Toplines - Rhode Island Presidential Election - September 13, 2008
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Rhode Island Presidential Election
Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
September 13, 2008
1* How do
you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
11% Excellent
11% Good
16% Fair
62% Poor
0% Not sure
3* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
39% |
|
Obama |
58% |
|
Other |
0% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
Biden |
Palin |
|
Very
Favorable |
42% |
26% |
33% |
31% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
24% |
25% |
29% |
13% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
11% |
23% |
14% |
15% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
21% |
24% |
18% |
38% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
2% |
5% |
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?
32% National Security Issues
37% Economic Issues
13% Domestic Issues
4% Cultural Issues
7% 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?
47% Yes
33% No
20% Not sure
7* John
McCain named Sarah Palin
to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain
to make?
43% Yes
46% No
11% Not sure
8* In political terms, is Joe
Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or
very liberal?
4% Very conservative
12% Somewhat conservative
41% Moderate
24% Somewhat liberal
13% Very liberal
6% Not Sure
9* In political terms, is Sarah
Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative,
moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?
54% Very conservative
23% Somewhat conservative
10 % Moderate
5% Somewhat liberal
3% Very liberal
5% 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
23% Voting
primarily against the other candidate
7% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
