Toplines - South Dakota Governor - September 8, 2010
South Dakota State Survey of 500
Likely Voters
Conducted September 8, 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?
23% Strongly approve
16% Somewhat approve
15% Somewhat disapprove
46% 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?
27% Strongly approve
39% Somewhat approve
24% Somewhat disapprove
8% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
3* 2010
|
|
Dennis Daugaard (R) |
Scott Heidepriem (D) |
Some Other Candidate |
Not Sure |
|
September
8, 2010 |
57% |
28% |
4% |
11% |
|
August
3, 2010 |
59% |
27% |
4% |
10% |
|
July 6,
2010 |
52% |
35% |
4% |
9% |
|
June 10,
2010 |
52% |
36% |
3% |
9% |
|
May 26,
2010 |
51% |
36% |
7% |
6% |
|
April
21, 2010 |
53% |
33% |
5% |
9% |
|
March
25, 2010 |
49% |
32% |
6% |
13% |
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 |
|
Daugaard |
30% |
43% |
14% |
5% |
8% |
|
Heidepriem |
11% |
33% |
25% |
19% |
11% |
5* In
terms of how you will vote in the next national election, are you primarily
interested in National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on
Terror, Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like
Social Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and
abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?
11% National Security Issues
36% Economic Issues
19% Domestic Issues
11% Cultural Issues
16% Fiscal Issues
7% Not sure
6* Do most members of Congress care
what their constituents think?
19% Yes
70% No
12% Not sure
7* How angry are you at
the current policies of the federal government?
39%
Very angry
32%
Somewhat angry
20%
Not very angry
6% Not at all angry
3% Not sure
8* 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?
47%
Strongly favor
16%
Somewhat favor
11%
Somewhat oppose
23%
Strongly oppose
3% Not sure
9* 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?
43%
Good
23%
Bad
24%
No impact
10%
Not sure
10* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S.
economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
1% Excellent
10%
Good
45%
Fair
43%
Poor
1% Not sure
11*
Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
27% Better
49%
Worse
19%
Staying the same
4% Not sure
12* Is the U.S.
currently in a recession?
65% Yes
18% No
17% Not sure
13* Do you know anyone who is out of
work and looking for a job?
66%
Yes
29%
No
6% Not sure
14* Is the job market better than it was a year ago, worse than it was a year
ago or about the same?
24%
Better
30%
Worse
42%
Staying the same
4% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level
of confidence
