Toplines - Connecticut Governor - September 9, 2010
Conducted September 9, 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?
36%
Strongly approve
19% Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat disapprove
35% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Jodi
Rell has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve,
somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job she’s been doing?
18% Strongly approve
41% Somewhat approve
24% Somewhat disapprove
17% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010
|
Thomas
Foley (R) |
Dan Malloy (D) |
Some
other candidate |
Not
sure |
September 9, 2010 |
39% |
46% |
3% |
12% |
August 11, 2010 |
33% |
48% |
6% |
13% |
June 1, 2010 |
35% |
44% |
5% |
17% |
May 4, 2010 |
35% |
38% |
11% |
16% |
April 1, 2010 |
44% |
35% |
8% |
14% |
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 CT Governor’s Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Foley |
8% |
43% |
27% |
13% |
9% |
Malloy |
23% |
39% |
21% |
9% |
9% |
5* In terms of how you
will vote in the next national election, are you primarily interested in
National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror,
Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social
Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and
abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?
11% National Security Issues
51% Economic Issues
13% Domestic Issues
4% Cultural Issues
12% Fiscal Issues
8% Not sure
6* How angry are you at the current policies of
the federal government?
35% Very angry
27%
Somewhat angry
25%
Not very angry
11%
Not at all angry
2% Not sure
7* Generally speaking, how would you rate the
0% Excellent
4% Good
44%
Fair
49%
Poor
2% Not sure
8* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
34% Better
45% Worse
17% Staying the same
3% Not sure
9* Is the
65% Yes
23% No
12% Not sure
10* Do you
know anyone who is out of work and looking for a job?
82% Yes
16%
No
3% Not sure
11* Is the job market better than it was a year ago, worse than it was a year
ago or about the same?
22%
Better
43%
Worse
35%
About the same
0% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level
of confidence