Questions - Connecticut Governor - October 24, 2010

Connecticut State Survey of 750 Likely Voters
Conducted October 24, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports

1* If the 2010 election for Connecticut’s next Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Tom Foley or Democrat Dan Malloy? (Please note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidate names, so while half will hear the Republican candidate first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.)

46% Tom Foley (R)
49% Dan Malloy (D)
  2% Some Other Candidate
  4% Not Sure

2* 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.

Foley
Malloy

3*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?

4* 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.

Foley
Malloy

5* Would it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s name] as mainstream or extreme?

Foley
Malloy

6* Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence