Toplines - 2010 Iowa Senate - August 5, 2010
Iowa Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 5, 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
19% Somewhat approve
8% Somewhat
disapprove
44% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you rate
the job Chet Culver has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing?
14% Strongly approve
23% Somewhat approve
23% Somewhat disapprove
38% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010 Iowa Senate Race
|
|
August 5, 2010 |
June 14,2010 |
April 29, 2010 |
March 17, 2010 |
February 18, 2010 |
|
Charles
Grassley (R) |
55% |
54% |
53% |
55% |
53% |
|
Roxanne Conlin (D) |
35% |
37% |
40% |
36% |
36% |
|
Some
other candidate |
5% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
|
Not sure |
6% |
8% |
4% |
5% |
6% |
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 IA Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Grassley |
26% |
37% |
23% |
12% |
3% |
|
Conlin |
18% |
25% |
21% |
23% |
13% |
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 |
|
Grassley |
36% |
45% |
11% |
1% |
2% |
5% |
|
Conlin |
3% |
9% |
24% |
27% |
23% |
15% |
6* Would it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s] views as
mainstream or extreme?
|
Candidate
Views |
Mainstream |
Extreme |
Not sure |
|
Grassley |
56% |
29% |
15% |
|
Conlin |
34% |
42% |
24% |
7* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
12% Excellent
39% Good
33% Fair
11% Poor
6% Not sure
8* Are your personal
finances getting better these days, or worse?
27% Better
40% Worse
29% About the same
3% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
