Toplines - 2010 Washington Senate - April 6, 2010
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Conducted April 6, 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?
36%
Strongly approve
18% Somewhat approve
6% Somewhat disapprove
37% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job
Christine Gregoire has been doing as Governor… do you
strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove
of the job he’s been doing?
22% Strongly approve
22% Somewhat approve
18% Somewhat disapprove
36% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 Election
for
|
4/6/2010 |
3/9/2010 |
1/11/2010 |
Dino
Rossi (R) |
46% |
49% |
48% |
Patty
Murray (D) |
48% |
46% |
46% |
Some
other candidate |
3% |
3% |
1% |
Not sure |
4% |
2% |
5% |
|
4/6/2010 |
3/9/2010 |
1/11/2010 |
Don
Benton (R) |
40% |
37% |
38% |
Patty
Murray (D) |
48% |
48% |
50% |
Some
other candidate |
4% |
3% |
3% |
Not sure |
8% |
12% |
9% |
|
4/6/2010 |
3/9/2010 |
1/11/2010 |
Clint
Didier (R) |
37% |
30% |
34% |
Patty
Murray (D) |
47% |
49% |
49% |
Some
other candidate |
5% |
6% |
4% |
Not sure |
11% |
15% |
13% |
|
4/6/2010 |
3/9/2010 |
1/11/2010 |
Chris
Widener (R) |
37% |
32% |
33% |
Patty
Murray (D) |
46% |
47% |
48% |
Some
other candidate |
5% |
5% |
5% |
Not sure |
12% |
16% |
14% |
|
4/6/2010 |
Paul
Akers (R) |
37% |
Patty
Murray (D) |
45% |
Some
other candidate |
5% |
Not sure |
13% |
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 WA Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Rossi |
31% |
21% |
20% |
24% |
4% |
|
5% |
29% |
15% |
10% |
40% |
|
37% |
16% |
12% |
31% |
4% |
Didier |
6% |
20% |
17% |
12% |
45% |
Widener |
5% |
23% |
17% |
7% |
47% |
Akers |
8% |
21% |
17% |
10% |
44% |
5*
Will the health care plan passed by Congress and signed into law by
President Obama be good for the country or bad for the country?
45%
Good
45% Bad
1% No impact
8% Not sure
6* 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?
42%
Strongly favor
9% Somewhat favor
8% Somewhat oppose
39% Strongly oppose
2% Not sure
7* The
health care plan passed by Congress would require every American to buy or
obtain health insurance. Do you Strongly Favor, Somewhat Favor, Somewhat
Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal law that requires every American to buy or
obtain health insurance?
31%
Strongly favor
17% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose
40% Strongly oppose
2% Not sure
8*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?
45%
Favor
46% Oppose
9% Not sure
9* 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?
46% President Barack Obama
43% Average Tea Party member
11% Not sure
10* How concerned are you that those opposed to President
Obama’s policies will resort to
violence?
32% Very
concerned
22% Somewhat
concerned
20% Not very concerned
24% Not at all concerned
2% Not sure
11*Generally speaking, how would you rate the
0% Excellent
11% Good
38% Fair
49% Poor
1% Not sure
12* Are economic conditions in
the country getting better or worse?
40%
Better
34% Worse
21% Staying the same
5% Not sure
13* Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?
58% Yes
23% No
19% Not sure
14* President Obama has
proposed allowing more offshore drilling in some areas.
However, drilling will not be permitted off the coasts
of
42% Yes
37% No
21% Not sure
15* Should individual states have the right to
ban drilling off their own coastlines?
48% Yes
33% No
19% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence