North Carolina Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted August 13, 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?

17% Excellent

21% Good

13% Fair

48% 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	46%	50%
Obama	42%	44%
Other	4%	1%
Not sure	8%	5%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	33%	19%
Somewhat Favorable	18%	40%
Somewhat Unfavorable	14%	21%
Very Unfavorable	34%	19%
Not sure	2%	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?

24% National Security Issues

46% Economic Issues

10% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

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

67% Finding new sources of energy

25% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume

8% Not sure

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

57% United States and its allies

18% Terrorists

19% Neither

6% Not sure

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

21% Yes

58% No

20% Not sure

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

39% Yes

35% No

27% Not sure

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

31% Iraq

43% Afghanistan

26% Not sure

10* 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?

21% Offer unbiased coverage
69% Try to help the candidate they want to win
10% Not sure

11* 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?

55% Try to help Barack Obama
25% Offer unbiased coverage
8% Try to help John McCain
12% Not sure

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

41% Yes

43% No

15% Not sure

13* 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?

51% Worse than it really is

17% Better than it really is

23% They present and accurate picture

8% Not sure

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