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McCain-Obama:
Perceptions of Candidates
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McCain
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Obama
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Links
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Politically Conservative
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67%
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12%
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A, C, T
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Politically Liberal
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6%
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63%
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A, C, T
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Iraq Priority: Troops Home
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15%
|
79%
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A, C, T
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Iraq Priority: Finish Job
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75%
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10%
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A, C, T
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Better Leader
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46%
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39%
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A, C, T
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Values Closest to Your Own
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49%
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40%
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A, C, T
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Candidates' Wives Favorable
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45%
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48%
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A, C, T
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Too Old to be President
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22%
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N/A
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A, C, T
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Too Inexperienced
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N/A
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44%
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A, C, T
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Same Policies as Bush
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49%
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N/A
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A, C, T
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Offers Big Govt Solutions
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N/A
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52%
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A, C, T
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Govt Spending Will Go Up
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30%
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51%
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A, C, T
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Govt Spending Will Go Down
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16%
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20%
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A, C, T
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Taxes Will Go Up
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23%
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46%
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A, C, T
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Taxes Will Go Down
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9%
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11%
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A, C, T
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Views Society As Fair
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70%
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43%
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A, C, T
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Views Society As Unfair
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15%
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46%
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A, C, T
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select above: A for article, C for crosstabs, T for trends www.rasmussenreports.com
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McCain-Obama: Trust on Issues
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McCain
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Obama
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Links
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Economy
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44%
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46%
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C, T
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National Security
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50%
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43%
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C, T
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Energy
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42%
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45%
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C, T
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Ethics
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39%
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46%
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C, T
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Iraq
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46%
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43%
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C, T
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Immigration
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39%
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38%
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C, T
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Environment
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36%
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51%
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C, T
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Balance Federal Budget
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42%
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40%
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C, T
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Negotiate Trade Agreements
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40%
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42%
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C, T
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Taxes
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43%
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40%
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C, T
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Social Security
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40%
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40%
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C, T
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Healthcare
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41%
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45%
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C, T
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Education
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35%
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48%
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C, T
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Abortion
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39%
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41%
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C, T
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Trust on Issues - By Party
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select above: A for article, C for crosstabs, T for trends
www.rasmussenreports.com
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America's Political Mood
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Results
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Links
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Partisan Identification
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Dem +10%
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A, C, T
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Generic Congressional Ballot
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Dem +10%
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A, C, T
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Congress: Excellent/Good
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11%
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A, C, T
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Supreme Court: Excellent/Good
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32%
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A, C, T
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The US is on the Wrong Track
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76%
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A, C, T
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America's Best Days in Future
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41%
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A, C, T
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Bush Job Approval
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32%
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A, C, T
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select above: A for article, C for crosstabs, T for trends
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National Tracking: War On Terror
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Results
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Links
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US is Winning the War On Terror
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51%
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A, C, T
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War In Iraq Will be Seen a Success
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36%
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A, C, T
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US is Safer than before 9/11/2001
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43%
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A, C, T
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In 6 months, Iraq Will be Better
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45%
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A, C, T
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Want Troops Home Within a Year
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58%
|
A, C, T
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Top Priority: Get Troops Home
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52%
|
A, C, T
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Top Priority: Win the War in Iraq
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38%
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A, C, T
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select above: A for article, C for crosstabs, T for trends
www.rasmussenreports.com
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National Tracking: Immigration
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Yes
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No
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Gov't Doing Enough to Secure the Borders?
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14%
|
74%
|
Possible to End Illegal Immigration?
|
42%
|
44%
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Control of the Border is Most Important?
|
69%
|
21%
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See article, crosstabs, or trends
www.rasmussenreports.com
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Most Popular Governor
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Ex/Gd
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Poor
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Links
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John
Hoeven (R)
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72%
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6%
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A, C, T
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Least Popular Governor
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Ex/Gd
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Poor
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Links
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Rod
Blagojevich (D)
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13%
|
60%
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A, C, T
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select above: A for article, C for crosstabs, T for trends www.rasmussenreports.com
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NOTE: Data on this page is the most current polling data. Since articles are not written for every survey the article linked may be for a prior survey.
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