The Reuters/Zogby Index Election '08
The RZI asks voters the same questions every month to gauge how America is feeling as the presidential race accelerates.

Mood plummets

The global economic crisis has shaken American confidence about the future and battered the public's faith in U.S. institutions. 
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The Index Breakdown

Respondents who rated President Bush's job performance excellent or good, in %
Rated Congress's job performance excellent or good
Said the U.S. is headed in the right direction
Rated the performance of U.S. foreign policy excellent or good
Rated the performance of U.S. economic policy excellent or good
Rated their personal financial situation excellent or good
Said they were very or fairly proud of the U.S.
Felt very or fairly safe when thinking about threats to America from abroad
Felt very or fairly secure in their current job
Very or fairly confident their children will have a better life than they do
Telephone survey of likely voters nationwide was conducted October 9 through October 12 and included 1206 interviews with likely voters. The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points. Numbers may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
 

We also asked...

In addition to the 10 questions that make up the RZI, this month we asked about the U.S. presidential race.
 
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Between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, which candidate for President in 2008 do you believe can best manage the U.S economy?

46.5%
Barack Obama
43%
John McCain
4%
Someone Else
6%
Not sure