Louisiana Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 17, 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?

19% Excellent

25% Good

18% Fair

38% Poor

0% Not sure

2* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

3* Favorable Ratings

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?

28% National Security Issues

35% Economic Issues

9% Domestic Issues

9% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

10% Not sure

5* Is there an urgent national need to find new sources of energy?

84% Yes
6% No
9% Not sure

6*Is there an urgent national need to reduce the amount of energy that Americans consume?

61% Yes
24% No
15% Not sure

7* Which is more important, finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?

70% Finding new sources of energy
23% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume
7% Not sure

8* Will most politicians break the rules to help people who give them a lot of money?

68% Yes
12% No
20% Not sure

9* Which is the bigger problem in politics today—big campaign contributions or media bias?

34% Big campaign contributions
58% Media bias
8% Not sure

10*Do lobbyists and campaign contributors have too much influence on John McCain’s positions?

29% Yes
42% No
29% Not sure

11* Do lobbyists and campaign contributors have too much influence on Barack Obama’s positions?

43% Yes
32% No
25% Not sure

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