South Dakota Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 9, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

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

15% Excellent

18% Good

18% Fair

49% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	44%
Obama	40%
Other	7%
Not sure	9%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	25%	21%
Somewhat Favorable	29%	41%
Somewhat Unfavorable	13%	22%
Very Unfavorable	30%	13%
Not sure	2%	3%

4* 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?

19% National Security Issues

43% Economic Issues

14% Domestic Issues

7% Cultural Issues

8% Fiscal Issues

9% Not sure

5* Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as his Vice-Presidential running mate?

34% Yes

46% No

20% Not sure

6* Is John McCain too old to be President?

26% Yes

68% No

6% Not sure

7*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be President?

45% Yes

42% No

14% Not sure

8* When it comes to the situation in Iraq, which is the more important goal for the next president to accomplish during his first term…winning the war or getting the troops home?

41% Winning the war

51% Getting the troops home

8% Not sure

9*John McCain favors drilling in offshore oil wells to help reduce the price of gas. Barack Obama opposes offshore oil wells and says it would not reduce the price of gas. Should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states?

66% Yes

20% No

14% Not sure

10*If drilling in offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go down?

21% Very likely

39% Somewhat likely

22% Not very likely

11% Not at all likely

8% Not sure

11* Is free trade good or bad for the United States economy?

41% Good

25% Bad

18% Neither

17% Not sure

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