Virginia Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 5, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports for FOX News

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

12% Excellent

20% Good

17% Fair

51% Poor

0% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Tim Kaine is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

16% Excellent

28% Good

33% Fair

20% 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

48% McCain

50% Obama

1% Barr

0% Nader

0% McKinney

1% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	40%	33%
Somewhat Favorable	16%	23%
Somewhat Unfavorable	12%	20%
Very Unfavorable	31%	23%
Not sure	1%	2%

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

48% Obama

48% McCain

5% Not sure

6* 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?

26% National Security Issues

46% Economic Issues

8% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

7% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

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

50% Barack Obama
46% John McCain
4% Not sure

8* 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?

45% Barack Obama
52% John McCain
3% Not sure

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

33% Extremely comfortable

13% Very comfortable

12% Somewhat comfortable

40% Not at all comfortable

1% Not sure

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

24% Extremely comfortable

17% Very comfortable

23% Somewhat comfortable

35% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

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

32% Extremely comfortable

16% Very comfortable

20% Somewhat comfortable

29% Not at all comfortable

4% Not sure

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

28% Extremely comfortable

12% Very comfortable

12% Somewhat comfortable

47% Not at all comfortable

2% 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?

46% Barack Obama

49% John McCain

6% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence