Toplines - 2010 Pennsylvania Senate Election - October 13, 2009
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Pennsylvania Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
Conducted October 13, 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?
32% Strongly approve
19% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
38% 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?
9% Strongly approve
28% Somewhat approve
24% Somewhat disapprove
37% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010
Pennsylvania Senate Race
|
Pat
Toomey (R) |
45% |
|
Arlen
Specter (D) |
40% |
|
Some
other candidate |
6% |
|
Not sure |
9% |
4* 2010
Pennsylvania Senate Race
|
Pat
Toomey (R) |
37% |
|
Joe Sestak (D) |
38% |
|
Some
other candidate |
6% |
|
Not sure |
19% |
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.
|
Candidate
for the PA Senate Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Arlen
Specter |
17% |
29% |
15% |
37% |
2% |
|
Pat
Toomey |
14% |
38% |
18% |
9% |
21% |
|
Joe Sestak |
10% |
27% |
23% |
11% |
30% |
6* Would
you favor or oppose the creation of a government-sponsored non-profit health
insurance option that people could choose instead of a private health insurance
plan?
43% Favor
43% Oppose
14% Not sure
7*Suppose that the creation of a
government-sponsored non-profit health insurance option encouraged companies to
drop private health insurance coverage for their workers. Workers would then be
covered by the government option. Would you favor or oppose the creation of a
government-sponsored non-profit health insurance option if it encouraged
companies to drop private health insurance coverage for their workers?
23% Favor
63% Oppose
14% Not sure
8* Should table games be added to slots casinos in Pennsylvania?
53% Yes
29% No
17% Not
sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
