Toplines - CIA - August 25-26, 2009

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 25-26, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed news reports about the Justice Department’s decision to investigate the Central Intelligence Agency?

36% Very closely
36% Somewhat closely
21% Not very closely
5% Not at all
1% Not sure

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of Attorney General Eric Holder?

12% Very favorable
23% Somewhat favorable
18% Somewhat unfavorable
21% Very unfavorable
26% Not sure

3* Do you agree or disagree with the Justice Department’s decision to investigate the treatment and possible torture of terrorists during the Bush Administration?

36% Agree
49% Disagree
15% Not sure

4* How likely is it that waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques helped secure valuable intelligence information?

44% Very likely

21% Somewhat likely

19% Not very likely

7% Not at all likely
9% Not sure

5* Does a Justice Department investigation of past CIA interrogation practices help the image of the United States abroad or does it endanger the national security of the United States?

29% Help the image of the United States abroad
54% Endanger the national security of the United States
18% Not sure

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