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Toplines - Pennsylvania Democratic Primary - April 7, 2008

Pennsylvania Primary

Survey of 695 Democratic Primary Voters

April 7, 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

5% Good

9% Fair

82% 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

38% Good

31% Fair

10% Poor

2% Not sure

3* Democratic Primary

Clinton

48%

Obama

43%

Not sure

9%

4* Favorables

Clinton

Obama

Very Favorable

41%

43%

Somewhat Favorable

34%

29%

Somewhat Unfavorable

11%

15%

Very Unfavorable

10%

10%

Not sure

2%

2%

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?

70% Very likely

9% Somewhat likely

6% Not very likely

12% 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?

65% Very likely

11% Somewhat likely

8% 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?

53% Economy

20% War in Iraq

2% Immigration

4% National security

10% Health care

3% Social Security

4% Government ethics and corruption

1% Some other issue

3% Not sure

8* Should Hillary Clinton drop out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination?

28% Yes

56%No

16% Not sure

9* Should Barack Obama drop out of the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination?

18% Yes

70% No

13% Not sure

10* How likely is it that the Democratic Presidential Nomination contest will remain unsettled until the Convention?

45% Very likely

36% Somewhat likely

12% Not very likely

2% Not at all likely

4% Not sure

11* Which candidate would do better against John McCain in the general election…Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?

43% Obama

44% Clinton

12% Not sure

12* Have you seen any television commercials for Barack Obama?

91% Yes

7% No

2% Not sure

13* Have you seen any television commercials for Hillary Clinton?

87% Yes

11% No

2% Not sure

14* Are relations between white Americans and black Americans better today than they were in the 1960s?

81% Yes

10% No

10% Not sure

15* These days, are relations between white and black Americans getting better or worse?

62% Better

13% Worse

19% Neither

5% Not sure

16* Within the past week, have you shared a meal with a person of a different racial background?

43% Yes

54% No

3% Not sure

17* Within the past week, have you personally witnessed any racial discrimination?

17% Yes

79% No

4% Not sure

18* Is there more discrimination against African-Americans or against women?

42% African Americans

31% Women

26% Not sure

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