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Toplines - Washington Senate - July 28, 2010

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Washington State Survey of 750 Likely Voters
Conducted July 28, 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
    19% Somewhat approve
      9% Somewhat disapprove
    40% 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?

  21% Strongly approve
  25% Somewhat approve
  14% Somewhat disapprove
  40% Strongly disapprove
     1% Not sure

3* 2010 Election for United States Senate

 

Dino Rossi (R)

Patty Murray (D)

Some other candidate

Not sure

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%

 

 

Clint Didier (R)

Patty Murray (D)

Some other candidate

Not sure

July 28, 2010

45%

48%

3%

4%

July 14, 2010

48%

45%

4%

4%

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

July 28, 2010

42%

48%

4%

6%

July 14, 2010

41%

46%

6%

7%

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

27%

25%

15%

29%

4%

Murray

31%

20%

13%

33%

2%

Didier

13%

31%

19%

13%

24%

Akers

7%

31%

20%

13%

30%

 

5* In political terms is…very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal or very liberal?

Candidate for the WA Senate Race

Very Conservative

Somewhat Conservative

Moderate

Somewhat Liberal

Very Liberal

Not Sure

Rossi

32%

47%

10%

1%

3%

7%

Murray

4%

5%

19%

36%

31%

5%

Didier

29%

30%

10%

2%

3%

27%

Akers

18%

33%

13%

1%

4%

31%

 

6* Would it be more accurate to describe Dino Rossi’s views as mainstream or extreme?

 

    50% Mainstream
    34% Extreme
    15% Not sure

 

7* Would it be more accurate to describe Patty Murray’s views as mainstream or extreme?

 

    54% Mainstream
    40% Extreme
       6% Not sure

 

8* Would it be more accurate to describe Clint Didier’s views as mainstream or extreme?

 

    36% Mainstream
    27% Extreme
    3% Not sure

 

9* Would it be more accurate to describe Paul Aker’s views as mainstream or extreme?

 

    31% Mainstream
    25% Extreme
     44% Not sure

 

10* How would you rate your own personal finances these days?

      8% Excellent

    34% Good

    37% Fair

    16% Poor

      5% Not sure

 

11ul* Are your personal finances getting better these days, or worse?

    19% Better

    44% Worse

    35% About the same

      3% Not sure

 

 

 

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