Toplines - Arizona and Arpaio - May 6, 2009

Arizona Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted May 6, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* As a result of increased drug violence and the swine flu outbreak should the border from Mexico to the United States be closed?

43% Yes
45% No
12% Not sure

2* Are doctors in your community adequately prepared to handle a flu epidemic?

35% Yes
33% No
32% Not sure

3* How would you rate the way that Arizona leaders have handled the swine flu outbreak?

13% Excellent
43% Good
33% Fair
6% Poor

5% Not sure

4* Have the policies and activities of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio affected Arizona’s image positively or negatively?

58% Positively

31% Negatively

7% They have had no impact

4% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence