Clinton Leads Obama 47% to 42%Tight General Election Race President’s Approval Rating At 25%
Atlanta, GA/April 9, 2008 – Strategic Vision, LLC, an Atlanta-headquartered public relations and public affairs agency, announced the results of a three-day poll of 1200 likely voters in Pennsylvania on various political issues. The poll has a margin of error of ±3 percentage points. For the poll, 576 (48%) identified themselves as Democrats; 504 (42%) identified themselves as Republicans; and 120 (10%) identified themselves as Independent or other party affiliation.
The results of the poll showed that 25% of those polled approved of President Bush’s overall job performance; with 68% disapproving; and 7% undecided. When asked if they approved of the President’s handling of the economy, 17% approved; 78% disapproved; and 5% were undecided. On the issue of Iraq, the poll found 29% approved of the President’s handling of the war; with 63% disapproving; and 8% undecided. When asked about the President’s handling of the war on terrorism, 53% approved; 38% disapproved; and 9% were undecided.
“The economy is the number one issue for Pennsylvanians,” said David E. Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision, LLC. “The problem for the President is that voters squarely blame him for the economic woes. The larger question is will they also blame other Republicans?”
When Republican respondents were asked if they saw President Bush as a conservative in the mode of Ronald Reagan, 7% said yes; 75% said no; and 18% were undecided.