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Toplines - Obama Ideology - August 9-10, 2010

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 9-10, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

 

 

1* In political terms is Barack Obama more conservative than you are, more liberal than you are or about the same?

 

12% More conservative
57% More liberal
26% About the same

  6% Not sure

 

2* In political terms is the average Republican in Congress more conservative than you are, more liberal than you are or about the same?

 

42% More conservative
24% More liberal
26% About the same

  8% Not sure

 

3* In political terms is the average Democrat in Congress more conservative than you are, more liberal than you are or about the same?

 

13% More conservative
56% More liberal
23% About the same

  7% Not sure

 

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