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Toplines - North Carolina Presidential Election - October 8, 2008
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1* How do
you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor? 11% Excellent 21% Good 17% Fair 51% Poor
0% Not sure 2*If the
Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John
McCain or Democrat Barack Obama? 48% John McCain 49% Barack Obama
1% Some other candidate 2% Not
sure 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? 20%
National Security Issues 46%
Economic Issues 11%
Domestic Issues 6% Cultural Issues 11% Fiscal
Issues 6% Not sure 5* Do you
agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan approved by Congress last week? 21% Agree 51% Disagree 29% Not
sure 6* Did passing the plan help the economy, hurt the economy or
will it have no impact on the economy? 26% Help 26% Hurt 30% No
impact 18% Not
sure 7* Do you
favor or oppose a voucher system that would use tax dollars to help families
pay for private schools? 36% Favor 52% Oppose 12% Not
sure 8* Do you
favor or oppose a limited school voucher program for children the public
schools can’t serve? 49% Favor 26% Oppose 25% Not
sure 9* Do you
favor or oppose allowing illegal immigrants to attend community colleges? 23% Favor 69% Oppose 8% Not sure 10* Do you
favor or oppose having free community college tuition, if that cost is then spread
across all taxpayers? 30% Favor 55% Oppose 15% Not
sure 11* If one
presidential candidate wins the popular vote but another wins the presidency, through the Electoral College, would you
want to see the government abolish the Electoral College system? 52% Yes 30% No 18% Not
sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |