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Pennsylvania State Survey of 750 Likely Voters

Conducted July 28, 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?

   

    26% Strongly approve

    20% Somewhat approve

      9% Somewhat disapprove

    45% Strongly disapprove

      0% Not sure

 

2* 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?

   

    14% Strongly approve

    28% Somewhat approve

    24% Somewhat disapprove

    35% Strongly disapprove

      0% Not sure

 

3* 2010 Pennsylvania Election for Governor

 

 

Tom Corbett (R)

Dan Onorato (D)

Some other candidate

Not sure

July 28, 2010

50%

39%

3%

8%

July 14, 2010

48%

38%

5%

10%

June 29, 2010

49%

39%

4%

8%

June 2, 2010

49%

33%

5%

13%

May 19, 2010

49%

36%

4%

10%

April 15, 2010

45%

36%

8%

11%

March 16, 2010

46%

29%

7%

17%

February 10, 2010

52%

26%

5%

17%

 

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.

 

 

Corbett

Onorato

Very Favorable

22%

13%

Somewhat Favorable

32%

35%

Somewhat Unfavorable

18%

19%

Very Unfavorable

  13%

13%

Not Sure

14%

19%

 

5*In political terms, do you consider Dan Onorato to be politically conservative, moderate or liberal?

 

  5% Very Conservative

15% Somewhat Conservative

30% Moderate

21% Somewhat Liberal

12% Very Liberal

17% Not Sure

 

6*In political terms, do you consider Tom Corbett to be politically conservative, moderate or liberal?

 

23% Very Conservative

38% Somewhat Conservative

18% Moderate

  3% Somewhat Liberal

  4% Very Liberal

 15% Not Sure

 

 

7* Would it be more accurate to describe Dan Onorato’s views as mainstream or extreme?

 

43% Mainstream
27% Extreme
30% Not sure

 

8* Would it be more accurate to describe Tom Corbett’s views as mainstream or extreme?

 

47% Mainstream
26% Extreme
27% Not sure

 

 

9* How would you rate your own personal finances these days?

  6% Excellent
28% Good
43% Fair

20% Poor

 3% Not sure

 

10* Are your personal finances getting better these days, or worse?

17% Better
52% Worse
28% About the same
  3% Not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence