Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
September 24, 2008
1* How do
you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
14% Excellent
18% Good
18% Fair
49% Poor
1% Not sure
2* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
50% |
|
Obama |
42% |
|
Other |
4% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
Biden |
Palin |
|
Very
Favorable |
26% |
31% |
21% |
39% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
24% |
32% |
25% |
22% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
16% |
19% |
22% |
11% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
33% |
16% |
27% |
24% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
2% |
5% |
5% |
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
50% Economic Issues
11% Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
2% Fiscal Issues
6% Not sure
5* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice
Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?
33% Yes
44% No
23% Not sure
6* John McCain named Sarah Palin
to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain
to make?
54% Yes
33% No
13% Not sure
7* In political terms, is Joe Biden
very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very
liberal?
5% Very
conservative
13% Somewhat conservative
28% Moderate
24% Somewhat liberal
19% Very liberal
11% Not Sure
8* In political terms, is Sarah
Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative,
moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?
37% Very conservative
29% Somewhat conservative
17% Moderate
8% Somewhat liberal
3% Very liberal
7% Not Sure
9* When
you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your
candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?
52% Voting with enthusiasm for your
candidate
38% Voting
primarily against the other candidate
10% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence