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Toplines - Wisconsin Governor - May 25, 2010

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Wisconsin Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted May 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?

   

    32% Strongly approve

    17% Somewhat approve

      9% Somewhat disapprove

    41% Strongly disapprove

    1% Not sure

1* How would you rate the job Jim Doyle 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
23% Somewhat approve
16% Somewhat disapprove
41% Strongly disapprove
  2% Not sure

3* 2010 Wisconsin Governor’s Race

 

                                                                     
 

 

 
 

May 25, 2010

 
 

April 20, 2010

 
 

March 16, 2010

 
 

February 17, 2010

 
 

Mark   Neumann (R)

 
 

44%

 
 

46%

 
 

46%

 
 

44%

 
 

Tom   Barrett (D)

 
 

42%

 
 

46%

 
 

42%

 
 

42%

 
 

Some   other candidate

 
 

6%

 
 

4%

 
 

4%

 
 

4%

 
 

Not   sure

 
 

8%

 
 

5%

 
 

8%

 
 

10%

 



                                                                     
 

 

 
 

May 25, 2010

 
 

April 20, 2010

 
 

March 16, 2010

 
 

February 17, 2010

 
 

Scott   Walker (R)

 
 

48%

 
 

46%

 
 

48%

 
 

49%

 
 

Tom   Barrett (D)

 
 

41%

 
 

44%

 
 

42%

 
 

40%

 
 

Some   other candidate

 
 

3%

 
 

3%

 
 

2%

 
 

1%

 
 

Not   sure

 
 

8%

 
 

7%

 
 

8%

 
 

10%

 

 

 

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 WI Governor’s Race

 
 

Very   Favorable

 
 

Somewhat   Favorable

 
 

Somewhat   Unfavorable

 
 

Very   Unfavorable

 
 

Not   sure

 
 

Neumann

 
 

18%

 
 

30%

 
 

19%

 
 

12%

 
 

21%

 
 

Walker

 
 

29%

 
 

23%

 
 

12%

 
 

18%

 
 

19%

 
 

Barrett

 
 

23%

 
 

25%

 
 

16%

 
 

20%

 
 

16%

 

 

5* How closely have you followed news stories about the new immigration law in Arizona?

 

50% Very closely
33% Somewhat closely

14% Not very closely

 2% Not at all
 1% 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?

 

57% Favor

29% Oppose
15% Not sure

 

7* 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?

 

66% Yes
24% No
10% Not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence