Toplines - Arkansas Senate - April 26, 2010
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Arkansas State Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted April 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?
27%
Strongly approve
8% Somewhat approve
12% Somewhat disapprove
51% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Mike
Beebe has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve,
somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
28% Strongly approve
40% Somewhat approve
24% Somewhat disapprove
6% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
3* 2010
Arkansas Senate Race
|
|
Apr 26, 2010 |
Mar 30, 2010 |
Mar 1, 2010 |
Feb 1, 2010 |
Jan 5, 2010 |
|
Kim
Hendren (R) |
51% |
51% |
43% |
51% |
47% |
|
Blanche
Lincoln (D) |
30% |
35% |
38% |
35% |
39% |
|
Some
other candidate |
11% |
5% |
7% |
7% |
4% |
|
Not sure |
8% |
8% |
12% |
7% |
10% |
|
|
Apr 26, 2010 |
Mar 30, 2010 |
Mar 1, 2010 |
Feb 1, 2010 |
Jan 5, 2010 |
|
Gilbert
Baker (R) |
53% |
51% |
45% |
52% |
51% |
|
Blanche
Lincoln (D) |
31% |
36% |
40% |
33% |
39% |
|
Some
other candidate |
12% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
3% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
7% |
8% |
8% |
7% |
|
|
Apr 26, 2010 |
Mar 30, 2010 |
Mar 1, 2010 |
Feb 1, 2010 |
Jan 5, 2010 |
|
Curtis
Coleman (R) |
52% |
48% |
43% |
50% |
48% |
|
Blanche
Lincoln (D) |
32% |
36% |
41% |
34% |
38% |
|
Some
other candidate |
8% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
4% |
|
Not sure |
7% |
8% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
|
|
Apr 26, 2010 |
Mar 30, 2010 |
Mar 1. 2010 |
|
Jim Holt
(R) |
54% |
51% |
45% |
|
Blanche
Lincoln (D) |
31% |
35% |
38% |
|
Some
other candidate |
6% |
7% |
6% |
|
Not sure |
9% |
7% |
10% |
|
|
Apr 26, 2010 |
Mar 30, 2010 |
Mar 1, 2010 |
Feb 1, 2010 |
|
John Boozman
(R) |
57% |
51% |
48% |
54% |
|
Blanche
Lincoln (D) |
29% |
36% |
39% |
35% |
|
Some
other candidate |
9% |
6% |
6% |
4% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
|
|
Apr 26, 2010 |
Mar 30, 2010 |
Mar 1, 2010 |
|
Kim
Hendren (R) |
45% |
42% |
42% |
|
Bill
Halter (D) |
33% |
34% |
35% |
|
Some
other candidate |
13% |
10% |
7% |
|
Not sure |
9% |
13% |
15% |
|
|
Apr 26, 2010 |
Mar 30, 2010 |
Mar 1, 2010 |
|
Gilbert
Baker (R) |
48% |
44% |
44% |
|
Bill
Halter (D) |
33% |
36% |
37% |
|
Some
other candidate |
10% |
7% |
5% |
|
Not sure |
9% |
12% |
13% |
|
|
Apr 26, 2010 |
Mar 30, 2010 |
Mar 1, 2010 |
|
Curtis
Coleman (R) |
43% |
40% |
38% |
|
Bill
Halter (D) |
37% |
37% |
35% |
|
Some
other candidate |
11% |
10% |
9% |
|
Not sure |
9% |
13% |
18% |
|
|
Apr 26, 2010 |
Mar 30, 2010 |
Mar 1, 2010 |
|
Jim Holt
(R) |
49% |
43% |
42% |
|
Bill
Halter (D) |
31% |
34% |
38% |
|
Some
other candidate |
12% |
9% |
8% |
|
Not sure |
8% |
14% |
12% |
|
|
Apr 26, 2010 |
Mar 30, 2010 |
Mar 1, 2010 |
|
John
Boozman (R) |
56% |
48% |
52% |
|
Bill
Halter (D) |
31% |
34% |
33% |
|
Some
other candidate |
7% |
8% |
6% |
|
Not sure |
7% |
11% |
9% |
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 AR Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Hendren |
3% |
33% |
20% |
6% |
38% |
|
|
18% |
13% |
15% |
48% |
5% |
|
Baker |
11% |
31% |
19% |
8% |
30% |
|
Coleman |
7% |
30% |
22% |
7% |
33% |
|
Holt |
13% |
34% |
16% |
11% |
26% |
|
Boozman |
26% |
32% |
15% |
9% |
18% |
|
Halter |
13% |
35% |
19% |
23% |
10% |
5* A
proposal has been made to repeal the health care bill and stop it from going
into affect. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly
oppose a proposal to repeal the health care bill?
55% Strongly favor
10% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
21% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure
6* Suppose that money raised from a national sales tax was
used to provide health care for all Americans. Would you favor or oppose a
national sales tax to help pay for health care for all Americans?
26% Favor
55% Oppose
18% Not sure
7* When you think about the major issues facing the
country, whose views are closest to your own President Barack Obama or the
average tea party member?
31% President Barack Obama
61% Average Tea Party member
9% Not sure
8* Some people believe that the goal
of immigration policy should be to keep out national security threats,
criminals, and those who would come here to live off our welfare system. Beyond
that, all immigrants would be welcome. Do you agree or disagree with that goal
for immigration policy?
60% Agree
23% Disagree
17% Not sure
9* When it
comes to immigration reform, which is more important… gaining control of the
border or legalizing the status of undocumented workers already living in the
United States?
73% Gaining control of the border
16% Legalizing the status of undocumented workers
11% Not sure
10* Do you
favor or oppose legislation that authorizes local police to stop and
verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal
immigrant?
67% Favor
23% Oppose
10% Not sure
11* How
concerned are you that efforts to identify and deport illegal immigrants will
also end up violating the civil rights of some U.S. citizens?
25% Very concerned
29% Somewhat concerned
22% Not very concerned
20% Not at all concerned
3% Not sure
12* As a
nation, is America overtaxed?
68% Yes
22% No
10% Not sure
13*Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S.
economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
1% Excellent
8% Good
39% Fair
51% Poor
1% Not sure
14* Are economic conditions in
the country getting better or worse?
28% Better
45% Worse
21% About the same
6% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
