Toplines - Pennsylvania Presidential Election - September 7, 2008

Pennsylvania Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 7, 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?

13% Excellent

19% Good

12% Fair

55% 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?

12% Excellent

22% Good

38% Fair

26% 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

47% Obama

1% Barr

1% Nader

7% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	31%	29%	25%	41%
Somewhat Favorable	24%	28%	29%	18%
Somewhat Unfavorable	18%	20%	19%	13%
Very Unfavorable	26%	20%	23%	24%
Not sure	0%	3%	5%	4%

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?

29% National Security Issues

37% Economic Issues

12% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

8% Not sure

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

41% Obama

48% McCain

10% Not sure

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

28% Extremely comfortable

12% Very comfortable

18% Somewhat comfortable

39% Not at all comfortable

4% Not sure

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

25% Extremely comfortable

19% Very comfortable

21% Somewhat comfortable

33% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

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

41% Barack Obama

47% John McCain

12% Not sure

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