Toplines - Florida Senate - March 18, 2010

2010 Florida Senate Election

Survey of 1,000 Likely Florida Voters

March 18, 2010

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?

29% Strongly approve

14% Somewhat approve

9% Somewhat disapprove

46% Strongly disapprove

2% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job Charlie Crist has been doing as Governor… do you strongly

approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been

doing?

14% Strongly approve

31% Somewhat approve

35% Somewhat disapprove

19% Strongly disapprove

1% Not sure

3* 2010 Florida Senate Election

	Feb 18, 2010	Mar 18, 2010
Charlie Crist (R)	48%	45%
Kendrick Meek (D)	32%	34%
Some other candidate	11%	11%
Not sure	9%	10%

	Feb 18, 2010	Mar 18, 2010
Marcus Rubio (R)	51%	48%
Kendrick Meek (D)	31%	34%
Some other candidate	7%	6%
Not sure	11%	11%

4* Favorable Ratings for Candidates in 2010 Florida Senate Race

	Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Not sure
Charlie Crist	13%	36%	34%	14%	3%
Kendrick Meek	12%	21%	19%	20%	27%
Marco Rubio	24%	24%	20%	14%	18%

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
12% Somewhat favor
7% Somewhat oppose
50% 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?

17% Excellent
22% Good
10% Fair
51% Poor
1% Not sure

7*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?

22% Strongly favor
16% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
48% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure

8* 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?

54% Favor
36% Oppose
10% Not sure

9* When it comes to health care decisions, who do you fear the most: the federal government or private insurance companies?

48% Federal government
41% Private insurance companies
12% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence