Questions - Nevada Governor - October 25, 2010

Nevada State Survey of 750 Likely Voters

Conducted October 25, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* If the 2010 election for governor of Nevada were held today would you vote for Republican Brian Sandoval or Democrat Rory Reid? (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.)

58% Brian Sandoval

35% Rory Reid

  5% Some other candidate

  2% 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.

Brian Sandoval

Rory Reid

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* When it comes to determining how you will vote, which is most important—the candidate’s position on issues or the candidate’s personal character?

5* Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:  Despite good intentions, most major legislation passed by Congress does more harm than good?

6* A year from today will unemployment be higher than it is today, lower than it is today or about the same as it is today?

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

8* 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?

9* How would you rate the job Jim Gibbons 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