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Toplines - Sarah Palin - September 1, 2008

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

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

39% Yes

39% No

22% Not sure

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

37% More likely

38% Less likely

23% No impact

2% Not sure

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

29% Yes

48% No

23% Not sure

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

45% Very conservative

30% Somewhat conservative

11% Moderate

2% Somewhat liberal

0% Very liberal

11% Not sure

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

31% Very favorable

21% Somewhat favorable

20% Somewhat unfavorable

16% Very unfavorable

10% Not familiar with Sarah Palin

2% Not sure

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