Pennsylvania Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted July 23, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

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

12% Excellent

19% Good

14% Fair

53% Poor

1% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Ed Rendell is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

11% Excellent

30% Good

32% Fair

24% Poor

3% Not sure

3* If the Presidential Election were held today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?

	Without Leaners	With Leaners
McCain	42%	45%
Obama	47%	51%
Other	4%	1%
Not sure	6%	3%

4* Favorable Ratings

	Obama	McCain
Very Favorable	33%	21%
Somewhat Favorable	25%	40%
Somewhat Unfavorable	16%	16%
Very Unfavorable	25%	20%
Not sure	1%	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?

25% National Security Issues

46% Economic Issues

9% Domestic Issues

7% Cultural Issues

6% Fiscal Issues

7% Not sure

6* What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?

54% Reducing the price of gas and oil

35% Protecting the environment
11% Not sure

7* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

57% United States and its allies

21% Terrorists

19% Neither

3% Not sure

8* Is Iraq the central front in the War on Terror?

24% Yes

58% No

18% Not sure

9* Is Afghanistan the central front in the War on Terror?

43% Yes

33% No

25% Not sure

10* Which is a greater threat to the security of the United States—Iraq or Afghanistan?

29% Iraq

50% Afghanistan

21% Not sure

11* When covering a political campaign, do most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage or do they try to help the candidate they want to win?

22% Offer unbiased coverage
68% Try to help the candidate they want to win
9% Not sure

12* Looking ahead to the campaign between Barack Obama and John McCain, will most reporters try to help Barack Obama, offer unbiased coverage, or try to help John McCain?

48% Try to help Barack Obama
28% Offer unbiased coverage
11% Try to help John McCain
14% Not sure

13* Despite current difficulties, does the United States still have the best economy in the world?

38% Yes

50% No

12% Not sure

14* When covering economic issues, do most reporters and media outlets try to make the economy seem worse than it really is, better than it really is, or do they present an accurate picture of the economy?

48% Worse than it really is

19% Better than it really is

26% They present and accurate picture

7% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence