National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted March 6-7, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Is the leader of the Democratic Party Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Ted Kennedy, Joe Biden, George Soros, Jon Stewart, someone else or is there no clear leader?

23% No clear leader

49% Barack Obama

7% Nancy Pelosi

0% Harry Reid

1% Ted Kennedy

0% Joe Biden

1% George Soros

0% Jon Stewart

1% Someone else

18% Not sure

2* Is the leader of the Republican Party Michael Steele, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, someone else or is there no clear leader?

65% No clear leader

3% Michael Steele

3% John McCain

1% Sarah Palin

1% Mitch McConnell

0% John Boehner

4% Rush Limbaugh

0% Sean Hannity

1% Someone else

21% Not sure

3* Is Rush Limbaugh the leader of the Republican Party?

14% Yes

70% No

16% Not sure

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