National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 3-4, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Which is better for the country….one political party running both the White House and Congress or each being run by a different political party?

30% One political party both running the White House and Congress
45% Each being run by a different political party
25% Not sure

2* Do you agree or disagree with this statement: “Right now we are in another [economic crisis]… Government must be able to move fast and decisively. So that’s an argument for saying it would be a good thing if we had the same party in control of both Congress and the White House.”

37% Agree
48% Disagree
15% Not sure

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