Toplines - Maryland Governor - July 8, 2010
Maryland Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted July 8, 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?
42% Strongly approve
15% Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat
disapprove
34% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Martin O’Malley has been
doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove,
or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
21% Strongly approve
29% Somewhat approve
18% Somewhat disapprove
30% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* Election 2010: Maryland Governor’s Race
|
|
Bob
Ehrlich (R) |
Martin
O’Malley (D) |
Some
other candidate |
Not sure |
|
July 8,
2010 |
47% |
46% |
2% |
5% |
|
June 8,
2010 |
45% |
45% |
5% |
5% |
|
April
20, 2010 |
44% |
47% |
2% |
7% |
|
February
23, 2010 |
43% |
49% |
2% |
5% |
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 |
|
Martin
O’Malley |
26% |
23% |
17% |
28% |
6% |
|
Bob
Ehrlich |
33% |
21% |
17% |
20% |
9% |
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?
41% Strongly favor
10% Somewhat favor
12% Somewhat oppose
35% Strongly oppose
3% 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?
49% Favor
35% Oppose
16% 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?
39% Agree
47% Disagree
14% 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?
57% Agree
22% Disagree
21% Not sure
9* 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?
42%
Helped
28% Hurt
24% No impact
6% Not sure
10* Did the new government
spending in the stimulus package create new jobs?
32% Yes
48% No
20% Not sure
11* Which is a better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or
increasing government spending?
57% Cutting taxes
22% Increasing government spending
21% Not sure
12*
Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
0% Excellent
11%
Good
44% Fair
44% Poor
1% Not sure
13*
Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
35%
Better
42%
Worse
23% Staying the same
0% Not sure
14* Is the United States currently
in a recession?
67% Yes
18% No
15% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
