Toplines - Pennsylvania Presidential Election - September 28, 2008
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Pennsylvania
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 28, 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?
10% Excellent
20% Good
12% Fair
57% 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?
9% Excellent
30% Good
34% Fair
25% Poor
2% 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
42% McCain
50% Obama
2% Barr
3% Nader
4% Not sure
4*
Favorable Ratings
|
Obama |
McCain |
Very
Favorable |
38% |
30% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
20% |
24% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
16% |
21% |
Very
Unfavorable |
25% |
25% |
Not sure |
0% |
0% |
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
46%
Economic Issues
8% Domestic Issues
5% Cultural Issues
9% Fiscal Issues
8% Not sure
6* Overall, which candidate do you trust
more -- Barack Obama or John McCain?
49% Obama
42% McCain
9% Not sure
7* Regardless
of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Barack Obama as
president?
30% Extremely comfortable
11% Very
comfortable
22% Somewhat comfortable
33% Not at
all comfortable
3% Not sure
8* Regardless
of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with John McCain as
president?
21% Extremely comfortable
15% Very
comfortable
25% Somewhat comfortable
37% Not at
all comfortable
2% Not sure
9*
Regardless of how you would vote, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as Vice President?
27% Extremely comfortable
20% Very
comfortable
21% Somewhat comfortable
29% Not at
all comfortable
3% Not sure
10* * Regardless of how you would vote,
how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as Vice President?
19% Extremely comfortable
13% Very
comfortable
17% Somewhat comfortable
48% Not at
all comfortable
2% 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?
52% Barack
Obama
39% John McCain
9% 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?
43% Barack
Obama
51% John McCain
7% 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?
45% Barack
Obama
46% John
McCain
10% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence