Questions - Political Ads - July 28-29, 2012
44% of TV Viewers Say There Are More Negative Campaign Ads This Year
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Platinum Page
National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted July 28-29, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports
1* In a typical week
how often do you watch television?
2* How closely do you
pay attention to political advertisements running on television?
3* Does most political advertising
on TV promote the candidate who is paying for it or does it attack the opposing
candidate?
4* Is there more
negative political advertising this election year than in previous years, less
negative political advertising, or is the level of negative advertising about
the same?
5* Is it possible for a candidate
to win an election without criticizing his opponent?
6* Is it a
negative ad when one candidate accurately describes the position of another
candidate?
7* Do
negative campaign advertisements make you more or less likely to vote for the
candidate who produced the ad?
8* Should political advertising on
television be banned?
9* Does the media
report more on negative campaigning or on the issues raised by the candidates?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence