National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted December 1-2, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about last week’s terror attacks in India?

43% Very closely

42% Somewhat closely

12% Not very closely

2% Not at all

0% Not sure

2* How likely is it that there will be a similar terrorist attack in the United States in the next year?

23% Very likely

36% Somewhat likely

26% Not very likely

5% Not at all likely

11% Not sure

3* Is a terrorist attack in the United States more likely or less likely under the new Obama administration than under the Bush administration?

40% More likely

31% Less likely

24% About the same likelihood

5% Not sure

4* Has the global economic crisis taken our attention away from the War on Terror?

53% Yes

32% No

16% Not sure

5* Who do you trust more to handle international relations during terrorist situations like the one in India….Condoleezza Rice or Hillary Clinton?

41% Rice

47% Clinton

12% Not sure

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