Toplines - 2010 Connecticut Senate - May 18, 2010
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Connecticut State Survey of 500
Likely Voters
Conducted May 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?
39% Strongly
approve
20% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
29% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Jodi
Rell has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve,
somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job she’s been doing?
20% Strongly approve
36% Somewhat approve
29% Somewhat disapprove
14% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 Connecticut Senate Race
|
|
May 18, 2010 |
May 4, 2010 |
Apr 7, 2010 |
Mar 2, 2010 |
|
Rob
Simmons (R) |
39% |
32% |
38% |
32% |
|
Richard
Blumenthal (D) |
50% |
55% |
52% |
58% |
|
Some
other candidate |
6% |
5% |
4% |
3% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
8% |
6% |
7% |
|
|
May 18, 2010 |
May 4, 2010 |
Apr 7, 2010 |
Mar 2, 2010 |
|
Linda
McMahon (R) |
45% |
39% |
35% |
31% |
|
Richard
Blumenthal (D) |
48% |
52% |
55% |
60% |
|
Some
other candidate |
4% |
6% |
3% |
3% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
4% |
6% |
7% |
|
|
May 18, 2010 |
May 4, 2010 |
Apr 7, 2010 |
Mar 2, 2010 |
|
Peter
Schiff (R) |
37% |
29% |
32% |
27% |
|
Richard
Blumenthal (D) |
53% |
54% |
58% |
57% |
|
Some
other candidate |
4% |
6% |
4% |
6% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
11% |
6% |
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 CT Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Blumenthal |
33% |
33% |
17% |
15% |
3% |
|
Simmons |
16% |
38% |
30% |
7% |
8% |
|
Schiff |
13% |
31% |
20% |
9% |
27% |
|
McMahon |
28% |
26% |
19% |
23% |
5% |
5* How
closely have you followed news reports about Attorney General Richard
Blumenthal and his military service?
56%
Very closely
27%
Somewhat closely
14%
Not very closely
2% Not at all
0% Not sure
6* In
terms of how you will vote, how important is the issue of Blumenthal and his
military service?
27%
Very important
26%
Somewhat important
30%
Not very important
17%
Not at all important
0% Not sure
7* Should
Blumenthal quit the race for the U.S. Senate because of his misstatements about
his military service?
26%
Yes
57%
No
17%
Not sure
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?
43% Strongly favor
10% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
35% Strongly oppose
3% Not sure
6* How
closely have you followed news stories about the new immigration law in
Arizona?
56%
Very closely
34%
Somewhat closely
9% Not very closely
1% Not at all
0% Not sure
7* Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered
for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in your state?
48%
Favor
35%
Oppose
17%
Not sure
8* 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?
63%
Yes
26%
No
10%
Not sure
9* Do you
have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable
impression of Elena Kagan?
18%
Very favorable
26%
Somewhat favorable
18%
Somewhat unfavorable
10%
Very unfavorable
28%
Not sure
10* The
U.S. Senate has the constitutional authority to confirm all Supreme Court
nominees. Based upon what you know at this time, should the U.S. Senate confirm
Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court Justice?
54%
Yes
22%
No
23%
Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level
of confidence
