National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted October 28, 2008
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?

34% One party running both the White House and Congress

45% Each being run by a different party

21% Not sure

2* Is it good or bad for the country if one political party has a 60-member majority in the U.S. Senate to prevent filibusters by the opposing party?

36% Good

42% Bad

22% Not sure

3* Do you agree or disagree with the statement “If the Democrats Win and have substantial majorities, Congress of the United States will be more bipartisan?

34% Agree

47% Disagree

19% Not sure

4* 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.”

42% Agree

46% Disagree

12% Not sure

5* Do you agree or disagree with this statement…“It’s precisely when one party sweeps to a huge majority that a check on its powers is needed, so that government doesn’t go too far.”

68% Agree

17% Disagree

15% Not sure

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