Toplines - Pennsylvania Presidential Election - September 14, 2008

Pennsylvania Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 14, 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?

15% Excellent

21% Good

12% Fair

52% 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?

11% Excellent

32% Good

34% Fair

22% Poor

1% Not sure

3* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, Libertarian Bob Barr or Independent Ralph Nader

47% McCain

47% Obama

1% Barr

1% Nader

4% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	33%	30%
Somewhat Favorable	22%	30%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	14%
Very Unfavorable	29%	24%
Not sure	1%	2%

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?

26% National Security Issues

35% Economic Issues

12% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

15% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

6* Overall, which candidate do you trust more -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

42% Obama

51% McCain

7% Not sure

7* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack Obama as president?

29% Extremely comfortable

12% Very comfortable

16% Somewhat comfortable

41% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

8* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain as president?

25% Extremely comfortable

18% Very comfortable

21% Somewhat comfortable

33% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

9* Regardless of how you might vote, if it became necessary for the vice president to step in and serve as president, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as president?

33% Extremely comfortable

11% Very comfortable

22% Somewhat comfortable

30% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

10* Regardless of how you might vote, if it became necessary for the vice president to step in and serve as president, how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as president?

22% Extremely comfortable

18% Very comfortable

12% Somewhat comfortable

45% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

11* If you had to make the toughest decision of your life, who would you rather get advice from -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

39% Barack Obama

52% John McCain

9% Not sure

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