Questions - Connecticut Senate - October 24, 2010
Election 2010 Balance of Power Rankings
Connecticut State Survey of 750
Likely Voters
Conducted October 24, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* If the 2010 Election for United
States senate, were held today would you vote for Republican Linda McMahon or
Democrat Richard Blumenthal? (Please note that we split the survey to rotate
the order of the candidate names, so while half will hear the Republican
candidate first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.)
43% Linda
McMahon
56% Richard Blumenthal
1% Some Other Candidate
1% Not Sure
2* 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.
McMahon
Blumenthal
3*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?
4* I’m going to read you a short
list of names. In political terms please
tell me whether that person is very conservative, somewhat conservative,
moderate, somewhat liberal or very liberal.
McMahon
Blumenthal
5* Would it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s name] as
mainstream or extreme?
McMahon
Blumenthal
6* Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95%
level of confidence