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Toplines - Sarah Palin - September 4, 2008

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 4, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

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

51% Yes

32% No
17% Not sure

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

40% Very favorable

18% Somewhat favorable

19% Somewhat unfavorable

18% Very unfavorable

3% Not familiar with Sarah Palin

1% Not sure

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

40% Yes

46% No

15% Not sure

4* Who has the better experience to be president of the United States –- Barack Obama or Sarah Palin?

48% Barack Obama
44% Sarah Palin
8% Not sure

5* Did Sarah Palin’s speech help John McCain’s chance of becoming President, hurt his chances of becoming President, or have no impact?

58% Help

10% Hurt

25% No impact

6% Not sure

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