Questions - Texas Governor - October 21, 2010
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Texas Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted on October 21, 2010
By Rasmussen Reports
1* If the 2010 election for Governor of Texas were held
today would you vote for Republican Rick Perry or Democrat Bill White? (Please note that we split the survey to rotate the
order of the candidate names, so while half will hear the Republican candidate
first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.)
51% Rick Perry (R)
43% Bill White (D)
2% 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.
Rick Perry
Bill White
3* Would it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s] views as
mainstream or extreme?
Rick Perry
Bill White
4* I’m now
going to read you a short list of issues.
For each issue please tell me which gubernatorial candidate you trust
more to handle that issue…Rick Perry or Bill White?
Economy/Jobs
Health
Care
Immigration
Government
Spending
Government
Ethics/Corruption
5* Do
you know anyone who is out of work and looking for a job?
6* Is the job market better than it was
a year ago, worse than it was a year ago or about the same?
7* Do you consider yourself part
of the Tea Party Movement?
8* 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?
9* How would you rate the job Rick Perry 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
