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Toplines - 2010 Pennsylvania Senate Election - June 16, 2009

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Pennsylvania State Survey of 800 Likely Voters

Conducted June 16, 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?

42% Strongly approve

18% Somewhat approve

13% Somewhat disapprove

26% Strongly disapprove

1% 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?

17% Strongly approve

36% Somewhat approve

21% Somewhat disapprove

25% 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?

39% Toomey

50% Specter

4% Some other candidate

7% 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?

35% Toomey
41% Sestak

7% Some other candidate

18% Not sure

7* Favorable Ratings for 2010 Senate Race

Specter

Toomey

Sestak

Very Favorable

24%

15%

12%

Somewhat Favorable

29%

35%

30%

Somewhat Unfavorable

17%

19%

21%

Very Unfavorable

26%

16%

11%

Not Sure

3%

16%

26%

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence