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Toplines - Kentucky Presidential Election - October 29, 2008

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Kentucky Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted October 29, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

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

14% Excellent

23% Good

17% Fair

45% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain

55%

Obama

43%

Some Other Candidate

2%

Not sure

1%

3* Favorable Ratings

McCain

Obama

Very favorable

41%

33%

Somewhat favorable

23%

12%

Somewhat unfavorable

15%

13%

Very unfavorable

20%

41%

Not sure

1%

1%

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?

26% National Security Issues

42% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

7% Cultural Issues

7% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

5*Overall, who do you trust more on economic issues and managing the economy—John McCain or Barack Obama?

53% McCain

42% Obama

6% Not sure

6* Fine… who do you trust more on national security issues such as the War in Iraq and the War on Terrorism— John McCain or Barack Obama?

59% McCain

37% Obama

4% Not sure

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