Toplines - Texas Presidential Election - September 29, 2008
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Texas
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 29, 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?
14%
Excellent
23% Good
16% Fair
46% Poor
1% Not sure
2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
52% |
|
Obama |
43% |
|
Some
Other Candidate |
3% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
Biden |
Palin |
|
Very
favorable |
32% |
32% |
25% |
37% |
|
Somewhat
favorable |
20% |
31% |
21% |
18% |
|
Somewhat
unfavorable |
17% |
18% |
20% |
9% |
|
Very
unfavorable |
29% |
19% |
28% |
34% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
0% |
6% |
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
47%
Economic Issues
8% Domestic Issues
7% Cultural Issues
11%
Fiscal Issues
7% Not sure
5* Has the
economic impact of Hurricane Ike affected your choice for presidential leadership ?
5% Yes
92% No
3% Not sure
6* Between
the economic impact of Hurricane Ike and the financial developments of the
past week, which candidate do you think is best suited to bring
economic stability to Texas…John McCain or Barack Obama?
51% McCain
40% Obama
8% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
