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Questions - 2012 Iowa President - October 30, 2012

Iowa: Romney 49%, Obama 48% 

Iowa Survey of 750 Likely Voters
Conducted October 30, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports

*Please note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidates, so while half will hear the Republican first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.

 1* If the 2012 presidential election were held today, would you vote for Republican Mitt Romney or Democrat Barack Obama?

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Mitt Romney?

3*
Whom do you trust more to handle the economy…Mitt Romney or Barack Obama?

4* Whom do you trust more to handle national security issues…Mitt Romney or Barack Obama?

5* In reacting to the nation’s current economic problems, what worries you more…that the federal government will do too much or that the federal government will not do enough?

6* In reacting to the nation’s current economic problems, should government increase spending or cut spending?

7* Does the United States spend too much on the military and national security, not enough, or about the right amount? 

8* Does the United States spend more on the military and national security than any other nation in the world? 

9* Generally speaking, How would you rate the U.S. economy these days?  Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

10* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

11* How would you rate the job Terry Branstad has been doing as governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?    

 
NOTE:
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence