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Toplines - Maine President - November 1, 2008

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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot

Maine Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted November 1, 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?

10% Excellent

14% Good

17% Fair

58% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain

43%

Obama

56%

Some Other Candidate

1%

Not sure

1%

3* Favorable Ratings

Obama

McCain

Very favorable

45%

21%

Somewhat favorable

18%

31%

Somewhat unfavorable

9%

22%

Very unfavorable

27%

23%

Not sure

1%

2%

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?

20% National Security Issues

41% Economic Issues

17% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

14% Fiscal Issues

5% Not sure

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

41% McCain

55% Obama

3% 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?

46% McCain

49% Obama

5% Not sure

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