National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 1, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Suppose a candidate was described to you as politically liberal. Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

19% Positive

36% Negative

41% Somewhere in between

4% Not sure

2* Okay… what if a candidate was described to you as politically conservative? Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

37% Positive

22% Negative

40% Somewhere in between

2% Not sure

3* Fine… what about a candidate who was described to you as politically moderate? Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

40% Positive

8% Negative

50% Somewhere in between

2% Not sure

4* Great… what if a candidate was described to you as a being like Ronald Reagan? Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

43% Positive

26% Negative

29% Somewhere in between

2% Not sure

5* Last one… Suppose a candidate was described to you as politically progressive. Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

40% Positive

16% Negative

40% Somewhere in between

4% Not sure

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