Toplines - Texas Republican Primary - January 17, 2010
Texas Survey of 831 Likely
GOP Primary Voters
Conducted January
17, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Suppose the Republican Primary for the
2010 Governor’s race were held today.
Would you vote for Rick Perry, Kay Bailey Hutchison or Debra Medina?
43% Perry
33% Hutchison
12% Medina
11% Not sure
2* 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 |
26% |
46% |
17% |
9% |
1% |
Kay
Bailey Hutchison |
23% |
50% |
21% |
4% |
2% |
Debra
Medina |
12% |
31% |
20% |
9% |
28% |
3*
Should Kay Bailey Hutchison remain in her position as senator while she is
running for Governor?
65% Yes
22% No
13% Not sure
4* 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?
8% Strongly approve
8% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
73% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
5* 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?
22% Strongly approve
46% Somewhat approve
20% Somewhat disapprove
11% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence