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Idaho Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted May 11, 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?

20% Strongly approve
10% Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat disapprove
60% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job C.L. "Butch" Otter has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

12% Strongly approve
43% Somewhat approve

25% Somewhat disapprove
17% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure

3* 2010 Idaho Senate Race

Mike Crapo (R)

66%

Tom Sullivan (D)

22%

Some other candidate

2%

Not sure

9%

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 ID Senate Race

Very Favorable

Somewhat Favorable

Somewhat Unfavorable

Very Unfavorable

Not sure

Crapo

26%

46%

13%

7%

8%

Sullivan

7%

26%

23%

7%

37%

5* 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?

61% Strongly favor
8% Somewhat favor
6% Somewhat oppose
22% Strongly oppose

4% Not sure

6* How important is it for Congress to pass major energy legislation aimed at reducing global warming this year?

26% Very important

16% Somewhat important

21% Not very important

35% Not at all important

2% Not sure

7* Do you favor or oppose a major energy bill aimed at reducing global warming?

31% Favor
47% Oppose
21% Not sure

8* Some commentators have labeled one of the major political parties as the “Party of No”. Which party is sometimes called the Party of No? Is it the Republicans or the Democrats?

63% Republicans
12% Democrats

25% Not sure

9* In today’s political climate, is it a good thing or a bad thing to be the Party of No?

38% Good
28% Bad
34% Not sure

10* As a nation, is America overtaxed?

68% Yes

23% No
8% Not sure

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