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Toplines - Hawaii Senate - March 24, 2010

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Hawaii State Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted March 24, 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?

47% Strongly approve
30% Somewhat approve
4% Somewhat disapprove
19% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure

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

20% Strongly approve
25% Somewhat approve
20% Somewhat disapprove
32% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure

3* 2010 Election for Hawaii Senate Race

Linda Lingle (R)

25%

Dan Inouye (D)

65%

Some other candidate

3%

Not sure

6%

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 HI Senate Race

Very Favorable

Somewhat Favorable

Somewhat Unfavorable

Very Unfavorable

Not sure

Inouye

48%

28%

14%

6%

3%

Lingle

18%

27%

21%

33%

1%

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?

36% Strongly favor
30% Somewhat favor
5% Somewhat oppose
21% Strongly oppose
7% Not sure

6* How would you rate the way that Barack Obama has handled the issue of healthcare reform…excellent, good, fair or poor?

29% Excellent
30% Good
17% Fair
21% Poor
2% 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?

40% Strongly favor
28% Somewhat favor
8% Somewhat oppose
20% Strongly oppose
4% 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?

24% Favor
59% Oppose
17% Not sure

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

26% Federal government
58% Private insurance companies
16% Not sure

10* Regardless of how Congress is doing overall, does your local representative in Congress deserve to be reelected?

51% Yes
28% No
20% 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?

38% Better if most incumbents were reelected
37% Better if most incumbents were defeated
24% Not sure

12* Do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party movement?

22% Favorable
43% Unfavorable
35% Not sure

13* Do you consider yourself a part of the Tea Party Movement?

7% Yes
66% No
27% Not sure

14* A year from today, will the U.S. economy be stronger than it is now, or weaker?

50% Stronger

27% Weaker

16% About the same

7% Not sure

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