Questions - Election 2014: South Dakota - June 4-5, 2014

South Dakota Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted June 4-5, 2014
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?

2* How would you rate the job Dennis Daugaard has been doing as governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

3* If the 2014 election for U.S. Senate was held today, would you vote for Republican Mike Rounds, Democrat Rick Weiland or Independent Larry Pressler. 

4* If the 2014 election for governor of South Dakota was held today, would you vote for Republican Dennis Daugaard or Democrat Susan Wismer?

5* 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. If you’ve never heard of that person, just let me know.

Mike Rounds

Rick Weiland

Larry Pressler

Dennis Daugaard

Susan Wismer

6* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

7* How would you rate your own personal finances these days?

8* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the new health care law?

9* Is the federal government today a protector of individual liberty or a threat to individual liberty?

10* Which candidate for governor do you trust more to deal with government spending?

11* Okay, which candidate for governor do you trust more to deal with taxes?

12* Fine, which candidate for governor do you trust more on social issues?

13* Which candidate for governor do you trust more on government ethics and corruption?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence