Toplines - 2010 California Senate - April 12, 2010
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Prior Survey
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California State Survey of 500
Likely Voters
Conducted April 12, 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?
37%
Strongly approve
20% Somewhat approve
6% Somewhat disapprove
35% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Arnold
Schwarzenegger has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat
approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been
doing?
9% Strongly approve
26% Somewhat approve
36% Somewhat disapprove
27% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010 California Senate Race
|
|
April 12, 2010 |
March 11, 2010 |
February 11, 2010 |
|
Carly Fiorina (R) |
38% |
40% |
42% |
|
Barbara
Boxer (D) |
42% |
46% |
46% |
|
Some
other candidate |
7% |
4% |
7% |
|
Not sure |
13% |
10% |
5% |
|
|
April 12, 2010 |
March 11, 2010 |
February 11, 2010 |
|
Chuck DeVore (R) |
39% |
40% |
42% |
|
Barbara
Boxer (D) |
42% |
46% |
47% |
|
Some
other candidate |
8% |
4% |
6% |
|
Not sure |
12% |
9% |
5% |
|
|
April 12, 2010 |
March 11, 2010 |
February 11, 2010 |
|
Tom
Campbell (R) |
41% |
41% |
41% |
|
Barbara
Boxer (D) |
43% |
43% |
45% |
|
Some
other candidate |
6% |
6% |
4% |
|
Not sure |
10% |
10% |
10% |
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 CA Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Boxer |
22% |
29% |
8% |
36% |
7% |
|
DeVore |
5% |
34% |
17% |
9% |
35% |
|
Fiorina |
9% |
27% |
19% |
15% |
29% |
|
Campbell |
13% |
28% |
19% |
12% |
29% |
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?
50% Good
41% Bad
1% 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?
44% Strongly
favor
7% Somewhat favor
7% Somewhat oppose
37% 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?
34% Strongly
favor
19% Somewhat favor
13% Somewhat oppose
31% Strongly oppose
2% 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?
38% Favor
45% Oppose
17% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
