Wisconsin Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 5, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

15% Excellent

20% Good

12% Fair

53% Poor

0% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Jim Doyle is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

13% Excellent

29% Good

25% Fair

32% Poor

1% Not sure

3* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	43%	44%
Obama	47%	51%
Other	3%	2%
Not sure	8%	3%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	35%	24%
Somewhat Favorable	18%	32%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	25%
Very Unfavorable	31%	18%
Not sure	1%	2%

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?

22% National Security Issues

44% Economic Issues

15% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

6* Who should be the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers this year….Brett Favre or Aaron Rodgers?

32% Brett Favre

51% Aaron Rodgers

17% Not sure

7* Have recent news stories about Brett Favre’s return from retirement tarnished his image?

63% Yes

26% No

11% Not sure

8* Will the Packers trade Favre before the start of the season?

51% Yes

21% No

28% Not sure

9* What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?

50% Reducing the price of gas and oil

42% Protecting the environment
8% Not sure

10* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

61% United States and its allies

18% Terrorists

18% Neither

4% Not sure

11* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?

24% Yes

54% No

21% Not sure

12* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?

42% Yes

29% No

29% Not sure

13* Which is a greater threat to the security of the United States—Iraq or Afghanistan?

21% Iraq

49% Afghanistan

30% Not sure

14* 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?

26% Offer unbiased coverage
65% Try to help the candidate they want to win
9% Not sure

15* 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?

48% Try to help Barack Obama
28% Offer unbiased coverage
10% Try to help John McCain
15% Not sure

16* Despite current difficulties, does the United States still have the best economy in the world?

34% Yes

52% No

14% Not sure

17* When covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they present an accurate picture of the economy?

47% Worse than it really is

19% Better than it really is

24% They present and accurate picture

9% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence