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Toplines - Day Off - November 2, 2008

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 2, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Barrack Obama has called for his supporters to take the day off from work or school on Election Day to get out the vote. Do you agree or disagree with Barack Obama’s call to take the day off on Election Day?

35% Agree

53% Disagree

12% Not sure

2* Do you plan to take the day off from work or school on Election Day?

20% Yes

75% No

5% Not sure


3* In the current economic climate, is it a good idea to encourage people to take the day off from work on Election Day?

30% Yes

55% No

15% Not sure


4* Should Election Day be a national holiday?

44% Yes

49% No

7% Not sure

5* Should Election Day be moved to a weekend to make it move convenient for people to vote?

40% Yes

49% No

11% Not sure

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