National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 23, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Joe Biden?

22% Very favorable
27% Somewhat favorable

20% Somewhat unfavorable

21% Very unfavorable

10% Not sure

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

36% Very favorable
18% Somewhat favorable

11% Somewhat unfavorable

31% Very unfavorable

3% Not sure

3* Is a vice presidential nominee who publicly disagrees with his presidential running mate being honest or making a mistake?

66% Being honest
12% Making a mistake

22% Not sure

4* Senator Biden said recently that Barack Obama might have been better off if he chose Hillary Clinton as his running mate. Do you agree or disagree?

45% Agree
41% Disagree
13% Not sure

5* Does the fact that Joe Biden has served 35 years in the Senate make you more likely to vote for him or less likely?

41% More likely

36% Less likely

22% No impact

1% Not sure

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