Toplines - Georgia Senate - August 11, 2010
Georgia Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 11, 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?
32% Strongly approve
14% Somewhat approve
5% Somewhat disapprove
48% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Sonny
Perdue has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve,
somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
10% Strongly approve
39% Somewhat approve
29% Somewhat disapprove
20% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010
Georgia Senate Race
|
Johnny Isakson (R) |
Michael
Thurmond (D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
August
11, 2010 |
55% |
41% |
2% |
2% |
May 20,
2010 |
57% |
30% |
6% |
8% |
April
22, 2010 |
51% |
35% |
6% |
8% |
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 |
Very
favorable |
Somewhat
favorable |
Somewhat
unfavorable |
Very
unfavorable |
Not sure |
Isakson |
23% |
35% |
18% |
16% |
9% |
Thurmond |
19% |
29% |
22% |
11% |
19% |
5* Okay
now 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.
Candidate
Ideology |
Very Conservative |
Somewhat
Conservative |
Moderate |
Somewhat
Liberal |
Very Liberal |
Not sure |
Isakson |
35% |
40% |
12% |
2% |
2% |
8% |
Thurmond |
5% |
15% |
31% |
18% |
11% |
19% |
6* Would it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s] views as
mainstream or extreme?
Candidate
Views |
Mainstream |
Extreme |
Not sure |
Isakson |
54% |
27% |
18% |
Thurmond |
42% |
27% |
30% |
7* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
8% Excellent
33% Good
43% Fair
13% Poor
3% Not sure
8* Are your personal
finances getting better these days, or worse?
23% Better
45% Worse
31% About the same
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level
of confidence