Toplines - Minnesota Governor - May 24, 2010
Minnesota State Survey of 500 Likely
Voters
Conducted May 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
17% Somewhat approve
12% Somewhat disapprove
34% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Tim Pawlenty has been doing as Governor… do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job he’s been doing?
22%Strongly approve
30% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
36% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* 2010 Minnesota
Governor’s Race
Tom
Emmer (R) |
37% |
Mark
Dayton (D) |
35% |
Tom
Horner (I) |
12% |
Not sure |
16% |
Tom
Emmer (R) |
38% |
Margaret
Anderson Kelliher (D) |
36% |
Tom
Horner (I) |
11% |
Not sure |
15% |
Tom
Emmer (R) |
37% |
Matt Entenza (D) |
34% |
Tom
Horner (I) |
12% |
Not sure |
17% |
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 MN Governor Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Emmer |
13% |
32% |
13% |
18% |
24% |
Kelliher |
18% |
27% |
20% |
16% |
19% |
Dayton |
18% |
30% |
13% |
26% |
14% |
Entenza |
9% |
29% |
24% |
10% |
27% |
Horner |
5% |
25% |
25% |
11% |
36% |
5* Suppose
Governor Tim Pawlenty runs for President in 2012 and
wins the Republican nomination. If Pawlenty was the
Republican Presidential candidate, would you vote for him?
35%
Yes
49%
No
16%
Not sure
6* 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?
41% Strongly favor
9% Somewhat favor
11% Somewhat oppose
32% Strongly oppose
7% Not sure
7* How
closely have you followed news stories about the new immigration law in
Arizona?
45% Very closely
35% Somewhat closely
14% Not very closely
4% Not at all
2% Not sure
8* Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered
for your state. Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in your state?
53% Favor
34% Oppose
14% Not sure
9* Suppose a police officer stops someone for a traffic
violation or a violation of some other law. If the police officer suspects that
the person they stopped might be an illegal immigrant, should the officer be
required to check their immigration status?
62% Yes
27% No
11% Not sure
10* Do you
have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very
unfavorable impression of Elena Kagan?
11% Very favorable
21% Somewhat favorable
18% Somewhat unfavorable
15% Very unfavorable
36% Not sure
11* The
U.S. Senate has the constitutional authority to confirm all Supreme Court
nominees. Based upon what you know at this time, should the U.S. Senate confirm
Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court Justice?
38% Yes
33% No
28% Not sure
12*
How confident are you that Congress knows what it's doing when it comes to
addressing the country’s current economic problems?
5% Very confident
22% Somewhat confident
32% Not very confident
38% Not at all confident
2% Not sure
13* How confident are you that your representatives in
Congress are actually representing your best interests?
13% Very
confident
25% Somewhat confident
29% Not very confident
29% Not at all confident
3% Not sure
14* Would a group of people selected at random from the
phone book do a better job addressing the nation’s problems than the current
Congress?
33% Yes
47% No
20% Not sure
15* Is the United States of America the last best hope of
mankind?
37% Yes
27% No
35% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence