National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
August 19-20, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news reports about plans to build a mosque near the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York City?

58% Very closely

27% Somewhat closely
  9% Not very closely
  4% Not at all
  2% Not sure

2* Do you favor or oppose the building of a mosque near the 9/11 Ground Zero site in New York City?

25% Favor
62% Oppose

13% Not sure

3* In terms of how you will vote in November, how important is the issue of the mosque in New York City?

27% Very important
22% Somewhat important
26% Not very important
20% Not at all important
  5% Not sure

4* Is the building of the mosque on private property near the Ground Zero site insensitive to the feelings of those who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks?

63% Yes

23% No
13% Not sure

5* Those who are building the mosque say they are doing it to honor those who died on 9/11. How confident are you that the mosque is being built near the Ground Zero site to honor those who died in the terrorist attacks?

  8% Very confident
14% Somewhat confident

26% Not very confident
41% Not at all confident

10% Not sure

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