West Virginia Presidential Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

September 24, 2008

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

14% Excellent

18% Good

18% Fair

49% Poor

1% Not sure

2* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	50%
Obama	42%
Other	4%
Not sure	4%

3* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	26%	31%	21%	39%
Somewhat Favorable	24%	32%	25%	22%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	19%	22%	11%
Very Unfavorable	33%	16%	27%	24%
Not sure	1%	2%	5%	5%

4* 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?

24% National Security Issues

50% Economic Issues

11% Domestic Issues

6% Cultural Issues

2% Fiscal Issues

6% Not sure

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

33% Yes
44% No
23% Not sure

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

54% Yes
33% No
13% Not sure

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

5% Very conservative
13% Somewhat conservative
28% Moderate

24% Somewhat liberal
19% Very liberal

11% Not Sure

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

37% Very conservative
29% Somewhat conservative
17% Moderate

8% Somewhat liberal
3% Very liberal

7% Not Sure

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

52% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
38% Voting primarily against the other candidate

10% Not sure

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