Virginia Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted August 12, 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

21% Good

17% Fair

46% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

Candidate	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	45%	48%
Obama	46%	47%
Other	3%	1%
Not sure	5%	4%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	36%	24%
Somewhat Favorable	15%	37%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	20%
Very Unfavorable	31%	16%
Not sure	1%	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?

25% National Security Issues

43% Economic Issues

9% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

5% Not sure

5* If Tim Kaine is selected to run as the Democrats Vice Presidential nominee, would you be more or less likely to vote for Barack Obama for President?

26% More likely

25% Less likely

45% No impact

4% Not sure

6* How likely is it that Barack Obama will select Tim Kaine as his Vice-Presidential running mate?

7% Very likely

33% Somewhat likely

29% Not very likely

5% Not at all likely

26% Not sure

7* Should Congress have stayed in session to finish work on an energy plan instead of going into recess?

69% Yes
14% No

18% Not sure

8* Do you favor or oppose drilling off the coast of Virginia for oil and natural gas?

68% Favor

21% Oppose
11% Not sure

9* Which is more important, finding new sources of energy or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?

63% Finding new sources of energy
29% Reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume
8% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence