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Toplines - Nevada Presidential Election - October 16, 2008
See Article Survey of 700 Likely Voters October 16, 2008 1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role
as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor? 8%
Excellent 17% Good 22% Fair 53% Poor 1% Not
sure 2* How do you rate the way that Jim
Gibbons is performing his role as Governor?
Excellent, good, fair, or poor? 6% Excellent 16% Good 27% Fair 47% Poor 4% Not
sure 3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
4* Favorable Ratings
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? 19% National Security
Issues 48% Economic Issues 10% Domestic Issues 6% Cultural Issues 12% Fiscal Issues 5% Not sure 5* Do you
agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan passed by Congress recently? 19% Agree 59% Disagree 22% Not
sure 6* Will
the rescue plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the
economy? 26% Help 27% Hurt 29% No
impact 18% Not
sure 7* Given
current economic conditions, would tax policy would be best to help spur
economic growth? Would it be better to have higher taxes, lower taxes, or the
same level of taxes? 10% Higher 55% Lower 28% Keep
the same 7% Not sure 8* Suppose
taxes were increased on people who make more than $250,000 a year. Would
raising taxes for people who make more than $250,000 a year be good for the
economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy? 45% Good
for the economy 39% Bad 11% No
impact 5% Not sure 9* When
people sell stocks, bonds, and other assets for a profit, they pay a capital
gains tax. Would raising the capital gains tax be good
for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy? 26% Good
for the economy 56% Bad 10% No
impact 8% Not sure 10* Is
this year’s Presidential election more positive than most, more negative than
most, or about the same as most recent elections? 12% More
positive 37% More
negative 50% About
the same 2% Not sure 11* Is it
possible for a candidate to win an election without criticizing his opponent? 42% Yes 12* Has
Barack Obama’s campaign been generally positive, generally negative, or
somewhere in between? 39% Generally
positive 29% Somewhere
in between 1% Not sure 13* Has
John McCain’s campaign been generally positive, generally negative, or
somewhere in between? 14% Generally
positive 34% Somewhere
in between 1% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |