Toplines - Pennsylvania President - June 19 & 22, 2008

Pennsylvania General Election

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

June 19, 2008

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

12% Excellent

18% Good

18% Fair

51% 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?

13% Excellent

31% Good

26% Fair

28% Poor

1% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	42%
Obama	46%
Other	5%
Not sure	8%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	27%	19%
Somewhat Favorable	31%	38%
Somewhat Unfavorable	14%	24%
Very Unfavorable	26%	15%
Not sure	2%	4%

5* John McCain has said that a long term military presence may be necessary in Iraq. Does this make you more or less likely to vote for John McCain?

27% More likely

53% Less likely

16% No impact

5% Not sure

5* How concerned are you with Barack Obama’s associations with people such as Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Father Pfleger and William Ayers?

40% Very concerned

15% Somewhat concerned

24% Not very concerned

18% Not at all concerned

3% Not sure

6* If Ed Rendell is selected to run as the Democrats Vice Presidential nominee, would you be more or less likely to vote for Barack Obama for President?

25% More likely

36% Less likely

34% No impact
6% Not sure

7* If Hillary Clinton is selected to run as the Democrats Vice Presidential nominee, would you be more or less likely to vote for Barack Obama for President?

35% More likely

36% Less likely

23% No impact

5% Not sure

8* If Tom Ridge is selected to run as the Republicans Vice Presidential nominee, would you be more or less likely to vote for John McCain Obama for President?

31% More likely

30% Less likely

33% No impact

6% Not sure

9* When it comes to the situation in Iraq, which is the more important goal for the next president to accomplish during his first term…winning the war or getting the troops home?

40% Winning the war

53% Getting the troops home

6% Not sure

10*Is free trade good or bad for the United States economy?

41% Good

32% Bad

16% Neither

11% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence