National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 4-7, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1* I’m going to read you a short list of issues in the news. For each, please let me know which political party you trust more to handle that issue.

The economy

47% Republicans

39% Democrats

14% Not sure

2* National security and the War on Terror

51% Republicans

39% Democrats

10% Not sure

3* The war in Iraq

47% Republicans

37% Democrats

15% Not sure

4* Immigration

45% Republicans

33% Democrats

22% Not sure

5* Government ethics and corruption

35% Republicans

34% Democrats

31% Not sure

6* Taxes

48% Republicans

40% Democrats

12% Not sure

7* Health care

44% Republicans

44% Democrats

13% Not sure

8* Social Security

41% Republicans

43% Democrats

16% Not sure

9* Education

40% Republicans

45% Democrats

15% Not sure

10* Abortion

44% Republicans

37% Democrats

19% Not sure

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