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Toplines - Ohio Presidential Election - October 5, 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? 10% Excellent 18% Good 22% Fair 49% Poor
1% Not sure 2* How do
you rate the way that Ted Strickland is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor? 12% Excellent 32% Good 34% Fair 18% Poor
3% Not sure 3* If the
Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John
McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, Libertarian Bob Barr, Independent Ralph Nader or
Green Party Candidate Cynthia Ann McKinney? 48% McCain 47% Obama
1% Barr
1% Nader
0%
3% Not sure 4*
Favorable Ratings
5* Overall, which candidate do you trust
more -- Barack Obama or John McCain? 45% Obama 49% McCain 7% Not sure 6* 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 52%
Economic Issues 12%
Domestic Issues 4% Cultural Issues 10% Fiscal
Issues 5% Not sure 7* Regardless
of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle the nation’s
economy and jobs….Barack Obama or John McCain? 48% Barack
Obama 8* Regardless
of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle national
security and the war on terrorism….Barack Obama or John McCain? 42% Barack
Obama 9* Regardless
of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack Obama as
president? 28% Extremely comfortable 13% Very
comfortable 17% Somewhat comfortable 40% Not at
all comfortable 2% Not sure 10* Regardless
of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain as
president? 24% Extremely comfortable 15% Very
comfortable 24% Somewhat comfortable 35% Not at
all comfortable 2% Not sure 11*
Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as Vice President? 31% Extremely comfortable 14% Very
comfortable 26% Somewhat comfortable 27% Not at
all comfortable 2% Not sure 12*
Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as Vice President? 10/5 28% Extremely comfortable 14% Very
comfortable 15% Somewhat comfortable 41% Not at
all comfortable 2% Not sure 13* If you
had to make the toughest decision of your life, who would you rather get advice
from -- Barack Obama or John McCain? 10/5 42% Barack
Obama 47% John
McCain 11% Not
sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |