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Toplines - 2nd Presidential Debate - October 8, 2008

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 8, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How much of the Presidential Debate did you watch live last night?

55% All of it

18% Most of it

17% Some of it

10% None o f it

0% Not sure

2* Who won the debate - John McCain or Barack Obama?

28% John McCain

45% Barack Obama

28% Not sure

3* Is Barack Obama prepared to be President of the United States?

50% Yes

43% No

7% Not sure

4* Is John McCain prepared to be President of the United States?

61% Yes

28% No

11% Not sure

5* How would you rate the way that Tom Brokaw moderated the debate….excellent, good, fair or poor?

21% Excellent

31% Good

27% Fair

12% Poor

8% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence