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Questions - Missouri Senate - October 19, 2010

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Missouri State Survey of 750 Likely Voters
Conducted October 19, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports

1* If the 2010 election for United States Senate were held today would you vote for Republican Roy Blunt or Democrat Robin Carnahan? (Please note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidate names, so while half will hear the Republican candidate first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.)

 

52% Blunt (R)

43% Carnahan (D)
2% Some other candidate
3% Not sure

 

2* 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.

 

Blunt
Carnahan

3* 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?

% Strongly favor
% Somewhat favor
% Somewhat oppose
% Strongly oppose
% Not sure

 

4* Would it be more accurate to describe Roy Blunt’s views as mainstream or extreme?

 

Mainstream

Extreme
Not sure

 

5* Would it be more accurate to describe Robin Carnahan’s views as mainstream or extreme?

 

Mainstream

Extreme
Not sure

 

6* Which Candidate Do You Trust More on the Economy and Jobs…Roy Blunt or Robin Carnahan?

 

Blunt

Carnahan
Not sure

 

7* Which Candidate Do You Trust More on Immigration?

 

Blunt

Carnahan
Not sure

 

8* Which Candidate Do You Trust More on health care?

 

Blunt

Carnahan
Not sure

 

9* Which Candidate Do You Trust More on Taxes…Roy Blunt or Robin Carnahan?

 

Blunt

Carnahan
Not sure

 

10* Which Candidate Do You Trust More to Cut Government Spending?

 

Blunt

Carnahan
Not sure

 

11* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Not sure


12* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?


Better
Worse
Staying the same
Not sure

 

13* Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement?

 

Yes
No
Not sure

14*  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?

15* How would you rate the job Jay Nixon has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence