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Toplines - West Virginia Democratic Primary - March 13, 2008
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
4* Favorables
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 |