Toplines - Virginia Governor Election - July 14, 2009
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Conducted
July 14, 2009
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?
37%
Strongly approve
14%
Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat
disapprove
39%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Tim Kaine
has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat
disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
25%
Strongly approve
30%
Somewhat approve
23%
Somewhat disapprove
20%
Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* In
thinking about the 2009 election for Governor of Virginia if the election were
held today would you vote for Republican Robert McDonnell or Democrat Creigh Deeds?
44% McDonnell
41% Deeds
3% Some other
candidate
12% Not sure
4* Favorable Ratings
|
McDonnell |
Deeds |
Warner |
Kaine |
Very Favorable |
25% |
19% |
34% |
27% |
Somewhat Favorable |
25% |
30% |
30% |
21% |
Somewhat Unfavorable |
20% |
24% |
15% |
23% |
Very Unfavorable |
7% |
11% |
17% |
21% |
Not Sure |
22% |
17% |
4% |
8% |
5* Which gubernatorial candidate do you trust more on
taxes….Robert McDonnell or Creigh Deeds?
45% McDonnell
31% Deeds
20% Not sure
6*
Okay…which candidate do you trust more to cut government spending?
47% McDonnell
23% Deeds
30% Not sure
7*
Fine…which candidate is more likely to confront Virginia's transportation
problems?
30% McDonnell
34% Deeds
36% Not sure
8* Does a
Mark Warner endorsement of Creigh Deeds make you more
likely or less likely to vote for Deeds?
31% More
likely
34% Less likely
27% It would have no impact
7% Not sure
9* Do you
approve or disapprove of Tim Kaine serving as the
Chairman of the Democratic National Committee while still performing his job as
Governor?
38% Approve
48% Disapprove
14% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence