Toplines - WV Special Election - July 7, 2010

West Virginia Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted July 7, 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?

      

17% Strongly approve
       16% Somewhat approve
        13% Somewhat disapprove
       52% Strongly disapprove
         2% Not sure

 

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

 

39% Strongly approve

37% Somewhat approve
16% Somewhat disapprove
  7% Strongly disapprove
  1% Not sure

3* How closely have you been following recent news stories about selecting a replacement for Senator Byrd?

 

48% Very closely

34% Somewhat closely

13% Not very closely

  4% Not at all

  1% Not sure

 

4* Should the governor appoint a replacement for Senator Byrd or should there be a special election to select a replacement for Senator Byrd?

       36% Governor should appoint a replacement for Senator Byrd

59% There should be a special election to select a replacement for to Senator Byrd
  4% Not sure

 

5* How likely is it that there will be a special election held this year for the open seat?

 

21% Very likely

32% Somewhat likely

31% Not very likely

  7% Not at all likely

  8% Not sure

 

6* Should Governor Manchin appoint himself to the open U.S. Senate seat?

 

25% Yes
61% No

15% Not sure

 

7* 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?

 

53% Strongly favor

14% Somewhat favor

10% Somewhat oppose

19% Strongly oppose

  4% Not sure

 

 

8* 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?

 

25% Agree
63% Disagree
13% Not sure

 

9* 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?

 

22% Helped
40% Hurt
32% No impact
  6% Not sure

 

 

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

         0% Excellent

         5% Good

       40% Fair

       54% Poor

         1% Not sure

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

 

       16% Better

       62% Worse

       19% Staying the same

         4% Not sure

12* Is the United States currently in a recession?

       66% Yes

       17% No

       18% Not sure

 

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