Toplines - Colorado Presidential Election - September 23, 2008

Colorado Presidential Election

Survey of 700 Likely Voters

September 23, 2008

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

12% Excellent

21% Good

18% Fair

48% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	47%
Obama	50%
Other	1%
Not sure	2%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	34%	28%	22%	39%
Somewhat Favorable	22%	28%	28%	13%
Somewhat Unfavorable	15%	20%	19%	10%
Very Unfavorable	27%	21%	25%	36%
Not sure	1%	2%	6%	3%

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

10% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

5* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

36% Yes
38% No
26% Not sure

6* John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?

48% Yes
41% No
11% Not sure

7* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

2% Very conservative
7% Somewhat conservative
30% Moderate

32% Somewhat liberal
24% Very liberal

6% Not Sure

8* In political terms, is Sarah Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

61% Very conservative
24% Somewhat conservative
8% Moderate

2% Somewhat liberal
2% Very liberal

3% Not Sure

9* When you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?

65% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
30% Voting primarily against the other candidate

5% Not sure

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