Toplines - Illinois Senate - August 12, 2009
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Illinois
Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted August 11,
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?
37% Strongly approve
19%
Somewhat approve
8% Somewhat disapprove
34%
Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
2* How
would you rate the job Pat Quinn 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
38%
Somewhat approve
32%
Somewhat disapprove
17%
Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
3* In thinking about the 2010 Election for
the United States Senate, suppose you had a choice between Republican Mark Kirk
and Democrat Alexi Giannoulias. If the election were
held today would you vote for Republican Mark Kirk or Democrat Alexi Giannoulias?
41% Kirk
38% Giannoulias
4% Some other candidate
17% Not sure
4* Okay, what if the Democrats nominate Cheryle Jackson. If
the 2010 election for United States Senate were held today would you vote for
Republican Mark Kirk or Democrat Cheryle Jackson?
47% Kirk
30% Jackson
6% Some other candidate
17% Not sure
5*
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.
First,
Mark Kirk
10% Very favorable
45%
Somewhat favorable
24%
Somewhat unfavorable
4% Very unfavorable
17% Not sure
6*
Next, Alexi Giannoulias
13% Very favorable
38%
Somewhat favorable
22%
Somewhat unfavorable
11%
Very unfavorable
17% Not sure
7*
Okay, Cheryle Jackson
13% Very favorable
23%
Somewhat favorable
23%
Somewhat unfavorable
14%
Very unfavorable
26% Not sure
8*
Okay, Pat Quinn
11% Very favorable
42% Somewhat
favorable
23%
Somewhat unfavorable
20%
Very unfavorable
4% Not
sure
9*
Next, Dan Hynes
6% Very
favorable
40%
Somewhat favorable
22%
Somewhat unfavorable
4% Very unfavorable
28% Not sure
10*
Okay, Kirk Dillard
4% Very
favorable
18%
Somewhat favorable
23%
Somewhat unfavorable
4% Very unfavorable
51% Not sure
11*
Fine, Matt Murphy
2% Very
favorable
15%
Somewhat favorable
20%
Somewhat unfavorable
4% Very unfavorable
59% Not sure
12*
Next, Bill Brady
4% Very
favorable
25%
Somewhat favorable
16%
Somewhat unfavorable
5% Very unfavorable
50% Not sure
13*
Okay, Dan Proft
4% Very
favorable
13%
Somewhat favorable
16%
Somewhat unfavorable
4% Very unfavorable
62% Not sure
14* Robert Shillerstrom
4% Very
favorable
14%
Somewhat favorable
13%
Somewhat unfavorable
8% Very unfavorable
62% Not sure
15* When it comes to voting in the 2010 Elections has the state
budget crisis and the Blagojevich scandal made you more likely to vote for a
Democrat, less likely to vote for a Democrat or will it have no impact on your
vote?
7% More likely
29% Less likely
60% No impact
3% Not sure
16* To help solve the state budget problems would you prefer a tax
increase or additional budget cuts?
30% Tax increase
57% Additional budget cuts
14% Not sure
17* Which is a bigger problem in
Illinois —that voters are unwilling to pay enough in taxes or that the
politicians are unwilling to control government spending?
11% Voters are unwilling to pay
enough in taxes
81% Politicians are unwilling to control government spending
8% Not sure
18* 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?
29% Strongly favor
19% Somewhat favor
9% Somewhat oppose
39% Strongly oppose
3% Not sure
19*
When it comes to health care decisions, who do you fear the most: the federal
government or private insurance companies?
49% The federal government
44% Private insurance companies
7% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
