Toplines - Pennsylvania Presidential Election - October 30, 2008

Pennsylvania Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted October 30, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

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

12% Excellent

16% Good

18% Fair

54% Poor

1% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Ed Rendell is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

17% Excellent

24% Good

34% Fair

23% Poor

1% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	47%
Obama	51%
Some Other Candidate	1%
Not sure	1%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very favorable	39%	30%
Somewhat favorable	15%	25%
Somewhat unfavorable	17%	16%
Very unfavorable	28%	29%
Not sure	1%	1%

5* In terms of how you will vote for President, are you primarily interested in National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror, Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?

20% National Security Issues

44% Economic Issues

13% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

11% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

6*Overall, who do you trust more on economic issues and managing the economy—John McCain or Barack Obama?

46% McCain

51% Obama

4% Not sure

7* Fine… who do you trust more on national security issues such as the War in Iraq and the War on Terrorism— John McCain or Barack Obama?

52% McCain

43% Obama

5% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence