Toplines - Debates - October 14, 2008

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Toplines - Debates - October 14, 2008

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 14, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* This year, are there too many Presidential debates or not enough debates?

20% Too many debates

37% Not enough debates
42% About the right amount of debates

1% Not sure

2* Which of the following words best describes the Presidential debates so far this year—exciting or boring?

24% Exciting
60% Boring
16% Not sure

3* Okay… which of these words best describes the Presidential debates so far—informative or useless?

48% Informative
43% Useless
9% Not sure

4* Did you watch any of the earlier Presidential Debates between John McCain and Barack Obama this year?

83% Yes

14% No

3% Not sure

5* Given the choice of watching a Presidential debate or your favorite sports team on television which would you choose?

63% Presidential debate

28% Favorite sports team

9% Not sure

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