Toplines - 2010 Election: Iowa Senate - February 18, 2010
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Election 2010: Iowa Senate
Survey of 500 Likely Voters in Iowa
Conducted February 22, 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?
24% Strongly approve
21% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
43% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
2* How would you rate
the job Chet Culver 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
27% Somewhat approve
20% Somewhat disapprove
37% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010
Charles
Grassley (R) |
55% |
Bob
Krause (D) |
33% |
Some
other candidate |
5% |
Not sure |
8% |
Charles
Grassley (R) |
53% |
Roxanne Conlin (D) |
36% |
Some
other candidate |
5% |
Not sure |
6% |
Charles
Grassley (R) |
56% |
Tom Fiegen (D) |
28% |
Some
other candidate |
6% |
Not sure |
11% |
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 IA Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Grassley |
26% |
42% |
16% |
13% |
2% |
Krause |
1% |
26% |
21% |
10% |
42% |
Conlin |
12% |
23% |
18% |
27% |
21% |
Fiegen |
2% |
20% |
21% |
13% |
44% |
5* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
9% Excellent
34%
Good
38% Fair
15% Poor
3% Not sure
6* Are your personal finances getting better
these days, or worse?
16% Better
46% Worse
36% About
the same
2% Not sure
7* Is it possible to balance the federal budget without raising
taxes?
49%
Yes
31%
No
20%
Not sure
8* Do you
favor or oppose an income tax cut for all Americans?
44%
Favor
38%
Oppose
19%
Not sure
9* Which is a better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or
increasing government spending?
57% Cutting taxes
12% Increasing government spending
23% Neither
8% Not sure
10* Who is winning the War on
Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?
53% United States and its allies
17% Terrorists
20% Neither
10% Not Sure
11* Is the United States today safer than it was before the 9/11
terrorist attacks?
36% Yes
38% No
27% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence