Questions - Rhode Island Governor - October 21, 2010
Conducted October 21, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* If the
2010 election for Governor of Rhode Island were held today would you vote for
Republican John Robitaille, Democrat Frank Caprio, Independent Lincoln Chafee
or Moderate party candidate Ken Block? (Please
note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidate names, so
while half will hear the Republican candidate first, the other half hears the
Democrat mentioned first.)
25% John
Robitaille
28% Frank Caprio
35% Lincoln Chafee
6% Ken Block
6% Not Sure
2* 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.
Robitaille
Caprio
Chafee
Block
3*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?
4* The health care plan passed by
Congress requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance. Do you
Strongly Favor, Somewhat Favor, Somewhat Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal
law that requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance?
5* Should individual states have the right to opt out of the entire
national health care plan?
6* I’m now
going to read you a short list of issues.
For each issue please tell me which gubernatorial candidate you trust
more to handle that issue:
Economy
& Jobs
Health
Care
Immigration
Government
Spending
Government
Ethics & Corruption
7* Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement?
8* 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?
9* How
would you rate the job Don Carcieri has been doing as Governor… do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job he’s been doing?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
