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Toplines - Tennessee President - August 20, 2008
Telephone Survey
of 500 Likely Voters 1* How do you rate the way that George W.
Bush is performing his role as President?
18% Excellent 2* How do you rate the way that Phil Bredesen is performing his role as Governor? 18% Excellent 3* Okay… if the Presidential Election were held
today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?
4* I’m going to read you a short list of
people in the News. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable,
somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.
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? 28% National Security Issues 6* What is more
important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment? 59% Finding new
sources of energy 7* Who is winning
the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorist 57% The
United States and its Allies 8* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror? 28% Yes 9* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on
Terror? 36% Yes 10* Which is a greater threat to the security
of the United States—Iraq or Afghanistan? 28% Iraq 11* 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?
19% Offer unbiased coverage 12* 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?
57% Try to help Barack Obama NOTE: Margin of
Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |