Toplines - Georgia Senate - February 18, 2010

Georgia Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted February 17, 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?

29% Strongly approve
13% Somewhat approve
6% Somewhat disapprove
51% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure

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

13% Strongly approve
38% Somewhat approve
27% Somewhat disapprove
21% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure

3* 2010 Georgia Senate Race

Johnny Isakson (R)	49%
Democratic Candidate	36%
Some other candidate	4%
Not sure	12%

4* Johnny Isakson Favorables

Candidate	Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable	Not sure
Johnny Isakson	20%	39%	19%	11%	12%

5* How would you rate your own personal finances these days?

14% Excellent

34% Good

35% Fair

13% Poor

4% Not sure

6* Are your personal finances getting better these days, or worse?

18% Better

45% Worse

34% About the same

3% Not sure

7* Is it possible to balance the federal budget without raising taxes?

54% Yes
31% No
15% Not sure

8* Do you favor or oppose an income tax cut for all Americans?

58% Favor
28% Oppose
14% Not sure

9* Which is a better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or increasing government spending?

63% Cutting taxes

15% Increasing government spending

17% Neither

5% Not sure

10* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

59% United States and its allies

10% Terrorists

23% Neither

9% Not Sure

11* Is the United States today safer than it was before the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

42% Yes
34% No
24% Not sure

12* Generally speaking, when it comes to important national issues, whose judgment do you trust more—the American people or America’s political leaders?

71% The American people

15% America’s political leaders

13% Not sure

13* Some people believe that the federal government has become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its own interests. What do you think? Has the federal government become a special interest group?

73% Yes

15% No

12% Not sure

14* Do government and big business often work together in ways that hurt consumers and investors?

67% Yes

16% No

17% Not sure

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