Questions - Virginia President - August 7, 2012

Virginia Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted August 7, 2012

By Rasmussen Reports

*Please note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidates, so while half will hear the Republican first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.

1* If the presidential election were held today, would you vote for Republican Mitt Romney or Democrat Barack Obama?

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?

3* Generally speaking, how would you rate your own personal finances these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

4* Are your personal finances getting better these days, or worse?

5* Is the United States currently in a recession?

6* How important is it for the government to create an environment that encourages economic growth?

7* How important is it for the government to create an environment that ensures economic fairness?

8* Which is more important—encouraging economic growth or ensuring economic fairness?

9* Are people who start small businesses primarily responsible for the success or failure of their businesses?

10* Compared to other workers, do small business owners work harder, not as hard or about the same as a typical worker?

11* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as president…do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence