Virginia
Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted August 12, 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
17% Fair
46% Poor
1% Not sure
2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
Candidate |
Without Leaners |
With Leaners |
|
McCain |
45% |
48% |
|
Obama |
46% |
47% |
|
Other |
3% |
1% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
4% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
|
Obama |
McCain |
|
Very
Favorable |
36% |
24% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
15% |
37% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
16% |
20% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
31% |
16% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
3% |
4* 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
43% Economic Issues
9% Domestic Issues
6% Cultural Issues
10% Fiscal Issues
5% Not sure
5* If Tim Kaine is selected to run as the Democrats Vice
Presidential nominee, would you be more or less likely to vote for Barack Obama
for President?
26%
More likely
25%
Less likely
45%
No impact
4% Not sure
6* How likely is it that Barack
Obama will select Tim Kaine as his Vice-Presidential running mate?
7% Very likely
33%
Somewhat likely
29%
Not very likely
5% Not at all likely
26%
Not sure
7* Should Congress have stayed in session to finish
work on an energy plan instead of going into recess?
69%
Yes
14% No
18%
Not sure
8* Do you favor or oppose drilling
off the coast of
68%
Favor
21%
Oppose
11% Not sure
9* Which is more important, finding new sources of energy
or reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume?
63% Finding new sources of energy
29% Reducing
the amount of energy Americans now consume
8% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence