National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
September 26-27, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Economy

82% Very important

15% Somewhat important

1% Not very important

1% Not at all important

2% Not sure

2* National Security/War On Terror

67% Very important

25% Somewhat important

5% Not very important

1% Not at all important

2% Not sure

3* War In Iraq

49% Very important

33% Somewhat important

14% Not very important

2% Not at all important

2% Not sure

4* Immigration

49% Very important

32% Somewhat important

13% Not very important

4% Not at all important

2% Not sure

5* Government Ethics and Corruption

83% Very important

13% Somewhat important

1% Not very important

2% Not at all important

1% Not sure

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
September 28-29, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

6* Taxes

62% Very important

30% Somewhat important

7% Not very important

0% Not at all important

1% Not sure

7* Healthcare

73% Very important

20% Somewhat important

6% Not very important

1% Not at all important

0% Not sure

8* Social Security

65% Very important

26% Somewhat important

8% Not very important

1% Not at all important

0% Not sure

9* Education

59% Very important

29% Somewhat important

10% Not very important

1% Not at all important

1% Not sure

10* Abortion

41% Very important

23% Somewhat important

23% Not very important

10% Not at all important

3% Not sure

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