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Toplines - Pennsylvania Governor I - August 30, 2010

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Pennsylvania State Survey of 750 Likely Voters

Conducted August 30, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

 

 

 

1* 2010 Pennsylvania Election for Governor

 

 

Tom Corbett (R)

Dan Onorato (D)

Some other candidate

Not sure

Aug 30, 2010

50%

37%

3%

10%

Aug 16, 2010

48%

38%

5%

9%

July 28, 2010

50%

39%

3%

8%

July 14, 2010

48%

38%

5%

10%

June 29, 2010

49%

39%

4%

8%

June 2, 2010

49%

33%

5%

13%

May 19, 2010

49%

36%

4%

10%

April 15, 2010

45%

36%

8%

11%

March 16, 2010

46%

29%

7%

17%

February 10, 2010

52%

26%

5%

17%

 

With Leaners

Tom Corbett (R)

Dan Onorato (D)

Some Other Candidate

Not Sure

August 30, 2010

53%

39%

1%

6%

August 16, 2010

50%

39%

4%

7%

 

2* 2010 Pennsylvania Senate Race

Initial Preference

Pat Toomey (R)

Joe Sestak (D)

Some other candidate

Not sure

August 30, 2010

45%

39%

5%

11%

 

 

3* 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.

 

 

Corbett

Onorato

Very Favorable

26%

13%

Somewhat Favorable

34%

30%

Somewhat Unfavorable

21%

24%

Very Unfavorable

   8%

15%

Not Sure

11%

18%

 

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?

 

    12% National Security Issues

    46% Economic Issues

    16% Domestic Issues

      4% Cultural Issues

    16% Fiscal Issues

       6% Not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence