Toplines - North Carolina Senate - September 8, 2010
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North Carolina
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 8, 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?
29% Strongly approve
15% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
45% 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?
13% Strongly approve
31% Somewhat approve
26% Somewhat disapprove
28% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010 North
Carolina Senate Race
|
Richard Burr (R) |
Elaine Marshall
(D) |
Some Other
Candidate |
Not Sure |
September
8, 2010 |
54% |
38% |
1% |
7% |
August
3, 2010 |
49% |
40% |
3% |
8% |
July
6, 2010 |
52% |
37% |
4% |
7% |
June
23, 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% |
*Note: All
surveys conducted prior to September 8 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 NC Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
Burr |
22% |
34% |
20% |
13% |
11% |
Marshall |
19% |
27% |
22% |
14% |
18% |
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?
14% National Security Issues
49% Economic Issues
7% Domestic Issues
5% Cultural Issues
13% Fiscal Issues
11% Not sure
6* Do most members
of Congress care what their constituents think?
15% Yes
68% No
16% Not sure
7* How
angry are you at the current policies of the federal government?
41%
Very angry
22%
Somewhat angry
23%
Not very angry
12%
Not at all angry
2% Not sure
8*
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?
43%
Strongly favor
14%
Somewhat favor
11%
Somewhat oppose
24%
Strongly oppose
8% Not sure
9* If the health care bill is repealed would that be
good for the economy, bad for the economy or would it have no impact on the
economy?
52%
Good
21%
Bad
17%
No impact
10%
Not sure
10* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S.
economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
2% Excellent
5% Good
33%
Fair
59%
Poor
1% Not sure
11*
Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
22% Better
51%
Worse
22%
Staying the same
6% Not sure
12* Is the U.S. currently in a recession?
71% Yes
15% No
14% Not sure
13*
Do you know anyone who is out of work and looking for a job?
85%
Yes
13%
No
2% 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?
13%
Better
44%
Worse
43%
Staying the same
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence