Questions - Election 2012: Florida Senate - April 25, 2012

Florida Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted April 25, 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* In thinking about the 2012 election for U.S. Senate, suppose you had a choice between Republican Connie Mack and Democrat Bill Nelson.  If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Connie Mack or Democrat Bill Nelson? 

2* Suppose the Republicans nominate George LeMieux.  If the 2012 Election for U.S. Senate were held today, would you vote for Republican George LeMieux or Democrat Bill Nelson?

3* What if the Republicans nominate Mike McCalister? If the election for U.S. Senate were held today, would you vote for Democrat Bill Nelson or Republican McCalister?

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.

Bill Nelson
Connie Mack
Mike McCalister
George LeMieux

5* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days?

6* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

7* How closely have you followed recent news reports about President Obama's health care law and the U.S. Supreme Court?

8* Would you like to see the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the health care law or uphold its legality?

9* Which do you think the U.S. Supreme Court is more likely to do – overturn the health care law or uphold its legality?

10* The health care law requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a federal law that requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance?

11* Does the federal government have the constitutional authority to force everyone to buy health insurance?

12* Should all voters be required to prove their identity before being allowed to vote?

13* Do laws requiring photo identification at the polls discriminate against some voters?

14* How confident are you that final election results accurately reflect the votes that were cast for each candidate?

15* How would you rate the job Rick Scott has been doing as governor…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