Toplines - Connecticut Senate - June 1, 2010
Connecticut State Survey of 500
Likely Voters
Conducted June 1, 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?
29% Strongly
approve
27% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
32% Strongly disapprove
1% 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?
15% Strongly approve
38% Somewhat approve
24% Somewhat disapprove
21% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010 Connecticut Senate Race
|
|
Jun 1, 2010 |
May 18, 2010 |
May 4, 2010 |
Apr 7, 2010 |
Mar 2, 2010 |
|
Linda
McMahon (R) |
33% |
45% |
39% |
35% |
31% |
|
Richard
Blumenthal (D) |
56% |
48% |
52% |
55% |
60% |
|
Some
other candidate |
4% |
4% |
6% |
3% |
3% |
|
Not sure |
7% |
3% |
4% |
6% |
7% |
|
|
Jun 1, 2010 |
May 18, 2010 |
May 4, 2010 |
Apr 7, 2010 |
Mar 2, 2010 |
|
Peter
Schiff (R) |
32% |
37% |
29% |
32% |
27% |
|
Richard
Blumenthal (D) |
55% |
53% |
54% |
58% |
57% |
|
Some
other candidate |
3% |
4% |
6% |
4% |
6% |
|
Not sure |
9% |
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 |
42% |
22% |
13% |
19% |
5% |
|
McMahon |
15% |
23% |
17% |
30% |
16% |
|
Schiff |
10% |
28% |
17% |
9% |
37% |
5* How
closely have you followed news reports about Attorney General Richard
Blumenthal and his military service?
61%
Very closely
24%
Somewhat closely
12%
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?
26%
Very important
23%
Somewhat important
31%
Not very important
18%
Not at all important
2% Not sure
7* 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?
38% Strongly favor
10% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose
30% Strongly oppose
12% Not sure
8* In the long-term,
will the recent Gulf Oil Spill have a devastating impact on the environment, a
major impact, a modest impact, a minor impact, or will it have little lasting
impact on the environment?
47% Devastating impact on the environment
31% Major impact
8% Modest impact
10% Minor impact
1% It will
have little lasting impact on the environment
2% Not sure
9*Who
should pay for the clean-up from the oil leak – the companies who were drilling
for
oil, the government or both?
86% Companies who were drilling for oil
2% Government
12% Both
1% Not sure
10* Is it possible for the United States to win the war in
Afghanistan?
38% Yes
38% No
24% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level
of confidence
