Toplines - South Carolina Governor - September 22, 2010
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South Carolina State
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 22, 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?
27% Strongly
approve
11%
Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat
disapprove
52%
Strongly disapprove
1% 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?
18% Strongly
approve
37%
Somewhat approve
18%
Somewhat disapprove
25%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3*
2010
|
Date |
Nikki
Haley (R) |
Vincent
Sheheen (D) |
Some
other candidate |
Not
sure |
|
September
22, 2010 |
50% |
33% |
4% |
13% |
|
August
25, 2010 |
52% |
36% |
3% |
10% |
|
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 |
31% |
31% |
20% |
12% |
8% |
|
Sheheen |
20% |
27% |
26% |
14% |
12% |
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?
58% Strongly favor
13% Somewhat favor
8% Somewhat oppose
16% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure
6* If the health care bill is repealed would that be
good for the economy, bad for the economy or would it have no impact on the
economy?
55%
Good
17% Bad
14% No impact
13%
Not sure
7*
Suppose the new
69%
Favor
20%
Oppose
10% Not sure
8* Okay, would you favor or oppose strict
government sanctions on employers who hire illegal immigrants?
73%
Favor
17% Oppose
9% Not sure
9* A proposal has
been made for a long-term federal jobs program focused on roads, bridges and
other transportation infrastructure. The program is expected to cost at least
$50 billion. Do you favor or oppose a $50 billion federal jobs and
infrastructure program?
42%
Favor
42% Oppose
17% Not sure
10* Is the proposed infrastructure program likely to help the
economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
43% Help
28% Hurt
19% No impact
10% Not sure
11* Which is a better way to create new jobs - cutting taxes or
increasing government spending?
74%
Cutting taxes
10% Increasing government spending
17% Not sure
12*I’m
going to read you a short list of issues in the news. For each, please let me
know which political party you trust more to handle that issue.
|
Issue |
Republicans |
Democrats |
Not
sure |
|
Economy |
57% |
32% |
12% |
|
Government
Ethics & Corruption |
41% |
28% |
30% |
|
Health
Care |
53% |
32% |
15% |
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95%
level of confidence
