West Virginia Primary
Survey of 702 Democratic Primary
Voters
March 13, 2008
1* How do you rate the way that
George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
7% Excellent
8% Good
12% Fair
72% Poor
1% Not sure
2* How do you rate the way that Joe Manchin III is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or
poor?
23% Excellent
34% Good
28% Fair
14% Poor
1% Not sure
3*
Democratic Primary
|
|
55% |
|
Obama |
27% |
4* Favorables
|
|
|
Obama |
|
Very
Favorable |
42% |
23% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
30% |
30% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
17% |
21% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
11% |
24% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
2% |
5* Suppose that Hillary Clinton wins the
Democratic Presidential Nomination. In the general election campaign against
John McCain, how likely are you to vote for Hillary Clinton?
64% Very
likely
9% Somewhat likely
9% Not very likely
16% Not at
all likely
2% Not sure
6* Suppose that Barack Obama wins the Democratic
Presidential Nomination. In the general election campaign against John McCain,
how likely are you to vote for Barack Obama?
43% Very
likely
11% Somewhat likely
14% Not
very likely
27% Not at
all likely
5% Not sure
7. When
thinking about how you will vote in the West Virginia Presidential primary,
which of the following issues is most important—the economy, the War in Iraq,
immigration, national security, health care, Social Security, or government
ethics and corruption?
51% Economy
17% War in
3% Immigration
5% National
security
9% Health care
5% Social Security
5% Government
ethics and corruption
2% Some other issue
3% Not sure
8* What is more important, creating economic growth or
reducing the income gap between rich and poor?
39% Creating
economic growth
53% Reducing
the income gap between rich and poor
7% Not sure
9* Which candidate has received better treatment from the media—Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?
58% Obama
16%
26% Not sure
10* Which candidate would do better against John McCain in the
general election?
31% Obama
48%
20% Not sure
11*
Regardless of who you want to win, who do you think will win the
Democratic Presidential Nomination?
47% Obama
35%
18% Not sure
12* How
closely have you followed recent news stories about comments made by Geraldine
Ferraro?
40% Very closely
27% Somewhat
closely
21% Not very closely
11% Not at
all
1% Not sure
13*
Ferraro said that Obama has reached his status as
frontrunner in the Presidential race only because he is black. Do you agree?
33% Yes
53% No
13% Not sure
14*
Ferraro also said that Obama has had it easy because
of a “very sexist media.” Do you agree?
43% Yes
42% No
15% Not sure
15* Are
Ferraro’s comments racist?
27% Yes
54% No
19% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence