Toplines - Kentucky Senate - September 7, 2010
Conducted September 7, 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?
22% Strongly
approve
14% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
53% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Steve Beshear
has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat
disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
15% Strongly
approve
36% Somewhat approve
32% Somewhat disapprove
15% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010
|
|
Rand
Paul (R) |
Jack
Conway (D) |
Some
Other Candidate |
Not
Sure |
|
Sep 7, 2010 |
54% |
39% |
2% |
4% |
|
Aug 17, 2010 |
49% |
40% |
4% |
7% |
|
July 20, 2010 |
49% |
41% |
4% |
6% |
|
Jun 28, 2010 |
49% |
42% |
3% |
6% |
|
Jun 1, 2010 |
49% |
41% |
4% |
6% |
|
May 19, 2010 |
59% |
34% |
4% |
3% |
|
Apr 28, 2010 |
47% |
38% |
4% |
10% |
|
Mar 31, 2010 |
50% |
36% |
3% |
11% |
|
Mar 2, 2010 |
49% |
34% |
4% |
13% |
|
Feb 2, 2010 |
47% |
39% |
3% |
11% |
|
Jan 6, 2010 |
46% |
38% |
4% |
12% |
Note: Results from surveys conducted prior to September 7,
2010 do not include leaners.
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 KY Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Paul |
23% |
33% |
18% |
21% |
4% |
|
|
18% |
27% |
32% |
16% |
8% |
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?
11% National Security Issues
48% Economic Issues
13% Domestic Issues
9% Cultural Issues
13% Fiscal Issues
6% Not sure
6* Have you ever attended a town
hall meeting or some other event featuring your congressman or senator?
34% Yes
62% No
4% Not sure
7* When members of Congress hold
town hall meetings, is it more important for congressmen to explain legislation
and issues to people or is it more important for the congressmen to hear the
views of their constituents?
18% Explain legislation and
issues
74% Hear the view of their constituents
8% Not sure
8* Do most members of Congress care
what their constituents think?
20% Yes
65% No
15% Not sure
9* How angry are you at the current policies of
the federal government?
47% Very angry
27%
Somewhat angry
18%
Not very angry
7% Not at all angry
1% Not sure
10* Would you agree or
disagree with the following statement - Neither Republican political leaders
nor Democratic political leaders have a good understanding of what is needed
today?
61% Agree
27%
Disagree
11%
Not sure
11* Is your
representative in Congress the best possible person for the job?
27% Yes
45%
No
27%
Not sure
12* Regardless of how Congress is doing
overall, does your local representative in Congress deserve to be reelected?
37%
Yes
38%
No
25%
Not sure
13* Do you
know anyone who is out of work and looking for a job?
83% Yes
15%
No
3% 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?
11%
Better
51%
Worse
37%
About the same
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
