Saturday, October 24, 2009

Voters Trust the Republicans More on all of the 10 Top Issues

For the first time in recent years, voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on all 10 key electoral issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports. The GOP holds double-digit advantages on five of them.

Republicans have nearly doubled their lead over Democrats on economic issues to 49% to 35%, after leading by eight points in September.

The economy:
* Republicans 49%
* Democrats 35%

Taxes:
* Republicans 50%
* Democrats 35%

Health care:
* Republicans 46%
* Democrats 40%

Social Security:
* Republicans 45%
* Democrats 37%

National security and the War on Terror:
* Republicans 54%
* Democrats 31%

The War in Iraq:
* Republicans 50%
* Democrats 31%

Government ethics and corruption:
* Republicans 33%
* Democrats 29%

Immigration:
* Republicans 40%
* Democrats 33%

Education:
* Republicans 43%
* Democrats 38%

Abortion:
* Republicans 47%
* Democrats 35%

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