Toplines - Washington Senate - August 31, 2010
Washington State Survey of 750
Likely Voters
Conducted August 31, 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?
31%
Strongly approve
17% Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat disapprove
41% Strongly disapprove
2% 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
20% Somewhat approve
17% Somewhat disapprove
37% Strongly disapprove
4% Not sure
3* 2010 Election
for
|
Dino Rossi (R) |
Patty Murray (D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
August
31, 2010 |
48% |
46% |
3% |
3% |
August
18, 2010 |
44% |
48% |
4% |
4% |
July 28,
2010 |
47% |
49% |
2% |
2% |
July 14,
2010 |
48% |
45% |
3% |
3% |
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% |
With Leaners |
Dino Rossi (R) |
Patty Murray (D) |
Some Other Candidate |
Not Sure |
August 31, 2010 |
50% |
47% |
2% |
2% |
August 18, 2010 |
46% |
50% |
1% |
3% |
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 |
26% |
28% |
19% |
25% |
2% |
|
30% |
20% |
17% |
32% |
2% |
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?
9% National Security Issues
45% Economic Issues
20% Domestic Issues
5% Cultural Issues
15% Fiscal Issues
6% Not sure
6* Have you ever attended a town
hall meeting or some other event featuring your congressman or senator?
38% Yes
58% No
4% Not sure
7* When members of Congress hold
town hall meetings, is it more important for congressmen to explain legislation
and issues to people or is it more important for the congressmen to hear the
views of their constituents?
23% Explain legislation and
issues
68% Hear the view of their constituents
10% Not sure
8* Do most members of Congress care
what their constituents think?
27% Yes
56% No
17% Not sure
9* How angry are you at the current policies of
the federal government?
38% Very angry
21%
Somewhat angry
24%
Not very angry
12%
Not at all angry
4% Not sure
10* Would you agree or
disagree with the following statement - Neither Republican political leaders
nor Democratic political leaders have a good understanding of what is needed
today?
54% Agree
34%
Disagree
13%
Not sure
11* Is your representative
in Congress the best possible person for the job?
28% Yes
44%
No
29%
Not sure
12* Regardless of how Congress is doing
overall, does your local representative in Congress deserve to be reelected?
40%
Yes
44%
No
17%
Not sure
13* Do you
know anyone who is out of work and looking for a job?
82% Yes
15%
No
3% Not sure
14* Is the job market better than it was a year ago,
worse than it was a year ago or about the same?
12%
Better
51%
Worse
35%
About the same
3% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95%
level of confidence