Toplines - Utah GOP Senate Primary - April 8, 2010
Utah State Survey of 620 Likely GOP
Primary Voters
Conducted April 8, 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?
3% Strongly approve
6% Somewhat approve
12% Somewhat disapprove
79%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Gary
Herbert has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve,
somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
24% Strongly
approve
61%
Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat disapprove
3% Strongly disapprove
3% Not
sure
3* Suppose
the Republican Primary for the 2010 United States Senate were held today. Would you vote for Bob Bennett, Mike Lee, Tim
Bridgewater, Cherilyn Eagar or Merrill Cook?
37% Bennett
14% Lee
14% Bridgewater
4% Eagar
6% Cook
3% Some other candidate
21% Not sure
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 Utah GOP Primary |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Bennett |
21% |
31% |
25% |
18% |
5% |
|
Lee |
8% |
30% |
12% |
2% |
48% |
|
Bridgewater |
9% |
27% |
13% |
3% |
47% |
|
Eagar |
3% |
22% |
17% |
4% |
54% |
|
Cook |
4% |
22% |
26% |
27% |
21% |
5* A
proposal has been made to repeal the health care bill and stop it from going
into effect. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly
oppose a proposal to repeal the health care bill?
80% Strongly
favor
10% Somewhat
favor
3% Somewhat
oppose
5% Strongly
oppose
1% Not sure
6* Some people believe a federal law requiring every American
to buy or obtain health insurance is unconstitutional. Some states have
announced that they will sue the federal government to fight that
requirement. Would you favor or oppose
having your state sue the federal government to prevent it from becoming law?
84% Favor
11% Oppose
5% Not sure
7* When
you think about the major issues facing the country, whose views are closest to
your own President Barack Obama or the average tea party member?
6% President Barack
Obama
82%
Average Tea Party member
12%
Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
