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Toplines - Illinois Presidential Election - September 17, 2008

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Illinois Survey of 500 Likely Voters

By Rasmussen Reports

September 17, 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

17% Good

15% Fair

56% Poor

0% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain

40%

Obama

56%

Other

2%

Not sure

2%

4* Favorable Ratings

Obama

McCain

Biden

Palin

Very Favorable

47%

31%

26%

32%

Somewhat Favorable

19%

22%

37%

18%

Somewhat Unfavorable

11%

24%

12%

13%

Very Unfavorable

23%

23%

18%

34%

Not sure

1%

1%

6%

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?

22% National Security Issues

54% Economic Issues

6% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

8% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

6* Looking ahead to the campaign between Barack Obama and John McCain, will most Illinois reporters try to help Barack Obama, offer unbiased coverage, or try to help John McCain?

50% Try to help Barack Obama
33% Offer unbiased coverage
8% Try to help John McCain
10% Not sure

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