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Pew Research Center. May 1-5, 2013. N=1,504 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.

"Thinking about some issues, please tell me if you think the REPUBLICAN Party or the DEMOCRATIC Party could do the better job in each of the following areas. First, which party could do the better job of [see below]? How about [see below]?"

		Republican Party	Democratic Party	Both equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Reflecting your views about gun control"
	5/1-5/13	42	39	4	6	9
	1/9-13/13	38	40	5	6	11
	12/17-19/12	27	28	12	15	18

	"Dealing with immigration"
	5/1-5/13	38	38	7	8	9
	12/5-9/12	35	44	5	6	10
	9/22 - 10/4/11	45	37	3	6	9
	5/25-30/11	39	37	4	9	11
	10/13-18/10	35	28	9	12	16
	9/16-19/10	39	32	7	10	12
	5/20-23/10	35	27	10	14	14
	4/21-26/10	36	35	7	11	12
	8/27-30/09	31	36	6	13	13
	2/20-24/08	38	43	4	6	9

	"Dealing with the economy"
	5/1-5/13	42	38	6	8	6
	5/25-30/11	38	40	5	8	8
	9/16-19/10	38	37	8	10	8
	5/20-23/10	33	34	9	14	10
	2/3-9/10	38	41	7	6	7
	8/27-30/09	32	42	6	12	9

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 11-14, 2013. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

"Do you think the Republican Party is in touch with the concerns of most people in the United States today, or is it out of touch?"

		In touch	Out of touch	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/11-14/13	23	70	7

"Do you think the Democratic Party is in touch with the concerns of most people in the United States today, or is it out of touch?"

		In touch	Out of touch	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/11-14/13	43	51	6

CNN/ORC Poll. March 15-17, 2013. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Overall, would you describe the views and policies of each of the following as too extreme, or as generally mainstream? . . ."

		Too extreme	Generally mainstream	Neither/ Mixed (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%

	"The Republican Party"
	3/15-17/13	48	47	3	1
	12/17-18/12	53	43	2	2
	9/21-23/10	36	58	4	3
	7/16-21/10	39	56	4	1

	"The Democratic Party"
	3/15-17/13	42	53	3	2
	12/17-18/12	37	57	3	2
	9/21-23/10	42	53	3	2
	7/16-21/10	43	54	3	1

"Please tell me whether you think each of the following generally favors the rich, favors the middle class, or favors the poor. . . ."

		Favors the rich	Favors the middle class	Favors the poor	Unsure
		%	%	%	%

	"The Republican Party"
	3/15-17/13	68	27	3	2

	"The Democratic Party"
	3/15-17/13	24	32	41	3

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Feb. 21-24, 2013. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"When it comes to [see below], which party do you think would do a better job: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or both about the same? If you think that neither would do a good job, please just say so." Some items asked of half the sample.

		Democratic Party	Republican Party	About the same	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Looking out for the middle class"
	2/21-24/13	46	24	11	19	-
	6/20-24/12	45	26	9	18	2
	12/7-11/11	44	24	12	17	3

	"Dealing with Medicare"
	2/21-24/13	40	22	15	19	4
	6/20-24/12	40	24	12	18	6
	12/7-11/11	37	24	16	17	6

	"Dealing with health care"
	2/21-24/13	41	25	11	20	3
	6/20-24/12	41	28	11	16	4
	12/7-11/11	39	26	15	18	2

	"Reducing gun violence"
	2/21-24/13	34	19	14	29	4

	"Dealing with Social Security"
	2/21-24/13	36	22	15	22	5
	6/20-24/12	36	24	16	20	4

	"Dealing with energy policy"
	2/21-24/13	36	26	18	15	5
	6/20-24/12	36	28	12	16	8

	"Dealing with immigration"
	2/21-24/13	33	27	15	20	5
	6/20-24/12	33	30	14	17	6

	"Dealing with taxes"
	2/21-24/13	35	32	13	17	3
	6/20-24/12	32	34	12	18	4
	12/7-11/11	31	33	16	17	3

	"Dealing with the economy"
	2/21-24/13	32	30	16	20	2
	6/20-24/12	31	37	13	16	3
	12/7-11/11	28	31	18	20	3

	"Reducing the federal deficit"
	2/21-24/13	25	31	16	26	2
	6/20-24/12	25	37	13	23	2
	12/7-11/11	23	34	18	22	3

	"Controlling government spending"
	2/21-24/13	21	37	11	27	4
	6/20-24/12	23	40	13	21	3

	"Ensuring a strong national defense"
	2/21-24/13	19	45	21	11	4

Pew Research Center. Feb. 13-18, 2013. N=1,504 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.

"Now I have a few questions about the political parties. (First/Now thinking about) the Republican Party. Do you think the Republican Party [see below] or not?"

		Yes	No	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%

	"Is out of touch with the American people"
	2/13-18/13	62	33	4

	"Is too extreme""
	2/13-18/13	52	42	5

	"Is open to change"
	2/13-18/13	39	56	5

	"Has strong principles"
	2/13-18/13	63	30	7

	"Is looking out for the country's long-term future"
	2/13-18/13	45	50	5

"Now I have a few questions about the political parties. (First/Now thinking about) the Democratic Party. Do you think the Democratic Party [see below] or not?"

		Yes	No	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%

	"Is out of touch with the American people"
	2/13-18/13	46	50	5

	"Is too extreme""
	2/13-18/13	39	56	6

	"Is open to change"
	2/13-18/13	58	38	4

	"Has strong principles"
	2/13-18/13	57	37	6

	"Is looking out for the country's long-term future"
	2/13-18/13	51	45	4

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Jan. 10-14, 2013. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4. Trend includes surveys conducted with CNBC.

"Who do you trust to do a better job of [see below]: the Democrats or the Republicans?" Options rotated

		Democrats	Republicans	Neither (vol.)	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Handling the economy"
	1/10-14/13	41	36	17	6	1
	11/29 - 12/3/12	45	39	11	4	1
	2/16-20/12	43	45	11	2	-
	12/8-12/11	41	44	12	2	-
	10/13-17/11	38	43	15	3	1
	8/18-22/11	45	40	13	2	-
	6/16-20/11	43	42	12	2	-
	5/5-9/11	49	38	11	3	-
	3/24-28/11	47	41	9	3	-
	1/5-10/11	45	40	12	3	-
	11/18-22/10	44	42	10	4	-
	10/13-18/10	44	47	8	1	-
	9/8-13/10	41	46	11	1	-
	8/11-16/10	45	43	10	2	1
	6/9-14/10	47	42	9	2	-
	5/7-11/10	44	41	13	2	-
	4/7-12/10	44	44	10	2	-
	3/3-8/10	47	40	11	2	1
	1/12-17/10	49	40	9	3	-

	"Managing the federal budget deficit"
	1/10-14/13	38	35	19	8	1
	11/29 - 12/3/12	43	40	11	6	1
	2/16-20/12	39	47	13	2	-
	12/8-12/11	35	47	15	3	-
	10/13-17/11	38	43	16	3	1
	8/18-22/11	43	40	15	2	-
	6/16-20/11	40	43	14	2	-
	5/5-9/11	42	40	15	3	-
	3/24-28/11	42	43	12	4	-
	1/5-10/11	41	41	15	3	-
	11/18-22/10	38	44	13	5	-
	10/13-18/10	40	48	11	2	-
	9/8-13/10	40	47	12	2	-

	"Handling immigration"
	1/10-14/13	41	34	16	9	1
	3/24-28/11	43	42	12	4	-
	1/5-10/11	44	40	13	4	-
	10/13-18/10	41	46	10	3	-

	"Handling gun laws"
	1/10-14/13	40	34	16	9	1

CNN/ORC Poll. Dec. 17-18, 2012. N=620 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"If the two parties can develop bipartisan solutions to the country's problems, which party do you think should give up more of the proposals it supports: the Democratic Party or the Republican Party?"

		Democratic Party	Republican Party	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/17-18/12	41	53	6
	12/17-19/10	45	47	8
	2/12-15/10	51	43	5

Pew Research Center. Dec. 5-9, 2012. N=1,503 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.9.

"Thinking about the political parties: Please tell me if you think each phrase I read better describes the REPUBLICAN Party and its leaders or the DEMOCRATIC Party and its leaders (First,) which party do you think is better described by the phrase [see below]?"

		Republican Party	Democratic Party	Both equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Is more extreme in its positions"
	12/5-9/12	53	33	4	1	9
	3/7-11/12	50	35	5	1	9
	12/7-11/11	53	33	4	1	9

	"Can better manage the federal government" N=753 (Form 1), margin of error ą 4.1
	12/5-9/12	36	45	2	10	7
	3/7-11/12	39	42	1	9	9
	12/7-11/11	35	41	3	13	9

	"Is more influenced by lobbyists and special interests" N=750 (Form 2), margin of error ą 4.2
	12/5-9/12	41	35	12	1	12

	"Is more willing to work with political leaders from the other party"
	12/5-9/12	27	53	2	10	8
	12/7-11/11	25	51	3	12	10

"And which party could do a better job of [see below]?"

		Republican Party	Democratic Party	Both equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Dealing with the federal budget deficit"
	12/5-9/12	43	38	4	7	9
	3/7-11/12	42	41	2	7	7
	9/22 - 10/4/11	46	37	4	6	7

	"Dealing with the Medicare system" N=753 (Form 1), margin of error ą 4.1
	12/5-9/12	33	50	3	6	8
	3/7-11/12	35	48	3	7	7

	"Improving the education system" N=753 (Form 1), margin of error ą 4.1
	12/5-9/12	27	53	4	6	10
	2/20-24/08	26	55	6	6	7

	"Improving the job situation" N=753 (Form 1), margin of error ą 4.1
	12/5-9/12	40	44	4	5	7
	3/7-11/12	39	44	3	6	9
	9/22 - 10/4/11	42	42	3	6	7

	"Dealing with the nation's energy problems" N=753 (Form 1), margin of error ą 4.1
	12/5-9/12	35	47	4	4	11
	3/7-11/12	35	46	2	6	10

	"Dealing with taxes" N=750 (Form 2), margin of error ą 4.2
	12/5-9/12	37	45	6	4	7
	7/20-24/11	43	40	4	6	8
	10/13-18/10	36	35	7	9	12
	9/16-19/10	40	34	8	8	9
	8/27-30/09	38	37	4	11	11
	2/20-24/08	37	49	2	5	7

	"Dealing with the Social Security system" N=750 (Form 2), margin of error ą 4.2
	12/5-9/12	36	45	6	4	9
	9/22 - 10/4/11	39	45	3	5	8
	7/20-24/11	37	42	7	5	9

	"Dealing with health care" N=750 (Form 2), margin of error ą 4.2
	12/5-9/12	38	48	4	4	6
	3/7-11/12	35	49	1	7	8
	9/22 - 10/4/11	38	49	3	4	6

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 2012. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.9. Trend includes surveys conducted with CNBC.

"Who do you trust to do a better job of [see below]: the Democrats or the Republicans?" Options rotated

		Democrats	Republicans	Neither (vol.)	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Handling taxes"
	11/29 - 12/3/12	43	39	11	7	-
	2/16-20/12	43	44	11	2	-
	12/8-12/11	41	45	11	2	-
	8/18-22/11	46	40	12	2	-
	6/16-20/11	43	44	10	3	-
	5/5-9/11	48	39	12	2	-
	3/24-28/11	48	40	9	3	-
	1/5-10/11	45	42	10	3	-
	11/18-22/10	41	45	9	4	-
	10/13-18/10	44	47	7	2	-
	9/8-13/10	42	48	8	2	-

	"Handling Medicare"
	11/29 - 12/3/12	51	32	11	5	1
	6/16-20/11	48	39	11	1	-
	5/5-9/11	54	33	11	3	-

Gallup Poll. Sept. 6-9, 2012. N=1,017 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Looking ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a better job of protecting the country from international terrorism and military threats: the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?" Options rotated

		Republican Party	Democratic Party	No difference (vol.)/Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/6-9/12	45	45	10
	9/8-11/11	49	38	13
	9/13-16/10	51	38	12
	8/31 - 9/2/09	49	42	10
	9/8-11/08	49	42	9
	9/14-16/07	42	47	11
	9/7-10/06	44	42	13
	9/12-15/05	48	37	15
	9/8-10/03	51	36	13
	9/5-8/02	50	31	19

"Looking ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a better job of keeping the country prosperous: the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?" Options rotated

		Republican Party	Democratic Party	No difference (vol.)/Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/6-9/12	42	51	7
	9/8-11/11	48	39	13
	9/13-16/10	48	40	12
	8/31 - 9/2/09	39	50	11
	9/8-11/08	39	52	9
	9/14-16/07	34	54	12
	9/7-10/06	36	53	11
	9/12-15/05	41	46	13
	9/8-10/03	42	46	12
	9/5-8/02	42	42	16
	9/7-10/01	41	45	14
	10/6-9/00	40	47	13

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). June 20-24, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"When it comes to [see below], which party do you think would do a better job: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, or both about the same? If you think that neither would do a good job, please just say so."

		Democratic Party	Republican Party	About the same	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Dealing with Afghanistan" Half sample (Form A)
	6/20-24/12	30	25	17	20	8
	12/7-11/11	23	26	26	20	5

	"Providing oversight of Wall Street and banks" Half sample (Form B)
	6/20-24/12	29	27	15	22	7

	"Changing how things work in Washington" Half sample (Form B)
	6/20-24/12	22	21	15	38	4

	"Representing the opportunity to move up the economic ladder" Half sample (Form A)
	6/20-24/12	34	34	14	15	3

	"Promoting strong moral values" Half sample (Form A)
	6/20-24/12	24	30	20	21	5

	"Dealing with terrorism" Half sample (Form B)
	6/20-24/12	24	33	31	8	4
	12/7-11/11	21	34	32	9	4

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). May 16-20, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.

"When it comes to [see below], which party do you feel is most attuned and sensitive to issues that affect this group: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, both parties are about the same, or neither party is good here?"

		Republican Party	Democratic Party	About the same	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Religious conservatives"
	5/16-20/12	60	9	14	11	6

	"Men and women in the military"
	5/16-20/12	31	23	31	10	5

	"Small business owners"
	5/16-20/12	37	31	15	12	5

	"Retirees"
	5/16-20/12	29	31	20	16	6

	"You and your family"
	5/16-20/12	30	37	15	16	2

	"Stay-at-home moms"
	5/16-20/12	23	31	24	16	6

	"The middle class"
	5/16-20/12	27	40	17	14	2

	"Working women"
	5/16-20/12	16	42	24	14	4

	"Young adults under 30 years old"
	5/16-20/12	14	43	21	15	5

	"Hispanics or Latinos"
	5/16-20/12	11	46	21	16	6

	"Gays and lesbians"
	5/16-20/12	5	63	13	14	5

Pew Research Center. March 7-11, 2012. N=1,503 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"And which party could do a better job of [see below]?"

		Republican Party	Democratic Party	Both equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Representing your views on abortion"
	3/7-11/12	31	47	1	6	15
	9/22 - 10/4/11	36	44	2	5	13

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 7-10, 2012. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4. RV = registered voters

"Which political party, the Democrats or the Republicans, do you think better represents your own personal values?" Options rotated

		Democrats	Republicans	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/7-10/12	44	39	2	12	3
	10/25-28/10 RV	48	42	2	7	1
	8/30 - 9/2/10	45	42	2	10	1
	11/12-15/09	49	39	2	9	2
	11/1-4/06 RV	48	44	1	6	2
	10/5-8/06	53	37	2	7	1
	10/30 - 11/2/05	50	40	1	7	1
	4/05	47	38	2	10	2
	3/99	47	39	3	8	3

"Which political party, the Democrats or the Republicans, do you think is more concerned with the needs of people like you?" Options rotated

		Democrats	Republicans	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/7-10/12	46	36	1	13	3
	10/25-28/10 RV	49	38	2	8	3
	8/30 - 9/2/10	48	39	2	11	1
	11/12-15/09	51	36	2	9	3
	10/5-8/06	58	30	2	9	1
	8/3-6/06	56	30	1	12	2
	10/30 - 11/2/05	56	33	1	9	1

"Which political party would you say cares more about issues that are especially important to women: the Democrats or the Republicans?" Options rotated

		Democrats	Republicans	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/7-10/12	55	30	3	5	7
	4/00	58	24	5	4	9

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Feb. 16-20, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.1. Trend includes surveys conducted with CNBC.

"Who do you trust to do a better job of [see below]: the Democrats or the Republicans?" Options rotated

		Democrats	Republicans	Neither (vol.)	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Protecting the country"
	2/16-20/12	40	48	9	3	-
	12/8-12/11	36	50	9	4	1
	10/13-17/11	38	45	15	3	-
	8/18-22/11	40	46	11	2	-
	6/16-20/11	41	46	9	4	-
	5/5-9/11	42	43	10	5	-
	3/24-28/11	40	49	7	3	-
	1/5-10/11	39	48	9	3	-
	10/13-18/10	39	52	7	3	-
	9/8-13/10	37	54	6	3	-
	8/11-16/10	39	50	9	2	-
	6/9-14/10	42	48	7	2	1
	5/7-11/10	37	50	11	2	-
	4/7-12/10	40	49	8	3	-
	3/3-8/10	41	47	9	3	1
	1/12-17/10	42	47	7	4	1

	"Creating jobs"
	2/16-20/12	44	43	10	3	-
	12/8-12/11	41	43	13	3	-
	10/13-17/11	44	40	13	3	-
	8/18-22/11	44	42	12	2	-
	6/16-20/11	47	42	10	2	-
	5/5-9/11	52	36	10	3	-
	3/24-28/11	49	39	10	2	-
	1/5-10/11	44	40	13	3	-
	11/18-22/10	44	42	8	5	-
	10/13-18/10	44	45	9	1	-
	9/8-13/10	42	45	10	3	-

Pew Research Center. Dec. 7-11, 2011. N=1,521 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.

["What do you think is the most important problem facing the country today?"] Asked of those who named a problem: "Which political party do you think can do a better job of handling the problem you just mentioned: the Republican Party or the Democratic Party?" N=1,443

		Republican Party	Democratic Party	No differ- ence (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%
	12/7-11/11	32	38	20	11

"Thinking about the political parties: Please tell me if you think each phrase I read better describes the REPUBLICAN Party and its leaders or the DEMOCRATIC Party and its leaders (First,) which party do you think is better described by the phrase [see below]?"

		Republican Party	Democratic Party	Both equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Governs in a more honest and ethical way"
	12/7-11/11	28	45	2	16	9

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. June 16-20, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.1. Trend includes surveys conducted with CNBC.

"Who do you trust to do a better job of [see below]: the Democrats or the Republicans?" Options rotated

		Democrats	Republicans	Neither (vol.)	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Handling health care"
	6/16-20/11	50	38	9	2	-
	5/5-9/11	53	35	10	3	-
	3/24-28/11	53	36	8	2	-
	1/5-10/11	49	37	12	2	-
	11/18-22/10	47	39	10	4	1
	10/13-18/10	48	43	7	1	-
	9/8-13/10	49	40	9	1	-
	8/11-16/10	50	40	8	1	-
	6/9-14/10	51	38	10	1	1
	5/7-11/10	47	39	12	2	-
	4/7-12/10	48	40	11	2	-
	3/3-8/10	48	37	11	3	-
	1/12-17/10	48	38	10	3	1

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. May 5-9, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.2.

"Who do you trust to do a better job of [see below]: the Democrats or the Republicans?" Options rotated

		Democrats	Republicans	Neither (vol.)	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Handling Social Security"
	5/5-9/11	52	34	11	3	-
	10/13-18/10	47	41	10	2	-

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. March 24-28, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.2.

"Who do you trust to do a better job of [see below]: the Democrats or the Republicans?" Options rotated

		Democrats	Republicans	Neither (vol.)	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Keeping the United States a leader in the world economy"
	3/24-28/11	43	46	8	3	-

Reuters/Ipsos Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Dec. 2-5, 2010. N=601 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Please tell me if you think the Democratic Party or the Republican Party could do a better job in each of the following areas. Which party could do a better job of [see below]?" Options rotated

		Democratic Party	Republican Party	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Improving the educational system"
	12/2-5/10	38	30	18	10	5
	12/3-6/09	45	30	11	10	3
	11/20-23/08	59	24	7	7	3

	"Dealing with the economy"
	12/2-5/10	34	37	17	9	4
	12/3-6/09	40	39	8	10	3
	11/20-23/08	58	27	5	8	3

	"Dealing with the terrorist threat at home"
	12/2-5/10	27	37	20	10	6
	12/3-6/09	35	42	11	7	4
	11/20-23/08	47	38	6	6	3

	"Improving morality in this country"
	12/2-5/10	28	34	17	15	5
	12/3-6/09	37	36	10	14	4
	11/20-23/08	51	31	4	10	4

	"Dealing with taxes"
	12/2-5/10	33	38	16	8	5
	12/3-6/09	39	41	8	8	4
	11/20-23/08	52	35	5	6	2

	"Protecting the environment"
	12/2-5/10	44	22	19	10	5
	12/3-6/09	52	27	10	8	3
	11/20-23/08	64	20	6	6	3

	"Making wise decisions about what to do in Iraq"
	12/2-5/10	33	29	15	16	7
	12/3-6/09	39	34	10	12	5
	11/20-23/08	54	33	5	5	3

	"Reforming the U.S. health care system"
	12/2-5/10	38	34	14	11	3
	12/3-6/09	40	36	7	13	4
	11/20-23/08	62	23	4	8	4

	"Reducing the federal budget deficit"
	12/2-5/10	30	39	15	13	4
	12/3-6/09	34	41	8	14	3
	11/20-23/08	56	26	5	10	4

	"Making America more respected in the world"
	12/2-5/10	35	33	17	11	4
	12/3-6/09	43	35	10	9	3
	11/20-23/08	58	27	5	7	3

	"Generating economic growth"
	12/2-5/10	30	40	16	9	5
	12/3-6/09	38	41	9	8	4
	11/20-23/08	58	28	6	6	3

	"Making America more competitive in the world economy"
	12/2-5/10	31	38	17	9	6
	12/3-6/09	40	37	11	9	3
	11/20-23/08	53	33	4	7	3

	"Making wise decisions about foreign policy"
	12/2-5/10	34	32	18	9	7
	12/3-6/09	40	39	8	8	5
	11/20-23/08	53	33	6	5	3

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 20-21, 2010. N=848 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 4.2. RV = registered voters. Among all adults, except where indicated.

"Please tell me which political party -- the Republicans or the Democrats -- you trust to do a better job handling each of the following. First, what about . . . ?"

		Republicans	Democrats	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	"The war in Afghanistan"
	10/20-21/10 RV	32	43	6	11	8
	9/29-30/10	32	38	8	15	7

	"The economy"
	10/20-21/10 RV	42	43	3	8	4
	9/29-30/10	34	44	8	11	3
	10/26-27/06	34	47	4	6	9
	10/24-25/02	38	37	7	7	11

	"Health care"
	10/20-21/10 RV	39	48	2	7	4
	9/29-30/10	34	48	5	9	4
	10/26-27/06	26	53	4	8	9

	"Immigration"
	10/20-21/10 RV	41	38	5	9	7
	9/29-30/10	37	39	8	11	5
	10/26-27/06	32	40	4	11	13

	"Federal spending and the deficit"
	10/20-21/10 RV	44	40	3	8	5
	9/29-30/10	36	40	6	14	4
	10/26-27/06	31	47	3	10	9

	"Taxes"
	10/20-21/10 RV	39	46	3	8	4
	9/29-30/10	37	42	7	11	3
	10/24-25/02	40	36	5	8	11

	"Unemployment"
	10/20-21/10 RV	38	45	3	8	6
	9/29-30/10	33	45	6	11	5

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Sept. 29-30, 2010. N=1,025 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.8.

"Please tell me which political party -- the Republicans or the Democrats -- you trust to do a better job handling each of the following. First, what about . . . ?"

		Republicans	Democrats	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Terrorism"
	9/29-30/10	40	34	11	10	5
	10/24-25/02	47	24	9	8	12

	"Social Security"
	9/29-30/10	31	45	7	13	4
	10/24-25/02	32	42	5	7	14

	"Reform of the financial and banking industries"
	9/29-30/10	29	43	7	13	8

	"Energy and the environment"
	9/29-30/10	29	48	10	9	4

	"Education"
	9/29-30/10	28	47	10	11	4
	10/24-25/02	36	38	8	5	13

Pew Research/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management. Sept. 16-19, 2010. N=1,005 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Please tell me if you think the REPUBLICAN Party or the DEMOCRATIC Party could do a better job in each of the following areas. First, which party could do a better job of . . . ?"

		Republican Party	Democratic Party	Both equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Taking steps to make the Social Security system financially sound"
	9/16-19/10	35	35	9	11	11

	"Reforming the Medicare system"
	9/16-19/10	33	38	7	9	12

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Sept. 1-2, 2010. N=1,024 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

"Do you think the Republicans in Congress or the Democrats in Congress would do a better job of dealing with each of the following issues and problems? . . ."

		Republicans	Democrats	No difference (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	"Terrorism"
	9/1-2/10	54	34	10	2
	3/25-28/10	50	40	8	2
	8/28-31/09	52	39	7	2

	"Illegal immigration"
	9/1-2/10	53	35	10	3

	"Foreign affairs"
	9/1-2/10	47	44	7	2
	3/25-28/10	44	48	6	1
	8/28-31/09	44	47	7	2

	"The federal budget deficit"
	9/1-2/10	46	40	12	1
	3/25-28/10	46	44	9	1
	8/28-31/09	46	46	6	2

	"The economy"
	9/1-2/10	46	43	10	1
	3/25-28/10	48	45	7	-
	8/28-31/09	39	52	8	1

	"Taxes"
	9/1-2/10	46	43	9	1
	3/25-28/10	48	45	6	1
	8/28-31/09	47	47	6	-

	"The situation in Afghanistan"
	9/1-2/10	45	42	11	2
	3/25-28/10	44	46	9	1
	8/28-31/09	40	48	10	2

	"Health care"
	9/1-2/10	45	46	8	1
	3/25-28/10	46	48	5	-
	8/28-31/09	42	51	6	1

	"Social Security and Medicare"
	9/1-2/10	43	45	11	1

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Aug. 27-30, 2010. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

"Do you think the Republicans in Congress or the Democrats in Congress would do a better job of dealing with each of the following issues and problems? How about . . . ?"

		Republicans	Democrats	No difference (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	"Terrorism"
	8/27-30/10	55	31	11	4

	"Immigration"
	8/27-30/10	50	35	10	5

	"Federal spending"
	8/27-30/10	50	35	11	4

	"The economy"
	8/27-30/10	49	38	10	3

	"The situation in Afghanistan"
	8/27-30/10	45	38	12	5

	"Jobs"
	8/27-30/10	46	41	9	4

	"Corruption in government"
	8/27-30/10	38	35	20	6

	"Health care"
	8/27-30/10	43	44	8	4

	"The environment"
	8/27-30/10	31	54	9	5

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Aug. 11-16, 2010. N=1,007 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.5.

"Who do you trust to do a better job of [see below]: the Democrats or the Republicans?" Options rotated

		Democrats	Republicans	Neither (vol.)	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Handling illegal immigration"
	8/11-16/10	43	45	10	2	1
	6/9-14/10	41	47	10	1	1
	5/7-11/10	36	46	15	3	-

Democrats vs. Republicans continued

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