Toplines - Idaho Presidential Election - September 9, 2008
Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
September 9, 2008
1* How do
you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
20% Excellent
29% Good
18% Fair
33% Poor
0% Not sure
3* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain |
68% |
Obama |
29% |
Other |
1% |
Not sure |
3% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Biden |
Palin |
Very
Favorable |
22% |
37% |
18% |
57% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
16% |
36% |
17% |
15% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
19% |
15% |
23% |
10% |
Very
Unfavorable |
43% |
11% |
33% |
15% |
Not sure |
0% |
1% |
10% |
4% |
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?
22% National Security Issues
37% Economic Issues
11% Domestic Issues
10% Cultural Issues
10% Fiscal Issues
10% Not sure
6* Barack Obama
named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right
choice for Obama to make?
28%
Yes
41% No
32% Not sure
7* John McCain
named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running
mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?
65%
Yes
23% No
12% Not sure
8* In political terms, is
Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal,
or very liberal?
2% Very conservative
7% Somewhat
conservative
23% Moderate
26% Somewhat
liberal
31% Very liberal
11% Not Sure
9* In political terms, is Sarah Palin very
conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very
liberal?
48% Very conservative
32% Somewhat
conservative
10% Moderate
2% Somewhat liberal
3% Very liberal
4% Not Sure
10* When you vote for President this year, will you be
voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other
candidate?
64%
Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
29% Voting primarily against the
other candidate
6% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence