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Toplines - Wisconsin Presidential Election - September 15, 2008

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Wisconsin Presidential Election

Survey of 700 Likely Voters

September 15, 2008

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

13% Excellent

21% Good

15% Fair

49% Poor

1% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Jim Doyle is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

12% Excellent

25% Good

32% Fair

31% Poor

1% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain

46%

Obama

48%

Other

2%

Not sure

4%

4* Favorable Ratings

Obama

McCain

Biden

Palin

Very Favorable

36%

30%

24%

39%

Somewhat Favorable

19%

28%

26%

15%

Somewhat Unfavorable

17%

18%

17%

11%

Very Unfavorable

26%

23%

24%

31%

Not sure

2%

2%

8%

3%

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?

19% National Security Issues

46% Economic Issues

13% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

37% Yes
36% No
27% 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
38% No
11% Not sure

8* Do campaign commercials make you more likely to vote for that candidate, less likely to vote for that candidate or do they have no impact?

11% More likely.

20% Less likely.

66% No impact.

3% Not sure.

9* Does the number of visits a candidate makes to Wisconsin influence your vote?

16% Yes

75% No

9% Not Sure

10* Would you give up your right to vote in the upcoming Presidential election for two tickets to a Packers game?

5% Yes

92% No

3% Not sure

11* Have Wisconsin lawmakers done enough to combat drunk driving?

27% Yes

58% No

15% Not sure

12* Which should be the required identification when voting in the state of Wisconsin….a Wisconsin Drivers License or a State I.D?

50% Wisconsin driver’s license.

35% State i.d..

15% Not sure.

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence