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 |
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