Toplines - New Mexico Governor - May 25, 2010
New
Mexico State Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted May 25, 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?
30% Strongly approve
19% Somewhat approve
9% Somewhat disapprove
42% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How would you
rate the job Bill Richardson has been doing as Governor… do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job she’s been doing?
11% Strongly approve
28% Somewhat approve
19% Somewhat disapprove
38% Strongly disapprove
4% Not sure
3* 2010 Election for
New Mexico Governor Race
|
|
5/25/2010 |
3/24/2010 |
|
Susana
Martinez (R) |
42% |
32% |
|
Diane
Denish (D) |
43% |
51% |
|
Some
other candidate |
3% |
7% |
|
Not
sure |
12% |
10% |
|
|
5/25/2010 |
3/24/2010 |
|
Pete
Domenici, Jr. (R) |
30% |
35% |
|
Diane
Denish (D) |
47% |
52% |
|
Some
other candidate |
15% |
6% |
|
Not
sure |
9% |
6% |
|
|
5/25/2010 |
3/24/2010 |
|
Allen
Weh (R) |
39% |
35% |
|
Diane
Denish (D) |
45% |
45% |
|
Some
other candidate |
9% |
7% |
|
Not
sure |
7% |
13% |
|
|
5/25/2010 |
3/24/2010 |
|
Janice
Arnold-Jones (R) |
31% |
30% |
|
Diane
Denish (D) |
45% |
52% |
|
Some
other candidate |
11% |
6% |
|
Not
sure |
13% |
12% |
|
|
5/25/2010 |
3/24/2010 |
|
Doug
Turner (R) |
31% |
34% |
|
Diane
Denish (D) |
47% |
43% |
|
Some
other candidate |
11% |
7% |
|
Not
sure |
11% |
16% |
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 NM Governor Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not
sure |
|
Martinez |
22% |
35% |
18% |
11% |
15% |
|
Denish |
20% |
33% |
18% |
23% |
6% |
|
Domenici,
Jr. |
7% |
40% |
30% |
12% |
11% |
|
Weh |
12% |
31% |
24% |
22% |
12% |
|
Arnold-Jones |
7% |
31% |
25% |
8% |
30% |
|
Turner |
7% |
32% |
25% |
10% |
26% |
5*
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?
42% Strongly favor
13% Somewhat favor
8% Somewhat
oppose
32% Strongly oppose
5% Not
sure
6*
How closely have you followed news stories about the new immigration law in Arizona?
61% Very closely
32% Somewhat closely
3% Not very closely
1% Not at all
2% Not sure
7*
Suppose the new Arizona immigration law was being considered for your state.
Would you favor or oppose passage of that law in your state?
55% Favor
35% Oppose
10% Not sure
8*
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?
58%
Yes
30% No
11% Not sure
9*
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very
unfavorable impression of Elena Kagan?
16%Very favorable
18% Somewhat favorable
18% Somewhat unfavorable
16% Very unfavorable
32% Not sure
10*
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?
41% Yes
35% No
24% Not sure
11* How confident are you that Congress knows
what it's doing when it comes to addressing the country’s current economic
problems?
3% Very confident
17% Somewhat confident
34% Not very confident
43% Not at all confident
3% Not sure
12* How confident are you that your
representatives in Congress are actually representing your best interests?
11%
Very confident
24% Somewhat confident
26% Not very confident
37% Not at all confident
2% Not sure
13* 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?
34%
Yes
41% No
25% Not sure
14*
Is the United States of America the last best hope of mankind?
45% Yes
23% No
32% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence`
