Toplines - Nevada Presidential Election - July 16, 2008
Conducted July 16, 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?
13% Excellent
20% Good
14% Fair
51% Poor
1% Not sure
2* How do you rate the way that Jim Gibbons is performing
his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
8% Excellent
15% Good
30% Fair
46% 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 |
McCain |
40% |
45% |
Obama |
42% |
47% |
Other |
8% |
4% |
Not sure |
10% |
4% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
27% |
21% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
25% |
39% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
15% |
23% |
Very
Unfavorable |
32% |
16% |
Not sure |
2% |
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?
24%
National Security Issues
45%
Economic Issues
13%
Domestic Issues
2% Cultural Issues
12%
Fiscal Issues
4% Not sure
6*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
62%
Yes
32%
No
6% Not sure
7*If drilling in
offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go
down?
27%
Very likely
29%
Somewhat likely
26%
Not very likely
14%
Not at all likely
4% Not sure
8*A
proposal has been made to allow oil drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife
Refuge? Do you favor or oppose this proposal?
55%
Favor
37% Oppose
8% Not sure
9* If the maximum highway speed limit was dropped to 55 miles per hour,
would that reduce the price of gas and oil?
21%
Yes
69%
No
11%
Not sure
10* A
proposal has been made to impose a nationwide maximum speed limit of 55 miles
per hour. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?
29%
Favor
64% Oppose
8% Not sure
11*What is
more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the
environment?
44% Reducing the price of gas and oil
43% Protecting the environment
14% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence