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CandidatePolitical PartyPollGraphPoll Details
RMcCainRepublican47%piePoll Date: 2008-03-09
DObamaDemocratic44%Number Polled: 1,200
-Other-0%Margin of Error: 3%
-Undecided-9%Voter Type: Likely

McCain ahead of Obama

 By: Josh22 (R-NC) - 2008-03-13 @ 07:18:06

Below are the poll results based on telephone interviews with 1200 likely voters in Pennsylvania, aged 18+, and conducted March 7-9, 2008. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

1. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance?
Approve 26%
Disapprove 65%
Undecided 9%

2. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy?
Approve 18%
Disapprove 73%
Undecided 9%

3. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq?
Approve 25%
Disapprove 69%
Undecided 6%

4. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war on terrorism?
Approve 52%
Disapprove 38%
Undecided 10%

5. Do you view President Bush as a conservative in the mode of Ronald Reagan? (Republicans Only)
Yes 11%
No 70%
Undecided 19%

6. Would you like to see the United States withdraw all troops immediately from Iraq within the next six months?
Yes 47%
No 46%
Undecided 7%

7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is performing its job?
Approve 17%
Disapprove 70%
Undecided 13%

8. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Ed Rendell's job performance?
Approve 54%
Disapprove 39%
Undecided 7%

9. Do you approve or disapprove of United States Senator Arlen Specter's job performance?
Approve 53%
Disapprove 37%
Undecided 10%

10. Do you approve or disapprove of United States Senator Bob Casey's job performance?
Approve 47%
Disapprove 35%
Undecided 18%

11. Who is your choice for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2008? (Democrats Only)
Hillary Clinton 56%
Barack Obama 38%
Undecided 6%

12. When making your selection for a presidential candidate, what is most important, one who represents change or one who has experience? (Democrats only)
Change 45%
Experience 39%
Undecided 16%

13. If the election for President were held today and the choices were John McCain, the Republican, and Hillary Clinton, the Democrat for whom would you vote?
John McCain 48%
Hillary Clinton 42%
Undecided 10%

14. If the election for President were held today and the choices were John McCain, the Republican, and Barack Obama, the Democrat for whom would you vote?
John McCain 47%
Barack Obama 44%
Undecided 9%

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