Toplines - Alabama Governor - August 19, 2010
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Alabama
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 19, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How would you
rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing?
30%
Strongly approve
7% Somewhat approve
6% Somewhat disapprove
55% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
2* How would you
rate the job Bob Riley has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing?
26%
Strongly approve
30% Somewhat approve
22% Somewhat disapprove
20% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010 Alabama
Governor’s Race
|
Robert Bentley (R) |
Ron Sparks (D) |
Some Other
Candidate |
Not Sure |
August
19, 2010 |
58% |
34% |
3% |
5% |
July
22, 2010 |
55% |
35% |
3% |
7% |
June
3, 2010 |
56% |
37% |
2% |
4% |
May
25, 2010 |
44% |
31% |
13% |
11% |
4*
I’m going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let
me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable,
or very unfavorable impression.
Candidate
for the AL Governor’s Race |
Very Favorable |
Somewhat Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Bentley |
23% |
43% |
11% |
9% |
14% |
Sparks |
19% |
28% |
18% |
21% |
14% |
5*
Okay now I’m going to read you a short list of names. In political terms,
please tell me whether that person is very conservative, somewhat conservative,
moderate, somewhat liberal or very liberal.
Candidate
Ideology |
Very
Conservative |
Somewhat
Conservative |
Moderate |
Somewhat
Liberal |
Very
Liberal |
Not
sure |
Bentley |
28% |
39% |
15% |
4% |
3% |
11% |
Sparks |
9% |
13% |
27% |
22% |
14% |
14% |
6*
Would it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s]
views as mainstream or extreme?
Candidate
Views |
Mainstream |
Extreme |
Not
sure |
Bentley |
56% |
21% |
23% |
Sparks |
37% |
36% |
26% |
7*
How would you rate your own personal finances these days?
9% Excellent
37% Good
36%
Fair
15%
Poor
3% Not sure
8* Are your personal
finances getting better these days, or worse?
20%
Better
47%
Worse
30%
About the same
3% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence