Toplines - Connecticut Presidential Election - July 31, 2008

Connecticut Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 31, 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?

8% Excellent

16% Good

18% Fair

57% Poor

1% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Jodi Rell is performing her role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

17% Excellent

42% Good

29% Fair

11% Poor

1% Not sure

3* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	36%	40%
Obama	51%	53%
Other	5%	2%
Not sure	9%	6%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	35%	16%
Somewhat Favorable	26%	35%
Somewhat Unfavorable	15%	30%
Very Unfavorable	23%	17%
Not sure	1%	2%

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?

23% National Security Issues

43% Economic Issues

13% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

11% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

6* What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?

48% Reducing the price of gas and oil

45% Protecting the environment
8% Not sure

7* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

51% United States and its allies

23% Terrorists

22% Neither

4% Not sure

8* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?

21% Yes

58% No

21% Not sure

9* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?

40% Yes

34% No

26% Not sure

10* Which is a greater threat to the security of the United States—Iraq or Afghanistan?

28% Iraq

49% Afghanistan

24% Not sure

11* When covering a political campaign, do most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage or do they try to help the candidate they want to win?

22% Offer unbiased coverage
67% Try to help the candidate they want to win
11% Not sure

12* Looking ahead to the campaign between Barack Obama and John McCain, will most reporters try to help Barack Obama, offer unbiased coverage, or try to help John McCain?

47% Try to help Barack Obama
28% Offer unbiased coverage
9% Try to help John McCain
15% Not sure

12* Despite current difficulties, does the United States still have the best economy in the world?

39% Yes

49% No

12% Not sure

13* When covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they present an accurate picture of the economy?

41% Worse than it really is

22% Better than it really is

28% They present and accurate picture

9% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence