South Carolina Survey of 500 Likely Voters

By Rasmussen Reports

September 18, 2008

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

13% Excellent

21% Good

15% Fair

50% Poor

1% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	51%
Obama	45%
Other	1%
Not sure	3%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	35%	31%	24%	40%
Somewhat Favorable	16%	26%	22%	16%
Somewhat Unfavorable	12%	17%	20%	15%
Very Unfavorable	36%	23%	28%	25%
Not sure	1%	3%	6%	4%

5* In terms of how you will vote for President, are you primarily interested in National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror, Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?

21% National Security Issues

51% Economic Issues

8% Domestic Issues

2% Cultural Issues

7% Fiscal Issues

10% Not sure

6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

37% Yes
35% No
28% Not sure

7* John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?

50% Yes
38% No
12% Not sure

8* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

3% Very conservative
13% Somewhat conservative
27% Moderate

22% Somewhat liberal
27% Very liberal

8% Not Sure

9* In political terms, is Sarah Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

45% Very conservative
33% Somewhat conservative
9% Moderate

6% Somewhat liberal
3% Very liberal

5% Not Sure

10* When you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?

71% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
24% Voting primarily against the other candidate

5% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence