| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #14315 |
 | On the whole, is Joe Biden an asset to Barack Obama? A liability to Obama? Or, do you not know enough to say? |
| 1076 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40 K | > $40 K | Northeas | Midwest | South | West | |
| Asset | 47% | 49% | 45% | 46% | 47% | 48% | 49% | 47% | 48% | 47% | 50% | 40% | 55% | 29% | 64% | 53% | 25% | 60% | 60% | 36% | 53% | 49% | 51% | 43% | 49% |
| Liability | 26% | 31% | 21% | 22% | 27% | 29% | 25% | 25% | 27% | 27% | 23% | 25% | 13% | 40% | 13% | 25% | 47% | 20% | 14% | 26% | 25% | 28% | 25% | 27% | 24% |
| Don't Know Enough | 24% | 17% | 32% | 27% | 23% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 22% | 23% | 26% | 31% | 16% | 30% | 21% | 17% | 26% | 19% | 20% | 35% | 19% | 21% | 22% | 28% | 22% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 17% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 6% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 51% | 49% | 29% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 59% | 41% | 75% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 34% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 40% | 18% | 31% | 69% | 18% | 22% | 37% | 23% |
 | Does Obama's selection of Joe Biden as a running mate reflect well on Obama? Reflect poorly on Obama? Or do you not know enough to say? |
| 1076 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40 K | > $40 K | Northeas | Midwest | South | West | |
| Reflects Well On Obama | 50% | 53% | 47% | 54% | 45% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 49% | 57% | 49% | 49% | 34% | 65% | 52% | 27% | 62% | 58% | 39% | 55% | 50% | 51% | 48% | 52% |
| Poorly On Obama | 29% | 32% | 27% | 26% | 30% | 33% | 29% | 28% | 31% | 30% | 26% | 31% | 21% | 44% | 17% | 29% | 50% | 22% | 17% | 29% | 29% | 35% | 28% | 30% | 25% |
| Dont' Know Enough | 18% | 13% | 25% | 16% | 23% | 14% | 21% | 19% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 21% | 17% | 15% | 20% | 15% | 19% | 29% | 14% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 17% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 51% | 49% | 29% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 59% | 41% | 75% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 34% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 40% | 18% | 31% | 69% | 18% | 22% | 37% | 23% |
 | On the whole, is Sarah Palin an asset to John McCain? A liability to McCain? Or, do you not know enough to say? |
| 1076 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40 K | > $40 K | Northeas | Midwest | South | West | |
| Asset | 49% | 49% | 48% | 47% | 52% | 47% | 49% | 50% | 47% | 55% | 26% | 36% | 36% | 76% | 28% | 43% | 82% | 38% | 23% | 47% | 49% | 50% | 51% | 48% | 48% |
| Liability | 37% | 37% | 36% | 44% | 36% | 35% | 29% | 40% | 32% | 33% | 50% | 44% | 50% | 15% | 53% | 44% | 11% | 49% | 55% | 31% | 40% | 35% | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| Don't Know Enough | 14% | 12% | 15% | 8% | 12% | 17% | 21% | 10% | 19% | 12% | 23% | 18% | 10% | 7% | 19% | 13% | 6% | 13% | 20% | 21% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 12% | 13% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 51% | 49% | 29% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 59% | 41% | 75% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 34% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 40% | 18% | 31% | 69% | 18% | 22% | 37% | 23% |
 | Does McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as a running mate reflect well on McCain? Reflect poorly on McCain? Or do you not know enough to say? |
| 1076 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40 K | > $40 K | Northeas | Midwest | South | West | |
| Reflects Well On McCain | 48% | 48% | 49% | 44% | 53% | 47% | 49% | 49% | 48% | 53% | 27% | 46% | 33% | 77% | 26% | 43% | 81% | 37% | 25% | 46% | 48% | 48% | 51% | 51% | 43% |
| Poorly On McCain | 39% | 40% | 38% | 48% | 36% | 35% | 35% | 42% | 35% | 36% | 58% | 32% | 56% | 15% | 59% | 43% | 12% | 51% | 59% | 34% | 42% | 37% | 35% | 40% | 43% |
| Dont' Know Enough | 12% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 16% | 9% | 16% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 7% | 7% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 10% | 16% | 19% | 9% | 15% | 14% | 9% | 13% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 51% | 49% | 29% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 59% | 41% | 75% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 34% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 40% | 18% | 31% | 69% | 18% | 22% | 37% | 23% |
| 5 | Is the pregnancy of Sarah Palin's teen daughter a private, family matter? A legitimate campaign issue? Or, do you not know enough to say? |
| 1076 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40 K | > $40 K | Northeas | Midwest | South | West | |
| Private Matter | 81% | 81% | 80% | 77% | 83% | 80% | 84% | 80% | 82% | 85% | 65% | 68% | 76% | 93% | 72% | 77% | 92% | 79% | 69% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 82% | 82% | 79% |
| Legitimate Issue | 17% | 17% | 16% | 22% | 14% | 17% | 11% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 29% | 31% | 18% | 6% | 25% | 20% | 7% | 19% | 29% | 16% | 17% | 19% | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| Don't Know Enough | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 6% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 51% | 49% | 29% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 59% | 41% | 75% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 34% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 40% | 18% | 31% | 69% | 18% | 22% | 37% | 23% |
 | If you were placing a bet today, would you bet that Barack Obama will be elected president? Or, John McCain will be elected president? |
| 1076 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40 K | > $40 K | Northeas | Midwest | South | West | |
| Barack Obama | 48% | 48% | 48% | 56% | 44% | 48% | 43% | 50% | 46% | 44% | 72% | 53% | 51% | 21% | 76% | 46% | 18% | 57% | 75% | 48% | 49% | 48% | 46% | 46% | 54% |
| John McCain | 45% | 46% | 45% | 40% | 50% | 44% | 49% | 45% | 46% | 50% | 25% | 42% | 30% | 75% | 21% | 41% | 79% | 35% | 22% | 45% | 44% | 47% | 46% | 48% | 40% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 6% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 18% | 4% | 3% | 13% | 3% | 9% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 6% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 51% | 49% | 29% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 59% | 41% | 75% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 34% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 40% | 18% | 31% | 69% | 18% | 22% | 37% | 23% |
| 7 | So far, has there been too much? Too little? Or just the right amount of media scrutiny of Sarah Palin? |
| 1076 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40 K | > $40 K | Northeas | Midwest | South | West | |
| Too Much | 50% | 49% | 50% | 46% | 54% | 48% | 51% | 50% | 49% | 55% | 23% | 37% | 46% | 68% | 33% | 48% | 71% | 44% | 30% | 47% | 49% | 53% | 53% | 49% | 44% |
| Too Little | 18% | 19% | 17% | 22% | 15% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 23% | 24% | 14% | 9% | 26% | 21% | 6% | 22% | 30% | 16% | 20% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| Just About Right | 26% | 25% | 26% | 28% | 27% | 24% | 24% | 27% | 24% | 23% | 42% | 20% | 35% | 22% | 31% | 24% | 21% | 30% | 27% | 27% | 26% | 22% | 24% | 27% | 29% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 12% | 20% | 5% | 1% | 10% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 12% | 11% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 8% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 51% | 49% | 29% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 59% | 41% | 75% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 34% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 40% | 18% | 31% | 69% | 18% | 22% | 37% | 23% |
| 8 | In the past 24 hours, has your opinion of Sarah Palin gone up? Gone down? Or has it stayed the same? |
| 1076 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40 K | > $40 K | Northeas | Midwest | South | West | |
| Went Up | 33% | 33% | 32% | 26% | 38% | 34% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 36% | 20% | 19% | 29% | 50% | 19% | 29% | 58% | 26% | 13% | 31% | 33% | 34% | 33% | 35% | 28% |
| Went Down | 21% | 21% | 20% | 26% | 18% | 20% | 17% | 22% | 19% | 19% | 30% | 20% | 28% | 7% | 29% | 28% | 8% | 27% | 29% | 15% | 24% | 18% | 19% | 19% | 28% |
| Stayed The Same | 44% | 42% | 46% | 47% | 43% | 38% | 47% | 45% | 42% | 44% | 44% | 46% | 38% | 42% | 47% | 41% | 33% | 47% | 50% | 46% | 42% | 46% | 46% | 45% | 37% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 6% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 8% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 7% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 51% | 49% | 29% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 59% | 41% | 75% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 34% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 40% | 18% | 31% | 69% | 18% | 22% | 37% | 23% |
| 9 | Is your opinion of Sarah Palin mostly positive? Mostly negative? Or neutral? |
| 1076 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40 K | > $40 K | Northeas | Midwest | South | West | |
| Mostly Positive | 48% | 48% | 48% | 45% | 52% | 46% | 49% | 49% | 48% | 53% | 30% | 41% | 27% | 76% | 24% | 43% | 79% | 41% | 19% | 45% | 48% | 46% | 48% | 51% | 45% |
| Mostly Negative | 26% | 26% | 25% | 30% | 25% | 22% | 24% | 27% | 23% | 24% | 28% | 24% | 43% | 6% | 41% | 33% | 7% | 34% | 43% | 19% | 29% | 27% | 22% | 23% | 31% |
| Neutral | 24% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 22% | 25% | 25% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 39% | 20% | 28% | 17% | 30% | 23% | 14% | 25% | 31% | 30% | 22% | 25% | 30% | 25% | 18% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 15% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 7% | 6% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 6% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 51% | 49% | 29% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 59% | 41% | 75% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 34% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 40% | 18% | 31% | 69% | 18% | 22% | 37% | 23% |
| 10 | Is your opinion of Joe Biden mostly positive? Mostly negative? Or neutral? |
| 1076 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < $40 K | > $40 K | Northeas | Midwest | South | West | |
| Mostly Positive | 40% | 42% | 38% | 43% | 34% | 41% | 45% | 39% | 43% | 38% | 56% | 34% | 47% | 20% | 59% | 47% | 14% | 53% | 54% | 34% | 44% | 46% | 40% | 39% | 39% |
| Mostly Negative | 28% | 30% | 25% | 23% | 31% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 28% | 31% | 17% | 23% | 14% | 46% | 11% | 27% | 53% | 18% | 11% | 24% | 28% | 23% | 30% | 31% | 25% |
| Neutral | 31% | 27% | 37% | 33% | 34% | 28% | 30% | 33% | 29% | 31% | 24% | 42% | 38% | 35% | 28% | 25% | 33% | 29% | 34% | 40% | 28% | 31% | 29% | 30% | 37% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% |
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| Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 51% | 49% | 29% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 59% | 41% | 75% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 34% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 40% | 18% | 31% | 69% | 18% | 22% | 37% | 23% |