Questions - Chuck Hagel - February 16-17, 2013
43% Support Hagel Confirmation, 37% Oppose
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National Survey of
1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted February 16-17, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Do you have a very
favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion
of Chuck Hagel?
2* Hagel was
nominated by President Obama to be secretary of defense. The Senate must now
decide whether or not to confirm him. Would you like
your senators to vote for the confirmation of Hagel as secretary of defense
or against the confirmation?
3* Is Hagel qualified
to be secretary of defense?
4* Hagel’s
confirmation is being delayed by some senators through the filibuster process
who say they want more time to study his record. Should every presidential
nominee receive a straight up-or-down vote by the Senate?
5* How likely is it
that Hagel will be confirmed by the Senate to be secretary of Defense?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
