National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 14-15, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about Russia’s complaints about a U.S. anti-missile shield in Europe?

25% Very closely

34% Somewhat closely

29% Not very closely

10% Not at all

2% Not sure

2* Should the United States stop plans to deploy an anti-missile shield in Europe?

20% Yes

43% No

38% Not sure

3* With Barack Obama as President, will the United States relationship with Russia get better or worse?

43% Better

26% Worse

13% Stay the same

17% Not sure

4* Joe Biden said that President Obama would be tested with an international crisis early in his Presidency. Who is most likely to test Obama first….Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, or Terrorists?

15% Russia

6% China

7% North Korea

26% Iran

27% Terrorists

18% Not sure

5* Generally speaking, is Russia and ally of the United States, an enemy of the United States or somewhere in-between?

7% Ally

13% Enemy

77% Somewhere in between

3% Not sure

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