Toplines - Utah Governor - August 23, 2010
Conducted
August 23, 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?
19% Strongly approve
14% Somewhat approve
16% Somewhat disapprove
51% Strongly disapprove
1% Not sure
2* How do you rate the way that
Gary Herbert has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat
approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been
doing?
21% Strongly approve
46% Somewhat approve
21% Somewhat disapprove
9% Strongly
disapprove
4% Not sure
3* 2010
Date |
Gary
Herbert (R) |
Peter Corroon
(D) |
Some other candidate |
Not sure |
August
23, 2010 |
60% |
29% |
2% |
8% |
June 23,
2010 |
58% |
31% |
2% |
8% |
April 8,
2010 |
57% |
29% |
4% |
10% |
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 UT Governor’s Race |
Very
Favorable |
Somewhat
Favorable |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
Very
Unfavorable |
Not sure |
Herbert |
24% |
45% |
17% |
8% |
7% |
Corroon |
21% |
30% |
22% |
11% |
17% |
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 |
Herbert |
27% |
48% |
13% |
2% |
3% |
8% |
Corroon |
5% |
11% |
36% |
25% |
7% |
16% |
6* Would
it be more accurate to describe [candidate’s] views as mainstream or extreme?
Candidate
Views |
Mainstream |
Extreme |
Not sure |
Herbert |
67% |
18% |
15% |
Corroon |
44% |
30% |
26% |
7* How
would you rate your own personal finances these days?
15% Excellent
31% Good
36% Fair
15% Poor
4% Not sure
8* Are
your personal finances getting better these days, or worse?
24% Better
46% Worse
28% About
the same
2% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence