Toplines - Conventions - August 18, 2008

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 18, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Are the Democratic and Republican national conventions likely to be

exciting or boring?

32% Exciting

52% Boring

16% Not sure

2* Are political conventions really necessary or are they a waste of

time and money?

30% Really necessary

49% Waste of time and money

21% Not sure

3* How likely is it that Hillary Clinton will overshadow Barack Obama

at the Democratic National Convention?

23% Very likely

26% Somewhat likely

39% Not very likely

8% Not at all likely

4% Not sure

4* Are you more or less likely to watch a convention this year than in

previous years?

44% More likely

28% Less likely

25% About as likely
3% Not sure

5* Who will give a better speech at the Democratic National Convention

31% Bill Clinton

49% Barack Obama

19% Not sure

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