Pennsylvania Primary

Survey of 741 Democratic Primary Voters

April 14, 2008

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

5% Excellent

4% Good

13% Fair

78% Poor

0% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Ed Rendell is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

18% Excellent

36% Good

32% Fair

13% Poor

1% Not sure

3* Democratic Primary

Clinton	50%
Obama	41%
Not sure	9%

4* Favorables

	Clinton	Obama
Very Favorable	40%	41%
Somewhat Favorable	34%	31%
Somewhat Unfavorable	14%	14%
Very Unfavorable	10%	13%
Not sure	1%	1%

5* Suppose that Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Presidential Nomination. In the general election campaign against John McCain, how likely are you to vote for Hillary Clinton?

69% Very likely

10% Somewhat likely

7% Not very likely

12% Not at all likely

2% Not sure

6* Suppose that Barack Obama wins the Democratic Presidential Nomination. In the general election campaign against John McCain, how likely are you to vote for Barack Obama?

64% Very likely

10% Somewhat likely

9% Not very likely

14% Not at all likely

2% Not sure

7. When thinking about how you will vote in the West Virginia Presidential primary, which of the following issues is most important—the economy, the War in Iraq, immigration, national security, health care, Social Security, or government ethics and corruption?

55% Economy

22% War in Iraq

2% Immigration

4% National security

10% Health care

2% Social Security

4% Government ethics and corruption

1% Some other issue

1% Not sure

8* How closely have you followed news stories about Barack Obama’s recent comments made in San Francisco about small-town voters?

51% Very closely

24% Somewhat closely

17% Not very closely

6% Not at all closely

2% Not sure

9* Obama said that in small towns in Pennsylvania, people “cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations." Do you agree or disagree?

35% Agree
51% Disagree
14% Not sure

10* Senators Clinton and McCain said Obama’s comments showed he was out of touch with hardworking Americans. Do Obama’s comments reflect an elitist view of small-town America?

37% Yes
48% No
15% Not sure

11* In response, Obama said, “No, I'm in touch. I know exactly what's going on. I know what's going on in Pennsylvania, I know what's going in Indiana, I know what's going in Illinois. People are fed up. They're angry and they're frustrated and they're bitter, and they want to see a change in Washington.” Do you agree or disagree?

70% Agree
19% Disagree
11% Not sure

12* In political terms, is Barack Obama conservative moderate or liberal?

8% Conservative
42% Moderate
36% Liberal
15% Not sure

13* Generally speaking, on the issue of abortion, do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?

63% Pro-choice

27% Pro-life

10% Not sure

14* Do you or anyone in your family own a gun?

44% Yes
54% No
2% Not sure

15* In terms of its impact on your life, how important is faith and religion?

55% Very important

30% Somewhat important

11% Not very important

4% Not at all important

1% Not sure

16* How important is it for the government to improve its enforcement of the borders and reduce illegal immigration?

60% Very important

27% Somewhat important

10% Not very important

3% Not at all important

1% Not sure

17* Okay… how important is it for the government to legalize the status of illegal aliens already in the United States?

30% Very important

35% Somewhat important

18% Not very important

11% Not at all important

7% Not sure

18* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

1% Excellent

5% Good

28% Fair

65% Poor

1% Not sure

19* How would you rate your own personal finances these days?

5% Excellent

28% Good

43% Fair

23% Poor

1% Not sure

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