Toplines - 2010 New York Senate Election - January 18, 2010

New York State Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted January 18, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports

1* 2010 New York Senate Race

2* 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.

3* 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?

26% Strongly favor
22% Somewhat favor
11% Somewhat oppose
38% Strongly oppose
3% Not sure

4* How likely is it that there will be another terrorist attack in the United States in the next year?

25% Very likely
41% Somewhat likely
19% Not very likely
3% Not at all likely
12% Not sure

5* Should the December attempt to blow up an airliner as it was landing in Detroit be investigated by military authorities as a terrorist act or by civilian authorities as a criminal act?

67% By the military as a terrorist act
21% By civilian authorities as a criminal act
13% Not sure

6* How do you rate the way that the government responded to the attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

12% Excellent
28% Good
23% Fair
35% Poor
2% Not sure

7* Do you favor or oppose the use of full-body scanners at airports in the United States?

76% Favor
13% Oppose
11% Not sure

8* Is the United States today safer than it was before the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

40% Yes
39% No
21% Not sure

9* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

0% Excellent
6% Good
45% Fair
48% Poor
1% Not sure

10* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

33% Better
37% Worse
23% Staying the same
7% Not sure

11* 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?

34% Strongly approve
22% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
33% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure

12* How would you rate the job David Paterson has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

10% Strongly approve
33% Somewhat approve
30% Somewhat disapprove
26% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence