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Toplines - Virginia Governor Election - October 27, 2009
See Article Virginia
State Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters Conducted
October 27, 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 12% Somewhat
approve 11% Somewhat
disapprove 40% 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? 26% Strongly
approve 27% Somewhat
approve 20% Somewhat
disapprove 25% 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?
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.
5* Which gubernatorial candidate do you trust more on
taxes….Robert McDonnell or Creigh Deeds? 56% McDonnell 34% Deeds 10% Not sure 6*
Okay…which candidate do you trust more to cut government spending? 53% McDonnell 26% Deeds 21% Not sure 7*
Fine…which candidate is more likely to confront Virginia's transportation
problems? 45% McDonnell 35% Deeds 21% Not sure 8* In
terms of how you will vote this November, how important is the content of
McDonnell’s thesis? 24% Very important 9* Does President Obama’s visit to Virginia to campaign for Creigh Deeds make you more likely or less likely to vote for Deeds?
24% More likely 39% Less
likely NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |