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Toplines - 2010 Vermont Senate - June 17, 2010

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Vermont Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted June 17, 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?

   

    40% Strongly approve

    22% Somewhat approve

    11% Somewhat disapprove

    26% Strongly disapprove

      1% Not sure

 

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

   

    34% Strongly approve

    31% Somewhat approve

    21% Somewhat disapprove

    13% Strongly disapprove

      1% Not sure

 

3* 2010 Vermont Senate Race

 

Len Britton (R)

29%

Pat Leahy (D)

64%

Some other candidate

3%

Not sure

4%

 

 

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 VT Senate Race

Very Favorable

Somewhat Favorable

Somewhat Unfavorable

Very Unfavorable

Not sure

Leahy

52%

17%

14%

16%

2%

Britton

6%

20%

21%

11%

43%

 

5* 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?

 

29% Strongly favor
12% Somewhat favor

11% Somewhat oppose
41% Strongly oppose
  7% Not sure

 

6* How closely have you followed news stories about the new immigration law in Arizona?

 

40% Very closely
36% Somewhat  closely

16% Not very closely

  3% Not at all
  4% Not sure

 

7* Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in your state?


35% Favor

50% Oppose

15% Not sure

 

8* Suppose a police officer stops someone for a traffic violation or a violation of some other law. If the police officer suspects that the person they stopped might be an illegal immigrant, should the officer be required to check their immigration status?

 

48% Yes
39% No
13% Not sure
   

 

9*Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?

 

41% Yes
43% No
16% Not sure
   

 

10* Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement?  

 

11% Yes
73% No
17% Not sure
   

 

11* Is The Tea Party movement good for the country or bad for the country?

 

29% Good
43% Bad
22% Neither
  6% Not sure

 

12* Is the value of your home worth more than the amount you owe on your mortgage?

 

65% Yes
29% No
  6% Not sure
   

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence