Toplines - 2nd Presidential Debate - October 8, 2008
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