Toplines - 2010 Connecticut Senate - March 2, 2010
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Connecticut State Survey of 500
Likely Voters
Conducted March 2, 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?
34% Strongly
approve
19% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
35% 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?
18% Strongly approve
47% Somewhat approve
19% Somewhat disapprove
14% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010 Connecticut Senate Race
Rob
Simmons (R) |
32% |
Richard
Blumenthal (D) |
58% |
Some
other candidate |
3% |
Not sure |
7% |
Linda
McMahon (R) |
31% |
Richard
Blumenthal (D) |
60% |
Some
other candidate |
3% |
Not sure |
7% |
Peter Schiff (R) |
27% |
Richard Blumenthal (D) |
57% |
Some
other candidate |
6% |
Not sure |
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% |
31% |
16% |
10% |
2% |
Simmons |
13% |
39% |
27% |
8% |
12% |
Schiff |
8% |
29% |
24% |
10% |
29% |
McMahon |
13% |
33% |
21% |
21% |
11% |
5* Generally speaking, do you strongly favor, somewhat
favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the health care reform plan proposed
by President Obama and the congressional Democrats?
29% Strongly favor
18% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
41% Strongly oppose
2% Not sure
6* How
would you rate the way that Barack Obama has handled the issue of healthcare
reform…excellent, good, fair or poor?
15%
Excellent
25% Good
16% Fair
43% Poor
1% Not sure
7* What
would be a better strategy to reform the healthcare system...passing a
comprehensive bill that covers all aspects of the healthcare system or passing
smaller bills that address problems individually?
34% Passing a comprehensive bill that cover all aspects of the
healthcare system
57% Passing smaller bills that address problems individually
9% Not sure
8*
When it comes to health
care decisions, who do you fear the most: the federal government or private
insurance companies?
41%
Federal government
49% Private insurance companies
10% Not sure
9* Is your representative in
Congress the best possible person for the job?
21% Yes
42% No
37% Not sure
10*
Regardless of how Congress is doing overall, does your local representative in
Congress deserve to be reelected?
30% Yes
44% No
26% Not sure
11*
Generally speaking, would it better for the country if most incumbents in
Congress were reelected this November or if most of them were defeated?
24% Better if most incumbents were reelected
56% Better if most incumbents were defeated
21% Not sure
12* A year from today, will the U.S. economy be
stronger than it is now, or weaker?
45% Stronger
33% Weaker
16% About the same
6% Not sure
13* How long will it take for housing prices to fully recover from the
recent downturn?
7% One year
16% Two years
29% Three years
37% More than three years
10% Not sure
14* Is it possible for anyone who really wants
to work to find a job?
30% Yes
55% No
14% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence