National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted April 4-5, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Have you ever contributed time or money to a political campaign?

52% Yes

43% No

5% Not sure

2* Are you more likely or less likely to contribute time or money to a political campaign this year compared to previous election years?

38% More likely

34% Less likely

22% About the same

5% Not sure

3* Are you more likely to contribute money to a political party or to an individual candidate?

18% To a political party

54% To an individual candidate

28% Not sure

4* Which is more important in determining the outcome of most elections – a candidate’s political positions or how much money a candidate has to spend?

75% A candidate’s political positions

15% How much money a candidate has to spend

10% Not sure

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