Toplines - North Dakota Senate - August 10-11, 2010
Conducted on August 10-11, 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?
23% Strongly approve
19% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
48% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How
would you rate the job John Hoeven has been doing as
Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or
strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
52% Strongly
approve
32% Somewhat approve
12% Somewhat disapprove
4% Strongly
disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 Election
for
|
John Hoeven (R) |
Tracy
Potter (D) |
Some
other candidate |
Not sure |
August
10, 2010 |
69% |
25% |
1% |
5% |
July 21,
2010 |
69% |
22% |
2% |
7% |
June
15-16, 2010 |
73% |
19% |
2% |
6% |
May
18-19, 2010 |
72% |
23% |
2% |
3% |
April
20, 2010 |
69% |
24% |
2% |
5% |
March
23, 2010 |
68% |
25% |
2% |
5% |
February
9-10, 2010 |
71% |
17% |
4% |
8% |
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 ND Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Potter |
9% |
27% |
27% |
16% |
22% |
Hoeven |
54% |
29% |
10% |
3% |
3% |
5* In political terms, is Tracy Potter very conservative,
somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal or very liberal?
2% Very conservative
10% Somewhat conservative
32% Moderate
22% Somewhat liberal
16% Very
liberal
18% Not sure
6* In political terms, is John Hoeven
very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal or very
liberal?
17% Very
conservative
48% Somewhat conservative
28% Moderate
2% Somewhat liberal
1% Very liberal
4% Not sure
7* Would it be more accurate to describe Tracy Potter’s views
as mainstream or extreme?
38% Mainstream
30% Extreme
32% Not sure
8* Would it be more accurate to describe John Hoeven’s views as mainstream or extreme?
83% Mainstream
9% Extreme
8% Not sure
9* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
17% Excellent
35% Good
35% Fair
10% Poor
4% Not sure
10* Are
your personal finances getting better these days, or worse?
25% Better
41% Worse
31% About
the same
3% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence