Toplines - South Carolina Governor - July 29, 2010
South Carolina State Survey of 500
Likely Voters
Conducted July 29, 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
12% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
48% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
2* How would you rate
the job Mark Sanford has been doing as Governor…do you strongly approve, somewhat
approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been
doing?
13%
Strongly approve
33% Somewhat approve
23% Somewhat disapprove
27% Strongly disapprove
4% Not sure
3* 2010 South
Carolina Governor’s Race
|
Date |
Nikki
Haley (R) |
Vincent
Sheheen (D) |
Some
other candidate |
Not sure |
|
July 29,
2010 |
49% |
35% |
4% |
12% |
|
June 23,
2010 |
52% |
40% |
3% |
5% |
|
June 10,
2010 |
55% |
34% |
5% |
6% |
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 SC Governor’s Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Haley |
28% |
38% |
13% |
12% |
9% |
|
Sheheen |
24% |
25% |
19% |
15% |
17% |
5*
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?
52%
Strongly favor
9% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
25%
Strongly oppose
5% Not sure
6* Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in your state?
59% Favor
20% Oppose
21% Not sure
7* The U.S. Justice Department has decided to challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law?
27% Agree
54% Disagree
19% Not sure
8* Some people believe that the goal of immigration policy should be to keep out national security threats, criminals and those who would come here to live off our welfare system. Beyond that, all immigrants would be welcome. Do you agree or disagree with that goal for immigration policy?
66% Agree
21% Disagree
13% Not sure
9*
Suppose a woman enters
the United States as an illegal alien and gives birth to a child in the United
States. Should that child automatically become a citizen of the
32% Yes
60% No
8% Not sure
10* Generally
speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
0% Excellent
7% Good
32% Fair
59% Poor
2% Not sure
11* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
22% Better
47% Worse
25% Staying the same
6% Not sure
12* How would you rate your own
personal finances these days?
10% Excellent
23% Good
45% Fair
20% Poor
2% Not sure
13* Are your personal finances getting better these days, or worse?
17% Better
44% Worse
39% About
the same
1% Not sure
14* Is the United States currently in a recession?
69% Yes
16% No
15% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
