Toplines - 2010 Washington Senate - June 22, 2010
Washington State Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted June 22, 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
22% Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat disapprove
39% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job
Christine Gregoire has been doing as Governor… do you
strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove
of the job she’s been doing?
22% Strongly approve
21% Somewhat approve
15% Somewhat disapprove
40% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 Election
for
|
|
Dino Rossi (R) |
Patty Murray (D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
|
June 22,
2010 |
47% |
47% |
3% |
3% |
|
May 26,
2010 |
47% |
48% |
2% |
4% |
|
May 4,
2010 |
46% |
48% |
2% |
3% |
|
April 6,
2010 |
46% |
48% |
3% |
4% |
|
Mar 9,
2010 |
49% |
46% |
3% |
2% |
|
Jan 11, 2010 |
48% |
46% |
1% |
5% |
|
|
Clint Didier (R) |
Patty Murray (D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
|
June 22,
2010 |
40% |
48% |
6% |
6% |
|
May 26,
2010 |
37% |
47% |
6% |
10% |
|
May 4,
2010 |
36% |
51% |
4% |
8% |
|
April 6,
2010 |
37% |
47% |
5% |
11% |
|
Mar 9,
2010 |
30% |
49% |
6% |
15% |
|
Jan 11, 2010 |
34% |
49% |
4% |
13% |
|
|
Paul Akers (R) |
Patty Murray (D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
|
June 22,
2010 |
38% |
48% |
4% |
10% |
|
May 26,
2010 |
32% |
47% |
6% |
15% |
|
May 4,
2010 |
35% |
49% |
6% |
10% |
|
April 6,
2010 |
37% |
45% |
5% |
13% |
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 WA Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Rossi |
24% |
28% |
19% |
25% |
4% |
|
Murray |
29% |
25% |
13% |
31% |
3% |
|
Didier |
10% |
27% |
16% |
15% |
32% |
|
Akers |
7% |
26% |
17% |
15% |
34% |
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?
41%
Strongly favor
9% Somewhat favor
7% Somewhat oppose
41%
Strongly oppose
2% Not sure
6*Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?
52% Yes
34%
No
13%
Not sure
7* In the long-term, will the recent Gulf Oil Spill have a devastating impact on the environment, a major impact, a modest impact, a minor impact, or will it have little lasting impact on the environment?
49% Devastating impact on the environment
26%
Major impact
20%
Modest impact
3% Minor impact
1% It will have
little lasting impact on the environment
1% Not sure
8* Who should pay for the clean-up from the oil leak – the companies who were drilling for oil, the government or both?
84% Companies who were drilling for
oil
2% Government
14% Both
1% Not sure
9* Should the U.S. military be used along the border with Mexico to prevent illegal immigration?
62%
Yes
25%
No
14%
Not sure
10* Should the U.S. Justice Department challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court?
36% Yes
54%
No
10%
Not sure
11* Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement?
20% Yes
62%
No
18%
Not sure
12* Is The Tea Party movement good for the country or bad for the country?
43% Good
32%
Bad
20%
Neither
5% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
