Questions - Maryland Governor - October 4, 2010
Conducted October 4,
2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Election 2010: Maryland Governor’s Race
41% Bob Ehrlich (R)
49% Martin O’Malley (D)
1% Some other candidate
8% 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.
Martin O’Malley
Bob Ehrlich
3* Do you
consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement?
4*
Is the Tea Party movement good or bad for the country?
5* Have the
current policies of the federal government put the
6* Some people say the nation’s current economic problems are
due to the recession which began under the Bush Administration. Others say the
problems are being caused more by the policies
President Obama has put in place since taking office. Which point of view comes
closest to your own?
7*
Last year, Congress and the president enacted a $787 billion economic stimulus
plan. So far, has the economic stimulus plan helped the economy, hurt the
economy or had no impact on the economy?
8* In reacting to the nation’s current economic problems, what worries you more—that the federal government will do too much or that the federal government will not do enough?
9*
Do the policies and practices of the federal government encourage people to
enter the
10*
Which is the better approach to dealing with illegal immigration—allowing
individual states to act on their own to enforce immigration laws or relying
upon the federal government to enforce immigration laws?
11*
When it comes to determining how you will vote this November, how important is
the issue of immigration?
12* 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?
13* How would you rate the job Martin
O’Malley has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve,
somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence