Toplines - Michigan - August 19, 2009

Michigan Survey of 500 Voters

Conducted August 19, 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?

37% Strongly approve

15% Somewhat approve

11% Somewhat disapprove

37% Strongly disapprove

1% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job Jennifer Granholm has been doing as Governor… do you strongly

approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job she’s been

doing?

22% Strongly approve

22% Somewhat approve

17% Somewhat disapprove

39% Strongly disapprove

0% Not sure

3* 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?

29% Strongly approve

18% Somewhat approve

7% Somewhat disapprove

44% Strongly disapprove

1% Not sure

4* When it comes to health care decisions, who do you fear the most: the federal government or private insurance companies?

50% Federal government
43% Private insurance companies
11% Not sure

5* Generally speaking, how would you rate the Michigan economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

7% Excellent
12% Good
39% Fair
40% Poor
2% Not sure

6* A year from today, will the Michigan economy be stronger than it is now, or weaker?

35% Stronger
37% Weaker
28% Not sure

7* What about five years from today? Will the Michigan economy be stronger than it is now, or weaker?

65% Stronger
10% Weaker
25% Not sure

8* In the current economic climate, how likely is it that you will have to move out of Michigan?

14% Very likely
20% Somewhat likely
34% Not very likely
31% Not at all likely
2% Not sure

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