National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted February 3-4, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Suppose a candidate was described to you politically as a liberal. Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

14% Positive description
39% Negative description
45% Somewhere in between
3% Not sure

2* What if a candidate was described to you politically as a conservative? Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

40% Positive description
16% Negative description
43% Somewhere in between
1% Not sure

3* What about a candidate who was described to you politically as a populist? Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

8% Positive description
36% Negative description
49% Somewhere in between
7% Not sure

4* What if a candidate was described to you politically as a libertarian. Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

18% Positive description
31% Negative description
47% Somewhere in between
5% Not sure

5* Suppose a candidate was described to you politically as a progressive. Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

22% Positive description
35% Negative description
36% Somewhere in between
6% Not sure

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