Toplines - Blagojevich - December 10, 2008

Illinois Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted December 10, 2008

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President-Elect… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

57% Strongly approve

21% Somewhat approve

9% Somewhat disapprove

12% Strongly disapprove

2% Not sure

2* How do you rate the way that Rod Blagojevich is performing his role as Governor?

4% Excellent

3% Good

7% Fair

83% Poor

3% Not sure

3* Should Rod Blagojevich resign as governor?

84% Yes

9% No

7% Not sure

4* How likely is it that Rod Blagojevich will resign as Governor?

18% Very likely

22% Somewhat likely

34% Not very likely

19% Not at all likely

7% Not sure

5* Is Rod Blagojevich more ethical, less ethical, or about as ethical as most politicians?

4% More ethical

59% Less ethical

31% About as ethical

7% Not sure

6* Should Blagojevich go to jail for his actions?

79% Yes

8% No

13% Not sure

7* We’re Blagojevich’s attempts to get large campaign contributions in exchange for political favors pretty typical of how most politicians operate?

39% Yes

35% No

26% Not sure

8* How likely is it that President-elect Obama was involved in the Blagojevich corruption case?

13% Very likely

13% Somewhat likely

37% Not very likely

32% Not at all likely

6% Not sure

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