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Toplines - New York Senate Race (Schumer) - September 16, 2010

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New York State Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted September 16, 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?

     36% Strongly approve
     22% Somewhat approve
       8% Somewhat disapprove
     33% Strongly disapprove
      0% Not sure


2* 2010 New York Senate Race

 

 

Jay Townsend (R)

Chuck Schumer (D)

Some other candidate

Not sure

September 16, 2010

36%

58%

3%

4%

June 16, 2010

33%

54%

6%

6%

 

3* 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 NY Senate Race

Very Favorable

Somewhat Favorable

Somewhat Unfavorable

Very Unfavorable

Not sure

Schumer

40%

21%

12%

24%

4%

Townsend

8%

28%

19%

7%

38%

 

4* 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?


36% Strongly favor

14% Somewhat favor
  7% Somewhat oppose

38% Strongly oppose
  5% Not sure

 

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence