Toplines - Pennsylvania Presidential Election - August 19, 2008
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Conducted August 19, 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?
12% Excellent
28% Good
35% Fair
24% Poor
1% Not sure
2* If the
Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John
McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?
|
Without
Leaners |
With |
McCain |
40% |
45% |
Obama |
45% |
48% |
Other |
7% |
3% |
Not sure |
8% |
4% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
33% |
25% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
22% |
33% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
17% |
20% |
Very
Unfavorable |
27% |
21% |
Not sure |
1% |
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?
24% National Security Issues
44% Economic Issues
14% Domestic Issues
4% Cultural Issues
6% Fiscal Issues
8% Not sure
5* Is
there an urgent national need to find new sources of energy?
85% Yes
10% No
5% Not sure
6*Is there
an urgent national need to reduce the amount of energy that Americans consume?
70% Yes
19% No
11% Not
sure
7* Which
is more important, finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of
energy Americans now consume?
65% Finding new sources of energy
27% Reducing the amount of energy Americans
now consume
7% Not
sure
8* Will most politicians break the
rules to help people who give them a lot of money?
64% Yes
11% No
25% Not sure
9* Which is the bigger problem in
politics today—big campaign contributions or media bias?
41% Big campaign contributions
51% Media bias
8% Not sure
10* Do lobbyists and campaign contributors have too much
influence on John McCain’s positions?
44% Yes
32% No
24% Not sure
11* Do lobbyists and campaign contributors have too much
influence on Barack Obama’s positions?
40% Yes
36% No
25% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence