Questions - Massachusetts Senate - May 7, 2012
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Massachusetts Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted May 7, 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 the 2012 Election for the U.S. Senate, suppose you had a
choice between Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren. If the election were held today, would you
vote for Republican Scott Brown or Democrat Elizabeth Warren?
Scott
Brown
Elizabeth
Warren
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.
Scott
Brown
Elizabeth
Warren
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* Has
health care reform in Massachusetts been a success or a failure?
6* Is Scott
Brown more ethical, less ethical or about as ethical as most politicians?
7* Is Elizabeth Warren more
ethical, less ethical or about as ethical as most politicians?
8* How closely have you followed news reports about
Elizabeth Warren's Cherokee Indian heritage?
9* Was it appropriate for
Elizabeth Warren to describe herself as Native American in professional
listings?
10* Do you favor or oppose
Affirmative Action programs?
11* Should all voters be
required to prove their identity before being allowed to vote?
12* Do laws requiring photo identification at the
polls discriminate against some voters?
13* How confident are you that final election results
accurately reflect the votes that were cast for each candidate?
14* How would you rate the job Deval Patrick 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