Toplines - Election 2010: Florida Senate - December 14, 2009
2010 Florida
Senate Election
Survey of
1,000 Likely Florida Voters
December
14, 2009
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?
29% Strongly approve
15% Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat
disapprove
46% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate
the job Charlie Crist has been doing as Governor… do
you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove,
or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been
doing?
9% Strongly approve
43% Somewhat approve
25% Somewhat disapprove
20% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
3* 2010 Florida Senate Election
Charlie Crist (R) |
42% |
Kendrick Meek (D) |
36% |
Some other candidate |
11% |
Not sure |
11% |
Marcus Rubio (R) |
49% |
Kendrick Meek (D) |
35% |
Some other candidate |
4% |
Not sure |
12% |
4*
Favorable Ratings for Candidates in 2010 Florida Senate Race
|
Very
favorable |
Somewhat
favorable |
Somewhat
unfavorable |
Very
unfavorable |
Not sure |
Charlie Crist |
17% |
42% |
25% |
13% |
3% |
Kendrick
Meek |
14% |
27% |
19% |
14% |
26% |
Marco
Rubio |
24% |
27% |
22% |
7% |
20% |
5*
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?
25% Strongly favor
13% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
49% Strongly oppose
4% Not sure
6* Overall, how would you rate President Obama’s handling
of the situation in Afghanistan…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
17%
Excellent
17% Good
29% Fair
36% Poor
1% Not sure
7* Do you favor or oppose the President’s proposal to send
30,000 more troops to Afghanistan?
59% Favor
27% Oppose
14% Not sure
8* Do you favor or oppose the President’s commitment to a
timetable that would begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in 18 months?
42% Favor
42% Oppose
16% Not sure
9*
Overall, do you favor or oppose President Obama’s new plan for the war in
Afghanistan?
40% Favor
37% Oppose
23% Not sure
10* Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?
66% Yes
24% No
9% Not sure
11* Should individual states have the right to ban drilling off
their own coastlines?
62% Yes
24% No
13% Not sure
12* How close to the coastline do you think drilling should be allowed –12
miles? 50 miles? 100 miles? Or more than 100 miles?
24% 12 miles
31% 50 miles
18% 100
miles
20% More
than 100 miles
6% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence