Toplines - Wyoming Governor - March 25, 2010

Wyoming Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted March 25, 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?

22% Strongly approve
9% Somewhat approve
5% Somewhat disapprove
63% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job Dave Freudenthal has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

27% Strongly approve
48% Somewhat approve
18% Somewhat disapprove
5% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure

3* 2010 Wyoming Governor’s Race

Matt Mead (R)	43%
Mike Massie (D)	25%
Some other candidate	8%
Not sure	24%

Ron Micheli (R)	45%
Mike Massie (D)	23%
Some other candidate	8%
Not sure	25%

Rita Meyer (R)	43%
Mike Massie (D)	26%
Some other candidate	7%
Not sure	25%

Colin Simpson (R)	41%
Mike Massie (D)	26%
Some other candidate	8%
Not sure	25%

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.

WY Favorables	Very Favorable	Somewhat Favorable	Somewhat Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Not sure
Mead	6%	33%	14%	5%	41%
Micheli	9%	29%	12%	6%	43%
Massie	13%	23%	14%	10%	41%
Meyer	10%	40%	14%	6%	30%
Colin Simpson	20%	36%	14%	6%	24%
Cheney	39%	22%	8%	23%	9%
Alan Simpson	39%	33%	8%	6%	14%

5* Generally speaking, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the health care reform plan passed by President Obama and the congressional Democrats?

17% Strongly favor
12% Somewhat favor
5% Somewhat oppose
63% Strongly oppose
3% Not sure

6*The health care plan before Congress would require every American to buy or obtain health insurance. Do you Strongly Favor, Somewhat Favor, Somewhat Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal law that requires every American to buy or obtain health insurance?

15% Strongly favor
12% Somewhat favor
8% Somewhat oppose
64% Strongly oppose
2% Not sure

7* Some people believe a federal law requiring every American to buy or obtain health insurance is unconstitutional. If that law passes, some states have announced that they will sue the federal government to fight that requirement. If the health care reform plan passes, would you favor or oppose having your state sue the federal government to prevent it from becoming law?

62% Favor
30% Oppose
7% Not sure

8* Will the health care plan passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama be good for the country or bad for the country?

25% Good

68% Bad

2% No impact

5% Not sure

9* A proposal has been made to repeal the health care bill and stop it from going into effect. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a proposal to repeal the health care bill?

63% Strongly favor

6% Somewhat favor

6% Somewhat oppose

23% Strongly oppose

2% Not sure

10* In this November’s congressional election, suppose you have a choice between one candidate who wants to repeal the health care plan and another candidate who opposes repeal. Which candidate would you support – the one who wants to repeal the plan or the one who opposes repeal?

68% The one who wants to repeal the plan

25% The one who opposes repeal

7% Not sure

11* Regardless of how Congress is doing overall, does your local representative in Congress deserve to be reelected?

57% Yes
27% No
17% Not sure

12* Generally speaking, would it better for the country if most incumbents in Congress were reelected this November or if most of them were defeated?

11% Better if most incumbents were reelected
72% Better if most incumbents were defeated
17% Not sure

13* A year from today, will the U.S. economy be stronger than it is now, or weaker?

25% Stronger

57% Weaker

11% About the same

8% Not sure

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