National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted March 6-9, 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.

40% Republicans
47% Democrats
12% Not sure

2* National security and the War on Terror

47% Republicans
41% Democrats
12% Not sure

3* The War in Iraq

41% Republicans
42% Democrats
17% Not sure

4* Immigration

36% Republicans
38% Democrats
26% Not sure

5* Government ethics and corruption

28% Republicans
38% Democrats
34% Not sure

6* Taxes

46% Republicans
43% Democrats
12% Not sure

7* Health care

37% Republicans
50% Democrats
13% Not sure

8* Social Security

39% Republicans
44% Democrats
17% Not sure

9* Education

36% Republicans
47% Democrats
17% Not sure

10* Abortion

40% Republicans
42% Democrats
18% Not sure

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