[Battleground Soundings in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin: A Quinnipiac University / washingtonpost.com / Wall Street Journal Poll

Sept. 2008: Poll Highlights | Colorado | Michigan | Minnesota | Wisconsin

Michigan Survey -- October 2008

From October 3 to 7 (pre-presidential debate), Quinnipiac University surveyed 1122 likely voters in Michigan; the survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percent. And then from October 8 to 12 (post-presidential debate), Quinnipiac University surveyed 1043 likely voters in Michigan; 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
MICHIGAN             Tot      Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom    Econ

Obama                55%      54%     6%    93%    52%    48%    60%    60%
McCain               37       38     88      3     35     44     32     31
SMONE ELSE(VOL)       1        1      3      -      1      2      1      1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)      -        -      -      -      -      -      -      -
DK/NA                 7        7      3      4     13      6      8      7

                              WHITE..........................................
                                     NoColl College              BrnAgn
                              Tot    Degree Degree Men    Wom    Evngl  Cath

Obama                         48%    46%    55%    40%    55%    32%    55%
McCain                        43     45     39     51     36     58     37
SMONE ELSE(VOL)                1      2      -      2      1      3      -
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)               -      -      -      -      -      -      -
DK/NA                          7      8      5      6      8      7      8


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  Jul 24  Jun 26
MICHIGAN             2008**  2008*   2008    2008    2008

Obama                54      55      48      46      48
McCain               38      37      44      42      42
SMONE ELSE(VOL)       1       1       1       2       1
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)      -       -       -       -       -
DK/NA                 7       7       7       9       8

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
MI                   Tot      Tot    Obama  McCain

Made up              88%      86%    86%    86%
Might change         11       12     12     13
DK/NA                 1        1      2      1



2. Is your opinion of -- Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

    
                     PreDeb   POST DEBATE ..........................
MI                   Tot      Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom

Favorable            60%      60%    21%    93%    57%    55%    64%
Unfavorable          29       30     70      4     27     34     27
Hvn't hrd enough      8        8      7      4     14      9      7
REFUSED               3        2      2      -      3      2      2

3. Is your opinion of -- John McCain favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough

                            PreDeb   POST DEBATE ..........................
MI                   Tot      Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom

Favorable            47%      51%    89%    21%    53%    59%    44%
Unfavorable          44       40      5     72     35     34     44
Hvn't hrd enough      6        7      4      6      9      5      8
REFUSED               3        2      1      1      3      1      3

4. Is your opinion of -- Joe Biden favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

                
                     PreDeb   POST DEBATE ..........................
MI                   Tot      Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom

Favorable            51%      47%    17%    74%    45%    44%    49%
Unfavorable          22       23     53      3     19     30     16
Hvn't hrd enough     26       29     29     22     34     24     33
REFUSED               1        2      1      1      2      1      2

5. Is your opinion of -- Sarah Palin favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?

                     PreDeb   POST DEBATE ..........................
MI                   Tot      Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom

Favorable            37%      37%    82%     9%    32%    44%    30%
Unfavorable          39       39      6     70     35     34     43
Hvn't hrd enough     23       23     11     21     32     21     25
REFUSED               1        1      1      -      2      1      1

6. Do you think Joe Biden is qualified to be Vice President?

                       PreDeb   POST DEBATE ..........................
MI                   Tot      Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom

Yes                  77%      76%    59%    90%    78%    80%    72%
No                   11       12     26      3     10     12     12
DK/NA                12       12     14      7     12      8     15


7. Do you think Sarah Palin is qualified to be Vice President?


                     PreDeb   POST DEBATE ..........................
MI                   Tot      Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom

Yes                  41%      41%    82%    13%    40%    50%    34%
No                   49       47     10     77     47     44     50
DK/NA                11       11      8     10     14      7     16


8. Which of the following will be the single most important issue in your vote in the election for President this year? (READ OPTIONS)

                     PreDeb   POST DEBATE ..........................
MI                   Tot      Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom

Terrorism             7%       6%    12%     1%     7%     6%     6%
The war in Iraq       8        8      8     12      6     10      6
The economy          61       64     53     68     66     62     65
Illegal immigration   1        1      2      -      2      2      1
Energy policy         6        6      7      3      6      6      5
Health care           8        8      5     12      7      5     11
SOMETHING ELSE(VOL)   4        4      8      2      3      3      4
DK/NA                 4        4      6      2      4      5      3

9. (Post Debate) Did you watch the second televised Presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain that was on Tuesday night?

                     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?

                     POST DEBATE ............................................
MI                   Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom    Watched Debate

Yes                   2%     -      3%     3%     2%     2%      3%
No                   88     92     88     87     89     87      96
DK/NA                10      7      9     10      8     10       1

11. (Post Debate) Who do you think did a better job in the debate - Barack Obama or John McCain?

                     POST DEBATE ............................................
MI                   Tot    Rep    Dem    Ind    Men    Wom    Watched Debate

Obama                46%    14%    70%    44%    40%    50%     56%
McCain               18     43      2     16     21     15      22
DK/NA                37     44     29     40     39     35      22

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