Toplines - Massachusetts Special Senate Election - January 11, 2010
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Conducted January 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?
37% Strongly
approve
20% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
31% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Deval Patrick has been doing as Governor… do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job he’s been doing?
16% Strongly
approve
24% Somewhat approve
21% Somewhat disapprove
38% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* Election 2010: Massachusetts Senate Special Election
Brown |
47% |
Coakley |
49% |
Kennedy |
3% |
Not sure |
2% |
4* Favorable Ratings for Candidates
in 2010 Senate Special Election
|
Brown |
Coakley |
Kennedy |
Very Favorable |
35% |
32% |
10% |
Somewhat Favorable |
24% |
26% |
26% |
Somewhat Unfavorable |
21% |
19% |
25% |
Very Unfavorable |
12% |
21% |
21% |
Not Sure |
8% |
2% |
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?
30% Strongly favor
22% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
37% Strongly oppose
2% Not sure
6* Should the December attempt to blow up an airliner as it was
landing in
65% By the military as a terrorist act
21% By civilian authorities as a criminal act
14% Not sure
7* Do you
favor or oppose the use of full-body scanners at airports in the United States?
77% Favor
11% Oppose
12% Not sure
8* Earlier
this year, Congress and the president enacted a $787 billion economic stimulus
plan. So far, has the economic stimulus plan helped the economy, hurt the
economy or had no impact on the economy?
41% Helped
23% Hurt
29% No impact
7% Not sure
9* What
would create more jobs—spending all of the stimulus money that has been
authorized or cancelling the rest of the stimulus spending?
44% Spending all of the stimulus money that has been
authorized
37% Cancelling the rest of the stimulus spending
18% Not sure
10*Generally speaking, do tax
increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
23% Help
56% Hurt
12% No impact
8% Not sure
11*
Generally speaking, do increases in government spending help the economy, hurt
the economy, or have no impact on the economy?
38% Help
44% Hurt
10% No impact
9% Not sure
12* Who is most likely to win the upcoming special election for
senate….Scott Brown, Martha Coakley or Joe Kennedy?
33% Brown
59% Coakley
3% Kennedy
5% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence