Questions - Ohio Governor - September 27, 2010

Ohio Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted September 27, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports

1* if the 2010 election for Ohio’s next Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican John Kasich or Democrat Ted Strickland?

50% Kasich
42% Strickland
  3% Some other candidate
  4% 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.

Kasich
Strickland

3* Have the current policies of the federal government put the country on the right course?

4* 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 of President Obama has put in place since taking office.  Which point of view comes closest to your own?

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

6* Is the Tea Party Movement good or bad for the country?

7* Plan for U.S. troops in Afghanistan?

8* I’m going to read you a short list of issues in the news. For each, please let me know which political party you trust more to handle that issue.

Taxes

Immigration

9* 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?

10* How would you rate the job Ted Strickland 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, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence