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Below are the poll results are based on telephone
interviews with 1200 likely voters in Pennsylvania, aged 18+,
and conducted October 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 50%
McCain/Palin 43%
Other 2%
Undecided 5%
2. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Barack Obama?
Favorable 48%
Unfavorable 39%
Undecided 13%
3. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Joseph Biden?
Favorable 47%
Unfavorable 37%
Undecided 16%
4. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of John McCain?
Favorable 48%
Unfavorable 39%
Undecided 13%
5. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Sarah Palin?
Favorable 49%
Unfavorable 38%
Undecided 13%
6. Which presidential candidate do you believe
would be best able to handle the economy, Barack Obama or John
McCain?
Barack Obama 51%
John McCain 42%
Undecided 7%
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 40%
Undecided 12%
8. Do you approve or disapprove of President
Bush's overall job performance?
Approve 16%
Disapprove 75%
Undecided 9%
9. Do you approve or disapprove of President
Bush's handling of the economy?
Approve 12%
Disapprove 79%
Undecided 9%
10. Do you approve or disapprove of President
Bush's handling of the war in Iraq?
Approve 39%
Disapprove 55%
Undecided 6%
11. Do you approve or disapprove of President
Bush's handling of the war on terrorism?
Approve 52%
Disapprove 37%
Undecided 11%
12. Do you think the country is headed in the
right direction or the wrong direction?
Right 5%
Wrong 88%
Undecided 7%
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 52%
Disapprove 37%
Undecided 11%
15. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator
Robert Casey Jr.'s overall job performance?
Approve 50%
Disapprove 34%
Undecided 16%
16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way
Congress is performing its job?
Approve 11%
Disapprove 77%
Undecided 12%
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