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Questions - Party Descriptions - October 22-23, 2010

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 22-23, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* Is it fair to describe the Democratic Party in Congress as the party of Big Government?

 

2* Is it fair to describe the Republican Party in Congress as the party of Big Business?

 

3* Is it fair to say that neither party in Congress is the party of the American people?

 

4* Some people say that Republicans and Democrats are so much alike that an entirely new party is needed to represent the American people. Do you agree?

 

5* How likely is it that a third party candidate will be elected President of the United States within the next ten years?

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence