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Toplines - Tennessee Presidential Election - October 16, 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? 12%
Excellent 25% Good 15% Fair 46% Poor 1% Not sure 2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
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? 19%
National Security Issues 44%
Economic Issues 9% Domestic Issues
10% Cultural Issues
10% Fiscal Issues 8% Not sure 5* Do you
know anyone voting against Barack Obama
because of his race? 29% Yes 6* Do you
agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan passed by Congress recently? 21% Agree 7* Will
the rescue plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the
economy? 28% Help 21% 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?
8% Higher 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? 44% Good for the economy 38% Bad 12% No impact
6% 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? 23% Good for the economy 53% Bad 13% No impact 11% Not sure 11* Has Barack Obama’s
campaign been generally positive, generally negative, or somewhere in between? 39% Generally
positive 27% Somewhere in between
2% Not sure 12* Has John McCain’s campaign been generally positive, generally
negative, or somewhere in between? 25% Generally
positive 37% Somewhere in between
2% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |