National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted April 29-30, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about Arlen Specter?

34% Very closely

34% Somewhat closely
17% Not very closely

11% Not at all

4% Not sure

2* Okay… do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Arlen Specter?

6% Very favorable

19% Somewhat favorable

26% Somewhat unfavorable

27% Very unfavorable

22% Not sure

3* Arlen Specter is a United States Senator who switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party. Will Specter’s change of political parties have a significant impact on the laws passed by the Senate?

42% Yes
25% No
33% Not sure

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