Toplines - Illinois Presidential Election - October 13, 2008
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Illinois Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
By Rasmussen Reports
October 13, 2008
1* How do
you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
10% Excellent
15% Good
11% Fair
64% Poor
0% Not sure
3* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
39% |
|
Obama |
56% |
|
Other |
0% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
McCain |
Obama |
|
Very
Favorable |
22% |
46% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
25% |
23% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
19% |
10% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
32% |
19% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
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?
19% National Security Issues
50% Economic Issues
9% Domestic Issues
8% Cultural Issues
8% Fiscal Issues
6% Not
sure
6*
Which candidate would help the Illinois economy
most….Barack Obama or John McCain?
60%
Barack Obama
31%
John McCain
9% Not sure
7*
Overall, who do you
trust more on economic issues and managing the economy—John McCain or Barack
Obama?
36% McCain
57% Obama
6% Not sure
8* Fine…
who do you trust more on national security issues such as the War in Iraq and
the War on Terrorism— John McCain or Barack Obama?
43% McCain
52% Obama
5% Not sure
9*
This holiday season, will you spend
more or less on gifts than you did last year?
6% More
69% Less
23% About the same
2% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
