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Toplines - Pennsylvania Democratic Primary - March 31, 2008

Pennsylvania Primary

Survey of 730 Democratic Primary Voters

March 31, 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

12% Fair

78% Poor

1% 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

34% Good

35% Fair

12% Poor

1% Not sure

3* Democratic Primary

Clinton

47%

Obama

42%

Not sure

11%

4* Favorables

Clinton

Obama

Very Favorable

40%

43%

Somewhat Favorable

34%

30%

Somewhat Unfavorable

16%

17%

Very Unfavorable

10%

8%

Not sure

1%

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?

71% Very likely

9% Somewhat likely

8% Not very likely

9% 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?

65% Very likely

10% Somewhat likely

8% Not very likely

14% Not at all likely

3% 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?

54% Economy

19% War in Iraq

3% Immigration

2% National security

10% Health care

3% Social Security

5% 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?

21% Yes

64%No

16% Not sure

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

18% Yes

72% No

10% Not sure

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

51% Very likely

33% Somewhat likely

10% Not very likely

1% 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?

45% Obama

43% Clinton

11% Not sure

12* How closely have you followed news stories about Hillary Clinton’s recollection of a trip to Bosnia she made as First Lady?

47% Very closely

27% Somewhat closely

19% Not very closely

7% Not at all

1% Not sure

13* In terms of how you will vote, how important are the misstatements made by Hillary Clinton about her trip to Bosnia?

19% Very important

21% Somewhat important

37% Not very important

19% Not at all important

4% Not sure

14* When discussing their past accomplishments, do most politicians lie or embellish the truth?

68% Yes

12% No

20% Not sure

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

1% Excellent

2% Good

28% Fair

70% Poor

0% Not sure

16* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

2% Better

91% Worse

5% Staying the same

3% Not sure

17 Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

31% United States and its allies

30% Terrorists

32% Neither

7% Not sure

18. Over the next six months, will the situation in Iraq get better or worse?

13% Better

53% Worse

26% Stay about the same

7% Not sure

19. Some people say that American society is generally fair and decent. Others say it is basically unfair and discriminatory. Which do you believe is more accurate?

54% Fair and decent

34% Unfair and discriminatory

11% Not sure

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