Toplines - Rhode Island Governor - February 25, 2010
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Rhode Island State
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted February 25, 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?
38% Strongly approve
24% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
26% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* 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 she’s been doing?
15% Strongly approve
29% Somewhat approve
20% Somewhat disapprove
34% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010 Rhode Island
Governor Race
John
Robitaille (R) |
22% |
Patrick
Lynch (D) |
24% |
Lincoln
Chafee (I) |
38% |
Not
sure |
16% |
John
Robitaille (R) |
19% |
Frank
Caprio (D) |
27% |
Lincoln
Chafee (I) |
37% |
Not
sure |
17% |
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 RI Governor’s Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
Robitaille |
4% |
27% |
22% |
9% |
38% |
Caprio |
21% |
31% |
20% |
8% |
21% |
Chafee |
26% |
29% |
15% |
22% |
8% |
Lynch |
12% |
25% |
23% |
25% |
14% |
5*
How would you rate your own personal finances these days?
8% Excellent
30%
Good
42% Fair
17% Poor
4% Not sure
6* Are your personal finances getting better
these days, or worse?
18% Better
45% Worse
35% About
the same
2% Not sure
7*
Is it possible to balance the federal budget without
raising taxes?
48%
Yes
29%
No
23%
Not sure
8*
Do you favor or oppose an income tax cut for all Americans?
45%
Favor
37%
Oppose
18%
Not sure
9*
Which is a better way to create new jobs – cutting
taxes or increasing government spending?
52% Cutting taxes
17% Increasing
government spending
24% Neither
8%
Not sure
10* Who is winning
the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?
57% United States
and its allies
15% Terrorists
20% Neither
8% Not Sure
11*
Is the United States today safer than it was before
the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
46% Yes
31% No
24% Not sure
12* Generally speaking, when it comes to
important national issues, whose judgment do you trust more—the American people
or America’s political leaders?
66%
The American people
16% America’s political leaders
18% Not sure
13* Some people believe that
the federal government has become a special interest group that looks out
primarily for its own interests. What do you think? Has the federal government
become a special interest group?
59%
Yes
24%
No
16%
Not sure
14* Do government and big business often work
together in ways that hurt consumers and investors?
65%
Yes
15% No
20%
Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence