Illinois Toplines - July 8, 2008
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Prior Survey
Conducted July 8, 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?
11% Excellent
15% Good
17% Fair
57% Poor
0% Not sure
2* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain |
37% |
Obama |
50% |
Other |
4% |
Not sure |
9% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
37% |
18% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
23% |
42% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
16% |
21% |
Very
Unfavorable |
22% |
17% |
Not sure |
1% |
2% |
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?
20% National Security Issues
49% Economic Issues
11% Domestic Issues
4% Cultural Issues
9% Fiscal Issues
7% Not sure
5* Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as his
Vice-Presidential running mate?
26%
Yes
53%
No
21%
Not sure
6* Is John McCain too old to be President?
31%
Yes
63%
No
6% Not sure
7*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?
38%
Yes
54%
No
8% Not sure
8* When it comes to the situation in
35% Winning the war
56% Getting the troops home
9% Not sure
9*John McCain favors
drilling in offshore oil wells to help reduce the price of gas. Barack
Obama opposes offshore oil wells and says it would not
reduce the price of gas. Should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off
the coasts of
57%
Yes
32%
No
11%
Not sure
10*If drilling in
offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go
down?
17%
Very likely
31%
Somewhat likely
28%
Not very likely
13%
Not at all likely
11%
Not sure
11* Is free trade good or bad for the
36% Good
30% Bad
19% Neither
145 Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence