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Toplines - Pennsylvania Presidential Election - September 21, 2008

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Pennsylvania Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 21, 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?

11% Excellent

16% Good

18% Fair

54% 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?

13% Excellent

31% Good

31% Fair

24% 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.

45% McCain

48% Obama

1% Barr

1% Nader

5% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

Obama

McCain

Very Favorable

35%

26%

Somewhat Favorable

21%

27%

Somewhat Unfavorable

19%

21%

Very Unfavorable

24%

25%

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?

24% National Security Issues

45% Economic Issues

10% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

9% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

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

43% Obama

45% McCain

12% Not sure

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

29% Extremely comfortable

11% Very comfortable

20% Somewhat comfortable

34% Not at all comfortable

6% Not sure

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

20% Extremely comfortable

16% Very comfortable

22% Somewhat comfortable

38% Not at all comfortable

4% Not sure

9* Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as Vice President?

33% Extremely comfortable

14% Very comfortable

21% Somewhat comfortable

26% Not at all comfortable

5% Not sure

10* * Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as Vice President?

22% Extremely comfortable

11% Very comfortable

18% Somewhat comfortable

45% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

11* Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle the nations economy and jobs….Barack Obama or John McCain?

48% Barack Obama
41% John McCain
10% Not sure

12* Regardless of how you might vote, which candidate do you trust more to handle national security and the war on terrorism….Barack Obama or John McCain?

42% Barack Obama
48% John McCain
10% Not sure

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

44% Barack Obama

45% John McCain

11% Not sure

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