Virginia Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 16, 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?

14% Excellent

21% Good

16% Fair

48% Poor

0% Not sure

2* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	44%	48%
Obama	44%	47%
Other	5%	2%
Not sure	6%	3%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	35%	26%
Somewhat Favorable	17%	38%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	23%
Very Unfavorable	31%	13%
Not sure	1%	0%

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?

30% National Security Issues

42% Economic Issues

8% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

6% Fiscal Issues

8% Not sure

5*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?

60% Yes

30% No

10% Not sure

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

25% Very likely

27% Somewhat likely

29% Not very likely

14% Not at all likely

5% Not sure

7*A proposal has been made to allow oil drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge? Do you favor or oppose this proposal?

52% Favor

35% Oppose

13% Not sure

8* If the maximum highway speed limit was dropped to 55 miles per hour, would that reduce the price of gas and oil?

21% Yes

65% No

14% Not sure

9* A proposal has been made to impose a nationwide maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?

35% Favor

57% Oppose

8% Not sure

10*What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?

48% Reducing the price of gas and oil

40% Protecting the environment
12% Not sure

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

48% Good

25% Bad

15% Neither

12% Not sure

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