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Questions - Election 2014: Wisconsin Governor - September 15-16, 2014

Wisconsin Governor: Walker (R) 48%, Burke (D) 46%
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Wisconsin Survey of 750 Likely Voters

Conducted September 15-16, 2014
By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* If the election for governor of Wisconsin was held today, would you vote for Republican Scott Walker or Democrat Mary Burke?

 

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

 

Scott Walker

Mary Burke

 

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

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

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

 

6* What should be the primary focus of any new immigration legislation passed by Congress - to send the new wave of young illegal immigrants back home as quickly as possible or to make it easier for them to remain in the United States?

 

7*Is the budget situation in your state better than it was a year ago or worse than it was a year ago?  Or has it remained about the same?

8* How likely is it that the new Common Core national education standards will improve student achievement in Wisconsin?

9* Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose unions for public employees?

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

 

11* Which candidate for governor do you trust more to deal with taxes?

 

12* 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?

 

14* 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?

 

15* How would you rate the job Scott Walker 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 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence