Republicans are happier with their vice presidential candidate than their presidential nominee, while Democrats feel good about both candidates on their ticket, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

With 59% in a separate survey predicting a Barack Obama win today, 45% of U.S. voters describe themselves as Very Concerned that the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives will all be controlled by Democrats. Another 10% are somewhat concerned, while 23% are not concerned at all.

Seventy-one percent (71%) of Republicans say John McCain made the right choice by picking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, Palin has been the subject of largely critical media coverage but has attracted some of the most enthusiastic crowds of either campaign. Sixty-five percent (65%) of GOP voters say the party picked the right nominee for president.

Twenty-three percent (23%) of Republicans say McCain was not the right choice for the party, while 18% say the same of Palin.

Among Democrats, 74% say their party made the right choice picking Obama as its presidential nominee, and 76% say Obama made the right choice for his running mate in longtime Delaware Senator Joseph Biden. Seventeen percent (17%) of Democrats think Obama was not the right choice, and 16% feel that way about Biden.

Among all voters, 45% say McCain was the right choice for Republicans while 36% disagree and 19% are undecided. Fifty-one percent (51%) say McCain did not make the right choice in Palin, but 39% think he did and 10% aren’t sure.

Forty-eight percent (48%) say Democrats made the right choice in Obama as their presidential candidate, while 42% think he was the wrong choice. Ten percent (10%) are undecided. Forty-eight percent (48%) also think Obama chose well when he picked Biden, although 39% disagree and 13% remain unsure.

The final Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Election 2008 shows Barack Obama with 52% of the vote while John McCain is six points back at 46%. One percent (1%) of voters say they’ll select a third-party option while 1% remain undecided.

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While just 17% of Republicans think Obama was a good choice for his party, 29% of Democrats think the GOP made the right choice with McCain. Palin draws a stronger response: 79% of Democrats say McCain made the wrong choice for his running mate. Sixty-four percent (64%) of Republicans disagree with Biden’s selection.

Although women have polled more strongly in favor of Obama nationwide, they are closely divided on whether Democrats made the right choice in nominating him. Forty-five percent (45%) of women voters say yes, 43% say no. These numbers perhaps reflect continued unhappiness among women Democrats about Hillary Clinton’s defeat for the presidential nomination. But, despite GOP hopes to the contrary, that unhappiness did not translate into voters for Palin and McCain.

Women by 16 points say Palin was not a good choice. Men by eight points agree.

Men think Obama was a good choice by 11 points. Male voters view McCain as the right choice by a 47% to 37% spread, women voters agree by seven points.

Married voters are more evenly divided on Palin’s selection, with 43% saying she was a good choice while 49% disagree. Unmarried voters view her as a bad choice by 23 points. But 48% of married voters also view Obama as the wrong choice but see McCain as the right choice by 15 points. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of unmarried voters think Obama is a good choice, while just 37% think that of McCain.

In a survey last week, only one-third (34%) of voters said rule by one political party is better for the country. Forty-five percent (45%) said it’s better if the White House and Congress are each run by a different political party.

With Democrats poised to take control of both the White House and Congress, 85% of Republicans and 44% of unaffiliated voters are Very Concerned, compared to just 11% of Democrats. But 42% of Democrats and 21% of unaffiliateds aren’t concerned at all.

Forty-nine percent (49%) of investors are Very Concerned about one-party rule, with an additional 11% somewhat concerned. Twenty percent (20%) are not at all concerned.

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