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Colorado Survey -- October 2008
From October 3 to 7 (pre-presidential debate), Quinnipiac University surveyed 997 likely voters in Colorado; the survey has a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percent. And then from October 8 to 12 (post-presidential debate), Quinnipiac University surveyed 1088 likely voters in Colorado; the survey has a margin of error of +/- 3.0 percent. The survey was conducted in partnership with washingtonpost.com and The Wall Street Journal.
1. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama the Democrat and John McCain the Republican, for whom would you vote? (If undecided q1) As of today, do you lean more toward Obama or McCain? This table includes "Leaners".
LIKELY VOTERS...........................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ...................................
IMPQ8
COLORADO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Econ
Obama 52% 52% 6% 93% 51% 49% 54% 57%
McCain 43 43 89 4 40 47 38 38
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 - 2 1 1 -
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - - - - - -
DK/NA 3 5 3 3 6 3 7 5
WHITE..........................................
NoColl College BrnAgn
Tot Degree Degree Men Wom Evngl Cath
Obama 48% 41% 57% 47% 48% 18% 41%
McCain 47 53 40 50 44 78 52
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 - 1 1 1 -
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - - - - -
DK/NA 4 5 3 3 6 4 7
TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates
were Barack Obama the Democrat and John McCain the Republican, for whom would you
vote?(If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Obama or McCain?
This table includes "Leaners". (* pre debate, ** post debate)
LIKELY VOTERS.................................
Oct 14 Oct 14 Sep 23 Aug 24 Jul 24 Jun 26
COLORADO 2008** 2008* 2008 2008 2008 2008
Obama 52 52 49 46 44 49
McCain 43 43 45 47 46 44
SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 2 3 2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - - - -
DK/NA 5 3 5 5 7 5
1a. Is your mind made up, or do you think you might change your mind before the election?
LIKELY VOTERS................
CANDIDATE CHOICE GIVEN Q1....
PreDeb POST DEBATE.........
CANDCHOICE Q1
CO Tot Tot Obama McCain
Made up 89% 87% 89% 85%
Might change 10 11 10 13
DK/NA 1 2 1 2
2a. If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Mark Udall the Democrat and Bob Shaffer the Republican, for whom would you vote?(If undecided q2a) As of today, do you lean more toward Udall or Shaffer? This table includes "Leaners".
SENATE LIKELY VOTERS..............................
PreDeb POST DEBATE .............................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Udall 48% 54% 11% 91% 55% 51% 57%
Shaffer 43 40 85 3 37 43 37
SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 - 1 1 - 1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) - - - - - - -
DK/NA 9 6 3 5 7 6 6
2. Is your opinion of -- Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Favorable 57% 58% 18% 93% 60% 56% 60%
Unfavorable 35 35 76 3 32 38 32
Hvn't hrd enough 5 4 4 3 6 4 5
REFUSED 3 2 2 1 2 2 2
3. Is your opinion of -- John McCain favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Favorable 54% 51% 87% 19% 51% 54% 48%
Unfavorable 38 41 7 73 39 40 42
Hvn't hrd enough 4 6 4 6 8 5 7
REFUSED 4 2 1 3 3 2 3
4. Is your opinion of -- Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Favorable 52% 54% 23% 82% 53% 55% 52%
Unfavorable 26 25 54 3 22 28 23
Hvn't hrd enough 19 19 20 14 23 15 23
REFUSED 3 2 4 1 2 2 3
5. Is your opinion of -- Sarah Palin favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Favorable 45% 39% 83% 6% 35% 42% 37%
Unfavorable 42 47 6 82 47 46 48
Hvn't hrd enough 12 13 10 11 16 11 14
REFUSED 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
6. Do you think Joe Biden is qualified to be Vice President?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Yes 81% 82% 73% 93% 81% 86% 79%
No 11 11 21 1 12 11 12
DK/NA 8 6 6 6 7 3 9
7. Do you think Sarah Palin is qualified to be Vice President?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Yes 46% 44% 85% 9% 44% 46% 42%
No 47 51 12 87 50 50 52
DK/NA 7 5 3 4 6 4 5
8. Which of the following will be the single most important issue in your vote in the election for President this year? (READ OPTIONS)
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Terrorism 8% 8% 21% 0% 5% 8% 8%
The war in Iraq 12 10 9 13 8 10 10
The economy 49 54 46 58 59 54 54
Illegal immigration 5 3 4 3 2 2 4
Energy policy 9 9 9 8 9 11 7
Health care 10 9 5 12 8 8 10
SOMETHING ELSE(VOL) 5 4 6 2 5 5 4
DK/NA 4 3 1 4 4 2 5
9. (Post Debate) Did you watch the second televised Presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain that was on Tuesday night?
LIKELY VOTERS.........................
POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Yes 75% 72% 76% 77% 77% 73%
No 24 28 24 23 22 26
DK/NA - - - - - -
POST DEBATE ..........................
MI Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Yes 74% 72% 75% 77% 77% 72%
No 26 28 25 23 23 28
DK/NA - - - - - -
10. (Post Debate) Did this debate change how you will vote?
LIKELY VOTERS...........................................
POST DEBATE ............................................
CO Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Watched Debate
Yes 3% 1% 2% 4% 2% 3% 3%
No 86 85 89 85 87 86 96
DK/NA 11 14 9 11 11 11 1
11. (Post Debate) Who do you think did a better job in the debate - Barack Obama or John McCain?
Union
CO Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht His HsHlds
Agree 58% 58% 59% 59% 60% 56% 57% 62% 59%
Disagree 39 41 37 38 38 40 40 34 36
DK/NA 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 4 4
12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Approve 26% 27% 63% 3% 19% 26% 28%
Disapprove 67 68 31 95 75 70 66
DK/NA 6 4 6 1 6 3 5
13. In the nation as a whole, do you think economic conditions will get better or get worse in the next year?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Get better 39% 48% 59% 41% 44% 52% 43%
Get worse 47 41 31 44 48 38 44
STAY THE SAME(VOL) 4 3 2 5 2 4 3
DK/NA 10 8 8 9 6 6 11
14. In your state, do you think economic conditions will get better or worse in the next year?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Get better 46% 54% 62% 48% 52% 57% 50%
Get worse 42 35 26 39 39 34 36
STAY THE SAME(VOL) 6 4 5 5 3 2 6
DK/NA 7 7 7 8 6 6 8
15. Thinking about your own personal financial situation, do you think you will be better or worse off economically in the next year?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Better off 46% 47% 58% 42% 46% 50% 44%
Worse off 32 32 22 36 36 33 30
SAME (VOL) 15 15 14 17 13 13 18
DK/NA 6 6 6 6 5 3 8
16. Who do you think better understands the economy - Barack Obama or John McCain?
Union
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Obama 51% 51% 8% 89% 52% 49% 53%
McCain 36 39 83 4 35 43 34
DK/NA 13 11 10 7 13 9 13
17. Who do you think better understands foreign policy - Barack Obama or John McCain?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Obama 33% 34% 6% 65% 29% 33% 35%
McCain 61 58 92 24 61 62 54
DK/NA 7 8 2 11 10 5 10
18. Do you think Barack Obama has shown effective leadership in dealing with the financial crisis facing the nation?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Yes 45% 48% 22% 74% 45% 48% 48%
No 46 44 71 17 45 47 41
DK/NA 9 8 7 9 10 5 12
19. Do you think John McCain has shown effective leadership in dealing with the financial crisis facing the nation?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Yes 38% 39% 68% 15% 37% 39% 39%
No 54 54 25 79 55 57 51
DK/NA 8 7 7 6 8 5 10
20. When it comes to the current problems in the financial markets, do you think the government is doing too much to help rescue financial firms, too little, or about the right amount?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Too much 53% 54% 61% 42% 61% 57% 51%
Too little 12 11 6 19 7 9 12
About right 26 28 27 29 27 29 27
DK/NA 8 7 6 9 5 5 10
21. Do you approve or disapprove of the economic plan passed by Congress to deal with the nation's economic crisis?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Approve 32% 34% 33% 37% 32% 36% 32%
Disapprove 53 54 58 48 57 57 52
DK/NA 15 12 10 15 11 8 17
22. (Colorado only) As you may know, there is a proposed state constitutional amendment on the November ballot. It says that the state shall not discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to any group or individual on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public contracting, or public education. Do you think that you will vote for or against this state constitutional amendment?
LIKELY VOTERS..................................
PreDeb POST DEBATE ..........................
CO Tot Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
For 62% 63% 63% 57% 69% 63% 62%
Against 19 21 20 26 16 22 20
DK/NA 19 16 17 17 15 15 18
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