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Toplines - Georgia Democratic Primary for Governor - July 13, 2010

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Georgia Survey of 455 Likely Democratic Primary Voters
Conducted July 13, 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?

70% Strongly approve
18% Somewhat approve
  3% Somewhat disapprove
  8% Strongly disapprove
  0% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job Sonny Perdue has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

  6% Strongly approve
21% Somewhat approve
31% Somewhat disapprove
40% Strongly disapprove
  2% Not sure

3* 2010 Georgia Democratic Primary for Governor

 

Roy Barnes

59%

Thurbert Baker

16%

David Poythress

5%

Dubose Porter

5%

Some Other Candidate

3%

Not Sure

12%

 

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

Very favorable

Somewhat favorable

Somewhat unfavorable

Very unfavorable

Not sure

Roy Barnes

53%

27%

6%

6%

8%

Thurbert Baker

27%

40%

12%

3%

18%

David Poythress

6%

29%

25%

6%

34%

Dubose Porter

5%

26%

24%

5%

39%

5* A proposal has been made to repeal the health care bill and stop it from going into effect. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a proposal to repeal the health care bill?

21% Strongly favor
  9% Somewhat favor
  9% Somewhat oppose
53% Strongly oppose
  8% Not sure

6* Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in your state?

 

27% Favor

52% Oppose
21% Not sure

 

7* The U.S. Justice Department has decided to challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law?

 

52% Agree
31% Disagree
17% Not sure

 

8* Some people believe that the goal of immigration policy should be to keep out national security threats, criminals and those who would come here to live off our welfare system. Beyond that, all immigrants would be welcome. Do you agree or disagree with that goal for immigration policy?

 

61% Agree
23% Disagree
16% Not sure


NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence