Toplines - West Virginia Senate - September 19, 2010
West Virginia Survey of 750 Likely
Voters
Conducted September 19, 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?
18% Strongly approve
16% Somewhat approve
12% Somewhat disapprove
52% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Joe Manchin
has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat
disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
36% Strongly approve
33% Somewhat approve
18% Somewhat disapprove
12% Strongly
disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 Special
Senate Election Race
|
John Raese
(R) |
Joe Manchin
(D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
September
19, 2010 |
43% |
50% |
1% |
5% |
September
8, 2010 |
45% |
50% |
2% |
3% |
August
29, 2010 |
42% |
48% |
4% |
7% |
July 23,
2010 |
35% |
51% |
5% |
9% |
Note: Surveys conducted prior to
September 8 show results without leaners.
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 WV Governor Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Raese |
20% |
33% |
19% |
22% |
7% |
Manchin |
38% |
33% |
18% |
9% |
2% |
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?
55% Strongly
favor
9% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose
21% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure
6* If the health care bill is repealed would that be good for the
economy, bad for the economy or would it have no impact on the economy?
52% Good
21% Bad
16% No impact
11% Not sure
7* Suppose the new
66% Favor
20% Oppose
14% Not sure
8* Would you favor or oppose
strict government sanctions on employers who hire illegal immigrants?
77% Favor
13% Oppose
10% Not sure
9* A proposal has been made for a
long-term federal jobs program focused on roads, bridges and other
transportation infrastructure. The program is expected to cost at least $50
billion. Do you favor or oppose a $50 billion federal jobs and infrastructure
program?
45% Favor
36% Oppose
20% Not sure
10* Is the
proposed infrastructure program likely to help the economy, hurt the economy,
or have no impact on the economy?
47% Help
23% Hurt
20% No impact
10% Not sure
11* Which
is a better way to create new jobs - cutting taxes or increasing government
spending?
70% Cutting taxes
12% Increasing government spending
19% Not sure
12*I’m
going to read you a short list of issues in the news. For each, please let me
know which political party you trust more to handle that issue.
Issue |
Republicans |
Democrats |
Not sure |
Economy |
49% |
34% |
17% |
Government
Ethics & Corruption |
40% |
27% |
33% |
Health
Care |
45% |
32% |
23% |
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence