Toplines - South Dakota Governor - May 26, 2010
South Dakota State Survey of 500
Likely Voters
Conducted May 26, 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?
24% Strongly
approve
19% Somewhat approve
12% Somewhat disapprove
44% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Mike
Rounds has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve,
somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
17% Strongly
approve
44% Somewhat approve
26% Somewhat disapprove
11% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010 South Dakota Governor’s
Race
|
|
May 26, 2010 |
April 21, 2010 |
March 25, 2010 |
|
Dave
Knudson (R) |
49% |
41% |
32% |
|
Scott Heidepriem (D) |
34% |
41% |
37% |
|
Some
other candidate |
10% |
9% |
13% |
|
Not sure |
6% |
10% |
19% |
|
|
May 26, 2010 |
April 21, 2010 |
March 25, 2010 |
|
Dennis Daugaard (R) |
51% |
53% |
49% |
|
Scott Heidepriem (D) |
36% |
33% |
32% |
|
Some
other candidate |
7% |
5% |
6% |
|
Not sure |
6% |
9% |
13% |
|
|
May 26, 2010 |
April 21, 2010 |
March 25, 2010 |
|
Gordon Howie (R) |
36% |
31% |
34% |
|
Scott Heidepriem (D) |
49% |
46% |
39% |
|
Some
other candidate |
9% |
8% |
9% |
|
Not sure |
6% |
14% |
17% |
|
|
May 26, 2010 |
|
Scott Munsterman (R) |
38% |
|
Scott Heidepriem (D) |
46% |
|
Some
other candidate |
9% |
|
Not sure |
7% |
|
|
May 26, 2010 |
|
Ken Knuppe (R) |
34% |
|
Scott Heidepriem (D) |
47% |
|
Some
other candidate |
12% |
|
Not sure |
8% |
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 SD Governor’s Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Knudson |
11% |
48% |
19% |
5% |
17% |
|
Daugaard |
26% |
40% |
15% |
8% |
11% |
|
Heidepriem |
20% |
30% |
22% |
16% |
12% |
|
Howie |
13% |
23% |
19% |
29% |
17% |
|
Knuppe |
2% |
27% |
30% |
11% |
30% |
|
Munsterman |
8% |
30% |
28% |
9% |
25% |
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?
49% Strongly
favor
12% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
26% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure
6* How
closely have you followed news stories about the new immigration law in
Arizona?
53% Very
closely
31% Somewhat closely
12% Not
very closely
3% Not at all
1% Not sure
7* Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered
for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in your state?
62% Favor
26% Oppose
11% Not sure
8* Suppose a police officer stops someone for a traffic
violation or a violation of some other law. If the police officer suspects that
the person they stopped might be an illegal immigrant, should the officer be
required to check their immigration status?
72% Yes
21% No
7% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
