Toplines - 2010 Washington Senate - February 11, 2010
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Daily Snapshot
Washington State Survey of 500
Likely Voters
Conducted February 11, 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?
30%
Strongly approve
21% Somewhat approve
8% Somewhat disapprove
40% Strongly disapprove
1% 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?
18% Strongly approve
23% Somewhat approve
19% Somewhat disapprove
38% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3* 2010 Election
for United States Senate
Dino
Rossi (R) |
48% |
Patty
Murray (D) |
46% |
Some
other candidate |
1% |
Not sure |
5% |
Don
Benton (R) |
38% |
Patty
Murray (D) |
50% |
Some
other candidate |
3% |
Not sure |
9% |
Clint
Didier (R) |
34% |
Patty
Murray (D) |
49% |
Some
other candidate |
4% |
Not sure |
13% |
Chris
Widener (R) |
33% |
Patty
Murray (D) |
48% |
Some
other candidate |
5% |
Not sure |
14% |
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 |
28% |
26% |
19% |
22% |
4% |
Benton |
5% |
28% |
15% |
13% |
40% |
Murray |
30% |
21% |
14% |
31% |
4% |
Didier |
5% |
23% |
15% |
13% |
43% |
Widener |
5% |
24% |
15% |
11% |
45% |
5* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
15% Excellent
33%
Good
30% Fair
18% Poor
4% Not sure
6* Are your personal finances getting better
these days, or worse?
18% Better
45% Worse
33% About
the same
3% Not sure
7* Is it possible to balance the federal budget without raising
taxes?
50%
Yes
30%
No
21%
Not sure
8* Do you
favor or oppose an income tax cut for all Americans?
41%
Favor
44%
Oppose
16%
Not sure
9* Which is a better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or
increasing government spending?
57% Cutting taxes
20% Increasing government spending
16% Neither
6% Not sure
10* Who is winning the War on
Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?
47% United States and its allies
17% Terrorists
30% Neither
6% Not Sure
11* Is the United States today safer than it was before the 9/11
terrorist attacks?
37% Yes
40% No
23% Not sure
12* Generally
speaking, when it comes to important national issues, whose judgment do you trust more—the American people or
America’s political leaders?
69% The American people
15% America’s political leaders
16% Not sure, press 3
13* Some people believe that the federal
government has become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its
own interests. What do you think? Has the federal government become a special
interest group?
69% Yes
22% No
10% Not sure
14* Do
government and big business often work together in ways that hurt consumers and
investors?
72% Yes
10% No
17% Not sure, press 3
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence