Toplines - California Governor - August 24, 2010
California State Survey of 750
Likely Voters
Conducted August 24, 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?
36% Strongly
approve
19% Somewhat approve
7% Somewhat disapprove
36% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Arnold
Schwarzenegger has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat
approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been
doing?
4% Strongly approve
22% Somewhat approve
31% Somewhat disapprove
38% Strongly disapprove
5% Not sure
3* 2010
California Governor’s Race
|
|
Meg
Whitman (R) |
Jerry
Brown (D) |
Some
other candidate |
Not sure |
|
August
24, 2010 |
48% |
40% |
6% |
6% |
|
August 3, 2010 |
41% |
43% |
6% |
10% |
|
July 12, 2010 |
47% |
46% |
4% |
3% |
|
June 9, 2010 |
44% |
45% |
4% |
7% |
|
May 24, 2010 |
41% |
45% |
8% |
7% |
|
April 19, 2010 |
38% |
44% |
9% |
9% |
|
March 15, 2010 |
40% |
40% |
6% |
14% |
|
February 15, 2010 |
43% |
43% |
6% |
8% |
2010
California Governor’s Race with Leaners
|
|
Meg
Whitman (R) |
Jerry
Brown (D) |
Some
other candidate |
Not Sure |
|
|
August
24, 2010 |
51% |
43% |
2% |
4% |
|
4* I’m
going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let me
know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or
very unfavorable impression.
|
Candidate
for the CA Governor Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Whitman |
19% |
30% |
19% |
25% |
7% |
|
Brown |
25% |
21% |
13% |
38% |
4% |
5* Do you Favor or Oppose the federal
law that requires everyone to buy or obtain health insurance?
32%
Strongly Favor
18%
Somewhat Favor
12%
Somewhat Oppose
35%
Strongly Oppose
3% Not Sure
6* Do you favor or oppose your
state suing the federal government to prevent the requirement that everyone
must buy or obtain health insurance?
44%
Favor
37%
Oppose
19%
Not Sure
7* How do you rate the economy?
0% Excellent
2% Good
30% Fair
67% Poor
1% Not Sure
8* Do you think the economy is
getting better or worse?
21%
Better
51% Worse
23% About the Same
5% Not Sure
9* Do you think the U.S. is in a
recession?
76% Yes
11% No
12% Not
Sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of
confidence
