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Toplines - Texas Senate - September 29, 2008

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Texas Survey of 500 Likely Voters
By Rasmussen Reports
September 29, 2008

1* How do you rate the way that Rick Perry is performing his role as Governor?

14% Excellent
26% Good
33% Fair
23% Poor
4% Not Sure

2* If the 2008 Election for United States Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican John Cornyn or Democrat Rick Noriega?

50% John Cornyn
43% Rick Noriega
0% Some Other Candidate
7% Not Sure

3* Favorables for Senate Election

Cornyn

Noriega

Very Favorable

21%

17%

Somewhat Favorable

36%

29%

Somewhat Unfavorable

19%

20%

Very Unfavorable

11%

16%

Not Sure

14%

17%

4* How do you rate the national response to the emergency needs created by Hurricane Ike….excellent, good, fair or poor?

25% Excellent
42% Good
24% Fair
7% Poor
2% Not sure

5* How do rate the way the state of Texas prepared for Hurricane Ike…excellent, good, fair or poor?

46% Excellent
39% Good
13% Fair
2% Poor
0% Not sure

6* Should people be allowed to rebuild in areas destroyed by Hurricane Ike, like certain parts of the Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island?

42% Yes
39% No
20% Not sure

7* Should Texas use any of its budget surplus to provide additional aid to homeowners affected by the current financial crisis?

37% Yes
43% No
20% Not sure

8* Are state and federal support programs doing enough to help war veterans who are leaving military service?

16% Yes
63% No
21% Not sure

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