National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 5, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Which Democratic candidate would do better against John McCain in the general election…Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton?

47% Obama

34% Clinton

18% Not sure

2* Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as his Vice-Presidential running mate?

31% Yes

50% No

19% Not sure

3* How would you rate the way that Hillary Clinton has conducted herself since quitting the Democratic presidential race…Excellent, Good, Fair or Poor?

25% Excellent

35% Good

28% Fair

8% Poor

3% Not sure

4* Does Hillary Clinton really want Barack Obama to win the Presidential election?

40% Yes

35% No

25% Not sure

5* If Barack Obama loses the Presidential election how likely is it that Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic nominee for President in 2012?

32% Very likely

30% Somewhat likely

22% Not very likely

7% Not at all likely

8% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence