December 5, 2012
President Obama is standing firm on his position of raising taxes on the nation’s top earners, and most voters say they support a candidate who takes that stance. The president is also proposing new government spending, but voters still don't think that's a good idea.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of Likely U.S. Voters say they would vote for a candidate who promises to raise taxes only on the rich rather than one who promises to oppose all tax increases, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Thirty-four percent (34%) would rather vote for a candidate who opposes all tax increases, while 14% more are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national telephone survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on November 30-December 1, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.