Toplines - 2010 Connecticut Senate - April 7, 2010
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Connecticut State Survey of 500
Likely Voters
Conducted April 7, 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?
35% Strongly
approve
20% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
34% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Jodi Rell has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job she’s
been doing?
17% Strongly approve
43% Somewhat approve
20% Somewhat disapprove
19% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 Connecticut Senate Race
|
Apr 7, 2010 |
Mar 2, 2010 |
Rob
Simmons (R) |
38% |
32% |
Richard
Blumenthal (D) |
52% |
58% |
Some
other candidate |
4% |
3% |
Not sure |
6% |
7% |
|
Apr 7, 2010 |
Mar 2, 2010 |
Linda
McMahon (R) |
35% |
31% |
Richard
Blumenthal (D) |
55% |
60% |
Some
other candidate |
3% |
3% |
Not sure |
6% |
7% |
|
Apr 7, 2010 |
Mar 2, 2010 |
Peter
Schiff (R) |
32% |
27% |
Richard
Blumenthal (D) |
58% |
57% |
Some
other candidate |
4% |
6% |
Not sure |
6% |
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 CT Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Blumenthal |
41% |
28% |
16% |
12% |
3% |
Simmons |
11% |
37% |
26% |
14% |
12% |
Schiff |
8% |
33% |
21% |
13% |
24% |
McMahon |
19% |
26% |
18% |
27% |
9% |
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?
46% Good
44% Bad
3% No impact
7% 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?
41% Strongly
favor
11% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
36% Strongly oppose
2% 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?
31% Strongly
favor
21% Somewhat favor
13% Somewhat oppose
33% Strongly oppose
1% 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?
43% Favor
43% Oppose
14% Not
sure
9* When
you think about the major issues facing the country, whose views are closest to
your own President
Barack Obama or the average tea party member?
47% President
Barack Obama
40% The average Tea Party member
13% Not sure
10* How concerned are you that
those opposed to President Obama’s policies will resort to violence?
27% Very concerned
28% Somewhat concerned
22% Not very concerned
20% Not at all concerned
3% Not sure
11*Generally
speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent,
good, fair, or poor?
0% Excellent
7% Good
43% Fair
50% Poor
0% Not sure
12* Are
economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
42% Better
35% Worse
20% About the same
3% Not sure
13* Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?
58% Yes
22% No
20% Not sure
14* President Obama has
proposed allowing more offshore drilling in some areas.
However, drilling will not be permitted off the coasts
of
41% Yes
40% No
19% Not sure
15* Should
individual states have the right to ban drilling off their own coastlines?
43% Yes
33% No
24% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence