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Toplines - 2010 New York Governor Election - March 1, 2010

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New York State Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted March 1, 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?

36% Strongly approve
21% Somewhat approve
13% Somewhat disapprove
29% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure

2* 2010 New York Governor’s Race

Rick Lazio (R)

30%

Andrew Cuomo (D)

55%

Some other candidate

5%

Not sure

10%

Carl Paladino (R)

27%

Andrew Cuomo (D)

56%

Some other candidate

6%

Not sure

11%

Rick Lazio (R)

19%

Andrew Cuomo (D)

50%

Carl Paladino (R)

15%

Not sure

16%

3* 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 the NY Governor’s Race

Very Favorable

Somewhat Favorable

Somewhat Unfavorable

Very Unfavorable

Not sure

Paladino

4%

26%

20%

13%

37%

Lazio

5%

35%

22%

12%

25%

Cuomo

35%

29%

15%

14%

7%

Richard Ravitch

5%

19%

18%

11%

48%

4* Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party movement?

34% Favorable
41% Unfavorable
25% Not sure

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

15% Yes
66% No
20% Not sure

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