National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 5-6, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Is Barack Obama more ethical, less ethical, or about as ethical as most politicians?

39% More ethical
31% Less ethical

26% About as ethical
4% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Barack Obama will address the issues of ethics and reducing government corruption?….excellent, good, fair or poor?

24% Excellent
25% Good
15% Fair
35% Poor
2% Not sure

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

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 7-8, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How would you rate Barack Obama as a leader…excellent good fair or poor?

28% Excellent
17% Good
22% Fair
32% Poor
1% Not sure

2* Is Barack Obama’s leadership style too confrontational, too cooperative, or is it about right?

24% Too confrontational

26% Too cooperative

40% About right

10% Not sure

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