Toplines - 2010 Texas Governor - February 22, 2010
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Texas Survey of 1,200 Likely Voters
Conducted February 22, 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?
25% Strongly approve
16% Somewhat approve
7% Somewhat
disapprove
50% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you
rate the job Rick Perry has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been doing?
15% Strongly approve
37% Somewhat approve
20% Somewhat disapprove
26% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* Election 2010: Texas Governor’s Race
|
Feb 1, 2010 |
Feb 22, 2010 |
Rick Perry (R) |
48% |
47% |
Bill White (D) |
39% |
41% |
Some other candidate |
5% |
5% |
Not sure |
8% |
7% |
|
Feb 1, 2010 |
Feb 22, 2010 |
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) |
49% |
47% |
Bill White (D) |
36% |
38% |
Some other candidate |
7% |
8% |
Not sure |
7% |
7% |
|
Feb 1, 2010 |
Feb 22, 2010 |
Debra Medina (R) |
41% |
37% |
Bill White (D) |
38% |
47% |
Some other candidate |
6% |
7% |
Not sure |
16% |
9% |
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 |
Very
favorable |
Somewhat
favorable |
Somewhat
unfavorable |
Very
unfavorable |
Not sure |
Rick
Perry |
15% |
38% |
21% |
24% |
2% |
Kay
Bailey Hutchison |
13% |
44% |
28% |
13% |
3% |
Bill
White |
22% |
33% |
19% |
13% |
12% |
Debra
Medina |
12% |
30% |
26% |
19% |
13% |
5* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
14% Excellent
41%
Good
31% Fair
11% Poor
3% Not sure
6* Are your personal finances getting better
these days, or worse?
24% Better
39% Worse
34% About
the same
3% Not sure
7* Is it possible to balance the federal budget without raising
taxes?
54%
Yes
29%
No
16%
Not sure
8* Do you
favor or oppose an income tax cut for all Americans?
55%
Favor
29%
Oppose
16%
Not sure
9* Which is a better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or
increasing government spending?
60% Cutting taxes
16% Increasing government spending
19% Neither
5% Not sure
10* Who is winning the War on
Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?
57% United States and its allies
17% Terrorists
19% Neither
7% Not Sure
11* Is the United States today safer than it was before the 9/11
terrorist attacks?
44% Yes
36% No
20% Not sure
12* Generally
speaking, when it comes to important national issues, whose judgment do you
trust more—the American people or America’s political leaders?
74% The
American people
12%
America’s political leaders
14% Not sure
13* Some people believe that the federal
government has become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its
own interests. What do you think? Has the federal government become a special
interest group?
72% Yes
16% No
12% Not
sure
14* Do
government and big business often work together in ways that hurt consumers and
investors?
68% Yes
13% No
19% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence