Toplines - Massachusetts Governor - April 5, 2010
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Conducted April 5, 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?
37% Strongly
approve
19% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
33% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Deval Patrick has been doing as Governor… do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job he’s been doing?
12% Strongly
approve
34% Somewhat approve
20% Somewhat disapprove
33% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
3* 2010
|
|
November 23, 2009 |
March 8, 2010 |
April 5, 2010 |
|
Christy Mihos (R) |
26% |
19% |
15% |
|
Deval Patrick (D) |
32% |
34% |
38% |
|
Tim
Cahill (I) |
28% |
30% |
33% |
|
Not sure |
14% |
16% |
14% |
|
|
November 23, 2009 |
March 8, 2010 |
April 5, 2010 |
|
Charlie
Baker (R) |
28% |
32% |
27% |
|
Deval Patrick (D) |
33% |
35% |
35% |
|
Tim
Cahill (I) |
25% |
19% |
23% |
|
Not sure |
14% |
14% |
15% |
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.
|
Candidate
for MA Governor Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Patrick |
17% |
32% |
20% |
28% |
3% |
|
Mihos |
4% |
27% |
33% |
18% |
19% |
|
Cahill |
7% |
42% |
18% |
11% |
21% |
|
Baker |
14% |
29% |
20% |
12% |
24% |
5*
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?
46% Good
44% Bad
3% No impact
7% Not sure
6* 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?
40% Strongly
favor
8% Somewhat favor
7% Somewhat oppose
41% Strongly oppose
4% Not sure
7* The
health care plan passed by Congress would require every American to buy or
obtain health insurance. Do you Strongly Favor, Somewhat Favor, Somewhat
Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal law that requires every American to buy or
obtain health insurance?
36% Strongly
favor
19% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose
30% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure
8*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?
39% Favor
51% Oppose
11% Not sure
9* 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?
51% President
Barack Obama
39% The average Tea Party member
11% Not sure
10* How concerned are you that
those opposed to President Obama’s policies will resort to violence?
27% Very concerned
25% Somewhat concerned
27% Not very concerned
20% Not at all concerned
1% Not sure
11*Generally speaking, how would you rate the
1% Excellent
10% Good
49% Fair
40% Poor
1% Not sure
12* Are economic conditions in
the country getting better or worse?
46% Better
26% Worse
24% Staying
the same
4% Not sure
13* Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?
62% Yes
19% No
19% Not sure
14* President Obama has
proposed allowing more offshore drilling in some areas.
However, drilling will not be permitted off the coasts
of
40% Yes
43% No
17% Not sure
15* Should
individual states have the right to ban drilling off their own coastlines?
43% Yes
37% No
20% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
