Conducted May 12, 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?
39%
Strongly approve
20% Somewhat approve
9%
Somewhat disapprove
30% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
2* How would
you rate the job Arnold Schwarzenegger has been doing as Governor… do you
strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove
of the job he’s been doing?
7%
Strongly approve
26% Somewhat approve
29% Somewhat disapprove
38% Strongly disapprove
0% Not sure
3* To help
eliminate the state’s budget deficit, do you favor or oppose raising
18% Favor
73% Oppose
10% Not sure
4* To help
eliminate the state’s budget deficit, do you favor or oppose raising the
26% Favor
69% Oppose
5% Not sure
5* To help
eliminate the state’s budget deficit, do you
favor or oppose major cuts in the
69% Favor
16% Oppose
14% Not sure
6* If
state legislators fail to approve a balanced budget, should they be prevented
from getting a pay raise?
90% Yes
5% No
5% Not sure
7* Okay,
if state legislators fail to approve a balanced budget, should they receive a
significant pay cut?
70% Yes
22% No
7% Not sure
8* Which
is a bigger problem in
8% The voters are unwilling to pay enough in taxes
84% That the politicians are
unwilling to control government spending
8% Not sure
9* To help
solve
45% Yes
46% No
9% Not sure
10* Which
of the following deserves most of the blame for California’s budget
problems—the state’s elected officials, labor unions and special interest groups,
the economy, or the voters?
52% The
state’s elected officials
15% Labor
unions
11% Other special
interest groups
12% The
economy
3% The voters
7% Not sure
NOTE:
Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of
confidence