National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted July 18, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Which of the following would be the best Vice Presidential Running mate for Barack Obama—Should his running mate be New York Senator Hillary Clinton, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, or former North Carolina Senator John Edwards?

32% Clinton

4% Kaine

8% Hagel

7% Bayh

25% Edwards

25% Not sure

2* Regardless of who you think Obama should select for his running mate, who do you think he will select-- New York Senator Hillary Clinton, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, former North Carolina Senator John Edwards, or some other candidate?

24% Clinton

7% Kaine

9% Hagel

8% Bayh

14% Edwards

25% Some other candidate

14% Not sure

3* Okay… what about John McCain? Would his best Vice Presidential running mate be former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Minnesota Senator Tim Pawlenty, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, or former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee?

33% Romney

6% Jindal

4% Pawlenty

13% Lieberman

7% Crist

20% Huckabee

18% Not sure

4* Fine… Regardless of who you think McCain should select for his running mate, who do you think he will select-- former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee or some other candidate?

36% Romney

5% Jindal

5% Pawlenty

10% Lieberman

7% Crist

11% Huckabee

12% Some other candidate

14% Not sure

5* Is the following statement true or false—most people elected Vice President eventually get elected President?

16% True

70% False

14% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence