Poll Results - PA

Below are the poll results are based on telephone interviews with 1200 likely voters in Pennsylvania, aged 18+, and conducted September 20-22, 2008. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

1. If the election for President were held today would you support the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joseph Biden or the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin?
Obama/Biden 47%
McCain/Palin 46%
Other 2%
Undecided 5%

2. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barack Obama?
Favorable 47%
Unfavorable 36%
Undecided 17%

3. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Joseph Biden?
Favorable 47%
Unfavorable 38%
Undecided 15%

4. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of John McCain?
Favorable 47%
Unfavorable 36%
Undecided 17%

5. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Sarah Palin?
Favorable 52%
Unfavorable 34%
Undecided 14%

6. Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the economy, Barack Obama or John McCain?
Barack Obama 48%
John McCain 43%
Undecided 9%

7. Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the war in Iraq, Barack Obama or John McCain?
John McCain 48%
Barack Obama 35%
Undecided 17%

8. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance?
Approve 18%
Disapprove 74%
Undecided 8%

9. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy?
Approve 14%
Disapprove 76%
Undecided 10%

10. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq?
Approve 39%
Disapprove 56%
Undecided 5%

11. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war on terrorism?
Approve 53%
Disapprove 36%
Undecided 11%

12. Do you support or oppose the proposed $700 billion federal bailout plan to help the economy?
Support 29%
Oppose 45%
Undecided 26%

13. Do you believe that the proposed $700 billion federal bailout plan would help the economy?
Yes 31%
No 42%
Undecided 27%

14. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Ed Rendell's overall job performance?
Approve 55%
Disapprove 36%
Undecided 9%

15. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Arlen Specter's overall job performance?
Approve 52%
Disapprove 35%
Undecided 13%

16. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Robert Casey Jr.'s overall job performance?
Approve 51%
Disapprove 35%
Undecided 14%

17. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is performing its job?
Approve 13%
Disapprove 73%
Undecided 14%

       
   
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