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Toplines - Pennsylvania Senate - August 30, 2010

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Pennsylvania Survey of 750 Likely Voters

Conducted August 30, 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?

      

       25% Strongly approve

       17% Somewhat approve

       10% Somewhat disapprove

       48% Strongly disapprove

         0% Not sure

 

2* How would you rate the job Ed Rendell has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

      

       12% Strongly approve

       27% Somewhat approve

       23% Somewhat disapprove

       37% Strongly disapprove

         1% Not sure

 

3* 2010 Pennsylvania Senate Race

Initial Preference

Pat Toomey (R)

Joe Sestak (D)

Some other candidate

Not sure

August 30, 2010

45%

39%

5%

11%

August 16, 2010

46%

37%

5%

12%

July 28, 2010

45%

39%

6%

10%

July 14, 2010

45%

38%

6%

12%

June 29, 2010

45%

39%

6%

11%

June 2, 2010

45%

38%

5%

12%

May 19, 2010

42%

46%

3%

9%

May 6, 2010

42%

40%

10%

9%

Apr 12, 2010

47%

36%

5%

12%

Mar 15, 2010

42%

37%

7%

15%

Feb 8, 2010

47%

38%

5%

10%

 

With Leaners

Pat Toomey (R)

Joe Sestak (D)

Some Other Candidate

Not Sure

August 30, 2010

48%

42%

2%

8%

August 16, 2010

48%

40%

3%

9%

 

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 PA Senate Race

Very Favorable

Somewhat Favorable

Somewhat Unfavorable

Very Unfavorable

Not sure

Pat Toomey

22%

34%

22%

12%

11%

Joe Sestak

15%

28%

27%

21%

9%

 

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?

 

       12% National Security Issues

       46% Economic Issues

       16% Domestic Issues

         4% Cultural Issues

       16% Fiscal Issues

         6% Not sure

 

 

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence