Questions - IRS - September 24-25, 2013
Most Say IRS Broke Law When It Targeted Tea Party, But Few Expect Punishment
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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted September 24-25, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How
closely have you followed recent news reports about the Internal Revenue
Service?
2* The
IRS official investigated by Congress over her office’s targeting of Tea Party
and other conservative groups took early retirement this week, but it remains
unclear who made the decision to target these groups. Who do you think made the
decision - someone at IRS headquarters or somebody who works in the White
House?
3* Did
the IRS break the law when it targeted Tea Party and other conservative groups?
4* How
likely is it that criminal charges will be brought against any government
employees for the IRS’ targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups?
5* How
likely is it that President Obama or his top aides were aware that Tea Party
and other conservative groups were targeted by the IRS?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence