though Rasmussen did find that 57 percent of likely voters agreed with the gold standard after they were asked this follow-up question: “Many say that adopting the gold standard would dramatically reduce the power of central bankers and political leaders to steer the economy. If you knew that returning to the gold standard really would reduce the power of central bankers and political leaders to steer the economy, would you favor or oppose returning to the gold standard?” However, framing the question like that is hardly a neutral wording of the question.
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