Winthrop/ETV Poll

South Carolina ETV

Questions for October 2008 Poll

I’m going to read a list of issues. For each issue, I’d like for you to tell me-–if you had to choose—whether you think John McCain or Barack Obama would do a better job on that issue.

The first issue is Healthcare, who do you think would do better on that issue?

South Carolina

McCain

45.6%

Obama

42.2%

Neither/Do the Same

4.9%

Not Sure

6.6%

Refused

0.7%

North Carolina

McCain

34.9%

Obama

51.4%

Neither/Do the Same

5.8%

Not Sure

6.8%

Refused

1.1%

Virginia

McCain

32.4%

Obama

52.6%

Neither/Do the Same

7.6%

Not Sure

6.3%

Refused

1.1%

How about the economy?

South Carolina

McCain

50.7%

Obama

38.5%

Neither/Do the Same

5.1%

Not Sure

5.2%

Refused

0.5%

North Carolina

McCain

39%

Obama

48.1%

Neither/Do the Same

6.7%

Not Sure

5.4%

Refused

0.8%

Virginia

McCain

38.2%

Obama

48.2%

Neither/Do the Same

6.4%

Not Sure

5.6%

Refused

1.5%

How about energy, including gas prices?

South Carolina

McCain

51.8%

Obama

35.1%

Neither/Do the Same

6.1%

Not Sure

6.6%

Refused

0.5%

North Carolina

McCain

42.3%

Obama

43.9%

Neither/Do the Same

6.5%

Not Sure

6.4%

Refused

1%

Virginia

McCain

40.4%

Obama

42.1%

Neither/Do the Same

8.7%

Not Sure

7.2%

Refused

1.5%

How about the situation in Iraq?

South Carolina

McCain

58.9%

Obama

33.1%

Neither/Do the Same

3.1%

Not Sure

4.4%

Refused

0.5%

North Carolina

McCain

51.4%

Obama

40.4%

Neither/Do the Same

3.5%

Not Sure

3.9%

Refused

0.8%

Virginia

McCain

51.7%

Obama

39.8%

Neither/Do the Same

3.2%

Not Sure

3.5%

Refused

1.8%

How about taxes?

South Carolina

McCain

50.5%

Obama

36.2%

Neither/Do the Same

6.1%

Not Sure

6.4%

Refused

0.8%

North Carolina

McCain

42.7%

Obama

44.4%

Neither/Do the Same

6.5%

Not Sure

5.4%

Refused

1%

Virginia

McCain

42.3%

Obama

44.1%

Neither/Do the Same

7.4%

Not Sure

4.7%

Refused

1.5%

How about illegal immigration?

South Carolina

McCain

45.2%

Obama

27.9%

Neither/Do the Same

13.6%

Not Sure

12.5%

Refused

0.8%

North Carolina

McCain

38.9%

Obama

30.3%

Neither/Do the Same

14.9%

Not Sure

14.5%

Refused

1.4%

Virginia

McCain

39.4%

Obama

29.8%

Neither/Do the Same

13.8%

Not Sure

15.3%

Refused

1.7%

How about terrorism?

South Carolina

McCain

62.5%

Obama

27.4%

Neither/Do the Same

4.4%

Not Sure

5.1%

Refused

0.7%

North Carolina

McCain

56.8%

Obama

32.1%

Neither/Do the Same

5.3%

Not Sure

4.8%

Refused

1.1%

Virginia

McCain

55.7%

Obama

30.9%

Neither/Do the Same

6.1%

Not Sure

5.8%

Refused

1.4%

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