Toplines - 2010 Texas Governor - June 16, 2010
Texas Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted June 16, 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?
28% Strongly
approve
12% Somewhat
approve
9% Somewhat disapprove
51% Strongly
disapprove
0% Not sure
2* 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?
16% Strongly
approve
37% Somewhat
approve
23% Somewhat
disapprove
22% Strongly
disapprove
2% Not sure
3* Election 2010: Texas Governor’s Race
|
June 16, 2010 |
May 13, 2010 |
April 15, 2010 |
March 3, 2010 |
Feb 22, 2010 |
Feb 1, 2010 |
Rick Perry (R) |
48% |
51% |
48% |
49% |
47% |
48% |
Bill White (D) |
40% |
38% |
44% |
43% |
41% |
39% |
Some other candidate |
5% |
4% |
2% |
3% |
5% |
5% |
Not sure |
8% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
7% |
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 TX Governor’s Race |
Very
favorable |
Somewhat
favorable |
Somewhat
unfavorable |
Very
unfavorable |
Not sure |
Rick
Perry |
15% |
38% |
24% |
21% |
2% |
Bill
White |
18% |
37% |
20% |
16% |
9% |
5* A proposal has been made to
repeal the health care bill and stop it from going into effect. Do you strongly
favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a proposal to repeal
the health care bill?
58% Strongly favor
7% Somewhat favor
11% Somewhat oppose
21% Strongly oppose
3% Not sure
6* Do you
have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very
unfavorable impression of Elena Kagan?
8% Very favorable
18% Somewhat favorable
19% Somewhat unfavorable
16% Very unfavorable
38% Not
sure
7* The
U.S. Senate has the constitutional authority to confirm all Supreme Court
nominees. Based upon what you know at this time, should the U.S. Senate confirm
Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court Justice?
31% Yes
40% No
29% Not sure
8*Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?
70% Yes
21% No
9% Not sure
9* In the
long-term, will the recent Gulf Oil Spill have a devastating impact on the
environment, a major impact, a modest impact, a minor impact, or will it have
little lasting impact on the environment?
31% Devastating
impact on the environment
39% Major impact
20% Modest
impact
8% Minor impact
1% It will
have little lasting impact on the environment
2% Not sure
10* Who
should pay for the clean-up from the oil leak – the companies who were drilling
for oil, the government or both?
74% Companies
who were drilling for oil
0% Government
24% Both
1% Not sure
11* Should the U.S. military be used along the border with
Mexico to prevent illegal immigration?
69% Yes
22% No
9% Not
sure
12* Should the U.S. Justice Department challenge the legality of
Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court?
27% Yes
65% No
8% Not
sure
13* [Asked
only to those who own a home] Is the value of your
home worth more than the amount you owe on your mortgage?
50% Yes
42% No
8% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error,
+/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence