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Questions - Romney vs. Obama on Taxes and Government Spending - June 3-4, 2012

New High: 41% Favor One-Party Rule in Washington, D.C.
Voters Think Obama, Dems More Likely To Raise Taxes, Spending Than Romney, GOP
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted June 3-4, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports

1* If President Obama is reelected and Democrats regain control of Congress, will taxes go up, go down or stay about the same?

2* If Mitt Romney is elected president and Republicans win control of Congress, will taxes go up, go down or stay about the same?

3* If President Obama is reelected president and Democrats regain control of the Congress, will government spending go up, go down or stay about the same?

4* If Mitt Romney is elected president and Republicans win control of Congress, will government spending go up, go down or stay about the same?

5* Which is better for the country – one political party running both the White House and Congress or each being run by a different political party?

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