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Toplines - GOP Issues - October 15, 2009

Daily Snapshot

National Survey of 750 Likely 2012 GOP Voters
Conducted October 15, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports




1* In terms of how you will vote in the next national election, are you primarily interested in National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror, Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?

25% National Security Issues

31% Economic Issues

12% Domestic Issues

7% Cultural Issues

15% Fiscal Issues

11% Not sure

2* Over the past several years, have Republicans in Congress done a good job of representing Republican values? Or have Republicans in Congress lost touch with Republican voters from throughout the nation?

15% Republicans in Congress have done a good job of representing Republican values
73% If Republicans in Congress have lost touch with Republican voters
12% Not sure

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