Toplines - North Carolina Senate - July 6, 2010
North Carolina
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 6, 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?
30% Strongly approve
11% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
49% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you
rate the job Bev Perdue has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job she’s
been doing?
11% Strongly approve
35% Somewhat approve
25% Somewhat disapprove
26% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010 North
Carolina Senate Race
|
Richard Burr (R) |
Elaine Marshall
(D) |
Some Other
Candidate |
Not Sure |
July
6, 2010 |
52% |
37% |
4% |
7% |
June
22, 2010 |
44% |
43% |
7% |
6% |
June
3, 2010 |
50% |
36% |
6% |
8% |
May
5, 2010 |
48% |
40% |
3% |
9% |
April
19, 2010 |
50% |
32% |
6% |
12% |
March
22, 2010 |
51% |
35% |
6% |
8% |
February
23, 2010 |
50% |
34% |
4% |
12% |
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 NC Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
Burr |
20% |
36% |
25% |
13% |
7% |
Marshall |
14% |
30% |
25% |
18% |
13% |
5* A proposal has been made to
repeal the health care bill and stop it from going into affect. Do you strongly
favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a proposal to repeal
the health care bill?
55% Strongly favor
9% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose
21% Strongly oppose
4% Not sure
6*
Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being
considered for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in
your state?
62%
Favor
27% Oppose
11% Not sure
7*
* Should the U.S. Justice Department challenge the
legality of Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court?
30% Yes
59% No
11% Not sure
8*
Some people believe that the goal of immigration policy should be to keep out
national security threats, criminals and those who would come here to live off
our welfare system. Beyond that, all immigrants would be welcome. Do you agree
or disagree with that goal for immigration policy?
62%
Agree
21% Disagree
17% Not sure
9* Last year, Congress and the president enacted a $787 billion economic
stimulus plan. So far, has the economic stimulus plan helped the economy, hurt
the economy or had no impact on the economy?
32%
Helped
38% Hurt
24% No impact
7% Not sure
10* Did the new
government spending in the stimulus package create new jobs?
25% Yes
55% No
20% Not sure
11* Which is a
better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or increasing government
spending?
68% Cutting taxes
15% Increasing government spending
17% Not sure
12* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S.
economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
1% Excellent
10% Good
38% Fair
50% Poor
1% Not sure
13* Are economic conditions in the country getting
better or worse?
24% Better
49% Worse
23% Staying the same
4% Not sure
14* Is the United
States currently in a recession?
69% Yes
15% No
16% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage
points with a 95% level of confidence