Minnesota Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 22, 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?

12% Excellent

15% Good

18% Fair

55% Poor

1% Not sure

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

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	37%	39%
Obama	49%	52%
Other	6%	2%
Not sure	8%	7%

3* 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?

17% National Security Issues

43% Economic Issues

15% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

12% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

4* What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?

47% Reducing the price of gas and oil

43% Protecting the environment
9% Not sure

5* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

54% The United States and its allies

21% The terrorists

25% Neither

0% Not sure

6* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?

18% Yes

59% No

22% Not sure

7* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?

39% Yes

30% No

31%Not sure

8* Which is a greater threat to the security of the United States—Iraq or Afghanistan?

22% Iraq

50% Afghanistan

28% Not sure

9* When covering a political campaign, do most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage or do they try to help the candidate they want to win?

25% Offer unbiased coverage
59% Try to help the candidate they want to win
16% Not sure

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

47% Try to help Barack Obama
33% Offer unbiased coverage
8% Try to help John McCain
13% Not sure

11* Despite current difficulties, does the United States still have the best economy in the world?

36% Yes

51% No

13% Not sure

12* When covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they present an accurate picture of the economy?

41% Worse than it really is

20% Better than it really is

28% They present and accurate picture

11% Not sure

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