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Toplines - Connecticut Presidential Election - October 14, 2008
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1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is
performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor? 7% Excellent 13% Good 17% Fair 61% Poor 2% Not sure 2* How do you rate the way that Jodi Rell
is performing her role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor? 21% Excellent 37% Good 34% Fair 9% Poor 0% Not sure 3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
4*
Favorable Ratings
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? 18%
National Security Issues 51%
Economic Issues 10%
Domestic Issues 4% Cultural Issues 12%
Fiscal Issues 6% Not sure 6* Do you
agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan passed by Congress recently? 30% Agree 48% Disagree 22% Not sure 7* Will
the rescue plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the
economy?
36% Help 16% Hurt 31% No impact 17% Not sure 8* Given current economic conditions, what tax policy would be
best to help spur economic growth? Would it be better to have higher taxes,
lower taxes, or the same level of taxes? 12% Higher 53% Lower 26% Keep the same 9% Not sure 9* Suppose taxes were increased on people who make more than
$250,000 a year. Would raising taxes for people who make more than $250,000 a
year be good for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the
economy? 58% Good for the economy 24% Bad 16% No impact 2% Not sure 10* When
people sell stocks, bonds, and other assets for a profit, they pay a capital
gains tax. Would raising the capital gains tax be good
for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy? 22% Good for the economy 54% Bad 15% No impact 9% Not sure 11* Is this year’s Presidential election more positive than
most, more negative than most, or about the same as most recent elections? 12% More positive 37% More negative 50% About the same 12* Is it possible for a candidate to win an election without
criticizing his opponent? 47% Yes 16% Not sure 13* Has Barack Obama’s campaign been generally positive, generally
negative, or somewhere in between? 43% Generally positive 36% Somewhere in between 0% Not sure 14* Has
John McCain’s campaign been generally positive, generally negative, or
somewhere in between? 16% Generally positive 35% Somewhere in between 1% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |