Toplines - 2010 New York Governor Race - September 22, 2009
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
New York State Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted September 22, 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?
48% Strongly
approve
13% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
27% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job David
Paterson has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve,
somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
14% Strongly approve
25% Somewhat approve
27% Somewhat disapprove
33% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010 New York Governor’s Race
|
Rick
Lazio (R) |
38% |
|
David
Paterson (D) |
38% |
|
Some
other candidate |
13% |
|
Not sure |
11% |
|
Rudy
Giuliani (R) |
50% |
|
David
Paterson (D) |
39% |
|
Some
other candidate |
8% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
|
Rick
Lazio (R) |
26% |
|
Andrew
Cuomo (D) |
65% |
|
Some
other candidate |
5% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
|
Rudy
Giuliani (R) |
37% |
|
Andrew
Cuomo (D) |
58% |
|
Some
other candidate |
3% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
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 the NY Governor’s Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Paterson |
11% |
27% |
26% |
31% |
6% |
|
Giuliani |
25% |
30% |
13% |
31% |
2% |
|
Lazio |
6% |
27% |
29% |
20% |
18% |
|
Cuomo |
36% |
32% |
12% |
13% |
7% |
5* Last week the White House told Governor David Paterson that he
should not run for Governor in 2010. Should the White House get involved like this in New
York state politics?
29% Yes
60% No
11% Not sure
6* Should Paterson drop out of the Governor’s race?
44% Yes
41% No
16% Not sure
7* How
likely is it that Paterson will drop out of the Governor’s race?
17% Very likely
31% Somewhat likely
31% Not very likely
8% Not at all likely
13% Not sure
8* Does
the White House’s pressure on Paterson not to run in the 2010 Governor’s race
make you more likely to vote for Paterson, less likely to vote for Paterson or
have no impact on your vote?
18% More likely
16% Less likely
64% No impact
2% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
