Questions - Arizona Governor - October 3, 2010
Conducted October 3, 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?
2* How would you rate the job Jan Brewer has been doing as
Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or
strongly disapprove of the job she’s been doing?
3* Okay…if
the 2010 election for Arizona’s next Governor were held today, would you vote
for Republican Jan Brewer or Democrat Terry Goddard?
55% Brewer
39% Goddard
3% Some other
candidate
3% Not sure
4* Now I’m
going to read you a short list of people [candidate’s name] in the News. For
each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable,
somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.
5* Have the current policies of
the federal government put the U.S. economy on the right course?
6* Some
people say the nation’s current economic problems are due to the recession
which began under the Bush Administration. Others say the problems are being
caused more by the policies President Obama has put in place since taking
office. Which point of view comes closest to your own?
7* Do you consider yourself part
of the Tea Party Movement?
8* Is the Tea Party movement good or bad for the country?
9* Should all U.S. Troops be brought home from Afghanistan
immediately? [asked to those who said “no” or “not
sure”] Should a firm timetable be established to bring all U.S. troops home
from Afghanistan within a year?
10* Last
year, Congress and the president enacted a $787 billion economic stimulus plan.
So far, has the economic stimulus plan helped the economy, hurt the economy or
had no impact on the economy?
11* 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?
12* Do the
policies and practices of the federal government encourage people to enter the
United States illegally?
13* Which
is the better approach to dealing with illegal immigration—allowing individual
states to act on their own to enforce immigration laws or relying upon the
federal government to enforce immigration laws?
14* When
it comes to determining how you will vote this November, how important is the
issue of immigration?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
