not sure	6%	5%	6%	8%	4%

7* Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle national security and the war on terrorism….Barack Obama or John McCain?

	10/19	10/12	10/5	9/28	9/21
Barack Obama	43%	43%	42%	38%	41%
John McCain	52%	52%	53%	55%	55%
Not sure	5%	5%	5%	7%	4%

8* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack Obama as president?

	10/19	10/12	10/5	9/28	9/21	9/14	9/7
Extremely comfortable	33%	32%	28%	29%	30%	30%	29%
Very comfortable	9%	12%	13%	9%	11%	8%	13%
Somewhat comfortable	15%	15%	17%	19%	12%	17%	16%
Not at all comfortable	39%	39%	40%	40%	45%	41%	42%
Not sure	4%	3%	2%	3%	2%	3%	1%

9* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain as president?

	10/19	10/12	10/5	9/28	9/21	9/14	9/7
Extremely comfortable	23%	23%	24%	26%	24%	24%	25%
Very comfortable	18%	16%	15%	18%	16%	15%	22%
Somewhat comfortable	23%	24%	24%	17%	21%	23%	26%
Not at all comfortable	32%	33%	35%	34%	36%	36%	25%
Not sure	4%	4%	2%	5%	3%	3%	2%

10* Do you think Barack Obama has the right experience to be president?

40% Yes

51% No

9% Not sure

11* Do you think John McCain has the right experience to be president?

67% Yes

22% No

12% Not sure

12* If you had to make the toughest decision of your life, who would you rather get advice from -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

	10/19	10/12	10/5	9/28	9/21	9/14	9/7
Barack Obama	45%	45%	42%	41%	39%	41%	38%
John McCain	48%	46%	47%	50%	52%	51%	54%
Not sure	7%	9%	11%	9%	9%	8%	9%

13* Which candidate do you think can bring real change to Washington?

40% Only Barack Obama can

29% Only John McCain can

16% Both of them can

12% Neither of them can

3% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence