Toplines - 2010 Ohio Governor - August 2, 2010
Ohio
Survey of 750 Likely Voters
Conducted August 2, 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?
29% Strongly approve
17% Somewhat approve
11% Somewhat disapprove
42% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* 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?
17% Strongly approve
26% Somewhat approve
25% Somewhat disapprove
29% Strongly disapprove
3% Not sure
3* 2010
Ohio Governor’s Race
|
|
John Kasich (R) |
Ted Strickland (D) |
Some Other Candidate |
Not Sure |
|
August
2, 2010 |
45% |
42% |
6% |
7% |
|
July 19,
2010 |
48% |
43% |
3% |
5% |
|
June 29,
2010 |
47% |
40% |
3% |
10% |
|
June 3,
2010 |
47% |
42% |
4% |
8% |
|
May 5,
2010 |
46% |
45% |
3% |
6% |
|
March
30, 2010 |
46% |
45% |
2% |
7% |
|
March 4,
2010 |
49% |
38% |
6% |
7% |
|
February
5-6, 2010 |
47% |
41% |
5% |
8% |
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 OH Governor’s Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
|
Strickland |
18% |
25% |
22% |
29% |
6% |
|
Kasich |
21% |
26% |
16% |
18% |
20% |
5* Okay
now I’m going to read you a short list of names. In political terms, please
tell me whether that person is very conservative, somewhat conservative,
moderate, somewhat liberal or very liberal.
|
Candidate
Ideology |
Very Conservative |
Somewhat
Conservative |
Moderate |
Somewhat
Liberal |
Very Liberal |
Not sure |
|
Strickland |
6% |
12% |
24% |
31% |
17% |
10% |
|
Kasich |
28% |
29% |
15% |
4% |
3% |
21% |
6* Would it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s] views as
mainstream or extreme?
|
Candidate
Views |
Mainstream |
Extreme |
Not sure |
|
Strickland |
41% |
35% |
24% |
|
Kasich |
40% |
26% |
34% |
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of
confidence
