South Dakota Presidential Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

September 9, 2008

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

16% Excellent

22% Good

18% Fair

43% Poor

1% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	54%
Obama	37%
Other	3%
Not sure	6%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	25%	38%	17%	47%
Somewhat Favorable	22%	27%	24%	15%
Somewhat Unfavorable	15%	17%	19%	11%
Very Unfavorable	38%	16%	33%	21%
Not sure	1%	2%	6%	4%

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

36% Economic Issues

15% Domestic Issues

10% Cultural Issues

7% Fiscal Issues

9% Not sure

6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

32% Yes

39% No
29% Not sure

7* John McCain named Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for McCain to make?

59% Yes

31% No
10% Not sure

8* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

3% Very conservative
5% Somewhat conservative
31% Moderate

22% Somewhat liberal
30% Very liberal

9% Not sure

9* In political terms, is Sarah Palin very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

50% Very conservative
28% Somewhat conservative
7% Moderate

4% Somewhat liberal
2% Very liberal

8% Not sure

10* When you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?

66% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
27% Voting primarily against the other candidate

7% Not sure

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