Florida Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted April 23, 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?

35% Strongly approve

18% Somewhat approve

13% Somewhat disapprove

34% Strongly disapprove

0% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job Charlie Crist has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

19% Strongly approve

49% Somewhat approve

25% Somewhat disapprove

7% Strongly disapprove

0% Not sure

3* Does Florida need a new high speed rail system to get from city to city?

43% Yes

43% No

15% Not sure

4* If a new high speed rail system was built would you use it to get from city to city?

47% Yes

39% No

14% Not sure

5* Would you rather pay higher fees for state services such as licenses and state parks or would you rather pay increased taxes?

61% Higher fees for state services

8% Increased taxes

31% Not sure

6* In 2002 Florida voters approved an amendment limiting class sizes to between 18 and 25 students depending on grade level. State lawmakers are trying to change these limits so the maximum number of students per class will be calculated based on the individual school’s student average. Do you favor or oppose changing the class size limits passed in 2002?

42% Favor

41% Oppose

17% Not sure

7* Would you favor or oppose a one-cent per dollar sales tax increase to fund education?

50% Favor

43% Oppose

7% Not sure

8* Should gambling in the state of Florida be expanded, decreased or remain about the same?

35% Expanded

25% Decreased

38% Remain about the same

2% Not sure

9* If Charlie Crist runs for the Senate in 2010 how likely is it that you would vote for him?

23% Very likely

34% Somewhat likely

28% Not very likely

9% Not at all likely

6% Not sure

10* What is best for the State of Florida….for Charlie Crist to be in the United States Senate or for Chralie Crist to remain as Governor?

21% For Charlie Crist to be in the United States Senate

34% For Charlie Crist to remain as governor

46% Not sure

11* Do you favor or oppose President Obama's decision to lift all restrictions on remittances and visits by Cuban-Americans to family in Cuba?

54% Favor

30% Oppose

16% Not sure

12* Is Cuba an ally of the United States, an enemy of the United States or somewhere in between?

6% Ally

35% Enemy

55% Somewhere in between

4% Not sure

13* Should the United States lift its economic embargo on Cuba?

35% Yes

45% No

20% Not sure

14* Will life in Cuba be better after Fidel Castro dies?

49% Yes

19% No

32% Not sure

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