Toplines - Delaware Presidential Election - September 13, 2008

Delaware Presidential Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

September 13, 2008

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

8% Excellent

22% Good

14% Fair

55% Poor

0% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Ruth Ann Minner is performing her role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

5% Excellent

22% Good

34% Fair

37% Poor

1% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	43%
Obama	55%
Other	1%
Not sure	2%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	41%	28%	45%	34%
Somewhat Favorable	23%	25%	23%	16%
Somewhat Unfavorable	13%	21%	15%	15%
Very Unfavorable	22%	24%	16%	32%
Not sure	1%	2%	1%	3%

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?

25% National Security Issues

46% Economic Issues

12% Domestic Issues

3% Cultural Issues

7% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

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

54% Yes

28% No
18% Not sure

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

40% Yes

49% No
11% Not sure

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

7% Very conservative
8% Somewhat conservative
30% Moderate

30% Somewhat liberal
20% Very liberal

4% Not sure

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

53% Very conservative
25% Somewhat conservative
10% Moderate

4% Somewhat liberal
1% Very liberal

7% 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?

79% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
16% Voting primarily against the other candidate

4% Not sure

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