Toplines - Election 2010: Arizona Governor - March 16, 2010

Arizona State Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted March 16, 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?

29% Strongly approve

13% Somewhat approve

5% Somewhat disapprove

51% Strongly disapprove

2% 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

33% Somewhat approve

33% Somewhat disapprove

22% Strongly disapprove

4% Not sure

3* 2010 Arizona Governor’s Race

Brewer	36%
Goddard	45%
Some other candidate	12%
Not sure	7%

Martin	43%
Goddard	38%
Some other candidate	6%
Not sure	13%

Munger	36%
Goddard	42%
Some other candidate	13%
Not sure	9%

Mills	43%
Goddard	37%
Some other candidate	7%
Not sure	13%

4* Favorables for GOP Governor Primary

Candidate	Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Not sure
Goddard	15%	39%	18%	13%	15%
Brewer	7%	31%	33%	24%	5%
Martin	11%	36%	16%	7%	29%
Munger	3%	30%	18%	9%	40%
Mills	10%	25%	16%	9%	39%

5* Do you favor or oppose a temporary one-cent sales tax increase for three years to help reduce the state budget deficit?

53% Favor

36% Oppose

11% Not sure

6*How concerned are you that drug-related violence in Mexico will spill over into the United States?

60% Very concerned
25% Somewhat concerned
11% Not very concerned
2% Not at all concerned
1% Not sure

7* What concerns you more – illegal immigration or drug violence?

45% Illegal immigration
43% Drug violence
12% Not sure

8* If drug violence continues to escalate along the Mexican border should the U.S. Military be used along the border to protect American citizens?

75% Yes
12% No

13% Not sure

9* Generally speaking, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and the congressional Democrats?

23% Strongly favor
13% Somewhat favor

6% Somewhat oppose

54% Strongly oppose
4% Not sure

10* What would be a better strategy to reform the healthcare system...passing a comprehensive bill that covers all aspects of the healthcare system or passing smaller bills that address problems individually?

29% Passing a comprehensive bill that cover all aspects of the healthcare system

62% Passing smaller bills that address problems individually

10% Not sure

11* Regardless of how Congress is doing overall, does your local representative in Congress deserve to be reelected?

32% Yes
48% No
20% Not sure

12* Generally speaking, would it better for the country if most incumbents in Congress were reelected this November or if most of them were defeated?

16% Better if most incumbents were reelected
71% Better if most incumbents were defeated
13% Not sure

13* Do you consider yourself a part of the Tea Party Movement?

27% Yes
54% No
19% Not sure

14* A year from today, will the U.S. economy be stronger than it is now, or weaker?

35% Stronger

44% Weaker

13% About the same

8% Not sure

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