Toplines - Colorado Presidential Election - October 16, 2008
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Colorado
Presidential Election
Survey of 700 Likely Voters
October 16, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role
as President? Excellent,
good, fair, or poor?
11% Excellent
18% Good
16% Fair
53% Poor
1% Not
sure
2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain |
45% |
Obama |
52% |
Other |
1% |
Not sure |
2% |
4* Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very Favorable |
43% |
28% |
Somewhat Favorable |
14% |
23% |
Somewhat Unfavorable |
12% |
21% |
Very Unfavorable |
31% |
27% |
Not sure |
1% |
1% |
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?
19% National Security
Issues
48% Economic Issues
11% Domestic Issues
7% Cultural Issues
11% Fiscal Issues
5% Not sure
5* In November Amendment 48 entitled “Definition
of a Person” will be on the ballot. This
amendment to the
35% For
55% Against
10% Not sure
6* Do you
believe that life begins at conception, or at birth, or somewhere in between?
44% At conception
21% At birth
31% Somewhere
in between
5% Not sure
7* Do you
agree or disagree with the Economic Rescue Plan passed by Congress recently?
23% Agree
51% Disagree
26% Not
sure
8* Will
the rescue plan help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the
economy?
41% Help
22% Hurt
20% No
impact
17% Not
sure
9* Given current economic conditions, would tax policy would be
best to help spur economic growth? Would it be better to have higher taxes,
lower taxes, or the same level of taxes?
14% Higher
50% Lower
27% Keep the same
8% Not sure
10* Suppose taxes were increased on people who make more than
$250,000 a year. Would raising taxes for people who make more than $250,000 a
year be good for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the
economy?
49% Good
for the economy
38% Bad
9% No impact
4% Not sure
11* When
people sell stocks, bonds, and other assets for a profit, they pay a capital
gains tax. Would raising the capital gains tax be good
for the economy, bad for the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
21% Good
for the economy
55% Bad
14% No
impact
10% Not
sure
12* Has Barack Obama’s campaign been
generally positive, generally negative, or somewhere in between?
46% Generally positive
26% generally negative
27% Somewhere
in between
1% Not sure
13* Has John McCain’s campaign been generally positive, generally
negative, or somewhere in between?
18% Generally positive
54% Generally negative
27% Somewhere
in between
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence