National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 31, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* When you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?

62% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate

28% Voting primarily against the other candidate

10% Not sure

2* Is this year’s Presidential election exciting?

68% Yes

25% No

6% Not sure

3* Suppose you had a chance to meet just one of the following four people-- Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden, or Sarah Palin. Who would you want to meet?

43% Barack Obama

17% John McCain

6% Joe Biden

30% Sarah Palin

4% Not sure

4* Is John McCain a better potential President than George W. Bush?

48% Yes

28% No

24% Not sure

5* Is Barack Obama a better potential President than John Kerry?

56% Yes

26% No

18% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence