Toplines - Colorado Presidential Election - September 14, 2008
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Colorado
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 14, 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?
13% Excellent
20% Good
16% Fair
50% Poor
1% Not sure
2* How do
you rate the way that Bill Ritter is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
14% Excellent
30% Good
30% Fair
24% Poor
1% Not sure
3* If the
Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John
McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, Libertarian Bob Barr or Independent Ralph Nader
48% McCain
46% Obama
1% Barr
3% Nader
0% McKinney
2% Not sure
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
37% |
26% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
15% |
29% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
15% |
18% |
Very
Unfavorable |
31% |
24% |
Not sure |
2% |
3% |
5* 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?
27%
National Security Issues
35%
Economic Issues
13%
Domestic Issues
7%
Cultural Issues
12% Fiscal Issues
6% Not
sure
6* Overall, which candidate do you trust
more -- Barack Obama or John McCain?
46% Obama
48% McCain
6% Not sure
7* Regardless
of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack Obama as
president?
32% Extremely comfortable
12% Very
comfortable
14% Somewhat comfortable
40% Not at
all comfortable
3% Not sure
8* Regardless
of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain as
president?
24% Extremely comfortable
18% Very
comfortable
20% Somewhat comfortable
35% Not at
all comfortable
3% Not sure
9* Regardless of how you might vote, if it
became necessary for the vice president to step in and serve as president, how
comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as president?
31% Extremely comfortable
11% Very
comfortable
21% Somewhat comfortable
33% Not at
all comfortable
4% Not sure
10* Regardless of how you might vote, if it
became necessary for the vice president to step in and serve as president, how
comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as
president?
25% Extremely comfortable
16% Very
comfortable
15% Somewhat comfortable
42% Not at
all comfortable
2% Not sure
11* If you
had to make the toughest decision of your life, who would you rather get advice
from -- Barack Obama or John McCain?
44% Barack
Obama
48% John
McCain
9% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence