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?
9% Excellent
16% Good
19% Fair
56% Poor
1% Not sure
2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
41% |
|
Obama |
54% |
|
Some
Other Candidate |
2% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
McCain |
Obama |
|
Very
favorable |
24% |
40% |
|
Somewhat
favorable |
26% |
17% |
|
Somewhat
unfavorable |
24% |
13% |
|
Very
unfavorable |
25% |
29% |
|
Not sure |
0% |
1% |
4* 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?
20%
National Security Issues
40%
Economic Issues
12%
Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
14%
Fiscal Issues
8% Not sure
5* Do you
agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan passed by Congress recently?
23% Agree
53% Disagree
23% Not sure
6* Will
the rescue plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the
economy?
31% Help
25% Hurt
23% No impact
21% Not sure
7* Given current economic conditions, would tax policy would be
best to help spur economic growth? Would it be better to have higher taxes,
lower taxes, or the same level of taxes?
14% Higher
47% Lower
28% Keep the same
11% Not sure
8* Suppose taxes were increased on people who make more than
$250,000 a year. Would raising taxes for people who make more than $250,000 a
year be good for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the
economy?
55% Good for the economy
25% Bad
12% No impact
8% Not sure
9* When
people sell stocks, bonds, and other assets for a profit, they pay a capital
gains tax. Would raising the capital gains tax be good
for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
29% Good for the economy
41% Bad
17% No impact
13% Not sure
10* Is this year’s Presidential election more positive than
most, more negative than most, or about the same as most recent elections?
14% More positive
34% More negative
52% About the same
1% Not sure
11* Is it possible for a candidate to win an election without
criticizing his opponent?
50% Yes
38% No
12% Not sure
12* Has Barack Obama’s campaign been generally positive, generally
negative, or somewhere in between?
51% Generally positive
22% Generally negative
26% Somewhere in between
2% Not sure
13* Has John McCain’s campaign been generally positive, generally
negative, or somewhere in between?
21% Generally positive
50% Generally negative
27% Somewhere in between
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence