Toplines - Pennsylvania Presidential Election - September 24, 2008
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Survey of 700 Likely
Voters
September 23, 2008
1* How do
you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
11% Excellent
17% Good
16% Fair
54% 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
23% Good
36% Fair
26% Poor
1% Not sure
3* 2008 Presidential
General Election Match-Ups
|
McCain |
45% |
|
Obama |
49% |
|
Other |
1% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
|
Very
Favorable |
32% |
30% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
22% |
23% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
13% |
18% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
30% |
26% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
3% |
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?
25% National Security Issues
48% Economic Issues
11% Domestic Issues
7% Cultural Issues
5% Fiscal Issues
5% Not sure
6* Does
the choice of Sarah Palin for Vice President make you
more or less likely to vote for John McCain?
38% More
likely
42% Less
likely
18% Not
impact
2% Not sure
7* Does
the choice of Joe Biden for Vice-President make you more or less likely to vote
for Barack Obama?
33% More
likely
31% Less
likely
33% Not
impact
3% Not sure
8* We’re just about finished… How do
you rate the
8% Excellent
20% Good
37% Fair
33% Poor
1% Not sure
9*
Do you have health insurance?
88% Yes
10% No
2% Not sure
10*
How do you rate your own health insurance coverage?
30% Excellent
41% Good
22% Fair
7% Poor
0% Not sure
11* If you had a choice between keeping your existing
insurance or switching to an insurance
program administered by the government, which would you choose?
66% Keep
existing insurance
14% Switch
to government insurance
20% Not sure
12* Should a government employers be allowed to
require that it’s employees speak English
while on the job?
82% Yes
11% No
7% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
