Toplines - California Governor - August 3, 2010
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California State
Survey of 750 Likely Voters
Conducted August 3, 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?
34% Strongly approve
22% Somewhat approve
7% Somewhat disapprove
34% Strongly disapprove
3% 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?
5% Strongly approve
24% Somewhat approve
31% Somewhat disapprove
38% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
3*
2010 California Governor’s Race
|
|
Meg
Whitman (R) |
Jerry
Brown (D) |
Some
other candidate |
Not
sure |
|
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% |
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 |
18% |
29% |
18% |
28% |
7% |
|
Brown |
24% |
23% |
13% |
37% |
3% |
5*
Okay now I’m going to read you a short list of names. In political terms,
please tell me whether that person is very conservative, somewhat conservative,
moderate, somewhat liberal or very liberal.
|
Candidate
Ideology |
Very
Conservative |
Somewhat
Conservative |
Moderate |
Somewhat
Liberal |
Very
Liberal |
Not
sure |
|
Whitman |
23% |
36% |
21% |
6% |
3% |
11% |
|
Brown |
6% |
4% |
18% |
29% |
31% |
11% |
6*
Would it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s] views
as mainstream or extreme?
|
Candidate
Views |
Mainstream |
Extreme |
Not
sure |
|
Whitman |
44% |
33% |
23% |
|
Brown |
42% |
39% |
19% |
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage
points with a 95% level of confidence
