Washington Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 6, 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?

17% Excellent

15% Good

13% Fair

54% Poor

0% Not sure

2* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	40%	42%
Obama	52%	54%
Other	2%	0%
Not sure	6%	3%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	33%	18%
Somewhat Favorable	24%	34%
Somewhat Unfavorable	17%	23%
Very Unfavorable	25%	23%
Not sure	2%	2%

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

33% Economic Issues

18% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

10% Not sure

5* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

46% United States and its allies

24% Terrorists

25% Neither

5% Not sure

6* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?

21% Yes

59% No

20% Not sure

7* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?

40% Yes

33% No

72% Not sure

8* Which is a greater threat to the security of the United States—Iraq or Afghanistan?

25% Iraq

43% Afghanistan

32% Not sure

9* 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?

20% Offer unbiased coverage
65% Try to help the candidate they want to win
15% Not sure

10* 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?

45% Try to help Barack Obama
27% Offer unbiased coverage
10% Try to help John McCain
19% Not sure

11* Despite current difficulties, does the United States still have the best economy in the world?

32% Yes

49% No

18% Not sure

12* When covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they present an accurate picture of the economy?

46% Worse than it really is

19% Better than it really is

23% They present and accurate picture

12% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence