Toplines - Arkansas Senate - March 30, 2010

Arkansas State Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted March 30, 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?

23% Strongly approve
14% Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat disapprove
52% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure

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

33% Strongly approve
41% Somewhat approve
15% Somewhat disapprove
10% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure

3* 2010 Arkansas Senate Race

Kim Hendren (R)	51%
Blanche Lincoln (D)	35%
Some other candidate	5%
Not sure	8%

Gilbert Baker (R)	51%
Blanche Lincoln (D)	36%
Some other candidate	6%
Not sure	7%

Curtis Coleman (R)	48%
Blanche Lincoln (D)	36%
Some other candidate	7%
Not sure	8%

Jim Holt (R)	51%
Blanche Lincoln (D)	35%
Some other candidate	7%
Not sure	7%

John Boozman (R)	51%
Blanche Lincoln (D)	36%
Some other candidate	6%
Not sure	7%

Kim Hendren (R)	42%
Bill Halter (D)	34%
Some other candidate	10%
Not sure	13%

Gilbert Baker (R)	44%
Bill Halter (D)	36%
Some other candidate	7%
Not sure	12%

Curtis Coleman (R)	40%
Bill Halter (D)	37%
Some other candidate	10%
Not sure	13%

Jim Holt (R)	43%
Bill Halter (D)	34%
Some other candidate	9%
Not sure	14%

John Boozman (R)	48%
Bill Halter (D)	34%
Some other candidate	8%
Not sure	11%

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 AR Senate Race	Very Favorable	Somewhat Favorable	Somewhat Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Not sure
Hendren	6%	32%	15%	6%	42%
Lincoln	18%	19%	18%	43%	2%
Baker	6%	31%	16%	9%	38%
Coleman	4%	31%	15%	10%	40%
Holt	11%	35%	12%	12%	30%
Boozman	20%	27%	12%	13%	28%
Halter	15%	32%	19%	21%	12%

5* 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?

28% Good
60% Bad
3% No impact
9% Not sure

6* 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?

55% Strongly favor
8% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
24% Strongly oppose
4% Not sure

7* The health care plan passed by 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?

20% Strongly favor
13% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose
51% Strongly oppose
6% Not sure

8*Some people believe a federal law requiring every American to buy or obtain health insurance is unconstitutional. Some states have announced that they will sue the federal government to fight that requirement. Would you favor or oppose having your state sue the federal government to prevent it from becoming law?

57% Favor
32% Oppose
11% Not sure

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

22% Yes
48% No
30% Not sure

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

17% Better if most incumbents were reelected
63% Better if most incumbents were defeated
20% Not sure

11* When you think about the major issues facing the country, whose views are closest to your own – those of the average Tea Party member or those of the average member of Congress?

54% Those of the average Tea Party member
21% Those of the average member of Congress
25% Not sure

12*Who has a better understanding of the problems America faces today – the average Tea Party member or the average member of Congress?

53% Average Tea Party member
26% Average member of Congress
20% Not sure

13* How concerned are you that those opposed to President Obama’s policies will resort to violence?

26% Very concerned
24% Somewhat concerned
25% Not very concerned
20% Not at all concerned
5% Not sure

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

27% Stronger
52% Weaker
14% About the same
7% Not sure

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