Toplines - 2010 New York Senate Election - November 17, 2009

New York State Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted November 17, 2009
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?

40% Strongly approve
18% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
31% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure

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3* 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.

4* 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
23% Somewhat favor

9% Somewhat oppose
33% Strongly oppose
6% Not sure

5* (answered only by those who have health insurance) How likely is it that passage of the health care reform plan will mean you have to change your own insurance coverage?

21% Very likely
22% Somewhat likely
28% Not very likely
16% Not at all likely
13% Not sure

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