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Toplines - Georgia Governor - July 21, 2010

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Georgia Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 21, 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?

28% Strongly approve
13% Somewhat approve
  8% Somewhat disapprove
49% Strongly disapprove
  1% 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?

12% Strongly approve
37% Somewhat approve
24% Somewhat disapprove
24% Strongly disapprove
  3% Not sure

3* 2010 Georgia Governor’s Race

 

 

July 21, 2010

May 20, 2010

April 22, 2010

March 17, 2010

Nathan Deal (R)

49%

47%

46%

43%

Roy Barnes (D)

43%

40%

39%

40%

Some other candidate

4%

6%

7%

5%

Not sure

4%

7%

8%

13%

 

 

July 21, 2010

May 20, 2010

April 22, 2010

March 17, 2010

Karen Handel (R)

45%

42%

42%

42%

Roy Barnes (D)

44%

39%

41%

39%

Some other candidate

7%

9%

7%

5%

Not sure

4%

10%

10%

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

Very favorable

Somewhat favorable

Somewhat unfavorable

Very unfavorable

Not sure

Nathan Deal

12%

38%

22%

18%

10%

Karen Handel

15%

40%

19%

19%

7%

Roy Barnes

27%

24%

23%

21%

5%

 

 

 

5* In political terms, do you consider Roy Barnes to be politically conservative, moderate or liberal?

 

    10% Conservative

    44% Moderate

    37% Liberal

      9% Not sure

 

6* In political terms, do you consider Karen Handel to be politically conservative, moderate or liberal?

 

    44% Conservative

    30% Moderate

    14% Liberal

    12% Not sure

 

7* In political terms, do you consider Nathan Deal to be politically conservative, moderate or liberal?

 

    54% Conservative

    21% Moderate

    11% Liberal

    15% Not sure

 

8* Would it be more accurate to describe Roy Barnes’ views as mainstream or extreme?

 

    54% Mainstream

    28% Extreme

    18% Not sure

 

9* Would it be more accurate to describe Karen Handel’s views as mainstream or extreme?

 

    49% Mainstream

    31% Extreme

    21% Not sure

 

10* Would it be more accurate to describe Nathan Deal’s views as mainstream or extreme?

 

    49% Mainstream

    26% Extreme

    25% Not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence