Friday, August 27, 2010

Voters Now Trust Republicans More Than Democrats On All 10 Key Issues

Rasmussen:

Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on all 10 of the important issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports.

The GOP has consistently been trusted on most issues for months now, but in July they held the lead on only nine of the key issues.


--Economy: Republicans trusted by 47 percent of Likely U.S. Voters, Democrats trusted by 39 percent.

--Government ethics and corruption: Republicans trusted by 40 percent of Likely U.S. Voters, Democrats trusted by 38 percent.

--Taxes: Republicans trusted by 52 percent of Likely U.S. Voters, Democrats trusted by 36 percent.

--National Security & War on Terror: Republicans trusted by 49 percent of Likely U.S. Voters, Democrats trusted by 37 percent.

--War in Iraq: Republicans trusted by 43 percent of Likely U.S. Voters, Democrats trusted by 40 percent.

--War in Afghanistan: Republicans trusted by 43 percent of Likely U.S. Voters, Democrats trusted by 36 percent.

--Immigration: Republicans trusted by 44 percent of Likely U.S. Voters, Democrats trusted by 35 percent.

--Healthcare: Republicans trusted by 48 percent of Likely U.S. Voters, Democrats trusted by 40 percent.

--Education: Republicans trusted by 41 percent of Likely U.S. Voters, Democrats trusted by 40 percent.

--Social Security: Republicans trusted by 44 percent of Likely U.S. Voters, Democrats trusted by 38 percent.

Republicans also hold a 9 point lead in the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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