Questions - 2012 Virginia Presidential Elections - August 23, 2012
Virginia Survey of
500 Likely Voters
Conducted August 23,
2012
By Rasmussen Reports
*Please note that we split the survey to
rotate the order of the candidates, so while half will hear the Republican
first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.
1*
If the presidential election were held today, would you vote for Republican
Mitt Romney or Democrat Barack Obama?
2*
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.
Mitt
Romney
Paul
Ryan
Joe
Biden
3*
Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent,
good, fair, or poor?
4*
Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
5* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat
favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Medicare?
6* When it comes to the future of Medicare,
which scares you more…President Obama’s health care law or Paul Ryan’s
proposal?
7*
In political terms, is Barack Obama very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate,
somewhat conservative, or very conservative?
8* In political terms, is Mitt Romney very liberal,
somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat conservative, or very conservative?
9*
If President Obama is reelected president and Democrats regain control of the
Congress, will government spending go up, go down or stay about the same?
10* If Mitt Romney
is elected president and Republicans win control of Congress, will government
spending go up, go down or stay about the same?
11* 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?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence