Toplines - Nevada Senate - August 16, 2010
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Conducted August 16, 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?
24% Strongly approve
21% Somewhat approve
7% Somewhat disapprove
48% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Jim Gibbons has been doing as
Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or
strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
9% Strongly approve
27% Somewhat approve
17% Somewhat disapprove
46% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010
|
|
Sharron Angle (R) |
Harry Reid (D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
|
Aug 16,
2010 |
47% |
47% |
5% |
2% |
|
July 27,
2010 |
43% |
45% |
7% |
4% |
|
July 12,
2010 |
46% |
43% |
6% |
5% |
|
June 22,
2010 |
48% |
41% |
8% |
2% |
|
June 9,
2010 |
50% |
39% |
5% |
6% |
|
April
27, 2010 |
48% |
40% |
7% |
4% |
|
Mar 31,
2010 |
51% |
40% |
6% |
3% |
|
Mar 3,
2010 |
46% |
38% |
11% |
5% |
|
Feb 2, 2010 |
44% |
40% |
7% |
8% |
|
With Leaners |
Sharron Angle (R) |
Harry Reid (D) |
Some Other Candidate |
Not Sure |
|
August 16, 2010 |
50% |
48% |
1% |
1% |
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 NV Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Reid |
26% |
18% |
11% |
44% |
1% |
|
Angle |
17% |
26% |
17% |
39% |
2% |
5*
Tax cuts implemented during the Bush administration are scheduled to expire
soon. Should the Bush Administration tax cuts be extended or should the
tax cuts end this year?
59% Tax cuts should be extended
32% Tax cuts should end this year
10% Not sure
6* If the Bush Administration tax cuts are allowed to
expire, will that help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the
economy?
27% Help
48%
Hurt
17% No impact
8% Not sure
7* Suppose you had a choice between extending the Bush
Administration tax cuts for all Americans or extending the Bush Administration
tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy. Which would you prefer?
46% Extending the Bush
Administration tax cuts for all Americans
47% Extending the Bush
tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy
7% Not
sure
8*
The health care plan passed by Congress requires every
American to buy or obtain health insurance. Do you Strongly Favor, Somewhat
Favor, Somewhat Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal law that requires every
American to buy or obtain health insurance?
25% Strongly favor
18% Somewhat favor
11% Somewhat oppose
44% Strongly oppose
1% Not sure
9*
Some people believe a federal law requiring every American to buy or obtain
health insurance is unconstitutional. Do you favor or oppose your state suing
the federal government to prevent that requirement from remaining in the law?
45% Favor
42% Oppose
13% Not sure
10*
Are most members of Congress willing to sell their vote for either cash or a
campaign contribution?
62% Yes
16% No
23% Not sure
11*
How likely is it that your own representative in Congress has sold their vote
for either cash or a campaign contribution?
41% Very likely
24% Somewhat likely
16% Not very likely
7% Not at all likely
11% Not sure
12* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these
days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
1% Excellent
5% Good
27% Fair
66% Poor
1% Not sure
13* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or
worse?
26% Better
53% Worse
18% About the same
3% Not sure
14*
Is the United States currently in a recession?
80% Yes
10% No
10% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of
Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
