Toplines - New York Special Election for Senate - September 1, 2010
Conducted September 1, 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?
41% Strongly approve
20% Somewhat approve
6% Somewhat disapprove
32% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job David
Paterson has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve,
somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
9% Strongly approve
33% Somewhat approve
27% Somewhat disapprove
30% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010
|
|
Joe
DioGuardi (R) |
Kirsten
Gillibrand (D) |
Some
Other Candidate |
Not Sure |
|
September
1, 2010 |
31% |
51% |
5% |
13% |
|
July 29,
2010 |
33% |
50% |
4% |
13% |
|
June 16,
2010 |
38% |
49% |
2% |
12% |
|
May 12,
2010 |
28% |
51% |
7% |
13% |
|
|
Bruce
Blakeman (R) |
Kirsten
Gillibrand (D) |
Some
Other Candidate |
Not Sure |
|
September
1, 2010 |
32% |
51% |
6% |
11% |
|
July 29,
2010 |
34% |
48% |
4% |
14% |
|
June 16,
2010 |
38% |
50% |
2% |
10% |
|
May 12,
2010 |
31% |
51% |
8% |
10% |
|
|
David
Malpass (R) |
Kirsten
Gillibrand (D) |
Some
Other Candidate |
Not Sure |
|
September
1, 2010 |
27% |
53% |
7% |
13% |
|
July 29,
2010 |
31% |
51% |
6% |
13% |
|
June 16,
2010 |
34% |
49% |
3% |
13% |
|
May 12,
2010 |
27% |
46% |
10% |
16% |
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 NY Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Gillibrand |
25% |
30% |
13% |
22% |
11% |
|
Blakeman |
5% |
23% |
17% |
11% |
43% |
|
Malpass |
6% |
21% |
17% |
10% |
46% |
|
DioGuardi |
6% |
27% |
15% |
10% |
42% |
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?
11% National Security Issues
52% Economic Issues
13% Domestic Issues
5% Cultural Issues
12% Fiscal Issues
7% Not sure
6* Have you ever attended a town
hall meeting or some other event featuring your congressman or senator?
36% Yes
62% No
2% Not sure
7* When members of Congress hold
town hall meetings, is it more important for congressmen to explain legislation
and issues to people or is it more important for the congressmen to hear the
views of their constituents?
23% Explain legislation and
issues
70% Hear the view of their constituents
7% Not sure
8* Do most members of Congress care
what their constituents think?
28% Yes
57% No
15% Not sure
9* How angry are you at the current policies of
the federal government?
36% Very angry
21%
Somewhat angry
25%
Not very angry
13%
Not at all angry
4% Not sure
10* Would you agree or
disagree with the following statement - Neither Republican political leaders
nor Democratic political leaders have a good understanding of what is needed
today?
52% Agree
37%
Disagree
12%
Not sure
11* Is your
representative in Congress the best possible person for the job?
27% Yes
39%
No
34%
Not sure
12* Regardless of how Congress is doing
overall, does your local representative in Congress deserve to be reelected?
36%
Yes
38%
No
25%
Not sure
13* Do you
know anyone who is out of work and looking for a job?
85% Yes
12%
No
3% Not sure
14* Is the job market better than it was a year ago,
worse than it was a year ago or about the same?
21%
Better
42%
Worse
35%
About the same
3% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level
of confidence
