Toplines - Obama's Inauguration - January 7-8, 2009

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Toplines - Obama's Inauguration - January 7-8, 2009

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted January 7-8, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about the preparations for Barack Obama’s inauguration as president on January 20?

28% Very closely
42% Somewhat closely
23% Not very closely
6% Not at all
1% Not sure

2* How much of Obama’s inauguration do you plan to watch live on January 20?

28% All of it
18% Most of it
29% Some of it
21% None of it
3% Not sure

3* Should the time between Election Day and the presidential inauguration be shorter?

32% Yes
48% No
20% Not sure

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