Toplines - Missiles - September 18-19, 2009

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 18-19, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed news reports about President Obama’s decision to halt deployment of an anti-missile shield in Europe?

39% Very closely
32% Somewhat closely
19% Not very closely
9% Not at all
1% Not sure

2* Do you agree or disagree with the president’s decision to halt deployment of an anti-missile shield in Europe?

31% Agree
38% Disagree
32% Not sure

3* Will the President’s decision to halt deployment of the anti-missile shield in Europe help or hurt our relationship with European countries?

23% Help
43% Hurt
12% It will have no impact
22% Not sure

4* Russia announced that it was pleased with the President’s decision concerning the anti-missile shield in Europe. How likely is it that Russia will now help the United States to deal with concerns about Iran’s nuclear weapons program?

13% Very likely
28% Somewhat likely
32% Not very likely
16% Not at all likely
11% Not sure

5* Will America’s relationship with Russia be better one year from now that it is today?

34% Yes
36% No
30% Not sure

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