Toplines - Wyoming Governor - August 18, 2010
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Conducted August 18, 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?
19% Strongly approve
13% Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat disapprove
58% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you
rate the job Dave Freudenthal has been doing as
Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or
strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
42% Strongly approve
40% Somewhat approve
13% Somewhat disapprove
5% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010
|
Matt Mead (R) |
Leslie Petersen
(D) |
Some other
candidate |
Not sure |
August
18, 2010 |
58% |
24% |
6% |
11% |
June
22, 2010 |
49% |
22% |
13% |
16% |
March
25, 2010 |
44% |
25% |
8% |
24% |
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 |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
Petersen |
11% |
30% |
22% |
6% |
31% |
Mead |
27% |
42% |
18% |
4% |
9% |
Candidate’s
Ideology |
Very
Conservative |
Somewhat
Conservative |
Moderate |
Somewhat
Liberal |
Very
Liberal |
Not
Sure |
Petersen |
2% |
11% |
35% |
22% |
5% |
25% |
Mead |
18% |
46% |
21% |
2% |
2% |
10% |
Candidate’s
Political Views |
Mainstream |
Extreme |
Not
Sure |
Petersen |
40% |
24% |
36% |
Mead |
69% |
14% |
16% |
5* The health care plan passed by
Congress requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance. Do you
Strongly Favor, Somewhat Favor, Somewhat Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal
law that requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance?
17% Strongly
favor
16% Somewhat
favor
11% Somewhat
oppose
53% Strongly
oppose
2%
Not sure
6* Some people believe a federal law
requiring every American to buy or obtain health insurance is unconstitutional.
Do you favor or oppose your state suing the federal government to prevent that
requirement from remaining in the law?
59% Favor
33% Oppose
9% Not sure
7* Tax cuts implemented during the Bush administration are
scheduled to expire soon. Should the Bush Administration tax cuts be
extended or should the tax cuts end this year?
67% Tax cuts should be extended
26% Tax cuts should end this year
7% Not sure
8* If the Bush Administration tax cuts are
allowed to expire, will that help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact
on the economy?
26% Help
56%
Hurt
12% No impact
6% Not sure
9* Suppose you had a choice between
extending the Bush Administration tax cuts for all Americans or extending the
Bush Administration tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy. Which would you
prefer?
50% Extending
the Bush Administration tax cuts for all Americans
37% Extending
the Bush tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy
14% Not sure
10* How would you rate your personal finances these
days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
11% Excellent
38% Good
33% Fair
16% Poor
2% Not sure
11* Are your personal finances getting better or worse?
20% Better
41% Worse
39% Staying the same
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence