Toplines - Montana - July 18, 2010

Montana Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted July 18, 2010

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?

      

       25% Strongly approve

       17% Somewhat approve

         8% Somewhat disapprove

       49% Strongly disapprove

         0% Not sure

 

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

      

       31% Strongly approve

       32% Somewhat approve

       25% Somewhat disapprove

       13% Strongly disapprove

         0%Not sure

 

3* A proposal has been made to repeal the health care bill and stop it from going into effect. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a proposal to repeal the health care bill?

 

45% Strongly favor

12% Somewhat favor

12% Somewhat oppose

28% Strongly oppose

  3% Not sure

 

4* Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in your state?

 

65% Favor

27% Oppose  
  9% Not sure

 

5* The U.S. Justice Department has decided to challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law?

 

29% Agree
60% Disagree
11% Not sure

 

6* Some people believe that the goal of immigration policy should be to keep out national security threats, criminals and those who would come here to live off our welfare system. Beyond that, all immigrants would be welcome. Do you agree or disagree with that goal for immigration policy?

 

59% Agree
25% Disagree
16% Not sure

 

7*Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?

 

59% Yes

26% No

15% Not sure

 

8* Should deepwater oil drilling be allowed?

 

50% Yes

36% No

14% Not sure 

 

9* How do you rate President Obama’s response to the major oil leak off Louisiana’s coast – excellent, good, fair or poor?

 

14% Excellent

20% Good

20% Fair

45% Poor

  1% Not sure

 

10* How do you rate the response of the companies associated with the oil rig accident to the major oil leak off Louisiana’s coast – excellent, good, fair or poor?

 

  3% Excellent

12% Good

39% Fair

43% Poor

  3% Not sure

 

11* Last year, Congress and the president enacted a $787 billion economic stimulus plan. So far, has the economic stimulus plan helped the economy, hurt the economy or had no impact on the economy?

31% Helped
37% Hurt
28% No impact
  5% Not sure

12* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
         1% Excellent

         5% Good

       45% Fair

       49% Poor

         0% Not sure

13* Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?

       27% Better

       44% Worse

       25% Staying the same

         3% Not sure

14* Is the United States currently in a recession?

       69% Yes

       15% No

       17% Not sure

15* Is the value of your home worth more than the amount you owe on your mortgage?

 

56% Yes
34% No
10% Not sure

 

 

 

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