Toplines - Maryland Governor - September 15, 2010
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Election 2010 Gubernatorial Scorecard
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Conducted September 15, 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?
42% Strongly approve
14% Somewhat approve
6% Somewhat
disapprove
36% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* 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?
25% Strongly approve
26% Somewhat approve
16% Somewhat disapprove
30% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
3* Election 2010: Maryland Governor’s Race
|
Bob
Ehrlich (R) |
Martin
O’Malley (D) |
Some
other candidate |
Not sure |
September
15, 2010 |
47% |
50% |
1% |
3% |
August
17, 2010 |
44% |
45% |
3% |
8% |
July 8,
2010 |
47% |
46% |
2% |
5% |
June 8,
2010 |
45% |
45% |
5% |
5% |
April
20, 2010 |
44% |
47% |
2% |
7% |
February
23, 2010 |
43% |
49% |
2% |
5% |
*NOTE: Results from surveys conducted prior to September 15
do not include leaners.
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 |
Very
favorable |
Somewhat
favorable |
Somewhat
unfavorable |
Very
unfavorable |
Not sure |
Martin
O’Malley |
26% |
28% |
19% |
24% |
3% |
Bob
Ehrlich |
25% |
33% |
18% |
20% |
4% |
5* In terms of how you
will vote in the next national election, are you primarily interested in
National Security issues such as the War with Iraq and the War on Terror,
Economic issues such as jobs and economic growth, Domestic Issues like Social
Security and Health Care, Cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and
abortion, or Fiscal issues such as taxes and government spending?
14% National Security Issues
45% Economic Issues
15% Domestic Issues
4% Cultural Issues
16% Fiscal Issues
6% Not sure
6* How angry are you at the current
policies of the federal government?
39%
Very angry
21%
Somewhat angry
21%
Not very angry
18%
Not at all angry
2% Not sure
7* 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?
40%
Strongly favor
10%
Somewhat favor
8% Somewhat oppose
37%
Strongly oppose
6% Not sure
8* If the health care bill is repealed would that be good for the
economy, bad for the economy or would it have no impact on the economy?
43%
Good
34%
Bad
13%
No impact
10%
Not sure
9* Generally speaking, how would you rate the
1% Excellent
7% Good
40%
Fair
50%
Poor
2% Not sure
10*
Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?
31%
better
44%
worse
21%
staying the same
4% Not sure
11* Is the
73% Yes
16% No
10% Not sure
12* Do you
know anyone who is out of work and looking for a job?
79%
Yes
17%
No
4% Not sure
13* Is the job market better than it was a year ago,
worse than it was a year ago or about the same?
23%
Better
35%
Worse
41%
About the same
1% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence