Toplines - New Hampshire Governor - September 15, 2010
New Hampshire State Survey of 500
Likely Voters
Conducted September 15, 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
19% Somewhat approve
8% Somewhat disapprove
43%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job John
Lynch has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve,
somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
28%
Strongly approve
29%
Somewhat approve
21%
Somewhat disapprove
18%
Strongly disapprove
4% Not sure
3* 2010
New Hampshire Governor’s Race
|
John
Stephen (R) |
John
Lynch (D) |
Some
other candidate |
Not sure |
September 15, 2010 |
46% |
48% |
1% |
4% |
August 5, 2010 |
39% |
50% |
5% |
6% |
May 26, 2010 |
35% |
47% |
4% |
14% |
April 7, 2010 |
37% |
47% |
5% |
11% |
March 8, 2010 |
35% |
50% |
2% |
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 NH Governor’s Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Lynch |
31% |
24% |
21% |
17% |
7% |
Stephen |
21% |
26% |
25% |
13% |
15% |
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? 63-11
11%
National Security Issues
47% Economic
Issues
18%
Domestic Issues
4% Cultural Issues
13%
Fiscal Issues
6% Not sure
6* How angry are you at the current
policies of the federal government?
47% Very angry
17%
Somewhat angry
24%
Not very angry
10%
Not at all angry
2% Not sure
7*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?
44%
Strongly favor
9% Somewhat favor
12%
Somewhat oppose
32%
Strongly oppose
3% Not sure
6* If the
health care bill is repealed would that be good for the economy, bad for the
economy or would it have no impact on the economy?
47%
Good
27%
Bad
16%
No impact
10%
Not sure
7* Generally speaking, how would you rate the
U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
1% Excellent
3% Good
38%
Fair
56%
Poor
2% Not sure
8*
Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
30% Better
44% Worse
22% Staying the same
4%
Not sure
9* Is the U.S. currently in a
recession?
69% Yes
18% No
13% Not sure
10* Do you
know anyone who is out of work and looking for a job?
75%
Yes
21%
No
4% 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
37% Worse
39% Staying the same
1%
Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence