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.
Improving mood
Growing confidence in the future and slightly warmer views of President Bush and Congress put Americans in a better mood this month according to a Reuters/Zogby poll. 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 Feb. 13 through
Feb. 16 and included 1105 interviews. The margin of error is +/- 3.0
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 presidential candidates and Americans' view of the economy.
Obama surges
Barack Obama has opened up a large national lead over Hillary Clinton according to the latest Reuters/Zogby poll. He also leads Republican front-runner John McCain in a
potential November election match-up.
Full Article
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If the Republican primary were held today, for whom would you vote?
32%
Mike Huckabee
47%
John McCain
7%
Ron Paul
7%
Someone else
8%
Will not vote/not sure
If the election for President of the United States were held today and the candidates are Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, for whom would you vote?
38%
Hillary Clinton
50%
John McCain
6%
Someone else
7%
Not sure
If the election for President of the United States were held today and the candidates are Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, for whom would you vote?
47%
Barack Obama
40%
John McCain
4%
Someone else
8%
Not sure
In the next year, do you expect home prices in your area to:
32.5%
Stay about the same
31%
Drop a little
8%
Drop a lot
18%
Rise a little
8%
Rise a lot
2%
Not sure
Do you expect a recession in the next year?
54%
Yes
39%
No
7%
Not sure
If you receive a rebate check from the government under the economic stimulus legislation recently passed by Congress, which of the following best explains what you plan to do with the money?
16%
Spend it all
16%
Save it all
27%
Spend some/save some
31%
Pay down debt
5%
Invest it in stocks or bonds
2%
Other
2%
Not sure
Economic view
Americans preparing for recession
A majority of Americans now expect a recession in the next year and nearly half of them plan to use any possible government rebate checks to pay down debt or pad savings according to a Reuters/Zogby Poll. Full Article
