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
|
|
48% |
|
Obama |
43% |
|
Not sure |
9% |
4* Favorables
|
|
|
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
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%
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