Survey of 730 Democratic Primary
Voters
April 17, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that
George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent,
good, fair, or poor?
4% Excellent
4% Good
11% Fair
80%
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?
21%
Excellent
38% Good
28% Fair
12% Poor
1% Not sure
3* Democratic Primary
|
|
47% |
|
Obama |
44% |
|
Not sure |
9% |
4* Favorables
|
|
|
Obama |
|
Very
Favorable |
40% |
39% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
30% |
32% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
17% |
15% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
12% |
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
9% Not very likely
9% Not at all likely
3% 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
9% Somewhat likely
8% Not very likely
15% Not at
all likely
3% Not sure
7. When thinking about how you will vote in the
Pennsylvania 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?
51% Economy
21% War in
3% Immigration
3% National security
10% Health care
3% Social Security
5% Government ethics and corruption
2% Some other issue
2% Not sure
8* How closely did you follow news
stories about the debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack
Obama?
48%
Very closely
35% Somewhat
closely
13% Not very closely
3% Not at all
0% Not sure
9* Did anything you heard or saw about the debate cause you to change your mind
and vote for a different candidate?
12% Yes
85% No
3% Not sure
10* If Barack Obama is nominated by the
Democrats how likely is it that he will be elected President?
49% Very likely
27%
Somewhat likely
15%
Not very likely
7% Not at all likely
2% Not sure
11* If
Hillary Clinton is nominated by the Democrats how likely is it that he will be
elected President?
50% Very likely
29% Somewhat likely
15% Not very likely
5% Not at all likely
2% Not sure
12* Okay….if Barack
Obama is nominated by the Democrats how likely is it
that John McCain will be elected President?
21% Very
likely
21%
Somewhat likely
39%
Not very likely
16%
Not at all likely
3% Not sure
13* if Hillary Clinton is nominated
by the Democrats how likely is it that John McCain will be elected President?
13% Very likely
30% Somewhat likely
37% Not very likely
17% Not at all likely
4% Not sure
14* Superdelegates are party leaders and Members of Congress
who vote at the Democratic Convention but not selected by primaries and
caucuses. Ultimately, since neither Obama nor Clinton
will have a majority of pledged delegates, the Superdelegates
will select the Party’s Presidential nominee. Is it a good idea for the
Democrats to have Superdelegates?
21% Yes
57% No
22% Not sure
15* Suppose that Barack Obama wins the most pledged delegates, the most states, and
the popular vote over Hillary Clinton. But, then something happens to convince Superdelegates that Hillary Clinton would have a better
chance of beating John McCain. In that case, should the Superdelegates
honor the results of the primaries and select Obama
or should they vote for
57% Honor the results of the
primaries
33% Vote for
9% Not sure
16* In
political terms is Barack Obama
conservative, moderate or liberal?
7% Conservative
48% Moderate
33% Liberal
12% Not sure
17* In
political terms is Hillary Clinton conservative, moderate or liberal?
15%
Conservative
49% Moderate
29% Liberal
7% Not sure
18* Generally speaking, how would you
rate the
1% Excellent
3% Good
26% Fair
69% Poor
1% Not sure
19* How would you rate your own personal finances these
days?
4% Excellent
28% Good
45% Fair
22% Poor
2% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage
points with a 95% level of confidence