National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted December 17-18, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, is being considered as Hillary Clinton's replacement in the U.S. Senate now that Mrs. Clinton is becoming secretary of State. Is Caroline Kennedy qualified to serve in the Senate?

37% Yes
37% No

26% Not sure

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Caroline Kennedy?

25% Very favorable

42% Somewhat favorable

15% Somewhat unfavorable

8% Very unfavorable

10% Not sure

3* Would Caroline Kennedy be considered for the Senate seat if her last name was anything but Kennedy?

16% Yes
59% No

25% Not sure

4* Will Caroline Kennedy will be a better senator, a worse senator or about the same as Hillary Clinton?

15% Better
21% Worse
45% About the same
19% Not sure

5* The Kennedy family, the Bush family, and others, have had several generations of family members assume very senior roles in state and national government. How worried are you that the United States is developing an unofficial group of royal families with too much influence over government and politics?

22% Very worried
25% Somewhat worried

37% Not very worried

13% Not at all worried

3% Not sure

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