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Toplines - Biden Comments - October 22, 2008

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 22, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed news stories about comments made by Joe Biden that America's enemies will test Barack Obama with an international crisis?

38% Very closely
29% Somewhat closely

22% Not very closely

10% Not at all

3% Not sure

2* How concerned are you that Barack Obama will be tested with an international crisis in his first 6 months as president?

38% Very concerned
21% Somewhat concerned

28% Not very concerned

12% Not at all concerned

1% Not sure

3* Which is a bigger risk Barack Obama’s inexperience or John McCain’s age?

48% Obama’s inexperience
44% McCain’s age

8% Not sure

4* If an international crisis arose in the first six months of his presidency, who would you have more confidence in -- Barack Obama or John McCain?

48% Barack Obama
49% John McCain
4% Not sure

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

27% Very favorable

29% Somewhat favorable

23% Somewhat unfavorable

18% Very unfavorable

3% Not sure

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