Toplines - Indiana Senate - September 14-15, 2010
Indiana Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 14-15, 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?
21% Strongly
approve
17% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
50% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you
rate the job Mitch Daniels has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing?
40% Strongly
approve
30% Somewhat approve
17% Somewhat disapprove
10% Strongly
disapprove
2% Not sure
3*
2010
Date |
Dan Coats (R) |
Brad Ellsworth (D) |
Some Other Candidate |
Not Sure |
September 14-15, 2010 |
50% |
34% |
8% |
9% |
August 4-5, 7, 2010 |
50% |
29% |
7% |
14% |
July 7-8, 2010 |
51% |
30% |
6% |
12% |
June 2-3, 2010 |
47% |
33% |
7% |
14% |
May 5-6, 2010 |
51% |
36% |
6% |
8% |
April 13-14, 2010 |
54% |
33% |
5% |
9% |
March 17, 2010 |
49% |
34% |
6% |
12% |
February 16-17, 2010 |
46% |
32% |
7% |
15% |
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 IN Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
Coats |
18% |
38% |
22% |
13% |
10% |
Ellsworth |
10% |
28% |
28% |
16% |
18% |
5* In terms
of how you will vote in the next national election, are you primarily
interested in National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on
Terror, Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like
Social Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and
abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?
9% National Security Issues
46% Economic Issues
15% Domestic Issues
3% Cultural Issues
19% Fiscal Issues
8% Not sure
6* Do most members
of Congress care what their constituents think?
14% Yes
75% No
11% Not sure
7* How angry are you
at the current policies of the federal government?
47%
Very angry
27%
Somewhat angry
15%
Not very angry
8% Not at all angry
3% Not sure
8*
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?
53%
Strongly favor
10%
Somewhat favor
10%
Somewhat oppose
22%
Strongly oppose
6% Not sure
9* If the health care bill is repealed would that be
good for the economy, bad for the economy or would it have no impact on the
economy?
52%
Good
21%
Bad
16%
No impact
11%
Not sure
10* Generally
speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent,
good, fair, or poor?
1% Excellent
3% Good
35%
Fair
59%
Poor
1% Not sure
11* Are economic conditions in the country getting
better or worse?
22% better
50%
worse
24%
staying the same
4% Not sure
12* Is the U.S. currently in a recession?
72% Yes
13% No
14% Not sure
13*
Do you know anyone who is out of work and looking for a job?
83%
Yes
12%
No
5% Not sure
14* Is the job market better than it was a year ago,
worse than it was a year ago or about the same?
15%
Better
40%
Worse
42%
About the same
3% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level
of confidence