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Questions - Debt Ceiling - July 20-21, 2011

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted July 20-21, 2011
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed news stories about the raising the debt ceiling?

2* Do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove or strongly disapprove of the way Congressional Republicans are handling the debate over the federal debt ceiling?

 

3* Do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove or strongly disapprove of the way Congressional Democrats and President Obama are handling the debate over the federal debt ceiling?

 

4* When it comes to government spending, what worries you more about the likely result of the debt ceiling debate—that Congress and the President will cut spending too much or too little?

 

5* On the subject of taxes, what worries you more about the likely result of the debt ceiling debate—that Congress and the President will raise taxes too much or too little?

 

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