Toplines - Debates - October 14, 2008
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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
