Toplines - 2010 Pennsylvania Senate Election - August 11, 2009
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Prior Survey
Daily Snapshot
Survey of 1,000
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?
29%
Strongly approve
22%
Somewhat approve
12%
Somewhat disapprove
35%
Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
2* How
would you rate the job Ed Rendell has been doing as Governor… do you strongly
approve,
somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s
been
doing?
10%
Strongly approve
29%
Somewhat approve
22%
Somewhat disapprove
38%
Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3*
In thinking about the 2010 Election for the United States Senate, suppose you
had a choice between Republican Pat Toomey and Democrat Arlen Specter. If the election were held today would you
vote for Republican Pat Toomey or Democrat Arlen Specter?
48% Toomey
36% Specter
4% Some
other candidate
12% Not sure
4*
Okay, what if the Democrats nominated Joe Sestak…If
the 2010 Election for the United States Senate were held today would you vote
for Republican Pat Toomey or Democrat Joe Sestak?
43% Toomey
35% Sestak
5% Some
other candidate
18% 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..... Arlen
Specter
15% Very favorable
28% Somewhat favorable
18% Somewhat unfavorable
36% Very unfavorable
4% Not sure
6*
Next Pat Toomey
13% Very favorable
41% Somewhat favorable
15% Somewhat unfavorable
11% Very unfavorable
19% Not sure
7*
Last one Joe Sestak
8% Very favorable
32% Somewhat favorable
25% Somewhat unfavorable
11% Very unfavorable
24% Not sure
8* 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?
21% Strongly favor
21% Somewhat favor
12% Somewhat oppose
41% Strongly oppose
5% Not sure
9*
How would rate the way that Ed Rendell has handled the state budget
crisis….excellent, good, fair or poor?
4% Excellent
17% Good
27% Fair
48% Poor
4% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
