Toplines - Virginia Presidential Election - September 21, 2008

Virginia Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 21, 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

23% Good

15% Fair

48% Poor

1% Not sure

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

18% Excellent

29% Good

32% 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

50% McCain

48% Obama

1% Barr

0% Nader

0% McKinney

1% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	36%	33%
Somewhat Favorable	16%	25%
Somewhat Unfavorable	17%	19%
Very Unfavorable	28%	22%
Not sure	2%	1%

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?

22% National Security Issues

45% Economic Issues

10% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

13% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

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

45% Obama

49% McCain

7% Not sure

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

33% Extremely comfortable

12% Very comfortable

11% Somewhat comfortable

42% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

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

26% Extremely comfortable

18% Very comfortable

18% Somewhat comfortable

37% Not at all comfortable

1% Not sure

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

31% Extremely comfortable

15% Very comfortable

19% Somewhat comfortable

32% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

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

28% Extremely comfortable

16% Very comfortable

10% Somewhat comfortable

45% Not at all comfortable

1% 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?

48% Barack Obama
49% John McCain
3% 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?

40% Barack Obama
56% John McCain
4% 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?

42% Barack Obama

51% John McCain

8% Not sure

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