National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted June 3-4, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1*I’m going to read you a short list of issues in the news. For each, please let me know which political party you trust more to handle that issue.

First, the economy.

46% Republicans
41% Democrats
13% Not sure

2* National security and the War on Terror

49% Republicans
40% Democrats
11% Not sure

3* The War in Iraq

45% Republicans
41% Democrats
14% Not sure

4* Immigration

40% Republicans
34% Democrats
26% Not sure

5* Government ethics and corruption

34% Republicans
33% Democrats
33% Not sure

6* Taxes

52% Republicans
36% Democrats
12% Not sure

7* Health care

42% Republicans
46% Democrats
12% Not sure

8* Social Security

42% Republicans
37% Democrats
21% Not sure

9* Education

38% Republicans
41% Democrats
20% Not sure

10* Abortion

46% Republicans
39% Democrats
15% Not sure

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