Toplines - Ohio Presidential Election - September 22, 2008
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Conducted September 21, 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?
11% Excellent
23% Good
18% Fair
47% 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?
17% Excellent
28% Good
36% Fair
17% Poor
1% 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?
50% McCain
46% Obama
1% Barr
1% Nader
0% McKinney
2% Not sure
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
34% |
29% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
16% |
27% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
18% |
20% |
Very
Unfavorable |
31% |
22% |
Not sure |
1% |
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?
23%
National Security Issues
48%
Economic Issues
8% Domestic Issues
8% Cultural Issues
6% Fiscal Issues
7% Not sure
6* Overall, which candidate do you trust
more -- Barack Obama or John McCain?
43% Obama
49% McCain
8% Not sure
7* Regardless
of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack Obama as
president?
30% Extremely comfortable
11% Very
comfortable
12% Somewhat comfortable
45% Not at
all comfortable
2% Not sure
8* Regardless
of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain as
president?
24% Extremely comfortable
16% Very
comfortable
21% Somewhat comfortable
36% Not at
all comfortable
3% Not sure
9*
Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as Vice President?
28% Extremely comfortable
9% Very comfortable
23% Somewhat comfortable
34% Not at
all comfortable
5% Not sure
10* * Regardless of how you would vote,
how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as Vice President?
31% Extremely comfortable
14% Very
comfortable
14% Somewhat comfortable
36% Not at
all comfortable
5% Not sure
11* Regardless
of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle the nations
economy and jobs….Barack Obama or John McCain?
49% Barack
Obama
47% John McCain
4% Not sure
12* 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?
41% Barack
Obama
55% John McCain
4% 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?
39% Barack
Obama
52% John
McCain
9% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence