National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted January 27-28, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of John McCain?

15% Very favorable

43% Somewhat favorable

28% Somewhat unfavorable

12% Very unfavorable

4% Not sure

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Sarah Palin?

28% Very favorable

24% Somewhat favorable

20% Somewhat unfavorable

26% Very unfavorable

3% Not sure

3* Has the Republican Party in the last eight years been too conservative, too moderate or about right?

42% Too conservative

29% Too moderate

16% About right

13% Not sure

4* Three Republicans were prominent during the 2008 Presidential Election—George W Bush, John McCain, and Sarah Palin. Looking to the future, should the Republican Party become more like Bush, McCain, or Palin?

7% More like Bush

32% More like McCain

36% More like Palin

25% Not sure

5*To be successful, should the Republican Party return to the views and values of Ronald Reagan or move away from the views and values of Ronald Reagan?

56% Return to views and values of Ronald Reagan

29% Move away from the values of Ronald Reagan

15% Not sure

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