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.
Turn for the worse
Voters' moods decidedly soured in March as economic concerns grew 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 Mar. 13 through
Mar. 14 and included 1004 interviews with likely voters. The margin of error is +/- 3.2
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 lead narrows
Barack Obama's national lead over Hillary Clinton has all but evaporated, and both Democrats trail Republican John McCain, according a Reuters/Zogby poll.
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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?
40%
Hillary Clinton
48%
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?
40%
Barack Obama
46%
John McCain
4%
Someone else
11%
Not sure
Which of the candidates for President in 2008 do you believe can best manage the U.S economy?
36%
John McCain
26%
Hillary Clinton
23%
Barack Obama
5%
None
0.6%
Any/all
In the next year, do you expect home prices in your area to:
28%
Stay about the same
34%
Drop a little
11%
Drop a lot
18%
Rise a little
6.5%
Rise a lot
2%
Not sure
Do you believe the U.S. economy is in a recession?
74%
Yes
22%
No
4%
Not sure
If oil prices keep rising, which of the following best explains how will you compensate?
19%
Try to conserve energy at home
37%
Drive less
24%
Reduce retail and entertainment
spending
15%
I can absorb the higher costs
without any changes
3.5%
Other
2%
Not sure
