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Toplines - Colorado Presidential Election - August 13, 2008

Colorado Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted August 13, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

17% Excellent

16% Good

18% Fair

49% Poor

0% Not sure

2* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

Without Leaners

With
Leaners

McCain

47%

49%

Obama

45%

48%

Other

4%

1%

Not sure

4%

2%

3* Favorable Ratings

Obama

McCain

Very Favorable

33%

21%

Somewhat Favorable

21%

35%

Somewhat Unfavorable

16%

23%

Very Unfavorable

29%

18%

Not sure

1%

2%

4* In terms of how you will vote for President, are you primarily interested in National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror, Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?

23% National Security Issues

39% Economic Issues

15% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

8% Not sure

5* The Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, known as amendment 46 will be on the ballot in November. The initiative proposes amending the state constitution to prohibit state government from discriminating on the basis of race, sex or ethnicity. If the election were held today would you vote for or against the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative?

55% For

23% Against

22% Not sure

6* Is there an urgent national need to find new sources of energy?

87% Yes
8% No
5% Not sure

7*Is there an urgent national need to reduce the amount of energy that Americans consume?

65% Yes
27% No
8% Not sure

8* Which is more important, finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?

65% Finding new sources of energy
27% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume
7% Not sure

9* Will most politicians break the rules to help people who give them a lot of money?

63% Yes
11% No
26% Not sure

10* Which is the bigger problem in politics today—big campaign contributions or media bias?

36% Big campaign contributions
51% Media bias
13% Not sure

11*Do lobbyists and campaign contributors have too much influence on John McCain’s positions?

40% Yes
32% No
28% Not sure

12* Do lobbyists and campaign contributors have too much influence on Barack Obama’s positions?

38% Yes
34% No
28% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence