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

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Looking ahead to the 2010 mid-term elections, which party is most likely to gain seats in Congress—Republicans or Democrats?

52% Republicans
32% Democrats
16% Not sure

2* How likely is it that Republicans will win control of Congress next year?

18% Very likely
31% Somewhat likely
30% Not very likely
7% Not at all likely
13% Not sure

3* 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

4* What is a more important role for Congress – passing good legislation or preventing bad legislation from becoming law?

48% Passing good legislation
46% Preventing bad legislation from becoming law
7% Not sure

5* 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