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Toplines - Texas - April 16, 2009
See Article Conducted April 16, 2009 By Rasmussen Reports 1* How closely
have you followed recent news stories about the “tea party” protests? 44% Very closely 27% Somewhat
closely 23% Not very closely 6% Not at all 1% Not sure 2* Do individual
states have the right to leave the 31% Yes 55% No 14% Not
sure 3* If you could vote on the issue, would you vote for Texas to remain
in the United States or to secede from the United States and form an
independent country of Texas? 76% For 7% Not sure 4* Do you have a very favorable,
somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of…
5*
Generally speaking, when it comes to important national issues, whose judgment do
you trust more—the American people or America’s political leaders?
73% The American people
11%
16% Not sure 6* Some people believe that the federal government has
become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its own interests.
What do you think? Has the federal government become a special interest group? 63% Yes 24% No 13% Not
sure 7* Do
government and big business often work together in ways that hurt consumers and
investors? 62% Yes 21% No 17% Not
sure 8* 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? 32% Strongly approve 16% Somewhat
approve 10% Somewhat
disapprove 42% Strongly
disapprove 0% Not sure 9* How
would you rate the job Rick Perry has been doing as Governor… do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job he’s been doing? 19% Strongly approve 41% Somewhat
approve 17% Somewhat
disapprove 22% Strongly
disapprove 2% Not sure NOTE:
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of
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