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
|
|
47% |
|
Obama |
42% |
|
Not sure |
11% |
4* Favorables
|
|
|
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
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