National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 29, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

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

40% Yes

32% No

28% Not sure

2* With Sarah Palin as his running mate, are you more likely or less likely to vote for John McCain?

35% More likely

33% Less likely

28% No impact

3% Not sure

3* If necessary, is Sarah Palin ready to be President?

29% Yes

44% No

26% Not sure

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

37% Very conservative

32% Somewhat conservative

13% Moderate

1% Somewhat liberal

0% Very liberal

16% Not sure

5*Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Sarah Palin?

29% Very favorable

24% Somewhat favorable

17% Somewhat unfavorable

9% Very unfavorable

18% Not familiar with Sarah Palin

2% Not sure

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