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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

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

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 immigration" N=750 (Form 2), margin of error ą 4.2
	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 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
		%	%	%	%	%

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

	"Dealing with Medicare"
	6/20-24/12	40	24	12	18	6
	12/7-11/11	37	24	16	17	6

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

	"Dealing with Social Security" Half sample (Form B)
	6/20-24/12	36	24	16	20	4

	"Dealing with energy policy" Half sample (Form A)
	6/20-24/12	36	28	12	16	8

	"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

	"Dealing with immigration"
	6/20-24/12	33	30	14	17	6

	"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

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

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

	"Reducing the federal deficit" Half sample (Form B)
	6/20-24/12	25	37	13	23	2
	12/7-11/11	23	34	18	22	3

	"Controlling government spending" Half sample (Form A)
	6/20-24/12	23	40	13	21	3

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
		%	%	%	%	%

	"Dealing with the economy"
	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

	"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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