Toplines - Tennessee President - August 20, 2008
Telephone Survey
of 500 Likely Voters
By Rasmussen Reports
August 20, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that George W.
Bush is performing his role as President?
18% Excellent
22% Good
16% Fair
43% Poor
1% Not Sure
2* How do you rate the way that Phil Bredesen is performing his role as Governor?
18% Excellent
34% Good
37% Fair
10% Poor
2% Not Sure
3* Okay… if the Presidential Election were held
today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?
|
|
Without Leaners |
With Leaners |
|
McCain |
56% |
60% |
|
Obama |
32% |
35% |
|
Other |
6% |
1% |
|
Not Sure |
6% |
4% |
4* I’m going to read you a short list of
people in the News. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable,
somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.
|
|
McCain |
Obama |
|
Very Favorable |
24% |
23% |
|
Somewhat Favorable |
39% |
16% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
20% |
18% |
|
Very Unfavorable |
16% |
42% |
|
Not Sure |
2% |
1% |
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?
28% National Security Issues
38% Economic Issues
11% Domestic Issues
9% Cultural Issues
8% Fiscal Issues
7% Not sure
6* What is more
important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?
59% Finding new
sources of energy
31% Reducing the price of gas and oil
11% Not sure
7* Who is winning
the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorist
57% The
United States and its Allies
20% Terrorists
20% Neither
3% Not Sure
8* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?
28% Yes
48% No
24% Not Sure
9* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on
Terror?
36% Yes
28% No
35% Not Sure
10* Which is a greater threat to the security
of the United States—Iraq or Afghanistan?
28% Iraq
46% Afghanistan
26% Not sure
11* When covering
a political campaign, do most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage or do
they try to help the candidate they want to win?
19% Offer unbiased coverage
74% Try to
help the candidate they want to win
6% Not sure
12* Looking ahead
to the campaign between Barack Obama and John McCain, will most reporters try
to help Barack Obama, offer unbiased coverage, or try to help John McCain?
57% Try to help Barack Obama
21% Offer
unbiased coverage
9% Try to help John McCain
13% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of
Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
