Toplines - Colorado Presidential Election - September 28, 2008
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Colorado
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 28, 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?
12% Excellent
23% Good
16% Fair
48% 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?
13% Excellent
31% Good
29% Fair
25% 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
49% Obama
0% Barr
1% Nader
0%
McKinney
2% Not sure
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
35% |
30% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
20% |
27% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
17% |
22% |
Very
Unfavorable |
27% |
19% |
Not sure |
1% |
1% |
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?
24%
National Security Issues
47%
Economic Issues
10%
Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
9% Fiscal Issues
5% Not sure
6* Overall, which candidate do you trust
more -- Barack Obama or John McCain?
44% Obama
49% McCain
7% Not sure
7* Regardless
of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack Obama as
president?
31% Extremely comfortable
11% Very
comfortable
19% Somewhat comfortable
37% Not at
all comfortable
2% Not sure
8* Regardless
of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain as
president?
22% Extremely comfortable
18% Very
comfortable
23% Somewhat comfortable
36% Not at
all comfortable
1% Not sure
9* In November Amendment 48 entitled “Definition
of a Person” will be on the ballot. This
amendment to the
39% For
50% Against
11% Not sure
10* Do you
believe that life begins at conception, or at birth, or somewhere in between?
41% At conception
22% At birth
33%
Somewhere in between
4% Not sure
11* Regardless
of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle the nations
economy and jobs….Barack Obama or John McCain?
47% Barack
Obama
47% John McCain
6% Not sure
12* Regardless
of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle national
security and the war on terrorism….Barack Obama or John McCain?
42% Barack
Obama
53% John McCain
5% Not sure
13* If you
had to make the toughest decision of your life, who would you rather get advice
from -- Barack Obama or John McCain?
43% Barack
Obama
47% John
McCain
10% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence