Toplines - New Hampshire Senate - August 5, 2010
New Hampshire 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?
36% Strongly approve
13% Somewhat
approve
8% Somewhat
disapprove
42% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate
the job John Lynch has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing?
24% Strongly approve
31% Somewhat approve
26% Somewhat disapprove
18% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010
|
|
Kelly Ayotte
(R) |
Paul Hodes
(D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
|
August
5, 2010 |
51% |
38% |
4% |
6% |
|
July 12,
2010 |
49% |
37% |
7% |
7% |
|
May 11,
2010 |
50% |
38% |
3% |
9% |
|
April 7,
2010 |
50% |
35% |
4% |
11% |
|
March 8,
2010 |
47% |
37% |
4% |
12% |
|
February
10, 2010 |
46% |
39% |
3% |
13% |
|
|
Bill Binnie
(R) |
Paul Hodes
(D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
|
August 5, 2010 |
46% |
40% |
8% |
7% |
|
July 12, 2010 |
49% |
38% |
7% |
6% |
|
May 11, 2010 |
49% |
37% |
6% |
8% |
|
April 7, 2010 |
49% |
37% |
4% |
10% |
|
March 8, 2010 |
46% |
36% |
4% |
14% |
|
February 10, 2010 |
42% |
41% |
3% |
13% |
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 NH Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Ayotte |
22% |
33% |
21% |
12% |
11% |
|
Hodes |
23% |
23% |
13% |
31% |
10% |
|
Binnie |
16% |
29% |
26% |
12% |
16% |
5* Do you
have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very
unfavorable impression of Sarah Palin?
23% Very
favorable
20% Somewhat favorable
9% Somewhat unfavorable
45% Very
unfavorable
2% Not sure
6* 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 |
|
Ayotte |
21% |
48% |
11% |
3% |
2% |
15% |
|
Hodes |
3% |
7% |
22% |
29% |
26% |
13% |
|
Binnie |
20% |
33% |
20% |
5% |
5% |
17% |
7* Would it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s] views as
mainstream or extreme?
|
Candidate
Views |
Mainstream |
Extreme |
Not sure |
|
Portman |
54% |
23% |
23% |
|
Fisher |
41% |
39% |
19% |
|
Binnie |
51% |
22% |
27% |
8* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
10% Excellent
36% Good
36% Fair
16% Poor
3% Not sure
9* Are your personal
finances getting better these days, or worse?
24% Better
43% Worse
30% About the same
3% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
