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Toplines - Virginia Presidential Election - October 16, 2008
See Article Virginia
Survey of 700 Likely Voters 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 18% Fair 49% Poor 2% 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? 20%
National Security Issues 48%
Economic Issues 12%
Domestic Issues 3% Cultural Issues 11%
Fiscal Issues 5% Not sure 5* Do you
agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan passed by Congress recently? 29% Agree 46% Disagree 25% Not sure 6* Will
the rescue plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the
economy?
38% Help 22% Hurt 27% No impact 13% Not sure 7* Given current economic conditions, what 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? 16% Higher 46% Lower 29% Keep the same 8% Not sure 8* 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? 51% Good for the economy 32% Bad 13% No impact 4% Not sure 9* 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? 25% Good for the economy 52% Bad 13% No impact 9% Not sure 10* Is this year’s Presidential election more positive than
most, more negative than most, or about the same as most recent elections? 12% More positive 35% More negative 52% About the same 11* Is it possible for a candidate to win an election without
criticizing his opponent? 40% Yes 11% Not sure 12* Has Barack Obama’s
campaign been generally positive, generally negative, or somewhere in between? 43% Generally positive 28% Somewhere in between 1% Not sure 13* Has John McCain’s campaign been generally positive, generally
negative, or somewhere in between? 15% Generally positive 32% Somewhere in between 0% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |