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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 10, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
August 10, 2023: Fifty-three percent (53%) of voters believe passing a federal budget that raises taxes on most Americans would be worse for the country than a partial government shutdown. A Scott Rasmussen National Survey found that 33% believe the partial government shutdown would be worse.
The survey also found that, by narrower margins, voters believe that it would be worse for the country to pass a budget that included no changes to border security measures (43%) or one that included no increased accountability for the FBI and other federal agencies (47%) than it would be to have a partial government shutdown because a budget cannot be agreed.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on July 24-25, 2023. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the -sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
Some Republicans have said they will vote against a new federal budget unless it includes more funding to secure the southern border. If the Democrats do not agree, that could lead to a partial government shutdown. Which would be worse for America: a partial government shutdown or passing a budget that does not include more funding to secure the Southern border?
- 38%-A partial government shutdown
- 43%-Passing a budget that does not include more funding to secure the Southern border
- 20%-Not sure
What about the FBI? Which would be worse for America: a partial government shutdown or passing a budget does not include increased accountability for the FBI and other agencies accused of monitoring citizens’ communications without proper warrants?
- 36%-A partial government shutdown
- 47%-Passing a budget does not include increased accountability for the FBI
- 16%-Not sure
Which would be worse for America: a partial government shutdown, or passing a budget that increases taxes on most Americans?
- 33%-A partial government shutdown
- 53%-Passing a budget that increases taxes on most Americans
- 15%-Not sure
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