Toplines - Political Parties I - February 13-14, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted February 15-16, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Does the Democratic Party have a plan for where it wants to take the nation?

44% Yes
31% No
24% Not sure

2* Does the Republican Party have a plan for where it wants to take the nation?

35% Yes
39% No
26% Not sure

3* Would you describe the Democratic Party leadership as very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat conservative or very conservative?

46% Very liberal
29% Somewhat liberal
20% Moderate
2% Somewhat conservative

0% Very conservative
3% Not sure

4* Would you describe the Republican Party leadership as very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat conservative or very conservative?

6% Very liberal
7% Somewhat liberal
24% Moderate
37% Somewhat conservative

24% Very conservative
3% Not sure

5* The Declaration of Independence says that governments derive their authority from the consent of the governed. Does the federal government today have the consent of the governed?

21% Yes
61% No
18% Not sure

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