Toplines - Women in Office - September 30, 2008

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Toplines - Women in Office - September 30, 2008

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 30, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Are women who run for political office held to a double standard that does not apply to men?

49% Yes
36% No
15% Not sure

2* Is being a good wife and mother a qualification for higher office?

31% Yes
57% No
12% Not sure

3* To be successful, does a woman politician have to be like a male politician?

16% Yes
73% No
11% Not sure

4* For women who hold political office, are children more a distraction or a motivation?

13% A distraction
67% A motivation
21% Not sure

5* Who do you view as the most positive role model – Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, Laura Bush, Nancy Pelosi or Angelina Jolie?

35% Hillary Clinton
25% Sarah Palin
24% Laura Bush
6% Nancy Pelosi

4% Angelina Jolie

6% Not sure

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