Toplines - Massachusetts Special Senate Election - January 19, 2010
Massachusetts State Survey of 1,000
Special Election Voters
Conducted January 19, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1*
In the special election for the United States Senate
did you vote for Scott Brown, Martha Coakley or Joe Kennedy?
52%
Brown
47%
Coakley
1%
Kennedy/some other candidate
2*
Was your vote primarily a vote for Scott Brown or
against Martha Coakley? (Asked only of those who voted for Brown)
76%
For Scott Brown
21%
Against Martha Coakley
3% Not sure
3*
Was your vote primarily a vote for Martha Coakley or
against Scott Brown? (Asked only of those who voted for Coaley)
66%
For Martha Coakley
32%
Against Scott Brown
2% Not sure
4*
In terms of how you
cast your vote in today’s special election for United States senate which issue
was most important….the economy, national security, healthcare, taxes,
immigration or abortion?
25%
Economy
6% National security
56%
Healthcare
5% Taxes
1% Immigration
4% Abortion
3% Some other issue
1% Not sure
5* Now 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.
Scott
Brown
41% Very favorable
17% Somewhat
favorable
21% Somewhat
unfavorable
20% Very unfavorable
2% Not sure
Martha
Coakley
20% Very favorable
27% Somewhat
favorable
22% Somewhat
unfavorable
30% Very unfavorable
1% Not sure
Joe
Kennedy
6% Very favorable
28% Somewhat
favorable
19% Somewhat
unfavorable
20% Very unfavorable
27% Not sure
6* Do you
have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very
unfavorable impression of the group known as the Tea Party movement?
22% Very favorable
18% Somewhat
favorable
13% Somewhat
unfavorable
28% Very unfavorable
19% Not sure
7* In political terms, is Scott Brown very
conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very
liberal?
28% Very conservative
44%
Somewhat conservative
22%
Moderate
1% Somewhat liberal
1% Very liberal
3% Not sure
8* In political terms, is Martha Coakley very
conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very
liberal?
2% Very conservative
4% Somewhat
conservative
21%
Moderate
36%
Somewhat liberal
35% Very liberal
1% Not sure
9*
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?
25%
Strongly favor
22%
Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
41%
Strongly oppose
3% Not sure
10* Which would be better… passage of the health care bill
working its way through Congress or no health care reform passed by Congress
this year?
44%
Passage of the health care bill working it’s way
through Congress
50%
No health care reform passed by Congress this year
6% Not sure
11* Looking back, was it a good idea or a bad idea for the
federal government to provide bailout funding for banks and other financial institutions?
30%
Good idea
50%
Bad idea
19%
Not sure
12* Was it a good idea or a bad idea for
the federal government to provide bailout funding for General Motors and
Chrysler?
34% Good idea
55%
Bad idea
11%
Not sure
13* During a speech to Congress in February, the President
named four priorities for his Administration--cutting the federal deficit in
half in the next four years, health care reform, development of new sources of
energy and ensuring that every child has access to a complete and competitive
education. Which of these priorities do you think is most important?
40%
Cutting the federal deficit in half
26%
Health care reform
14%
Development of new sources of energy
16% Ensuring
that every child has access to a complete and competitive education
5% Not sure
14* When did you finally make up your mind about how you would vote in
today’s election?
7% Today
6% Within the last
few days
13%
Within the last week
26%
Within the last month
46%
More than a month ago
1% Not sure
15* 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?
35%
Strongly approve
18%
Somewhat approve
13%
Somewhat disapprove
34%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
16* 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?
13% Strongly approve
26% Somewhat approve
23% Somewhat disapprove
37% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
