Toplines - Maryland Governor - June 8, 2010
Maryland Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted June 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?
39% Strongly approve
17% Somewhat approve
8% Somewhat
disapprove
35% Strongly disapprove
1% 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?
20% Strongly approve
34% Somewhat approve
18% Somewhat disapprove
26% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* Election 2010: Maryland Governor’s Race
|
|
June 8, 2010 |
April 20, 2010 |
February 23, 2010 |
|
Bob Ehrlich (R) |
45% |
44% |
43% |
|
Martin O’Malley (D) |
45% |
47% |
49% |
|
Some other candidate |
5% |
2% |
2% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
7% |
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 |
20% |
33% |
23% |
20% |
4% |
|
Bob
Ehrlich |
22% |
31% |
21% |
21% |
5% |
|
Barbara
Mikulski |
33% |
15% |
14% |
28% |
9% |
|
Benjamin
Cardin |
20% |
24% |
14% |
21% |
21% |
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?
42% Strongly favor
11% Somewhat favor
6% Somewhat oppose
36% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure
6* How
closely have you followed news stories about the new immigration law in
Arizona?
52% Very closely
31% Somewhat closely
11% Not very closely
5% Not at all
1% Not sure
7* 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
38% Oppose
12% Not sure
8* Suppose a police officer stops someone for a traffic
violation or a violation of some other law. If the police officer suspects that
the person they stopped might be an illegal immigrant, should the officer be
required to check their immigration status?
66% Yes
27% No
7% Not
sure
9*Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?
54% Yes
31% No
15% Not sure
10* In the
long-term, will the recent Gulf Oil Spill have a devastating impact on the
environment, a major impact, a modest impact, a minor impact, or will it have
little lasting impact on the environment?
47% A devastating impact on the
environment
35% A major impact
12% A modest impact
3% A minor impact
1% It will have little lasting impact
on the environment
2% Not sure
11* Who should pay for the clean-up from the oil leak – the
companies who were drilling for oil, the government or both?
77% The companies who were
drilling for oil
3% The government
19% Both
1% Not sure
12* Do you
favor or oppose a commuter tax to be paid to the city of Washington, D.C. by
Maryland residents who commute to the city to work there?
12% Favor
74% Oppose
14% Not sure
13* Do you
favor or oppose casino gambling in Maryland?
53% Favor
38% Oppose
9% Not sure
14* Do you
favor or oppose allowing table games like blackjack and roulette at casinos in
Maryland?
51% Favor
40% Oppose
9% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
