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.
The RZI asks voters the same questions every month to gauge how America is feeling as the presidential race accelerates.
Tempered expectations
Index rises from record low, but politicians still get low marks. Full Article
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 Apr. 10 through
Apr. 12 and included 1049 interviews with likely voters. The margin of error is +/- 3.1
percentage points. Numbers may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Candidates
John McCain vs...
- Hillary Clinton
- Barack Obama
We also asked...
In addition to the 10 questions that make up the
RZI, this month we asked about presidential candidates and Americans' view of the economy.
1 of 5
Between Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton, which candidate for President in 2008 do you believe can best manage the U.S economy?
46%
John McCain
41%
Hillary Clinton
6%
Neither
0.2%
Both
6.5%
Not sure
Between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, which candidate for President in 2008 do you believe can best manage the U.S economy?
44%
John McCain
41%
Barack Obama
6%
Neither
0.3%
Both
8%
Not sure
Do you think now is a good time to buy a new home?
54%
Yes
42%
No
5%
Not sure
Do you believe the U.S. economy is in a recession?
71%
Yes
25%
No
4%
Not sure
Poll drilldown
Seeing end to housing slump
A majority of Americans think now is a good time to buy a home, although few believe the U.S. economy can escape a recession, Emily Kaiser writes. Full Article
