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Toplines - Second Presidential Debate - October 6, 2008

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 6, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How likely are you to watch the Presidential debate tomorrow night?

73% Very likely

17% Somewhat likely

6% Not very likely

3% Not at all likely

1% Not sure

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Tom Brokaw?

30% Very favorable
37% Somewhat favorable
18% Somewhat unfavorable

8% Very unfavorable

7% Not sure

3* While moderating the debate will Tom Brokaw try to help Barack Obama, help John McCain or will he play a neutral role to help voter make an informed choice?

25% Help Obama

5% Help McCain

62% Play a neutral role

8% Not sure

4* Is it better to have voters ask the candidates questions or have a journalist ask the questions?

66% Voters ask the questions

22% Journalist ask the questions

11% Not sure

5* Which television network is Tom Brokaw affiliated with?

10% ABC

9% CBS

49% NBC

1% PBS

0% FOX

1% CNN

1% MSNBC

29% Not sure

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