Toplines - North Dakota Senate - February 9-10, 2010
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Daily Snapshot
North Dakota State Survey of 500
Likely Voters
Conducted February 9-10, 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?
19%
Strongly approve
20% Somewhat approve
13% Somewhat disapprove
45% Strongly disapprove
3% 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?
60% Strongly approve
25% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
2% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
3* 2010 Election for United States
Senate
John Hoeven (R) |
71% |
Tracy
Potter (D) |
17% |
Some
other candidate |
4% |
Not sure |
8% |
John Hoeven (R) |
65% |
Heidi Heitkamp (D) |
29% |
Some
other candidate |
1% |
Not sure |
5% |
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 |
6% |
31% |
19% |
13% |
31% |
Hoeven |
61% |
22% |
8% |
4% |
6% |
Heitkamp |
29% |
25% |
17% |
19% |
11% |
5* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
10% Excellent
37%
Good
34% Fair
11% Poor
7% Not sure
6* Are your personal finances getting better
these days, or worse?
15% Better
38% Worse
44% About the same
3% Not sure
7* Is it
possible to balance the federal budget without raising taxes?
39%
Yes
32%
No
30%
Not sure
8* Do you
favor or oppose an income tax cut for all Americans?
40%
Favor
34%
Oppose
26%
Not sure
9* Which
is a better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or increasing government
spending?
58% Cutting taxes
10% Increasing government spending
19% Neither
13% Not sure
10* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and
its allies or the terrorists?
41% United States and its allies
17% Terrorists
27% Neither
14% Not Sure
11* Is the
United States today safer than it was before the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
28% Yes
29% No
32% Not sure
12* Generally
speaking, when it comes to important national issues, whose judgment do you trust more—the American people or
America’s political leaders?
74% The American people
8% America’s political leaders
18% Not sure, press 3
13* Some people believe that the federal government has become a special
interest group that looks out primarily for its own interests. What do you
think? Has the federal government become a special interest group?
69% Yes
12% No
19% Not sure
14* Do
government and big business often work together in ways that hurt consumers and investors?
61% Yes
8% No
31% Not sure, press 3
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence