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.
Mood sours
Record-low approval ratings for President Bush and Democrat-led Congress. RZI slips from base of 100 in July.
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 Sept. 13
through Sept. 16. and included 1020 interviews. The margin of error
is +/- 3.1 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 several other timely issues.
Pocketbook Politics
In September we focused on the economy, your reaction to the mortgage crisis and whether you expect a recession next year.
1 of 3
If the Democratic primary were held today, for whom would you vote?
3.5%
Joe Biden
35%
Hillary Clinton
0.4%
Christopher Dodd
10%
John Edwards
2%
Dennis Kucinich
21%
Barack Obama
3%
Bill Richardson
3%
Other
21.5%
Will not vote/not sure
If the Republican primary were held today, for whom would you vote?
2%
Sam Brownback
26.5%
Rudy Giuliani
3%
Mike Huckabee
1%
Duncan Hunter
13%
John McCain
2%
Ron Paul
7%
Mitt Romney
0.5%
Tom Tancredo
24%
Fred Thompson
2%
Someone else
20%
Will not vote/not sure
Who do you blame for the current home mortgage crisis?
43%
Banks and other lenders
12%
Borrowers
5%
The Federal Reserve
13%
The U.S. government
5%
Wall Street
11%
All of the above
2%
None of the above
10%
Not sure
In the next year, do you expect home prices in your area to:
31%
Stay about the same
35.5%
Drop a little
8.5%
Drop a lot
19%
Rise a little
4%
Rise a lot
2%
Not sure
Do you expect a recession in the next year?
33%
Yes
59%
No
8%
Not sure
How worried are you about the safety of food and other products from China?
35%
Very worried
43%
Somewhat worried
15%
Not very worried
7%
Not at all worried
0.4%
Not sure
Which of the following products labeled 'made in China' have you stopped buying, if any?
24.5%
Food
22.5%
Toys
23%
Personal products like toothpaste
14%
Other products
16%
I have stopped buying all products
made in China
36%
I have not stopped buying products
made in China
7%
Not sure
Audio Analysis
Not good news for the president or the Democrats
The public mood is worsening, despite the low benchmark set in August. Analysis by Reuters John Whitesides. Download MP3
