Virginia Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 14, 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?

15% Excellent

22% Good

14% Fair

49% 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?

17% Excellent

30% Good

30% Fair

20% Poor

3% 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

48% McCain

48% Obama

0% Barr

1% Nader

0% McKinney

2% Not sure

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	38%	33%
Somewhat Favorable	17%	23%
Somewhat Unfavorable	15%	18%
Very Unfavorable	28%	24%
Not sure	1%	2%

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?

28% National Security Issues

44% Economic Issues

9% Domestic Issues

5% Cultural Issues

8% Fiscal Issues

8% Not sure

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

46% Obama

46% McCain

8% Not sure

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

35% Extremely comfortable

12% Very comfortable

11% Somewhat comfortable

40% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

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

29% Extremely comfortable

14% Very comfortable

19% Somewhat comfortable

36% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

9* Regardless of how you might vote, if it became necessary for the vice president to step in and serve as president, how comfortable would you be with Joe Biden as president?

26% Extremely comfortable

18% Very comfortable

25% Somewhat comfortable

29% Not at all comfortable

3% Not sure

10* Regardless of how you might vote, if it became necessary for the vice president to step in and serve as president, how comfortable would you be with Sarah Palin as president?

22% Extremely comfortable

19% Very comfortable

13% Somewhat comfortable

44% Not at all comfortable

2% Not sure

11* If you had to make the toughest decision of your life, who would you rather get advice from -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

46% Barack Obama

48% John McCain

6% Not sure

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