Toplines - Prepared to be President - September 14, 2008

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Toplines - Prepared to be President - September 14, 2008

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 14, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Is Barack Obama prepared to be President of the United States?

44% Yes
45% No

11% Not sure

2* If John McCain prepared to be President of the United States?

63% Yes
26% No

11% Not sure

3* Okay, is Joe Biden prepared to be President of the United States?

50% Yes
34% No

17% Not sure

4* Fine….Is Sarah Palin prepared to be President of the United States?

33% Yes
52% No

15% Not sure

5* If you had to choose between Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden or Sarah Palin who would you most like to see as President?

42% Obama

35% McCain

7% Biden

10% Palin

6% Not sure

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