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Toplines - Virginia Governor Election - September 29, 2009
See Article Virginia
State Survey of 500 Likely Voters Conducted
September 29, 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? 40% Strongly approve 12% Somewhat approve 9% Somewhat disapprove 39% Strongly disapprove 0% 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? 31% Strongly approve 28% Somewhat approve 22% Somewhat disapprove 18% 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? 51% McDonnell 36% Deeds 14% Not sure 6*
Okay…which candidate do you trust more to cut government spending? 46% McDonnell 30% Deeds 23% Not sure 7*
Fine…which candidate is more likely to confront Virginia's transportation
problems? 45% McDonnell 32% Deeds 24% Not sure 8* In
terms of how you will vote this November, how important is the content of
McDonnell’s thesis? 32% Very important 9* Does a
Mark Warner endorsement of Creigh Deeds make you more likely or less likely to
vote for Deeds? 33% More likely 10* Does former Democratic governor Doug Wilder’s decision
to remain neutral in the 2009 Virginia governor’s race make you more likely or
less likely to vote for Creigh Deeds? 6% More likely 10% Less likely NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |