National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 8-9, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Suppose a candidate was described to you as politically liberal. Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

15% Positive

41% Negative

42% Somewhere in between

2% Not sure

2* What if a candidate was described to you as politically conservative? Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

32% Positive

29% Negative

37% Somewhere in between

1% Not sure

3* What about a candidate who was described to you as politically moderate? Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

35% Positive

12% Negative

51% Somewhere in between

3% Not sure

4* What if a candidate was described to you as being like Ronald Reagan. Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

41% Positive

25% Negative

31% Somewhere in between

2% Not sure

5* Suppose a candidate was described to you as politically progressive. Would you consider that a positive description, a negative description, or somewhere in between?

32% Positive

27% Negative

36% Somewhere in between

5% Not sure

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