Toplines - West Virginia Special Senate Election - July 22, 2010
West Virginia Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted July 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?
17% Strongly approve
15% Somewhat approve
12% Somewhat disapprove
55% 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?
38% Strongly approve
33% Somewhat approve
20% Somewhat disapprove
8% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
3* 2010 Special
Senate Election Race
|
|
John Raese
(R) |
Joe Manchin
(D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
|
7/23/2010 |
35% |
51% |
5% |
9% |
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 |
14% |
35% |
22% |
10% |
19% |
|
Manchin |
38% |
36% |
18% |
6% |
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?
52% Strongly favor
12% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose
20% Strongly oppose
5% Not
sure
6* Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered
for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in your state?
65% Favor
20% Oppose
15% Not sure
7* The
U.S. Justice Department has decided to challenge the legality of Arizona’s new
immigration law in federal court? Do you agree or disagree with the decision to
challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law?
23% Agree
64% Disagree
13% Not sure
8*
In political terms, do you consider Joe Manchin to be very conservative, somewhat conservative,
moderate somewhat liberal or very liberal?
9% Very
conservative
24% Somewhat conservative
43% Moderate
17% Somewhat liberal
3% Very
liberal
4% Not
sure
9*
In political terms, do you consider John Raese to be very conservative, somewhat conservative,
moderate somewhat liberal or very liberal?
20% Very conservative
31% Somewhat conservative
24% Moderate
6% Somewhat liberal
3% Very
liberal
16% Not sure
10* Would
it be more accurate to describe Joe Mancin’s views as mainstream or extreme?
65% Mainstream
15% Extreme
20% Not sure
11* Would
it be more accurate to describe John Raese’s views as mainstream or extreme?
40% Mainstream
29% Extreme
31% Not sure
12*
Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
1% Excellent
5% Good
29% Fair
64% Poor
1% Not sure
13*
Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
18% Better
63% Worse
17% Staying
the same
2% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
