Toplines - Montana Presidential Election - September 8, 2008
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Prior Survey
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Montana General Election
Survey of 700 Likely Voters
September 8, 2008
1* How do you
rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
18% Excellent
19% Good
19% Fair
44% Poor
1% Not sure
3* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
53% |
|
Obama |
42% |
|
Other |
2% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
Biden |
Palin |
|
Very
Favorable |
34% |
35% |
26% |
44% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
16% |
25% |
18% |
15% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
16% |
16% |
18% |
14% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
32% |
21% |
29% |
23% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
2% |
8% |
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?
26% National Security Issues
35% Economic Issues
11% Domestic Issues
7% Cultural Issues
14% Fiscal Issues
7% Not sure
6* Barack Obama named
Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice
for Obama to make?
35%
Yes
34% No
30% Not sure
7* John McCain
named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running
mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?
55%
Yes
31% No
14% Not sure
8* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat
conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?
1% Very conservative
7% Somewhat
conservative
26% Moderate
28% Somewhat
liberal
28% 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
29% Somewhat
conservative
10% Moderate
3% Somewhat liberal
1% Very liberal
8% Not sire
10* When you vote for President this year, will you be
voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other
candidate?
72%
Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
23% Voting primarily against the
other candidate
4% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
