Toplines - Vermont Presidential Election - September 13, 2008

Vermont Presidential Election

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

September 13, 2008

1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

8% Excellent

14% Good

13% Fair

65% Poor

0% Not sure

3* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups

McCain	36%
Obama	60%
Other	0%
Not sure	4%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain	Biden	Palin
Very Favorable	45%	22%	33%	30%
Somewhat Favorable	20%	22%	30%	10%
Somewhat Unfavorable	14%	28%	13%	16%
Very Unfavorable	20%	27%	17%	41%
Not sure	1%	1%	7%	3%

5* In terms of how you will vote for President, are you primarily interested in National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror, Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?

18% National Security Issues

43% Economic Issues

18% Domestic Issues

4% Cultural Issues

10% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

6* Barack Obama named Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Was this the right choice for Obama to make?

48% Yes

28% No
25% Not sure

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

39% Yes

50% No
10% Not sure

8* In political terms, is Joe Biden very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

1% Very conservative
7% Somewhat conservative
39% Moderate

32% Somewhat liberal
14% Very liberal

8% Not Sure

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

63% Very conservative
22% Somewhat conservative
5% Moderate

4% Somewhat liberal
2% Very liberal

5% Not Sure

10* When you vote for President this year, will you be voting with enthusiasm for your candidate or voting primarily against the other candidate?

67% Voting with enthusiasm for your candidate
26% Voting primarily against the other candidate

7% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence