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| National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted November 20-21, 2008 by Rasmussen Reports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Investor | Employment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Attend HS | HS Grad | Some College | College Grad | Grad School | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | Gov't | Self-Employed | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | ||
| Should Guantanamo Prison Camp Be Closed? | Yes | 32% | 36% | 28% | 27% | 31% | 25% | 37% | 33% | 30% | 27% | 44% | 10% | 47% | 33% | 11% | 35% | 69% | 26% | 33% | 26% | 29% | 33% | 35% | 39% | 34% | 28% | 20% | 32% | 48% | 26% | 33% | 31% | 19% | 28% | 35% | 34% | 35% | 20% |
| No | 49% | 53% | 45% | 50% | 48% | 56% | 46% | 47% | 54% | 22% | 46% | 79% | 27% | 47% | 71% | 45% | 13% | 17% | 32% | 46% | 55% | 46% | 57% | 48% | 37% | 44% | 57% | 51% | 44% | 57% | 52% | 41% | 64% | 52% | 53% | 51% | 43% | 46% | |
| Not sure | 19% | 11% | 27% | 22% | 21% | 19% | 17% | 20% | 16% | 52% | 10% | 11% | 26% | 19% | 18% | 20% | 19% | 57% | 35% | 28% | 16% | 20% | 8% | 13% | 29% | 28% | 23% | 17% | 8% | 18% | 14% | 28% | 18% | 20% | 12% | 16% | 21% | 34% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Investor | Employment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Attend HS | HS Grad | Some College | College Grad | Grad School | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | Gov't | Self-Employed | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | ||
| Likely Obama Will Close Guantanamo Camp in 1st Year? | Very likely | 49% | 55% | 42% | 57% | 39% | 49% | 53% | 49% | 52% | 26% | 52% | 55% | 39% | 54% | 54% | 42% | 50% | 11% | 38% | 41% | 51% | 56% | 61% | 49% | 51% | 43% | 51% | 46% | 54% | 26% | 52% | 44% | 43% | 50% | 54% | 46% | 52% | 39% |
| Somewhat likely | 21% | 20% | 23% | 10% | 22% | 25% | 22% | 24% | 21% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 27% | 14% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 16% | 22% | 24% | 17% | 25% | 21% | 22% | 18% | 22% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 35% | 23% | 19% | 25% | 14% | 21% | 26% | 23% | 13% | |
| Not very likely | 10% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 15% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 16% | 10% | 4% | 12% | 14% | 0% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 9% | |
| Not at all likely | 2% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 6% | |
| Not sure | 18% | 12% | 23% | 16% | 24% | 13% | 15% | 18% | 16% | 31% | 16% | 15% | 20% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 66% | 28% | 21% | 17% | 10% | 7% | 17% | 15% | 25% | 21% | 17% | 9% | 38% | 15% | 22% | 18% | 22% | 11% | 15% | 16% | 33% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Investor | Employment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Attend HS | HS Grad | Some College | College Grad | Grad School | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | Gov't | Self-Employed | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | ||
| More Important Determining Whether to Try Terrorist Suspects? | National Security | 67% | 69% | 66% | 67% | 69% | 71% | 65% | 66% | 69% | 54% | 67% | 89% | 49% | 68% | 87% | 64% | 36% | 25% | 62% | 66% | 70% | 63% | 73% | 70% | 39% | 70% | 73% | 71% | 60% | 72% | 72% | 60% | 64% | 72% | 74% | 64% | 65% | 64% |
| Fairness | 25% | 27% | 23% | 30% | 27% | 22% | 25% | 18% | 23% | 31% | 31% | 5% | 40% | 25% | 8% | 27% | 52% | 47% | 30% | 22% | 23% | 31% | 23% | 24% | 49% | 17% | 22% | 20% | 35% | 10% | 21% | 31% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 28% | 20% | 29% | |
| Not sure | 8% | 4% | 12% | 4% | 4% | 7% | 10% | 16% | 8% | 15% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 9% | 12% | 29% | 8% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 18% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 14% | 7% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Investor | Employment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Attend HS | HS Grad | Some College | College Grad | Grad School | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | Gov't | Self-Employed | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | ||
| Using Torture Diminish America's Moral Stature? | Yes | 49% | 51% | 46% | 52% | 50% | 42% | 51% | 45% | 48% | 48% | 55% | 28% | 63% | 51% | 29% | 56% | 79% | 40% | 55% | 47% | 43% | 51% | 51% | 53% | 51% | 43% | 44% | 47% | 62% | 26% | 50% | 51% | 20% | 54% | 56% | 45% | 47% | 44% |
| No | 36% | 38% | 34% | 34% | 39% | 40% | 35% | 31% | 38% | 26% | 29% | 59% | 19% | 34% | 52% | 30% | 15% | 6% | 26% | 28% | 43% | 32% | 40% | 38% | 22% | 38% | 38% | 37% | 33% | 57% | 38% | 28% | 65% | 33% | 36% | 41% | 31% | 34% | |
| Not sure | 16% | 11% | 20% | 14% | 11% | 19% | 14% | 24% | 14% | 26% | 16% | 13% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 14% | 6% | 54% | 19% | 25% | 14% | 17% | 9% | 10% | 27% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 5% | 18% | 12% | 21% | 15% | 13% | 8% | 14% | 22% | 22% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | Race | Party | Ideology | Income | Education | Investor | Employment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LV's | Male | Female | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Not sure | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Attend HS | HS Grad | Some College | College Grad | Grad School | Not sure | Yes | No | Not sure | Gov't | Self-Employed | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | ||
| Does US Treat Prisoners Better Than Most Other Nations? | Yes | 65% | 69% | 61% | 62% | 59% | 71% | 66% | 72% | 70% | 42% | 57% | 87% | 51% | 62% | 79% | 66% | 38% | 34% | 60% | 66% | 61% | 62% | 79% | 63% | 59% | 69% | 71% | 65% | 57% | 90% | 68% | 60% | 69% | 63% | 71% | 66% | 67% | 55% |
| No | 12% | 14% | 10% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 9% | 14% | 3% | 18% | 15% | 5% | 12% | 28% | 4% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 10% | 19% | 19% | 8% | 8% | 12% | 19% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 17% | 10% | 9% | |
| Not sure | 23% | 16% | 28% | 25% | 28% | 17% | 22% | 18% | 17% | 49% | 29% | 10% | 32% | 23% | 15% | 22% | 35% | 62% | 28% | 19% | 26% | 32% | 11% | 19% | 22% | 23% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 0% | 20% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 16% | 18% | 24% | 36% | |