Virginia 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?

14% Excellent

20% Good

15% Fair

50% 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?

20% Excellent

32% Good

28% Fair

20% 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, Independent Ralph Nader or Green Party candidate Cynthia Ann McKinney?

49% McCain

47% Obama

1% Barr

1% Nader

0% McKinney

2% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	37%	32%	25%	40%
Somewhat Favorable	20%	27%	30%	15%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	20%	20%	12%
Very Unfavorable	28%	20%	23%	30%
Not sure	1%	1%	3%	3%

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

40% Economic Issues

13% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

8% Fiscal Issues

5% Not sure

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

44% Obama

50% McCain

6% Not sure

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

34% Extremely comfortable

11% Very comfortable

16% Somewhat comfortable

38% 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

22% Somewhat comfortable

32% 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?

44% Barack Obama

50% John McCain

5% Not sure

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