Questions - Political Divide - April 26, 2011

National Survey of 1,000 Likely GOP Primary Voters
Conducted April 26, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you agree or disagree with the following statement…The gap between Americans who want to govern themselves and politicians who want to rule over them is now as big as the gap between the American colonies and England during the 18^th century.

2* Generally speaking, when it comes to important national issues, whose judgment do you trust more—the American people or America’s political leaders?

3* 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?

4* Do government and big business often work together in ways that hurt consumers and investors?

5* Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement?

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