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Toplines - Media Bias - October 31, 2008

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 31, 2008 by Rasmussen Reports
Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Already Voted? Plan to Vote.... Certain to Vote First Time Voter? General Election - With Leaners
LV's Male Female 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65 or older White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Yes No Not sure Plan to vote on election day Will vote before election day Not sure Certain Something might come up Not sure Yes No Not sure McCain Obama
When Covering Campaign Most Reporters.... Offer unbiased coverage 23% 20% 25% 15% 29% 24% 21% 22% 23% 24% 24% 8% 38% 19% 9% 24% 43% 0% 27% 21% 44% 20% 21% 54% 22% 4% 8% 12% 24% 43% 4% 40%
Try to help the candidate they want to win 68% 73% 65% 80% 62% 69% 69% 68% 70% 64% 64% 89% 53% 65% 86% 68% 42% 26% 66% 70% 46% 70% 74% 38% 69% 92% 82% 74% 68% 57% 91% 48%
Not sure 9% 7% 10% 5% 9% 8% 10% 11% 8% 11% 12% 3% 8% 15% 5% 8% 15% 74% 7% 9% 11% 10% 5% 8% 10% 4% 10% 14% 8% 0% 5% 12%
Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Already Voted? Plan to Vote.... Certain to Vote First Time Voter? General Election - With Leaners
LV's Male Female 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65 or older White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Yes No Not sure Plan to vote on election day Will vote before election day Not sure Certain Something might come up Not sure Yes No Not sure McCain Obama
During the Campaign Most Reporters Have.... Tried to help Barack Obama 51% 57% 46% 47% 55% 53% 50% 51% 55% 32% 48% 84% 24% 51% 78% 43% 21% 26% 48% 54% 46% 53% 68% 0% 53% 58% 55% 49% 52% 57% 93% 16%
Offered unbaised coverage 31% 26% 35% 23% 35% 29% 32% 31% 31% 33% 32% 10% 49% 31% 12% 37% 54% 28% 36% 28% 54% 29% 22% 57% 28% 33% 14% 29% 31% 35% 5% 55%
Tried to help John McCain 7% 6% 8% 18% 2% 7% 8% 4% 5% 18% 11% 2% 12% 6% 3% 10% 11% 0% 9% 6% 0% 6% 2% 13% 6% 0% 6% 9% 7% 7% 0% 13%
Not sure 10% 11% 10% 13% 8% 10% 10% 14% 10% 16% 9% 3% 16% 11% 7% 11% 15% 46% 8% 12% 0% 12% 8% 30% 12% 9% 24% 14% 10% 0% 2% 16%
Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Already Voted? Plan to Vote.... Certain to Vote First Time Voter? General Election - With Leaners
LV's Male Female 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65 or older White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Yes No Not sure Plan to vote on election day Will vote before election day Not sure Certain Something might come up Not sure Yes No Not sure McCain Obama
Would Most Reporters Hide Info To Help Candidate They Want to Win? Yes 47% 55% 41% 49% 43% 47% 49% 49% 49% 31% 53% 72% 24% 51% 72% 35% 24% 26% 47% 47% 33% 48% 48% 22% 47% 40% 63% 48% 47% 7% 78% 20%
No 33% 29% 36% 34% 34% 33% 33% 27% 31% 43% 31% 17% 51% 26% 16% 38% 51% 16% 31% 33% 61% 33% 42% 44% 34% 34% 0% 32% 33% 35% 11% 52%
Not sure 20% 16% 23% 16% 23% 20% 18% 24% 20% 25% 16% 11% 26% 24% 12% 27% 25% 58% 22% 19% 6% 20% 10% 33% 19% 26% 37% 20% 20% 57% 11% 28%
Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Already Voted? Plan to Vote.... Certain to Vote First Time Voter? General Election - With Leaners
LV's Male Female 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65 or older White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Yes No Not sure Plan to vote on election day Will vote before election day Not sure Certain Something might come up Not sure Yes No Not sure McCain Obama
Presidential Campaign More Positive/Negative Than Most? More positive 12% 13% 12% 23% 12% 10% 10% 9% 10% 32% 9% 5% 19% 12% 8% 16% 15% 0% 14% 11% 44% 12% 10% 0% 11% 40% 12% 29% 11% 0% 6% 18%
More negative 40% 38% 43% 43% 34% 38% 40% 52% 41% 39% 39% 40% 46% 34% 36% 40% 49% 9% 43% 39% 46% 40% 34% 16% 40% 18% 35% 30% 41% 57% 39% 43%
About the same 46% 48% 45% 34% 54% 49% 49% 37% 48% 28% 51% 54% 35% 53% 56% 43% 36% 38% 42% 49% 0% 48% 53% 84% 49% 39% 53% 41% 47% 35% 54% 38%
Not sure 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 3% 0% 2% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 53% 1% 0% 11% 0% 2% 0% 0% 3% 0% 1% 1% 7% 0% 1%
Total Gender Age Race Party Ideology Already Voted? Plan to Vote.... Certain to Vote First Time Voter? General Election - With Leaners
LV's Male Female 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65 or older White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not sure Yes No Not sure Plan to vote on election day Will vote before election day Not sure Certain Something might come up Not sure Yes No Not sure McCain Obama
Which Candidate Has a More Positive Campaign? Barack Obama 53% 51% 55% 67% 42% 52% 59% 52% 49% 78% 55% 19% 83% 53% 25% 64% 86% 25% 56% 52% 60% 53% 38% 69% 52% 52% 61% 69% 52% 35% 10% 93%
John McCain 32% 34% 29% 23% 31% 36% 31% 38% 35% 10% 34% 66% 8% 25% 57% 17% 10% 26% 32% 32% 40% 32% 28% 0% 31% 42% 18% 29% 32% 7% 67% 2%
Not sure 15% 14% 16% 11% 27% 11% 10% 10% 16% 11% 11% 16% 9% 22% 19% 19% 3% 49% 13% 16% 0% 15% 34% 31% 17% 6% 20% 3% 16% 57% 23% 5%