Toplines - Arizona on National Issues - January 5, 2009

Arizona Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted January 5, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Looking ahead to the end of 2009, how likely is it that American combat troops will still be in Iraq?

64% Very likely
27% Somewhat likely

4% Not very likely
1% Not at all likely

5% Not sure

2* Okay… what about the end of Barack Obama’s first term in office. How likely is it that—four years from now-- American combat troops will still be in Iraq?

33% Very likely
29% Somewhat likely

27% Not very likely
8% Not at all likely

3% Not sure

3* In 2009, how likely is it that Barack Obama will send more American troops to Afghanistan?

59% Very likely
23% Somewhat likely

11% Not very likely
3% Not at all likely

4% Not sure

4* In Afghanistan, will things get better or worse over the next year?

36% Better
38% Worse

18% About the same
8% Not sure

5* Over the next year, how likely is it that Russia will provoke a major international challenge to the United States?

26% Very likely
30% Somewhat likely

29% Not very likely
8% Not at all likely

7% Not sure

6* Generally speaking, will the United States be safer at the end of 2009 than it is today?

27% Yes
51% No
22% Not sure

7* At the end of 2009, will the United States still be in a recession?

60% Yes
20% No
19% Not sure

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