Below are the poll results are based on telephone interviews with 1200 likely voters in Pennsylvania, aged 18+, and conducted October 5-7, 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 54%
McCain/Palin 40%
Other 2%
Undecided 4%

2. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barack Obama?
Favorable 51%
Unfavorable 37%
Undecided 12%

3. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Joseph Biden?
Favorable 48%
Unfavorable 37%
Undecided 15%

4. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of John McCain?
Favorable 46%
Unfavorable 42%
Undecided 12%

5. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Sarah Palin?
Favorable 50%
Unfavorable 36%
Undecided 14%

6. Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the economy, Barack Obama or John McCain?
Barack Obama 55%
John McCain 35%
Undecided 10%

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 43%
Undecided 9%

8. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance?
Approve 13%
Disapprove 78%
Undecided 9%

9. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy?
Approve 11%
Disapprove 82%
Undecided 7%

10. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq?
Approve 38%
Disapprove 58%
Undecided 4%

11. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war on terrorism?
Approve 51%
Disapprove 39%
Undecided 10%

12. Do you think that the country is going in the right direction or the wrong direction?
Right 7%
Wrong 89%
Undecided 4%

13. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Ed Rendell's overall job performance?
Approve 54%
Disapprove 35%
Undecided 11%

14. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Arlen Specter's overall job performance?
Approve 53%
Disapprove 36%
Undecided 11%

15. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Robert Casey Jr.'s overall job performance?
Approve 50%
Disapprove 35%
Undecided 15%

16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is performing its job?
Approve 8%
Disapprove 77%
Undecided 15%