Toplines - Arizona GOP Primary for Governor - April 13, 2010

Arizona Survey of 510 Likely Republican Primary Voters

Conducted April 13, 2010

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?

9% Strongly approve
5% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
76% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure

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

8% Strongly approve

46% Somewhat approve

30% Somewhat disapprove

14% Strongly disapprove

3% Not sure

3* Arizona GOP Governor Primary

	April 13, 2010	March 16, 2010
Brewer	26%	20%
Martin	12%	21%
Mills	18%	19%
Munger	14%	10%
Some other candidate	6%	7%
Not sure	24%	23%

4* Favorables for GOP Governor Primary

Candidate	Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Not sure
Brewer	9%	40%	27%	14%	10%
Martin	10%	27%	15%	6%	41%
Munger	3%	15%	16%	7%	59%
Mills	15%	25%	16%	3%	40%

5*Some people believe a federal law requiring every American to buy or obtain health insurance is unconstitutional. Some states have announced that they will sue the federal government to fight that requirement. Would you favor or oppose having your state sue the federal government to prevent it from becoming law?

80% Favor
14% Oppose

6% Not sure

6* Which is more important… gaining control of the border or legalizing the status of undocumented workers already living in the United States?

85% Gaining control of the border

11% Legalizing the status of undocumented workers
4% Not sure

7* How important is a candidate’s position on illegal immigration in determining how you will vote

67% Very important

24% Somewhat important

5% Not very important

1% Not at all important

3% Not sure

8* When you think about the major issues facing the country, whose views are closest to your own President Barack Obama or the average tea party member?

10% President Barack Obama
80% The average Tea Party member
9% Not sure

9* Will the health care plan passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama be good for the country or bad for the country?

7% Good
86% Bad
0% No impact
6% Not sure

10* A proposal has been made to repeal the health care bill and stop it from going into effect. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a proposal to repeal the health care bill?

78% Strongly favor
8% Somewhat favor
4% Somewhat oppose
8% Strongly oppose
2% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence