Toplines - Ohio Presidential Election - October 5, 2008

Ohio Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 5, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports for FOX News

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

10% Excellent

18% Good

22% Fair

49% Poor

1% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Ted Strickland is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

12% Excellent

32% Good

34% Fair

18% Poor

3% Not sure

3* 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?

48% McCain

47% Obama

1% Barr

1% Nader

0% McKinney

3% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	34%	29%
Somewhat Favorable	19%	26%
Somewhat Unfavorable	14%	19%
Very Unfavorable	31%	24%
Not sure	2%	2%

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

45% Obama

49% McCain

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?

17% National Security Issues

52% Economic Issues

12% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

5% Not sure

7* 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?

48% Barack Obama
45% John McCain
6% Not sure

8* 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?

42% Barack Obama
53% John McCain
5% Not sure

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

28% Extremely comfortable

13% Very comfortable

17% Somewhat comfortable

40% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

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

24% Extremely comfortable

15% Very comfortable

24% Somewhat comfortable

35% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

11* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as Vice President?

31% Extremely comfortable

14% Very comfortable

26% Somewhat comfortable

27% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

12* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as Vice President?

10/5

28% Extremely comfortable

14% Very comfortable

15% Somewhat comfortable

41% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

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

10/5

42% Barack Obama

47% John McCain

11% Not sure

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