Questions - Pennsylvania Governor - September 29, 2010
Conducted September 29, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* If the 2010 Election for
Governor of Pennsylvania were held today would you vote for Republican Tom
Corbett or Democrat Dan Onorato?
53% Corbett
41% Onorato
1% Some other candidate
5% 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.
Corbett
Onorato
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* Should all U.S. Troops be brought home from Afghanistan
immediately? [those who
answered "no" or "Not sure" were asked] Should a firm
timetable be established to bring all U.S. troops home from Afghanistan within
a year?
8* Last
year, Congress and the president enacted a $787 billion economic stimulus plan.
So far, has the economic stimulus plan helped the economy, hurt the economy or
had no impact on the economy?
9* In
reacting to the nation’s current economic problems, what worries you more….that
the federal government will do too much or that the federal government will not
do enough?
10*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
11* 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?
12* How would you rate the job Ed Rendell 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
