Toplines - Virginia Governor Election - December 4, 2008
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Daily Snapshot
Virginia Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted December 4, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports
1* 2009 Governor Matchups
|
McDonnell |
39% |
|
Deeds |
39% |
|
Other |
4% |
|
Not sure |
18% |
|
McDonnell |
37% |
|
Moran |
41% |
|
Other |
5% |
|
Not sure |
16% |
|
McDonnell |
41% |
|
McAuliffe |
36% |
|
Other |
5% |
|
Not sure |
17% |
2* 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.
|
|
McDonnell |
Deeds |
Moran |
McAuliffe |
|
Very
Favorable |
18% |
11% |
11% |
11% |
|
Somewhat
Favorable |
31% |
26% |
22% |
25% |
|
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
13% |
17% |
18% |
17% |
|
Very
Unfavorable |
6% |
7% |
13% |
17% |
|
Not sure |
32% |
38% |
36% |
30% |
3* Would you be willing to pay
higher taxes to fund law enforcement and crime prevention?
31%
Yes
47% No
21% Not sure
4* Okay….would you be willing to pay
higher taxes to fund health care for the elderly?
47% Yes
39% No
14% Not sure
5* Fine….would you be willing to pay
higher taxes to fund the state’s universities?
29%
Yes
56% No
15% Not sure
6* Would
you be willing to pay higher taxes to fund road and bridge maintenance and improvements?
43%
Yes
43% No
14% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
