National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted April 7-10, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1*I’m going to read you a short list of issues in the news. For each, please let me know which political party you trust more to handle that issue.

First, the economy.

42% Republicans
45% Democrats
13% Not sure

2* National security and the War on Terror

49% Republicans
41% Democrats
10% Not sure

3* The War in Iraq

42% Republicans
44% Democrats
14% Not sure

4* Immigration

41% Republicans
36% Democrats
23% Not sure

5* Government ethics and corruption

31% Republicans
34% Democrats
35% Not sure

6* Taxes

45% Republicans
39% Democrats
16% Not sure

7* Health care

39% Republicans
48% Democrats
13% Not sure

8* Social Security

41% Republicans
41% Democrats
18% Not sure

9* Education

36% Republicans
45% Democrats
19% Not sure

10* Abortion

42% Republicans
39% Democrats
19% Not sure

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