National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 25, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

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

41% Obama

43% Clinton

16% Not sure

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

40% Yes

46% No

14% Not sure

3* How likely is it that Hillary Clinton will overshadow Barack Obama

at the Democratic National Convention?

21% Very likely

27% Somewhat likely

37% Not very likely

9% Not at all likely

5% Not sure

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

24% Excellent

36% Good

27% Fair

10% Poor

3% Not sure

5* Does Hillary Clinton really want Barack Obama to win the Presidential nomination?

37% Yes

40% No

23% Not sure

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