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.

45% Republicans
39% Democrats
16% Not sure

2* National security and the War on Terror

51% Republicans
36% Democrats
13% Not sure

3* The War in Iraq

45% Republicans
37% Democrats
18% Not sure

4* Immigration

43% Republicans
29% Democrats
29% Not sure

5* Government ethics and corruption

35% Republicans
29% Democrats
36% Not sure

6* Taxes

44% Republicans
39% Democrats
17% Not sure

7* Health care

37% Republicans
47% Democrats
17% Not sure

8* Social Security

37% Republicans
43% Democrats
19% Not sure

9* Education

37% Republicans
44% Democrats
18% Not sure

10* Abortion

41% Republicans
41% Democrats
18% Not sure

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