Toplines - Media II - October 22-23, 2009
62% Say Congress More Responsive To Media Than To Voters
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Daily Snapshot
National Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
Conducted October 22-23, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Does the news media have too much power and influence over government
decisions, too little power, or about the right amount of power?
61% Too much
11% Too little
22% About the right amount
6% Not sure
2* What matters more to the average member of Congress
– what voters think or what the media thinks?
27% What the voters think
62% What the media thinks
11% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage
points with a 95% level of confidence
