Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
September 10, 2008
1* How do
you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
12% Excellent
20% Good
12% Fair
54% Poor
1% Not sure
3* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
47% |
|
Obama |
49% |
|
Other |
1% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
4* Favorable
Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
Biden |
Palin |
|
Very
Favorable |
36% |
28% |
26% |
39% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
22% |
32% |
30% |
12% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
17% |
19% |
16% |
12% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
23% |
19% |
22% |
31% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
2% |
6% |
5% |
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?
25% National Security Issues
39% Economic Issues
14% Domestic Issues
7% Cultural Issues
10% Fiscal Issues
6% Not sure
6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice
Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?
40% Yes
36% No
24% Not sure
7* John
McCain named Sarah Palin to be his
Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?
51% Yes
39% No
9% Not sure
8* In political terms, is Joe
Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or
very liberal?
1% Very
conservative
9% Somewhat
conservative
36% Moderate
28% Somewhat
liberal
17% Very liberal
9% Not sure
9* In political terms, is Sarah
Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or
very liberal?
57% Very conservative
24% Somewhat conservative
11% Moderate
1% Somewhat liberal
1% 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?
70% Voting with enthusiasm for your
candidate
22% Voting
primarily against the other candidate
8% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence