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Toplines - Tom Coburn - August 15, 2008

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National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 15, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Tom Coburn?

2% Very favorable

16% Somewhat favorable

13% Somewhat unfavorable

4% Very unfavorable

65% Not sure

2* Tom Coburn is a United States Senator and a medical doctor. He currently delivers about 400 babies a year and charges nothing for the service. He typically delivers baby for poor women who might have trouble affording medical care. Is it appropriate for a United States Senator to offer such services?

77% Yes

8% No

16% Not sure

3* The Senate Ethics Committee has said it is a violation of Senate Ethics for Coburn to deliver babies, even though he receives no money for his services. Is this the sort of issue the Senate Ethics Committee should be concerned about?

13% Yes

74% No

12% Not sure

4* Should it be a violation of Senate Ethics for Senators to receive campaign contributions from individuals with issues being considered by the Senate?

55% Yes

25% No

21% Not sure

5* Senator Coburn say he will continue to deliver babies at no charge regardless of what the Senate Ethics Committee says. Knowing this, do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Tom Coburn?

40% Very favorable

35% Somewhat favorable

11% Somewhat unfavorable

3% Very unfavorable

12% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence