Survey of 700 Likely
Voters
September 15, 2008
1* How do
you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
15% Excellent
20% Good
14% Fair
50% Poor
1% Not sure
3* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
47% |
|
Obama |
51% |
|
Other |
1% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
Biden |
Palin |
|
Very
Favorable |
38% |
32% |
31% |
41% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
20% |
24% |
23% |
11% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
13% |
21% |
19% |
10% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
27% |
23% |
19% |
35% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
1% |
8% |
3% |
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?
25% National Security Issues
38% Economic Issues
17% Domestic Issues
5% Cultural Issues
9% Fiscal Issues
7% Not sure
6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential
running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?
44% Yes
32% No
24% Not sure
7* John
McCain named Sarah Palin to be his
Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?
48% Yes
44% No
8% Not sure
8* In political terms, is Joe
Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or
very liberal?
2% Very
conservative
8% Somewhat
conservative
29% Moderate
30% Somewhat liberal
23% Very liberal
8% Not Sure
9* In political terms, is Sarah
Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or
very liberal?
59% Very conservative
24% Somewhat conservative
9% Moderate
3% Somewhat liberal
1% Very liberal
4% Not Sure
10* When
you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your
candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?
71% Voting with enthusiasm for your
candidate
24% Voting
primarily against the other candidate
5% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence