Toplines - 2010 Texas Governor - March 3, 2010
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Texas Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted March 3, 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?
27% Strongly approve
9% Somewhat
approve
8% Somewhat
disapprove
55% 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?
17% Strongly approve
37% Somewhat approve
22% Somewhat disapprove
22% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* Election 2010: Texas Governor’s Race
|
Feb 1, 2010 |
Feb 22, 2010 |
March 3, 2010 |
Rick Perry (R) |
48% |
47% |
49% |
Bill White (D) |
39% |
41% |
43% |
Some other candidate |
5% |
5% |
3% |
Not sure |
8% |
7% |
6% |
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 |
18% |
36% |
23% |
23% |
1% |
Bill
White |
25% |
29% |
21% |
13% |
13% |
5* In
terms of how you will vote in the next general election, are you primarily
interested in National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on
Terror, Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like
Social Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and
abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?
13% National
Security Issues
38% Economic
Issues
17% Domestic
Issues
6% Cultural Issues
20% Fiscal
Issues
5% Not sure
6* Should
the suicide plane crash into the Internal Revenue office in Austin be
investigated by military authorities as a terrorist act or by civilian
authorities as a criminal act?
17% By military authorities as a terrorist act
77% By civilian authorities as a criminal act
7% Not sure
7* Should voters be required to show
photo identification such as a driver’s license before being allowed to vote?
79% Yes
17% No
5% Not sure
8* A
proposal has been made requiring a sonogram to be performed and shown to every
woman who is about to undergo an elective abortion. Do you favor or oppose such a proposal?
50% Favor
42% Oppose
8% Not sure
9* Should
Kay Bailey Hutchison reconsider her decision to retire and run for the senate
in 2012?
30% Yes
39% No
30% Not
sure
10* 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?
19% Strongly favor
16% Somewhat favor
5% Somewhat oppose
57% Strongly oppose
2% Not sure
11* How
would you rate the way that Barack Obama has handled the issue of healthcare
reform…excellent, good, fair or poor?
13%
Excellent
16% Good
9% Fair
62% Poor
1% Not sure
12* 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?
22% Passing a comprehensive bill that cover all aspects of the
healthcare system
66% Passing smaller bills that address problems individually
12% Not
sure
13* When it comes to health care
decisions, who do you fear the most: the federal government or private
insurance companies?
57%
Federal government
36% Private insurance companies
8% Not sure
14* Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party
movement?
53% Favorable
31% Unfavorable
17% Not sure
15* Do you consider yourself a part of
the Tea Party Movement?
21% Yes
61% No
18% Not sure
16* A year from today, will the U.S. economy be
stronger than it is now, or weaker?
40% Stronger
42% Weaker
10% About the same
8% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence