National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 10, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Some people say that there’s not all that much difference between what Barack Obama and John McCain would actually do as President. Do you agree or disagree?

12% Agree

83% Disagree

5% Not sure

2* What is the most likely outcome of this year’s election—a landslide victory for Obama, a modest victory for Obama, a modest victory for McCain, a landslide for McCain, or is it too close to call?

14% Obama landslide

41% Modest Obama victory

13% Modest McCain victory

2% McCain landslide

27% Too close to call

2% Not sure

3* Was the election campaign between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton be exciting, boring, or somewhere in between?

33% Exciting

17% Boring

48% Somewhere in between

2% Not sure

4* Will the election campaign between Barack Obama and John McCain be exciting, boring, or somewhere in between?

34% Exciting

13% Boring

51% Somewhere in between

1% Not sure

5* Thinking of today only, how much time have you spent talking with family and friends about politics and the election?

11% None

13% Less than 15 minutes

25% 15 minutes to a half hour

20% A half hour to an hour

29% More than an hour

2% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence