Toplines - Wisconsin Presidential Election - August 5, 2008
Wisconsin
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 5, 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?
15% Excellent
20% Good
12% Fair
53% Poor
0% Not sure
2* How do you rate the way that Jim Doyle is performing his
role as Governor? Excellent,
good, fair, or poor?
13% Excellent
29% Good
25% Fair
32% 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 |
43% |
44% |
Obama |
47% |
51% |
Other |
3% |
2% |
Not sure |
8% |
3% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
35% |
24% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
18% |
32% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
16% |
25% |
Very
Unfavorable |
31% |
18% |
Not sure |
1% |
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?
22% National
Security Issues
44% Economic
Issues
15% Domestic
Issues
5% Cultural Issues
9% Fiscal Issues
6% Not sure
6* Who
should be the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers this year….Brett
Favre or Aaron Rodgers?
32% Brett Favre
51% Aaron
Rodgers
17% Not
sure
7* Have
recent news stories about Brett Favre’s return from retirement tarnished his
image?
63% Yes
26% No
11% Not
sure
8* Will
the Packers trade Favre before the start of the season?
51% Yes
21% No
28% Not
sure
9* What is more important, reducing the
price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?
50% Reducing the price of gas and oil
42% Protecting the environment
8% Not sure
10* Who is winning the War on
Terrorism…the
61% United States and its allies
18% Terrorists
18% Neither
4% Not sure
11* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?
24% Yes
54% No
21% Not
sure
12* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?
42% Yes
29% No
29% Not
sure
13* Which is a greater threat to the security of the
21% Iraq
49% Afghanistan
30% Not
sure
14* When covering a political
campaign, do most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage or do they try to
help the candidate they want to win?
26% Offer unbiased coverage
65% Try to help the candidate they want to win
9% Not sure
15* Looking ahead to the campaign
between Barack Obama and John McCain, will most reporters try to help Barack
Obama, offer unbiased coverage, or try to help John McCain?
48% Try to
help Barack Obama
28% Offer unbiased coverage
10% Try to help John McCain
15% Not sure
16*
Despite current difficulties, does the
34% Yes
52% No
14% Not
sure
17* When
covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the
economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they
present an accurate picture of the economy?
47% Worse
than it really is
19% Better
than it really is
24% They present and accurate picture
9% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence