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Toplines - South Carolina Presidential Election - October 20, 2008
See Article South Carolina Survey of 500 Likely
Voters By Rasmussen Reports October 20, 2008 1* How do
you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor? 12% Excellent 26% Good 16% Fair 45% Poor
0% Not sure 3* If the Presidential Election were held
today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?
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? 24% National Security Issues 48% Economic Issues
8% Domestic Issues
5% Cultural Issues 10% Fiscal Issues
5% Not sure 6* Do you
agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan passed by Congress recently? 24% Agree 58% Disagree 19% Not
sure 7* Will
the rescue plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the
economy? 38% Help 22% Hurt 24% No
impact 16% Not
sure 8* 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 53% Lower 30% Keep the same 7% Not sure 9* 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? 50% Good
for the economy 38% Bad 8% No impact 5% Not sure 10* 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? 24% Good
for the economy 51% Bad 14% No
impact 11% Not
sure 11* Is this year’s Presidential election more positive than
most, more negative than most, or about the same as most recent elections? 18% More positive 38% More negative 43% About the same 1% Not sure 12* Is it possible for a candidate to win an election without
criticizing his opponent? 41% Yes 13* Has Barack Obama’s campaign been
generally positive, generally negative, or somewhere in between? 36% Generally positive 33% Somewhere
in between 0% Not sure 14* Has John McCain’s campaign been generally positive, generally
negative, or somewhere in between? 20% Generally positive 33% Somewhere
in between 0% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |